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The Heflin City Council is exploring how to care for its aging cemetery, much of which it doesn’t own.

The Heflin Cemetery is showing its age. Scattered among the newer headstones, are markers darkened from age and dirt, many broken.

The grave of Rev. William Jenkins who died in 1905 is marked with a large tower that has toppled off its base and rests in the grass. A rust-covered fence surrounds one plot its gate unusable. A holly bush growing on another grave ob-

scures the writing on much of the headstone. The top which is propped against the base announces the birth of John T. Penny on Oct. 11, 1857. The crack that broke the headstone destroyed the death date.

The city council members are unsure how or even if they can go in and fix the stones.

“Is it their property?” asked Councilman Shannon Roberts at the meeting Tuesday. “Is it our property?”

Would the city have to publish that the plot is not maintained?

Roberts asked. Would the city be responsible for putting back the headstones or replacing the headstones if it did publish a notice? he asked.

The city received the oldest part of the Heflin Cemetery from E.W. and Sarah Vaughan on May 17, 1924, according to a letter about the property transfer. However, many of the headstones predate the transfer, said City Clerk Shane Smith Wednesday. Roberts said the city built a new cemetery about 10 or 12 years ago because the old cemetery was running out of grave sites.

The agreements for the new cemetery plots are deeds. They don’t contain any requirements about the care of the headstones or the property. The city mows the grass and takes care of the weeds, Smith said. The plots and the markers are owned by

the people who bought them and are their responsibility, he said.

Joe McCarson, supervisor of the Edgemont Hillside Cemeteries in Anniston, said that is typical.

At the Edgemont Cemeteries, the city mows and keeps down weeds, but the structures in the cemetery are cared for by the families, he said.

“We don’t do anything with the stones because they’re not ours,” McCarson said. “Even the walls in the cemetery; I would like to go in and fix them but they’re not ours.” n See Cemetery page 7

Hollis VFD to hold fundraiser American Idol winner Taylor Hicks will be at the Rajun Cajun Festival

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Volunteer firefighters in Hollis are raising money to build a new fire station to replace the one they’ve used since the early 1970s.

The department is organizing a Rajun Cajun Festival with Cajun food and music including Birmingham-native and American Idol winner Taylor Hicks on May 17.

The Hollis department doesn’t own the station it currently uses, said Fire Chief Dan Hopkins. A.V. Young, a former department volunteer, leases the property to the firefighters, Hopkins said. The rent is cheap, $0, but the station is not in an ideal location.

“By moving to a new location, we will enable Abel Community and the Five Points Community to be within the 5-mile district,” Hopkins said.

If the communities are within 5 miles of the fire station, residents can benefit from the fire department’s Insurance Service Office rating, Hopkins said.

The rating, based on the firefighters’ training, the station’s equipment, the water supply and the number of firefighters, is used by insurance companies to determine homeowner’s insurance rates. When the Hollis department went from its previous rating of 9 to its current 5, Hopkins said his premium dropped nearly in half.

In addition, the station doesn’t have enough room to house all the equipment the department has, Hopkins said.

The department bought 5.5 acres of property on U.S. 431 and Cleburne County Road 11 four years ago and in May, the firefighters will host the festival at Ross Mountain Adventures to raise money to start n See Hollis page 7

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April is Relay for Life Month in Heflin, the City Council declared at its meeting Tuesday evening.

Relay for Life, a fundraising campaign of the American Cancer Society, kicked off in Cleburne County back in October.

The community has been busy organizing fundraisers since then.

Tracy Williamson, a member of the local fundraiser’s committee, said Cleburne County teams have raised $34,000 so far. This year’s goal is $72,000, Williamson said.

“People in Cleburne really step up to the plate,” Mayor Rudy Rooks said.

Sponsored banners will go up in town next week, said Heflin City Clerk Shane Smith. The city raised $2,300 with the banners, he said.

“We’ve encouraged the businesses to decorate their buildings in purple,” Smith said.

The culmination of this year’s fundraiser will be an overnight event on April 25 at the L.E. Bell Football Field at Cleburne County High School, Rooks said.

In other business, the council members: — Heard the city is seeking proposals for mowing the grass at the city cemetery. It also is looking into using a growth inhibitor on the grass. However, the product wouldn’t slow the growth until next year, Smith said.

— Discussed creating a plan to right fallen and tilting headstones at the cemetery. But some of the headstones are very old and brittle, Councilman Travis Crowe said. Councilman Shannon Roberts also asked if the city could go in and work on the grave sites or are they considered private property. Smith will check with the historical society for guidance on taking care of the markers, he said.

— Heard the citywide cleanup will be Apr. 19-26. Two dumpn See Council page 7

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Firefighters created a grim scene at Cleburne County High School Friday morning: two mangled cars, glass and beer cans strewn on the ground.

One student covered in fake blood lay on the ground and another was draped across the steering wheel of one of the cars. Neither moved.

Three more students simulating less-traumatic injuries wandered the scene — one playing a drunk driver, two acting as dazed and injured passengers. A fourth student was trapped in the car, also covered with bloody makeup.

Chief Jonathan Adams of the Heflin Fire Department said the demonstration, put on the day before the school’s prom, is intended to make students aware of the dangers of drinking and driving.

“We try to do it at least every other year,” Adams said.

Similar scenes play out at high schools across the state this time of year, as communities try to get the message across to teens that drinking and driving can have deadly consequences. The mini-productions, complete with mangled cars and stage makeup, have become almost as much a spring rite as the dances they precede.

According to statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in 2010, about 2,700 U.S. teenagers ages 16 to 19 were killed in vehicle accidents.

Nearly 282,000 more teens were treated and released from emergency rooms after vehicle accidents. That same year, 22 percent of the drivers ages 15 to 20 involved in fatal vehicle accidents had been drinking.

Mock accidents are a common tool to shock students into forgoing drinking and driving, said Russ Rader, senior vice president of communications for the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. However, there’s no evidence that they have a longterm effect on behavior, he said.

“It’s very hard to change driver behavior and it’s especially hard among teens,” Rader said.

Teens have a sense of immortality, he said; although they know things like fatal accidents happen, they believe it won’t happen to them.

What numerous studies have shown to be effective are strong laws that limit teens' access to alcohol and the stringent enforcement of those laws, Rader said.

A drinking age of 21 has been the law

of the land since 1988 and statistics have shown it’s been effective at reducing drinking and driving among teens. A study by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration found that those laws saved 3,200 lives between 2007 and 2011, Rader said. Zero-tolerance laws that include a reduced alcohol level for teen drivers have also been effective, Rader said.

“A study in 12 states with zero-tolerance laws found a 20 percent reduction in fatal, single-vehicle accidents at night among teen drivers,” Rader said.

Those are the most common types of accidents to involve teen drinking, he said.

However, there may be some short-term effect to witnessing the mock accidents, Rader said.

The key to the mock accidents is the timing. Prom and spring break may be a high-risk time for teen drinking and driving. The shock of witnessing the imagined accident may carry some teens safely through that time, Rader said.

Megan Thomason, a senior at Cleburne County High School and a member of the school’s drama club, which volunteered to help with the mock accident, has heard the lesson already. Drama club sponsor Jennifer Dasinger worked with the students on the presentation, practicing and talking with them about how to play their parts realistically and sensitively, to really make the lesson hit home, Dasinger said.

Thomason has also heard about the dangers of drinking and driving from her uncle, Scott Thaxton, who volunteers as a firefighter, she said. “He actually watched a girl burn to death in a car accident,” Thomason said.

Thomason hoped that through her portrayal of a drunk driver in an accident, her classmates would see that driving under the influence of alcohol affects people far beyond the victims of an accident.

“To have someone’s death on your hands, that would be really awful,” Thomason said. As police led her to a patrol car as if she were under arrest, Thomason called out to her friend, the passenger in her car, who lay immobile on the ground.

“Get up, Lola,” she called. “Get up.”

Some of the students watching laughed.

But even some who laughed said it affected them.

Sela Bay Miles, a senior, said she laughed because she knew the accident wasn’t real and because the things Thomason said were funny. But, Miles said, seeing her friends in the performance made the presentation more personal. She said she felt more responsibility “to take care of my friends,” she said.

Heflin Highlights by: Suzanne Payne This Is True The early bird does get the worm, but the second mouse always gets the cheese.

Happy Birthday Mar.27-Delinda Morris, Robby Robinson, Lacey Gardner, Barry Kellum, Gene Bryant, Judy Townsend, Kenneth Campbell, Betty Boshell and Rudy Payne. Mar.28-Page Turner, Katie Burke, Brittany Cason, Jennifer Dixon and Michelle Ivey. March 29- Richard Harlan, Bob Rigsby, Peyton Kelly, Gabi Benefield, Ruth Garner, Guy Turner, Tim Perkins and Joyce Deese. Mar.30Olin Thompson, Terry Watson, Kristi Roberts Ramsey, April Cobb, Richard Sutton, Billy Bryant, Linda Bryant and Carson Blackwell. Mar. 31-Jackie Wood, Kenneth Pressley, Cassie Shelton, Lucy Loveless, Sarah Elizabeth Grizzard, Kathy Bryant and Scarlett Camille Payne. Apr.1-Elaine Hudgins, Richard Whatley, Mary Jones, Taylor Clark and Michael Barber. Apr.2-David Bowman, Lindsey Yakely Allen, Chris Draper, Sheri Grubbs, Eva Clay, Linda Coggins and Chasity Jarrell.

Happy Anniversary March 29-Kregg and DeeAnn Hightower. March 30-Mr. and Mrs. Horace White. March 31-Jim and Wendy Perry.

April 2-Dusty and Linda Washington…

Gary and Becky Dick.

Sunshine List Merrill Hayes has gotten much better and will be removed from our list for the time being. Continue to keep these friends in your heart and prayers.

Jordan Charles, Paul Kennedy, Jimmy Jones, Abby Minter, Sue Fordam, Richard Harlan, Jimmie Nell Vise, Jacky Stovall, Rider Bearden, Ken Sanders, Sara Noland, Sara McCormick, Leon McCormick, Danny Crawford, April Benefield, T.J. Harler, Junior Jenkins, Karen Lowman, Nancy Campbell, Jeannie Smith, Jimmy Pentecost, Caron Duckworth and Clarence Duckworth.

Mark Your Calendar 1.

Don’t miss the Heflin Arts Council’s presentation of Steel Magnolias. This timeless production is filled with a kaleidoscope of great characters who will touch your heart and who will put a smile on your face…and they are all local actors. Shane Smith (another local) is the director. Productions start on April 3 and will continue through April 6. Tickets are available at City Hall, W.M. Grocery and at Classy Clippers.

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The Heflin First United Methodist Church will have a very special Sunday on April 30 and everyone is invited. At the 10:00 worship service, K.B. Solomon will bless the congregation with his extraordinary baritone voice. K.B. is an award winning vocalist and actor. He has received numerous awards for his many talents. His early years were spent in Anniston and he has since moved on to perform on stages from New York to Los Angeles. In 2013, he was recognized by the Alabama State Legislature for his tribute to Paul Robeson entitled Speak Of Me As I Am. After the service, there will be a soup luncheon sponsored by the Youth Group. Everyone is welcomed to enjoy this treat as well. Come by First Methodist and have your body and soul well fed!

3. Happy Birthday and “No Mo Chemo”…Speaking of CELEBRATIONS…Here are two good ones. On March 30 from 2:00 until 4:00, friends and family of Rider Bearden are celebrating his third birthday as well as the fact that he has completed his chemotherapy treatments! Rider has been on our Sunshine List for quite awhile as he has been battling leukemia. He and his family are special people to me and it gives me great pleasure to share in this exciting time! Come join the excitement for yourself at the Heflin Recreation Center this Sunday.

Send me your news and information to rkpsop816@yahoo.com or mail to PO Box 924.

Is your house still “under construction”?

Staff at Cleburne County 911 are asking Cleburne residents to provide updates that may enable emergency responders to better identify your home in times of emergency.

Once a call is placed to Cleburne County 911, the first thing that is asked by the 911 operator is, “What is the address of your emergency?” This question may seem easy for some, but when you’re an emergency responder searching for an address while someone is in need of CPR, the question seems much more complicated.

As the caller is on the line, the 911 operator is sending responders to the address that is given. The responders may not be familiar with the area, or the home may be hidden away on a side road that is not easy to find. Both 911 operators and responders depend upon an address to get you the help that you need.

When responders are unfamiliar with an area, or unable to quickly locate an address, 911 operators have a system they can turn to. This system lists all addresses within the county and gives a description of each residence. Whether the description reads “white house with yellow shutters” or “long driveway with a gate”, these descriptions can significantly assist emergency responders in locating the address of the emergency. Each description should have the address, homeowners name, a current contact number, and a short description of the structure.

County Administrator Steve Swafford points out: “… back in the mid-90’s when the County’s addressing of all streets, roads, and structures was taking place, the mapping contractor hired by the county captured descriptions for all residences in place at that time. Since then, numerous homes have been constructed or located about the county. When a new home is planned, the owner contacts 911 to obtain an address that is created as a record in the 911 database and marked with a description of “home under construction” until such time as the homeowner calls

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back to update 911 personnel of the homes description.”

“This issue was brought to my attention by my new 911 management & oversight committee consisting of senior communication officers Candi Ligon, Kurt Turner, and Sheila Admundson. This committee of senior communications officers has worked together diligently to develop innovative and creative solutions towards providing only the best in 911 and central dispatching services for the people and emergency responders of Cleburne County”, says Swafford.

Cleburne County E911 has begun the process of updating the 911 database to get current information on ad-

PUBLIC NOTICE The City of Heflin has received a Declaration of Vacation, by MM Matt Miles and wife, Pamela Conner Miles, requesting assent to the vacation of Jay Circle, a street as shown on the plat of The Pines Subdivision recorded at Plat Book 4, Page 40, in the Probate Office of Cleburne County, Alabama.

On Tuesday, April 8th, 2014 at 5:30 p.m., assent to the Declaration will be considered by the Heflin City Council at the Heflin Recreation Center located at 128 Coleman Street. This is a public hearing and the public is welcome to attend.

Any citizen affected by the proposed vacation may submit written objections to the Council or may request an opportunity to be heard at the meeting.

dresses that still read “house under construction.” Responders depend upon these descriptions of homes to help verify the location of the emergency. “The house under construction issue within the county is a critical issue. We, the responders, depend on a house description in most situations, especially since some residences are not clearly marked with an address. Updating the database could aid in saving someone’s life and their property,” said Patrick Nolen, Chief of Turkey Heaven Volunteer Fire Department.

Senior Communications Officer Kurt Turner said, “We currently have over 400 addresses listed as “house under construction” in our system. It is imperative that this system be kept up to date to assist in emergency response from fire, law, and EMS. The public plays a key role in keeping this information updated which ensures responders get to an emergency in a timely manner.”

How can you help? Make sure that the description of your home is up to date. Without you, the homeowner, making the call to verify your information is correct; it is possible that the system may be outdated. With just one phone call, E911 will update your information and make it much easier for you and your family to be quickly located when there is an emergency.

Cleburne County E911 encourages you to contact their business office at (256) 463-3820, and leave a message with your name and contact information. You will receive a call back from our 911 staff to ensure your information is correct and that it has been up dated in our system.

The Cleburne County Rabies Clinic will be held on Saturday, March 29 at the following sites: Hollis- Crossroads First Bank 1:00- 1:45 P.M. Ranburne - Small Town Bank 2:15- 2:45 P.M. Fruithurst Baptist Church 3:15- 3:45 P.M. Heflin Small Town Bank 4:00 - 4:30 P.M. Rabies shots will be $11.00. Other vaccinations will be available for healthy adult dogs and cats.

Rabies Vaccinations are required once yearly in the State of Alabama.

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OPINION/EDITORIAL Birmingham Republicans have state GOP on top

There is a cadre of politicos in Birmingham who are approaching their 60’s that have been a close knit group of true blue Republicans since the get go. They have probably never been or needed to run as Democrats.

More than likely, they were Goldwater Republicans when they were little boys. Most certainly they were Nixon and Reagan Republicans in their youth.

This group is close knit and numbers about 12. The face cards are former legislator, State DHR Director, Hoover Mayor and now Jefferson County Administrator Tony Petelos, former State Representatives and now lobbyists Mark Gaines and Allen Sanderson, and current State Representative and former Jefferson County Tax Collector Jack Williams.

Like I said, these guys are not RINO’s. They have been on the ground floor of building the state GOP and supporting Republican candidates. They recruited and planned the grassroots campaigns for GOP candidates as early as the 1980’s.

They were together one night during that era when Williams said aloud, “You know, I believe Jimmy Evans could be beat.” Evans was the Democratic Attorney General who stalked, connived and prosecuted Republican Gov. Guy Hunt. Their imaginations began to wander and they brainstormed as to who could beat Evans.

Almost simultaneously they emerged with the idea that an obscure, but clean-cut, Boy Scout looking U.S. Attorney named Jeff Sessions would be the ideal candidate. They proceeded to call Sessions at home at

10:30 p.m. he took their call and they talked about an hour. Sessions told them he was not Steve interested but would Flowers sleep on it.

Days later, Sessions acquiesced and decided to run. They had convinced him. The rest is history. Sessions Inside The Statehouse beat Evans and became Attorney General. He went to the U.S. Senate in 1996 and will easily coast to reelection to a fourth six-year term in the U.S. Senate this year.

Jack Williams is credited with convincing Fob James to run for governor as a Republican in 1994. Fob had won the Governor’s office in 1978 as a Democrat.

Everyone knew he was a Republican. This group kept cajoling Fob to go for the brass ring again as the GOP standard bearer.

Guy Hunt had already broken the ice in 1986. Fob ran and won. This group helped him win, especially Williams, who managed his campaign. Fob was not a great campaigner. Some would say that his heart was not really in running nor serving as governor again.

Williams tells a story that occurred during the Republican primary that year that illuminates the old Alabama political maxim that home folks know you

best. There is a cardinal rule that you need to carry your own county if you run for a statewide office. In that race, Fob had to beat Winton Blount, Jr. and State Senator Ann Bedsole from Mobile to win the GOP primary.

Fob and Ann Bedsole made the runoff. They were invited to a forum in Huntsville during the runoff. As usual, Fob refused to go so he sent Jack Williams to represent him. When they were getting ready to speak, Jack courteously gave the floor to Sen. Bedsole first.

She thanked him for his gentlemanly gesture and proceeded to pounce on Fob. When Jack got up to speak he had done his homework. He said, Mrs. Bedsole is a nice lady but the best way to know somebody is to see what the folks who know them best have to say about them. Well Fob James has lived in four counties in his life. He was born in Chambers, built his business in Lee, lived in Mobile and now lives in Baldwin. Folks, he carried all four counties in the first primary. You know Fob beat Mrs. Bedsole in her home county of Mobile. He also beat her in her senate district and folks, you know Fob beat her in her own box where she lives and votes. Ann Bedsole had nothing to say. Fob went on to win the primary and general election.

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

Grab these Easter treats before they are gone

Some of my earliest memories of Easter include wandering around Dawn’s Five and Dime store at Easter time. The store was one of the last dime stores on Noble Street and closed probably around the late1960s or early 1970s. My sisters and I bought jellybeans, chocolate bunnies, and sugar eggs with a peephole featuring a tiny Easter landscape inside.

Imagine my delight when I recently found those same sugar eggs at Cracker Barrel in Oxford.

Oddly, Calhoun County does not have a candy shop that I am aware of. Who would have ever thought that the best candy counters would be found in pharmacies and department stores? Like their predecessors, their shelves now overflow each Easter with delectable candy eggs, bunnies, baby chicks, and various other sugary indulgences.

The statistics about Easter candy are interesting.

Each year, consumers buy enough jellybeans to circle the globe three times. They buy 90 million chocolate Easter bunnies and 700 million peeps. They spend $2.1 billion on Easter candy, and sales have ballooned in recent years. Some stores have doubled the number of shelves to display these pretty . (I found these facts on www.infoplease.com.)

Only two years ago, pastry chefs in San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina, worked to created a chocolate egg that measured more than 27 feet tall and weighed 8,800 pounds. It was supported by a steel frame and attracted hundreds of spectators. The day grew hot, and as soon as the chefs finished assembling the egg,

it started melting.

Chunks of it were removed (some by a crane) and distributSherry ed to the spectators.

Kughn I would like to have been one of them.

I researched a list of what is considered the best Sherry-Go-Round all-time Easter candies, compiled by The Complex Newsletter, and I conducted my own research. The list follows: Cadbury Crème Eggs. Who was the brilliant person who created a yellow candy yolk?

Russell Stover Coconut Nests. These taste a lot like coconut bonbons and are topped with jelly beans.

Willy Wonka Golden Eggs. The eggs are little; but, during Easter egg hunts, everyone gets to find a golden egg.

Lindt Chocolate Carrots. These are a mixture of chocolate and hazelnut crème. Nuts and chocolate go together like sugar and butter.

Twix Eggs, Reese’s Eggs, Snickers Eggs, Mounds Eggs, etc. There is something special about placing an oval in one’s mouth at Easter time.

Brach’s Bunny Corn. These pastel-colored candy corns are pretty to look at. Maybe in Candyland, bunnies eat corn.

Whoppers Mini-Robin Eggs. I like these, and I like the bigger ones better. The crisp malt, creamy chocolate, and speckled outer shells add up to a treat that is my favorite.

Chocolate bunnies are made by all good chocolate makers. Everyone has a method for eating them, and I like to start with the feet and leave the face and ears pretty for as long as possible.

Russell Stover Chocolate Marshmallow Eggs.

There’s something soothing about biting pastel-colored marshmallows, and some are even made with cookie-dough interiors.

Jelly Belly jellybeans. These need no explanation.

My favorite flavor is buttered popcorn.

Rodda Candy Company’s Peeps. The flavor is too sweet for me, but I like the feel of an entire baby chicken in my mouth.

Cadbury Mini-eggs. This mention is for you, dear son-in-law Lance. I admit the chocolate in these is special.

My own research yielded more Easter creations.

Chocolate is inserted somehow into actual dyed egg shells, Charms Co. makes cotton candy bunny tails, Double Bubble makes egg-shaped gumballs, and Ghirardelli makes little squares with the prettiest Easter images on them.

Of course, I don’t really know how all of these candies taste. Someone just told me. Ha. Email Sherry at sherrykug@hotmail.com

Is America land of the free, or land of oppressed?

I can see why the Obama administration opposes Hobby Lobby in the latest round of Daniel cases before the Supreme Court. Hobby Lobby Gardner is an American success story about an evangelical family who has endeavored to serve cusMy Thoughts tomers and employees in God honoring ways.

According to their website, “Hobby Lobby officially began operation on August 3, 1972 with a mere 300 square feet of retail space, and has been growing ever since.” David Green is the founder and CEO of the Oklahoma City-based business.

Today the privately owned company has 602 stores that average 55,000 square feet, and offers more than 67,000 craft and home décor products. That’s a lot of growth in

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To what does the Green family attribute their success?

They would answer not ‘to what’ but ‘to Whom.’ Read the values the family and company have maintained from the beginning as iterated on their website: “At Hobby Lobby, we value our customers and employees and are committed to: • Honoring the Lord in all we do by operating the company in a manner consistent with biblical principles.

• Offering our customers exceptional selection and value in the crafts and home décor market.

• Serving our employees and their families by establishing a work environment and company policies that build character, strengthen individuals and nurture families.

• Provide a return on the owner’s investment, sharing the Lord’s blessings with our employees, and investing in our community.

“We believe that it is by God’s grace and provision that Hobby Lobby has endured. He has been faithful in the past, and we trust him for our future.”

So, what does the Obama administration find so odious about this thriving, privately owned and family run business? Hobby Lobby refuses to pay for abortion-inducing drugs because the owners believe life begins at conception, a belief founded on numerous passages in the Bible accepted by hundreds of millions of believers around the world.

The Green family has said they believe paying for abortifacients would dishonor God. The Obama administration argues that Hobby Lobby must pay for abortifacients for their employees because the Affordable Care Act requires this, and paying for abortifacients is more

important than a family honoring God in their own privately owned business.

Please understand, the Green family has provided health insurance for all their employees from the beginning, and has no problem covering contraception products that are not abortifacients. In other words, the Obama administration is prohibiting the Green’s free exercise of religion and faith, and is literally forcing the family to commit murder (as myriad believers see abortion) or be driven into bankruptcy by tyrannical federal fines.

Also note the government has made many exceptions from laws for a variety of religious beliefs, including George Washington’s exempting Quakers from fighting in the Revolutionary War. Other exceptions include exempting Muslims from having to transport alcohol, and allowing Catholics and Jews to drink wine during prohibition. The federal government has exemptions for believers and unbelievers alike that conscientiously object to participating in wars, assisted suicide, abortion, and prisoner executions.

President Obama promised to transform America, and he’s kept that promise largely by ignoring or defying the Constitution and the God-given rights of all Americans.

The Supreme Court should school President Obama on the Constitution.

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 www.danlgardner.com Feel free to interact with him on the ClarionLedger feature blog site blogs.clarionledger.com/dgardner/

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Cleburne County improves in 4A RIP DONOVAN

News Sports Correspondent

It’s spring break time at Cleburne County and the means it’s time for the annual Bradey Munroe Memorial baseball tournament for the baseball Tigers. The tournament started at White Plains – to honor a White Plains baseball and basketball player who died of cancer toward the end of basketball season in 2008 – and proved so popular it soon needed two playing sites.

The 2014 games begin today in Heflin and White Plains. Cleburne County meets Handley in today’s second game at Heflin, scheduled for 1:30 p.m. The Tigers play Priceville in today’s final game that should begin around 6:30 p.m.

On Friday, Cleburne County and Woodland clash in the day’s opener at 1 p.m. After the Bobcats play Munford, Cleburne County and Piedmont finish off the Heflin portion of the tournament with a game scheduled for 6 p.m.

In past years, this has been an important time for Tiger baseball.

“It seems like after this break, after this tournament, we seem to improve our most from now until the end of the regular season. We seem to play more consistent,” Cleburne County coach Vaughn Lee noted. “I don’t know what it is, if it’s the break or if it is the tournament or if it’s just warmer weather. Over the past couple of years, we have played much better from spring break on. We seem to make our most improvement.”

Lee said he planned to start Max Watson against Handley and Brady Padgett against Priceville today.

When the Tigers take the field this afternoon, it will be their first game in exactly a week. On Thursday of last week, Cleburne County improved to 2-0 in Class 4A, Area 10 with a 4-3 win at home over Munford.

Munford got a run in the top of the first off Watson. Cleburne County took the lead for good with two runs in the bottom of the first. With one out, Austin Harler doubled and Padgett doubled to put Tigers on second and third. Tyler Berry’s sacrifice fly got Harler home and Cole Corkren’s twoout single scored Padgett.

Cleburne County added a run in

the home half of the third. With two down, Ross Price walked and stole second base to get himself in scoring position. Matthew Shortt reached on a two-base error in the outfield and Price scored.

Another Tiger run in the fourth made it 4-1. With one out, Anderson Jacks walked. Harler’s sacrifice bunt pushed Jacks to second and Padgett delivered a two-out RBI double.

Watson was the winning pitcher, leaving with two away in the fifth inning. Padgett got the last out of the fifth then finished the final two innings for a save.

Watson allowed two runs, both earned, on five hits and three walks.

He struck out three. Padgett gave up a hit, a walk and an unearned run in the seventh when the Tigers made two errors. He fanned two.

“I was just tickled that we pitched well. We put the bat on the ball well, had a lot of good approaches,” Lee said Wednesday.

“Defensively, we were error free until that last inning. … It was a good win for us because we played a lot of clean innings and got some key hits.”

Ranburne plays in Heflin today in the tournament RIP DONOVAN

News Sports Correspondent

After a few days off during the early part of spring break and one two-hour practice session , Ranburne returns to the baseball diamond today at Heflin in the annual Bradey Munroe Memorial tournament. The Bulldogs (7-3) meet Lincoln at 11 a.m. in the first action of the tournament. Friday’s tournament games for Ranburne will be in White Plains. Ranburne meets Priceville at 4 p.m. Friday and takes on host school White Plains immediately thereafter.

“Get some plate appearances going into the next couple of weeks where we’ve got those area doubleheaders coming up,” was Ranburne coach Chad Young’s response when asked about his goals for the tournament games. “I don’t expect to pitch anybody a whole lot, just kind of work back into the groove, I guess.”

The Bulldogs enter the Lincoln game riding a threegame winning streak. The most recent win came at Bowdon (Ga.) on Thursday of last week. Ranburne trailed 4-3 after five innings. In the top of the sixth, the Bulldogs scored five runs. Spencer Gibbs and Cody Skinner each walked and Kyle Lovvorn’s sacrifice bunt left runners on third and second. Wade Richardson unloaded a two-run double and Ranburne led 5-4. Dylan Wiggins, Logan Sibley and

Mark David Smith delivered consecutive singles. Wiggins’ hit scored Richardson and Smith’s plated the final two runs for the Bulldogs.

Sibley and Richardson each had two hits. Lovvorn doubled in addition to his sacrifice bunt. Wiggins got the win in relief of Blake Young.

Young came out with one away in the fourth inning and allowed just one hit. Wiggins finished up on the mound.

Ranburne’s Class 2A, Area 10 game at home against Pleasant Valley had been scheduled for March 17 but was not played until March 19 due to rain and wet grounds.

The Bulldogs won 10-0 in five innings, scoring two runs in the second inning, four in the third, two in the fourth and two in the fifth. Gibbs pitched a gem, facing just 18 batters in the five-inning affair. He allowed three hits and struck out five.

In the second inning, Lovvorn’s two-out hit scored Brayden Wilson and Gibbs.

Wiggins opened the third with a double and Sibley followed with a single. Wilson was hit by a pitch to load the bases.

Gibbs unloaded them quickly with a three-run double.

Wiggins finished with a pair of doubles. Gibbs added a single to his third-inning double. Richardson, Wiggins and Smith each had one RBI. On March 15, Ranburne blasted Wadley 18-4 in a battle of Bulldogs. The winners sent 14 batters to the plate and scored 10 times in the

home half of the first inning.

Owen Smith singled and scored. Sam Young walked and scored. Gibbs singled and scored. Blake Young singled and scored. Skinner singled and scored. Lee Jackson singled and scored.

Seth Brown reached on an error and scored. Jake Burson walked and scored. Batting for the second time in the inning, Sam Young singled and scored and Gibbs doubled and scored.

Gibbs eventually scored three runs and Pete McCormick, who came into the game for Gibbs, also scored once. Owen Smith scored twice.

Off the bench, Brock Young had a single and a walk and scored two runs in three innings of play. Catcher Brad Walker walked twice and reserve Logan Brown walked once.

Skinner pitched all five innings for the win. He allowed three hits and two earned runs with eight strikeouts.

Ohatchee defeated Ranburne 6-5 on March 13 in an Area 10 game played at Ohatchee. The Bulldogs led 5-2 with one out and no runners on base in the bottom of the seventh when the Indians rallied for four runs. After managing just two hits over the first six frames, Ohatchee got five hits in the seventh.

Ohatchee’s first run of the seventh came on a home run. Outfielder Cole Yearta crashed into the fence at full speed pursuing the ball and

suffered a broken nose. When the game resumed, the Bulldogs were never the same team. A single and two doubles tied the score and, after Ranburne walked the bases loaded to set up a force play at any base or a possible double play, another single scored the winning run.

Wilson scored Ranburne’s first run when he walked in the second inning, stole second, moved to third on a ground ball and came home on an error. The Bulldogs scored another solo run in the third. Wiggins led off with a single and Sibley singled.

With Wiggins on third, Mark David Smith got an RBI on a ground out to second base.

In the fourth, Ranburne scored three more runs. Gibbs was the first batter and singled. Spence Florczak bunted safely and Lovvorn’s single drove in two runs. Later in the inning, Lovvorn scored from third on a ground out by Blake Young.

Gibbs pitched the first three innings and had four strikeouts. Wiggins struck out three over the final four innings.

2014 Bradey Munroe Memorial baseball tournament schedule (After first game of the day at each site, times are approximate.)

Today Games at Heflin Ranburne v. Lincoln, 11 a.m.

Cleburne County v. Handley, 1:30 p.m.

Handley v. Priceville, 4 p.m.

Cleburne County v. Priceville, 6:30 p.m.

Games at White Plains Piedmont v. Woodland, 1 p.m.

Piedmont v. Munford, 3:30 p.m.

White Plains v. Munford, 6 p.m.

Friday Games at Heflin Cleburne County v. Woodland, 1 p.m.

Woodland v. Munford, 3:30 p.m.

Cleburne County v. Piedmont, 6 p.m.

Games at White Plains White Plains v. Lincoln, 11 a.m.

Lincoln v. Priceville, 1:30 p.m.

Ranburne v. Priceville, 4 p.m.

White Plains v. Ranburne, 6:30 p.m.

Saturday Games at White Plains only Piedmont v. Priceville, 10 a.m.

Piedmont v. Handley, 12:30 p.m.

White Plains v. Handley, 3 p.m.

Cleburne host Munford next week RIP DONOVAN

News Sports Correspondent

Late scheduling changes put Cleburne County playing Ranburne and Horseshoe Bend on the Tigers’ home field Friday before changing to prom dresses Saturday. The Tigers split their two games, blanking Ranburne 13-0 in five innings before falling to Horseshoe Bend 5-3.

Against the Bulldogs, Cleburne County plated 10 runs in the first inning. There were several big blows. Kiara Akles lined a two-run double to left that scored Toni Epps and Madison Jones with the first runs of the contest. Jones and Epps had each singled ahead of Akles. Chelsea Parker’s double scored Akles and Alisa Norton singled to send Parker home. After Amber Parker reached base, Bailey

Beam doubled for two RBIs. Shay Henson singled to score Beam. Epps second base hit of the inning sent Henson and Kristen Leggett home and ended the first inning run parade.

In the second, Henson turned on a middle-in pitch and homered with Beam aboard to make it 12-0 Tigers. Henson’s blast cleared the fence in left center and the drainage ditch behind the fence, too.

“She’s been coming along,” Cleburne County coach Ron Ervin said Wednesday. “She could be another one of our long-ball hitters. We’re looking for some good things from her. When she hits it and everything is sound, she hits for power. She can drive it. She could be dangerous because of the fact she can run, too.”

Jones was hit by a pitch in the third and scored on Chelsea Parker’s second RBI dou-

ble. Henson and Beam also had two hits for Cleburne County. Epps, Jones, Beam and Henson scored two runs apiece.

In the loss to Horseshoe Bend, the Generals led 5-0 early after scoring two runs in the visitors’ half of the first inning, two more in the second and one in the fourth. The Tigers got two runs in the fourth and one in the seventh.

Chelsea Parker was 3-for3 and scored one run. Norton slapped the ball twice for singles, drove in one run and scored once. Beam doubled and drove in a run in three atbats. Catcher Kaity Zeiders walked twice. Caitlyn Caffee ran for Zeiders and scored once. Epps had a single in three trips.

Cleburne County hosts Munford in an area game next Thursday then plays in Oxford’s annual Spring Sting Friday and Saturday, April 4-5.

Mobley praises a “good attitude” RIP DONOVAN

News Sports Correspondent

After losing its first two games in the Cleburne County tournament last week, Ranburne played one of its better softball games of the season against Leeds Saturday in tournament play at Anniston.

The Green Wave eventually won 7-2 by scoring four times in the fifth inning.

Back-to-back hits, putting runners on third and first, opened the game for Leeds.

Bulldogs’ third baseman Jessi Calvert then started a nice double play by checking the runner at third and throwing to first for one out. When the runner at third broke for home, Sheena Ledbetter threw to the plate where catcher Montana Mattox made the tag.

Leeds eventually got one run in the top of the first but the Bulldogs answered immediately with a first-inning run of their own. Hannah Phillips and Mattox each singled and Morgan Calhoun’s single scored Phillips with the tying run. Leeds added another run in the third but Ranburne got that run back immediately, too.

With one down in Ranburne’s half of the third, Phillips walked. She advanced on a passed ball and Brittany Langley’s two-out single scored Phillips. Leeds scored an unearned run in the fourth but this time the Bulldogs couldn’t answer. After Leeds upped its lead to 7-2 in the fifth, Erica Taylor tried to start a Bulldog rally with a one-out double in the bottom of the fifth. Phillips drew another

walk but two more outs ended the game.

The Bulldogs struggled on Friday, losing to Cleburne County 13-0. Saturday morning began with an identical 13-0 loss to Horseshoe Bend. Against the Tigers, Calhoun’s second-inning single was Ranburne’s only hit.

The Bulldogs didn’t have a hit against Horseshoe Bend.

After taking this week off, the Bulldogs will return to school and practice Monday then host Class 2A, Area 10 opponent Pleasant Valley on Tuesday.

“They’ve had a good attitude, that‘s one thing about them. I know they’re not happy about losing but they really have good attitudes so hopefully we can carry that on,” Bulldogs coach Terrell Mobley said Wednesday.

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East Heflin by: Bruce Wright

Mt. Olive Church of God by: Susie Smith

Reminder that Men and Boys are invited to Wild game/ Fish Fry on April 5th at 630pm in fellowship hall. Will have all the food you can eat, a speaker, and door prizes!

Dr. Larry Riddle, DOM for Cleburne Baptist Assoc., filled in for Rev. Robinson to bring a message from Neh. 1:1-11. God calls us to be used in the kingdom of God. Here Nehemiah was a cup bearer- a taster for poison to the king. He was Jew living where they were hated. God had a purpose for him. He was to go back and rebuild the temple walls. What a task! We here now are to build up the kingdom of God in our towns and win the world to Christ. Nehemiah was to do with the Bible in one hand and his work in the other. Together they would give him the strength he needed to endure.

Problem today is so many live without knowing God. They don’t care! Nehemiah prayed of r four months before God answered him! It was his faithfulness that God sees. We must build the temple together. We must build spiritual walls in us to protect us. Too many walls have come down and stolen our kids away. We should not rest until we have made a difference. When Nehemiah asked the king to go home, he was granted that and all the supplies he would need. If you are willing, God will use you too.

Some say, we have baptized 1000 and still only have 300. You know why? You never helped that new Christian build a wall. You won them over, got the numbers, but sin was too easy to step over that little pile of stones they had built. Our Lord said if one sheep were lost, go after it. Why do we not go after each missing church member?! Don’t say they know where they belong. We didn’t do our job to build a strong enough wall in them.

With God’s help, we can fortify the walls against sin and win!

Brother Jarvis Taylor opened both morning and evening services today. If you’re lost, feel like your life is missing something, kneel in prayer, Jesus will meet you there; as Brother Jarvis said, “There’s none better!”.

Our Sunday School lesson used many verses from Isaiah; the title of the lesson was “The Lord’s ‘High Ways’”.

God’s ways are higher than our ways. When we get saved god will water the dry, barren places in our lives; it takes time, in the same way a baby is not born walking. Sometimes God lets the enemy get close to us to let us see how strong we are. We can take ourselves out of God’s hands but he will never drop us! There’s nothing or no one God ever made that cannot be restored!

Our morning service helped to teach us as a church family how to “Rejoice with those who rejoice and to weep with those who weep”, Romans 12:15, and how to be “like-minded, have the same love and to be of one accord and one mind”, Philippians 2:2.

Sister Lauren Kate Morgan brought tonight’s message from Jeremiah 29:11-13. An example she used was, the same way we have to stay in touch with earthly friends to have a relationship, we have to stay in touch with God to have a close relationship with Him. We have to read His word for ourselves!

Brother Ronnie’s number is 256-201-9444.

Happy Hill by: Debra Jackson

Verdon Chapel by: Jenny Jeffers What a beautiful day to be in the Lord’s House giving Him praise and worship!

Pastor Paul Cannon brought the message from Mark, chapter 12. When Jesus was watching the people give their offerings at the synagogue, He was watching how they gave instead of what they gave. He told the people how the widow gave all she had out of her poverty and out of her faith, and not for show. God knows our intentions when we give, and when we do His work. Do you give from the heart, or for a pat on the back? Are you eager to do what God wants, or are you just going through the motions? Examine yourself, and know that God knows your heart.

The evening message was from Psalm 107. God is there with us when we don’t know what to do or where to turn.

When we are riding the waves of life, going up and down, all we need to do is cry out to God and let Him guide us through the storm.

Please pray for: Sue Fordham, Jack Wilbanks, April Benefield, Wayne Whittle, Gene McElroy, Robert and Gladys Baughn, Maggie Condry, Jay Daniel, Dee Hicks, Katherine Rainey, Cameron Turner, Wendy Williams, David Brown, our church and its members.

Please be in prayer for our upcoming revival on Wednesday through Friday, April 2-4, at 6:30 pm, and our youth revival on Saturday, April 5 starting at 10:00 am. Everyone is invited, and bring a friend!

Hello from Happy Hill. Happy Spring to you!

Its was a busy day at Happy Hill Sunday. The men met early for brotherhood breakfast. Devotional was given by Roy Wortham. The attendance was good for our morning service. The choir sang several Praise & Worship songs.

Cori and Carlee Austin and Kyree Hilburn sang Happy Birthday to their great-grandmother, Frances Hyatt.

Happy 80th Ms. Frances!

Join us Sunday, March 30th for Youth Sunday. Sunday School - 10:00; Preaching - 11:00 Those on the prayer list are Irmalene and Robert Norton, April Benefield, Ken Sanders, Lavada Vice, Betty Hayes, Danny Crawford, Carol Doyle and Jeff Adams.

Remember to attend church Sunday. Until next time, God Bless!

SENTENCE SERMON Faith is measured by your life, not your lips. Your walk, not your talk!

THE LIGHTER SIDE Morris, an 82 year-old man, went to the doctor to get a physical. A few days later, the doctor saw Morris walking down the street with a gorgeous young woman on his arm. A couple of days later, the doctor spoke to Morris and said, ‘You’re really doing great, aren’t you?’

1. From this point Morris replied, ‘Just doing what you said, Doc: ‘Get a hot forward any new mamma and be cheerful.’’ participant on our Church The doctor said, ‘I didn’t say that. I said, ‘You’ve got a page must make their heart murmur; be careful.’’

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Harmony Grove by: Reba Gay What a beautiful day to be in the house of the Lord.

Leslie sang “Where Could I Go”, Cornerstones performed to “Praise Him Through This Storm”. Alex Clark gave his testimony.

Bro. Walter’s message: Some think they are going to heaven no matter what. The crowns are not just for a few.

No man is worthy to sit on the Mercy Seat. Jesus took our sins on Himself. The thorns on His head, the spear in His side, the nails in His hands and feet were for all of us.

The Holy Spirit charges Christians to speak and preach the Word. We have all gone astray. Our righteousness is like filthy rags.

Prayer requests: Doug and Cleo, Ruth and Murvel, Charles and Annette. Ray and Esther, jail ministry, Myrtice, Betty, Jackie Howle, VBS, Debbie and Walter, Walter and Elaine, Eric and Tiffany, the Edna Dunn and Lee families, Thomas Davis, Maggie Condrey, Stephen, Nell, Ken and Lucille McElroy, Avis Kilgore, Jane Alred, Ken Sanders, Lex Brown, Louise Shaffer, Becky McNeese, Helen Day, Zelma Thompson, unspoken requests, Leland Barker, Shirlene Dixon and family, our military, our nation’s leaders, and our church.

Harmony Grove said good bye to a precious member this week. Mrs. Edna Dunn went home to heaven. Truly, a wonderful Christian lady. She will be missed.

Heflin First United Methodist Church by: Lexi Bennett We hope everyone is having a great Spring Break!!

Preschool Registration for the 2014-2015 school year starts April 1st! Heflin First United Methodist Church Preschool accepts children ages 6 weeks to 4 years. Availability is limited in each classroom so make sure to call the preschool at 256-463-3322 or come by as soon as possible.

We have an awesome group of ladies meeting on Monday nights at 7:00 pm in the church Parish Hall to discuss The Daniel Plan! We invite you to join us! It has been lots of fun spending time together and learning about faith, food, fitness, focus and friends!

Speaking of food, our Youth will host a soup lunch this Sunday to raise money for a great program called BackPack Buddies. We are so proud of our Youth for continuing this great community outreach that helps our school children. Come out and join us for worship starting with Sunday school at 9:00 AM and traditional service at 10:00 AM. Make sure to stay afterwards for a wonderful soup lunch and fellowship! We always have plenty! We also invite you to join us at Sunday Night Live at 5:05 pm!

Expect the Unexpected!

We are also so proud of our Wednesday Night Kids! We had a great time last Wednesday with our “Jesus Jeopardy”! So fun! Wednesday nights get kicked off at 5:45 so come on out and see what it’s about!

If you have any questions about our church or preschool, you can reach us at 256-463-2441 or heflinfirst@ heflinfirstumc.org.

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Obituaries Edna L. Furgerson Dunn

Edna L. Furgerson Dunn of Heflin, Alabama, died Tuesday, March 18, 2014, at her home in Heflin after an extended illness. She was 89 years old.

She was born on May 27, 1924, in Fruithurst, Alabama.

Funeral services were held March 21, 2014, at Dryden Funeral Home Chapel, with the Dr. Larry J. Riddle, Rev. Doug Prestridge, and Rev. Ray Lloyd officiating. Burial followed at Upper Cane Creek Cemetery.

Survivors include her son, James Danny Dunn, of Oxford, Alabama, and two daughters, Donna Dunn Riddle (Larry), and Deborah Dunn Yakely (John), both of Heflin, Alabama, one brother, Murvel Furgerson (Ruth), of Fruithurst, Alabama.

Other survivors include grandchildren: Marc Riddle (Tina), Michelle Riddle Pollard (Ken), Christopher Dunn (Courtney), Matthew Yakely (Carrie), Christen Yakely, Aron Dunn, Megan Riddle Willingham, and Lindsey Yakely Allen (Josh); great grandchildren: Emilee Young, Jordan Young, Blake Young, Caleb Yakely, Brock Young, Elizabeth Riddle, Carson Riddle, Natalie Yakely, Emma Grace Willingham, and Sawyer Yakely.

Mrs. Dunn was a resident of Cleburne County and a member of Harmony Grove Baptist Church. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother.

She was a friend to everyone she met. She not only spoke like a Christian, she also lived by Christian example. She will be missed by all who knew her.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Grover O’Dell Dunn, her parents Jessie Crews Furgerson and Luther Furgerson; her sister, Vivian (Bill) Furgerson Barker; three brothers, Loyd Furgerson, Hubert Furgerson, and Hershel Furgerson; and one daughter-in-law, Patricia Zuber Dunn.

Pallbearers for Mrs. Dunn were grandsons: Marc Riddle, Christopher Dunn, Matthew Yakely, and Aron Dunn; and nephews Jerry Barker, Jon Furgerson, and Tony Furgerson.

Honorary pallbearers were great grandsons: Blake Young, Caleb Yakely, Brock Young, and Carson Riddle.

The family wishes to thank Dr. Roland Cook, nurse Rhonda, and staff; caregivers, Anita Hubbard and Jeanette Bearden Cantrell; the Hospice staff, Lori, Peggy Sue, Penny, Jeff, Kim, and others who were so caring during this difficult time.

Verlon Allen Dukes

Verlon Allen Dukes, 71, died Saturday, March 22, 2014 at her residence.

Memorial services were held March 26, 2014, at Dryden Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Winfred Logan, officiating.

Survivors include: Companion- Joseph Abston, Fruithurst, AL Daughter Michelle McLain, Prosperity, SC Daughter - Anita Loudermilk, Smyna, Deleware; Daughter - Wendy Pirkle, Fruithurst, AL Daughter - Teresa Franklin, Fruithurst, AL Son - William McLain, Mt Vernon, GA Son - James Franklin, Cartersville, GA Sister - Merle Hearing, Austell, GA Brother - Mitchell Dukes, Dallas, GA Brother - Henry Dukes, Griffin, GA; 14 - Grandchildren and 14 - Great Grandchildren Ms. Dukes was a native of Georiga, and resident of Cleburne County for the past four years.

Ruby Ellen Gossage Kent

Ruby Ellen Gossage Kent age 96, was born December 14, 1917. On March 17, 2014, she joined her husband, Sylvester Kent, who left her to be with their Lord and Savior 22 years ago. Together they will spend an eternity together. Mrs. Ruby loved her church, her family, and her plants.

Mrs. Kent is survived by 3 children, Randall Kent, Linda Kent Megginson, and Dale Kent Martin, 8 Grandchildren, 20 Great Grandchildren, and 4 Great Great Grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a Grandson, Todd Megginson.

The Funeral service was held March 20th at the Heflin Baptist Church.

Local Church & Community March 30 Feeding The Hungry will be held March 30 at 2 p.m., at Hollis Fire Department. This is a free meal.

Gray Hill Church of God in Woodland will have Youth Service at 10:30 a.m., CST Singing at 5:30 p.m.

Harmony Grove Baptist Church and Upper Cane Creek Methodist Church, invite you to the 5th Sunday night singing at Harmony Grove on March 30th, beginning at 5:00 Central time. If your church would like to join us, you are very welcome.

Snacks will be served after the singing.

Liberty Hill Congregational Methodist Church, for our 5th Sunday Singing on March 30. We will be taking up a love offering to benefit two-year-old Gracie Kilgore. Please come out in support of this precious little one.

March 31 Impact Hoops Academy will hold a mens basketball tournament on April 12 at Heflin Recreation Center. Team registration deadline is March 31. For more info call Joe Brown at 256.310.4146 April 1 Heflin First United Methodist Church Preschool registration for the 2014-2015 school year starts April 1st! We accept children 6 weeks to 4 years of age. Availability is limited in each classroom so make sure to call the preschool at 256-4633322, email heflinfirst@ heflinfirstumc.org or come by as soon as possible.

Summer Fun registration is going on now! We are super excited about summer and have lots of fun activities planned!

April 5 New Harmony Baptist Church Student Ministry will be having a spaghetti

supper to help raise money for summer youth camp.

Plates will include spaghetti, salad, bread and dessert and will be $6 each.

Mt Paran Baptist Church located on County Road 40 , Fruithurst will have an Easter Egg hunt on Saturday, April 5th, at 10:00 AM CST. There will also be games, contests, and lunch.

April 6 Liberty Hill Congregational Methodist Church will be hosting our Spring Revival, April 6th through 9th. Pastor Keith Runnels will be our guest speaker. Revival will begin at 6:00pm on Sunday, April 6th and at 7:00pm on Monday, April 7th through Wednesday, April 9th.

Please plan to join us and be prepared to receive a blessing.

April 7 Oak Grove revival will be held April 7-9 at 6:30 p.m. Ralph William will

bring the message.

April 13 Reaching Out International Food Distribution will be held on the second Sunday in April due to Easter Sunday following on the third Sunday. Place of distribution is Morrison Chapel UMC in Randolph County from noon - 2 p.m.

The Memorial Day Service for Lecta Methodist Church has changed from April 20 till April 13 for this year only.

April 26 Fifth annual Lea Fite Memorial Golf Tournament will be held April 26 starting at 1 p.m., at the Pine Hill Country Club.

The entry fee is $50 per player, 4 man scramble of $200. Tee off will be at 1 p.m. and lunch will be served. For more info call Jimmy Taylor. This event is sponsored by Steel Magnolias Breast cancer support group.

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Council: “People in Cleburne really step up to the plate,”

Cemetery : “Is it their property?” asked Councilman Shannon Roberts

From page 1 sters will be located in back of City Hall for the event.

— Heard the Bells Mill Bridge is finished. It should open this week. The bridge was inspected Tuesday, Rooks said. Once ALDOT approves the inspection, the bridge will be opened for traffic, he said. The Bells Mill Road bridge is the first of 12 bridges in Cleburne County approved for replacement under the Alabama Transportation Improvement Program nearly a year ago.

— Heard the city will hold a public hearing on closing Jay Circle as a public road at its meeting on April 8.

The next council meeting will be April 8 beginning at 5:30 p.m. with a work session.

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From page 1 In cases where the grave sites have been vandalized or headstones broken due to age, the staff will contact the family if possible, he said.

But they will not try to fix anything or move it, he said.

If the staff did go in and change something or broke something as they were trying to move it, the family could get upset and sue, McCarson said.

But sometimes notifying family can be difficult, such as when the graves date back more than 100 years.

Janis Burns, director of Jacksonville Parks and Recreation Department which cares for the Jacksonville Cemetery, said the city tries to notify family whenever there is an issue with the graves, but with the very old stones, there may be no family to notify, Burns said.

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The cemetery is in the process of updating its records to hopefully make that job easier, she said.

In addition, taking care of the old stones can be expensive, Burns said. Some are very large and heavy; just lifting them off the ground after they’ve fallen can require equipment the cemetery doesn’t have, she said.

Shelley Miller, co-owner of Miller Monuments which repairs old headstones, does so usually at the request of family. Perhaps great-grandchildren who are getting into genealogy and discover the grave of a relative that needs repair. It’s rarely a cemetery, calling to repair a headstone, she said.

The repairs can be expensive. Old headstones were often made out of expensive materials such as marble.

at the meeting Tuesday. “Is it our property?”

Marble is also brittle and porous. Because it is porous, marble will darken over time, Miller said. Other older stones are made of concrete which can be equally brittle when it ages. That can make repairs difficult. There are special washes that can clean the stones and there are special materials that can bind them, but the cracks will be remain and the repairs often don’t last, Miller said.

She estimated lifting up one five-foot marker that had fallen off its base would cost between $50 to $200 depending on the weight and its location in the cemetery. But putting it back on the base might require more work, since the base may not be stable for the marker anymore, Miller said.

The Alabama Historical Commission published

guidelines to preserving historic cemeteries on its website. One recommendation is that families or interested parties establish a fund for the perpetual care of the cemetery.

“Regular, general maintenance is vital to the preservation of cemeteries,” the guide states. “Often times this maintenance can be expensive and time consuming for one family to manage.”

The funds can help ensure that the maintenance will be continued even after the family can no longer manage it.

Burns said it’s a challenge dealing with the city’s cemetery.

“You want to be so careful and respectful,” she said.

“You walk a fine line.”

Staff Writer Laura Camper 256-463-2872. On Twitter @LCamper_Star.

Hollis : The Hollis department doesn’t own the station it currently uses, said Fire Chief Dan Hopkins.

From page 1 at Ross Mountain Adventures to raise money to start building, said Regina Cotton, one of the firefighters and the Hollis Fire Board secretary.

Cotton said the department has wanted a new fire station for years, but it had other priorities.

“The building’s not going to put the fires out,” Cotton said.

Each of the Cleburne County fire departments receives about $22,000 a year from the proceeds of a 4-mill property tax, Hopkins said.

But insurance costs nearly $13,000 a year. After fuel costs, there was nothing left for repairs or replacement of equipment, he said.

When he became board president, Hollis didn’t have a running fire truck, Hopkins said.

“I had to borrow one from Turkey Heaven,” Hopkins said.

The firefighters applied for grants each year and were able to purchase a 2006 pumper truck and 2011 pumper/tanker truck and a 2003 Dodge truck for its hazardous waste decontamination team.

They also did a wide range of fundraisers, but were lucky to make $2,000 on each one, Hopkins said. Ten

years ago, the department started the Haunted Chicken House, Hopkins said.

The proceeds have steadily climbed from the first year’s take of $11,000. In 2008, the department was able to purchase a $92,000 rescue and brush truck and the firefighters have saved $50,000 toward the new firehouse, he said.

The department is working with architect Jay Jenkins on the plans. Jenkins said he has been working with the department for about a year, but only recently has been able to put pen to paper as financing has been sorted out. He should have the visual design for the firefighters next week, Jenkins said. The new building will have a training and events room, Jenkins said.

The community of Hollis doesn’t have any other place to gather, so Hopkins offers the fire station for community use. In February and March, for instance members of the community held a free-dinner for residents in the fire station.

Jenkins said the concept is for a full-service fire station, with bedroom space, men’s and women’s restrooms, day space and training space; but it may be built in phases.

Hopkins said the depart-

ment is working with the U.S. Department of Agriculture on a loan and grant for $1.3 million for the new station. To pay for it, the Rajun Cajun Festival will become an annual event – if it makes money.

The music will begin at 12:30 p.m. while vendors serve mainly Cajun food, but also festival favorites including barbecue, hot dogs and hamburgers, Hopkins said.

Floyd Davis, of Ross Mountain Adventures, is donating use of the park for the festival, he said. The Cleburne County Chamber of Commerce and the city of Heflin and Heflin’s Parks and Recreation Department agreed to partner with the department in the event, Hopkins said.

The department budgeted $60,000 for up front expenses including the entertainment and hopes to clear $20,000 to $30,000 this first year, he said.

The Rajun Cajun Festival is scheduled for May 17 from noon to midnight at Ross Mountain Adventures on Alabama 9 in Heflin.

Staff writer Laura Camper 256-463-2872. On Twitter @ LCamper_Star.

Hollis Volunteer Fire and Rescue Numbers: • Founded in 1972 • Covers 93 square miles and more than 130 roadways bordering Calhoun, Clay, Talladega and Randolph counties.

• Has 38 volunteer members • Responds to an average of 250 calls per year.

• Averages 10,000 visitors to the Haunted Chicken House in Hollis, its annual 12-day fundraiser.

• Grosses $111,000 from the Chicken House, but after expenses earns between $40,000 and $50,000 per year for equipment for the station.

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Court records made available Tuesday state Jack David Stovall II, of Anniston, abducted and killed Floyd Roger Hurst of Oxford. Stovall’s indictment lists “total body traumatic fragmentation” as the cause of death. Efforts to reach investigators with the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences for a definition of that term were unsuccessful Tuesday.

Bill Broome, who along with Jason Odom is representing Stovall, said he was unaware of the details of the indictment, particularly the definition of “total body traumatic fragmentation.”

Broome said he’s practiced law for 37 years and handled more than 100 murder cases, but he’s never seen such an unusual indictment.

Broome stressed that his client denies any allegations in the indictment.

“We all three — Mr. Stovall, Mr. Odom and myself — look forward to seeing and independently investigating the state’s evidence, if they have any,” Broome said.

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Investigators told The Star in 1997 that Stovall suspected Hurst and two other men of burglarizing his home, stealing cash, guns and $80,000 worth of jewelry.

Oxford police announced Stovall’s arrest during a Friday press conference.

Oxford police Lt. L.G. Owens said Stovall’s case is a joint investigation between Oxford police and the Alabama Bureau of Investigation.

Attempts to reach ABI representatives were unsuccessful Tuesday.

According to reports in 1997 from The Star, Hurst went missing on Super Bowl Sunday, after telling family he was going to Anniston’s Red Horse Lounge, which Stovall owned at one time.

Stovall’s indictment alleges he murdered the 44-year-old Hurst that same day.

In December 1997, Stovall pleaded guilty to a charge of murder-for-hire, saying he hired someone to kill Barry Jackson, one of the three men he suspected in the burglary.

Jackson at the time said he had nothing to do with the burglary.

Stovall was also charged with, but did not plead guilty to, murder-for-hire in the death of Daryl Adams. In 1997, Adams’ body was found in a limousine at the Alabama Show Palace, an Anniston nightclub.

Stovall was sentenced to nine years in prison in 1998. According to the federal Bureau of Prisons, he was released in 2005.

Oxford police Chief Bill Partridge said Friday that Stovall had been living in the community until his arrest last week.

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The Seller shall have a right to reject any bid that is unreasonably low and may postpone the public auction until another specified time and place. In addition, the Seller expressly reserves the right to bid and purchase at the public auction.

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REQUEST FOR SERVICE BY PUBLICATION

CASE JU-2009-136.04

PETITIONER: CLEBURNE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES IN THE MATTER OF: Tammy Blair, A minor child TO: Taurus Tyrone Ackey, father to Tammy Blair, whose whereabouts are unknown.

A petition has been filed in this Court requesting that the parental rights of the father to Tammy Blair (DOB 04/16/2006), Taurus Tyrone Ackey be terminated and that the permanent custody of the subject matter be vested in the State of Alabama Department of Human Resources. You must file an answer to said Petition to Terminate Parental Rights within thirty (30) days of perfection of service by publication or a judgment by default may be rendered. Your answer is to be filed in the Juvenile Court of Cleburne County, Alabama, at the Cleburne County Courthouse. You a further notified of your right to counsel to represent you, and if you are unable to afford counsel, one will be appointed by the Court to represent you in this proceeding. A parent has the right to representation of an attorney in a dependency or a termination of parental rights trial, and, if indigent, the Court may appoint an attorney if requested.

Should the parent desire a court-appointed attorney, application should be made immediately upon receipt of notice of the action, but no later than 30 days prior to trial, by contacting the Juvenile Court Intake Office at 256-463-2651. This case is set for trial on May 22nd 2014 at 9:00 am.

Jerry Paul Owen, Circuit Clerk Cleburne County Courthouse 120 Vickery Street Heflin, AL 36264 Attorney for Petitioner: Jayme Amberson (KIR039) Assistant Attorney General Cleburne County Department of Human Resources P.O Box 1869 Anniston, AL 36202 (256) 240-2072 The Cleburne News Cleburne Co., AL March 27, & April 3, 10, 17, 2014

STATE OF ALABAMA

CLEBURNE COUNTY PROBATE COURT CASE# 2014-015 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JOEL ANN PRITCHETT, DECEASED NOTICE TO CREDITORS Letters of Testamentary in the estate of JOEL ANN PRITCHETT, deceased having been granted to GATHRYN R. PRITCHETT, as Personal Representative on the 24th day of March 2014, by the Honorable Ryan Robertson, Judge of Probate Court of Cleburne County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate are hereby required to present the same within the time allowed by law, or the same will be barred.

Ryan Robertson Judge of Probate The Cleburne News Cleburne Co., AL March 27, & April 3, 10, 2014 Stateline Storage located on Hwy 46 off exit 205 exit will hold a auction on April 19, 2014 at 8 a.m. AL time. in case of inclement weather the auction will be held April 26.

A-21 - Melissa Holcombe A-23 - Valerie Baker A-24 - Bridget Chasse B-11 - Mark Weaver C-2 - Forrest Johnson C-8 - Pam Butcher C-10 - Lanessa Rollins C-4 - Nicole Bright C-21 - Debra Bright C-35 - Darryl Pointer C- 37 - April Spinks Auctioneer Daniel Hall AL#5224

NUBER: The Cleburne News March 20, 27, April 3, 2014

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TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE All of the ads in this column represent legitimate offerings, however The Cleburne News does recommend that readers exercise normal business caution in responding to ads.

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10– The Cleburne News, Thursday, March 27, 2013 NOTICE OF TAX SALE 2014 The following list contains names of property owners as of October 1, 2013.

If you have purchased property since this date, please check the following listing to see if it contains the name of the person from whom you purchased the property.

If you find your name listed below and have sold your property, please notify the new owners so they will have an opportunity to clear the property before the tax sale.

BECAUSE THE PEOPLE MUST KNOW STATE OF ALABAMA CLEBURNE COUNTY Revenue Commissioner Joyce Robinson Fuller By virtue of a decree rendered by the Probate Court at the March term.

I Joyce Robinson Fuller Revenue Commissioner of Cleburne County will proceed to sell to the highest bidder for cash before the legal hours of sale (10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.) on May 6, 2014, the following real estate for taxes and costs due on to-wit: ATB PROPERTIES LLC PARCEL ID 11 02 10 0 000 002.000 RCPT # 10523 LOT 12 PB 4 PG 542 DB 154 PG 11, FICHE 201A FRAME 12; D1998 PG 1130; D2004 PG 498; D2006 PG 1354-1357 S10 T15S R12E Tax & Cost 73.02 ADV $ 32.00 ATB PROPERTIES LLC PARCEL ID 11 02 10 0 000 002.003 RCPT # 10520 PT OF LOT 13 PB 4 PG 542 BEG AT SW COR SW1/4 NE1/4 TH: N 507.30’; E 524.31’; E 508.54’; S 411.21’; E 417.50’; SW 141’(S); W 1408(S) TO POB FICHE 197F FRAME 12; FICHE 201A FRAME 13; D1998 PG 1130; D2004 PG 498; D2006 PG 1354-1357 S10 TT15S RR12E Tax & Cost 59.24 ADV $ 32.00 ATB PROPERTIES LLC PARCEL ID 11 02 10 0 000 002.009 RCPT # 10514 LOT 6 PB 4 PG 542 D2006 PGS 13541357 S10 T15S R12E Tax & Cost 37.70 ADV $ 32.00 ATB PROPERTIES LLC PARCEL ID 11 02 10 0 000 002.010 RCPT # 10513 LOT 5 PB 4 PG 542 D2006 PGS 13541357 S10 T15S R12E Tax & Cost 37.70 ADV $ 32.00 ATB PROPERTIES LLC PARCEL ID 11 02 10 0 000 002.011 RCPT # 10512 LOT 4 PB 4 PG 542 D2006 PGS 1354-

1357 S10 T15S R12E Tax & Cost 37.70 ADV $ 32.00 ATB PROPERTIES LLC PARCEL ID 11 02 10 0 000 002.013 RCPT # 10510 LOT 2 PB 4 PG 542 D2006 PGS 13541357 S10 T15S R12E Tax & Cost 46.16 ADV $ 32.00 ATB PROPERTIES LLC PARCEL ID 11 02 10 0 000 002.014 RCPT # 10509 LOT 1 PB 4 PG 542 D2006 PGS 13541357 S10 T15S R12E Tax & Cost 70.79 ADV $ 32.00 ATB PROPERTIES LLC PARCEL ID 11 02 10 0 000 007.001 RCPT # 10502 BEG 1215.63’ W OF NE COR NE1/4 SE1/4; TH: SW 136.96’; SW 155.22’; SE 219.19’ TO N R/W RIVER FALLS RD; TH: NW ALG N R/W 116.67’; NW 136.25’; NE 181.08’; NE 111.73’; TH: E 60.40’ TO POB; D2006 PG 1563 S10 TT15S RR12E Tax & Cost 31.60 ADV $32.00 BELL KENDALL LEE PARCEL ID 06 08 34 0 000 011.002 RCPT # 12881 TRACT 4 JAMES T MCDONALD PROPERTY DB 158 PG 804; OR21 PG 134-135; D2002 PG 233 S34 T14S R12E Tax & Cost 144.57 ADV $32.00 BILLINGSLEY RUTH & BOWEN FRANCES C PARCEL ID 15 02 03 3 000 006.000 RCPT # 7555 BEG AT INT OF N R/W OF OXFORD ST WITH W LN OF SE1/4 OF SW1/4 TH: NE WITH ST 285’; NW 207’; SW 184S 260’ TO POB DB 76 PGS 398, 485 S3 TT16S RR10E Tax & Cost 280.63 ADV $ 32.00 HEFLIN Tax 57.84 BROWN JEFFREY PARCEL ID 21 08 33 0 000 021.005 RCPT # 2890 BEG AT INT S R/W OLD HWY 431 & E R/W NEW HWY 431 TH: SW 82.84’(D) TH: SE 181’; NE 82.84’ TO S R/W OLD HWY 431; TH: NW ALG S R/W 191’(S) TO POB; D2002 PG 2361 D2007 PG 1068 D2009 PG 1872 D2009 PG 1904 D2009 PG 1905 D2010 PG 683 D2010 PG 686 S33 TT17S RR10E Tax & Cost 747.65 ADV $32.00 BROWN TIMOTHY H PARCEL ID 06 09 32 0 000 006.001 RCPT # 12767 BEG AT NW COR SEC 32 TH: S ALG W LN SEC 32 729’ TO POB TH: E 592’(D) 524’(s); TH: S 592’; W 592’(D) 545’(s) TO W LN SEC 32; TH: N 592’ TO POB; DB 165 PG 564; OR20

PG 283-284 D2009 PG 1108 D2009 PG 1164 S3 TT14S RR12E Tax & Cost 1161.69 ADV $32.00 BROWN TIMOTHY H PARCEL ID 06 09 32 0 000 006.003 RCPT # 12765 BEG 360’ S OF NW COR SEC 32 TH: S 369.1’; E 392.66’; N 369.42’; W TO POB FICHE 10-E FRAME 9-11 D2009 PG 1120 D2009 PG 1532 S3 TT14S RR12E Tax & Cost 36.93 ADV $32.00 CAMP AMANDA LEIGH (JOHNSON) PARCEL ID 09 07 25 0 000 012.006 RCPT # 12191 COM AT INT S R/W OLD E D WA R D S V I L L E RD & E LN OF W1/2 NW1/4 TH: S ALG E LN 1049’(S) TO POB TH: CONT SALG E LN TO N R/W R/R; TH: SWLY ALG N R/W 165’(S);TH: SELY 76’(S); TH: SWLY 624’(S); TH: N 983’(S);TH: E TO POB FICHE 225E FRAME 12-13; FICHE 340DFRAME 11-1 S25 T15S R10E Tax & Cost 57.32 ADV $32.00 CLINE ERIC E PARCEL ID 06 09 30 0 000 010.022 RCPT # 12828 LOT 14; COM 819.87’ E OF NW COR SW1/4 NW1/4; TH: SE 508.15’ TO POB TH: NE 164’(s); SE 277.05’; SW 89.36’; S 200.88’; NW 283.77’ TO RD; NW ALG RD 293’(S) NE ALG RD 70’(s) NW 7’(S) TO POB; D1998 PG 701; D1998 PG 926; D2004 PG 1988 S30 T14S R12E Tax & Cost 251.26 ADV $32.00 COGGIN CAFFEY PARCEL ID 21 01 02 0 000 013.000 RCPT # 3768 BEG 471’(S) SE OF INT S R/W CO RD 19 & W LN SEC 2 TH: SW 210’; SE 210’; NE 210’ TO S R/W; NW ALG S R/W 210.04’ TO POB; DB 131 PG 350 FICHE 231A FRAME 1; FICHE 231A FRAME 2-3; FICHE 244F FRAME 6-7; D2002 PG 895; D2006 PG 677 S02 T17S R10E Tax & Cost 36.54 ADV $32.00 COSPER DARLENE PARCEL ID 24 09 30 0 000 006.000 RCPT # 229 BEG AT THE INT OF W R/W LN OF STATE LN RD & S R/W LN OF LAKE RD TH: S ALG W R/W OF STATE LN RD; 90’TO POB TH: W 210’; S 210’; E 210’ TO W R/W OF RD; N 210’ ALG R/W TO POB DB 131 PG 68; D2002 PG 2921 S30 T17 R13 Tax & Cost 371.32 ADV $32.00 CRAIG MAX T PARCEL ID 13 04 18

0 000 003.012 RCPT # 9342 BEG AT N LN SEC 18 & E R/W NEW HARMONY CHURCH RD;TH: SLY ALG E R/W 1252’(S) TO POB; TH: SLY 300’;TH: SELY 802.65’; TH: N 333.14’; TH: NWLY 657.03’TO POB FICHE 184-B FRAME 5; D2002 PG 1768; D2002 PG 2040 S18 T16S R12E Tax & Cost 255.88 ADV $32.00 DEESE KELLY WILKES PARCEL ID 10 02 04 0 000 004.000 RCPT # 11710 SW1/4 OF SW1/4 E OF RD & S OF BRANCH; DB 157 P234LESS THAT PT LYING W OF PILGRIMS REST RD FICHE360A PG 3-6 S4 TT15S RR11E Tax & Cost 54.07 ADV $32.00 DEESE KELLY WILKES PARCEL ID 10 02 09 0 000 004.000 RCPT # 11699 NW1/4 OF NW1/4; DB 157 PG 234 LESS THAT PARTLYING NW OF PILGRIM’S REST RD FICHE 360A FRAME3-4; FICHE 360A FRAME 5-6 S09 T15S R11E Tax & Cost 87.22 ADV $32.00 DEESE KELLY WILKES PARCEL ID 10 03 08 0 000 001.000 RCPT # 11598 BEG AT SE COR NE1/4 NE1/4 TH: N ALG E SEC LN TO INT S R/W CO RD 451 TH: SW ALG S R/W 1228’(S) TH: SE 155.45’; SW 164’; SE 52.46’; NE 660’(S) TO POB; PB 4 PG 221; FICHE 360AFRAME 3-4; FICHE 360A FRAME 5-6 S8 TT15S RR11E Tax & Cost 140.19 ADV $32.00 DEESE KELLY WILKES PARCEL ID 10 03 08 0 000 002.000 RCPT # 11596 BEG 136.68’ W OF SE COR NE1/4 NE1/4 TH: S 26.62’;SE 161.37’; SW 250.34’; W 285.28’; SW 213.70’; NE212.65’; N 253.95’; SE 460’(S) TO POB PB 4 PG 221;FICHE 360A FRAME 3-6 S8 TT15S RR11E Tax & Cost 38.91 ADV $32.00 DRIGGERS DAVID LANCE PARCEL ID 10 04 20 0 001 002.000 RCPT # 11504 BEG 847.06’ SW OF INT N LN SEC 20 & W R/W HWY 78 TH: CONT SW ALG W R/W 193.41’; NW 40’; SW 654.91’ TO INT WITH SE R/W OLD GA RD; TH: NE ALG S R/W OLD GA RD 1276.17’ TH: SE 536.36’ TO POB; DB 153 PG 445; D1997 PG 0136; D2004 PG 197; D2004 PG 567; D2006 PG 1534 D2011 PG 846 S20 TT15S RR11E Tax & Cost 47.23 ADV $

32.00 EDWARDSVILLE Tax $ 1.40 DRIGGERS DAVID LANCE PARCEL ID 10 04 20 0 001 002.001 RCPT # 11503 BEG 262.5’ SW OF INT N LN SEC 20 & W R/W HWY 78 TH: CONT SW ALG W R/W 584.56’; NE 536.36’; TH: SE 339.23’ TO POB; D2005 PG 463 D2011 PG 846 S20 TT15S RR11E Tax & Cost 686.86 ADV $ 32.00 EDWARDSVILLE Tax $ 81.50 DRIGGERS DAVID LANCE PARCEL ID 10 04 20 0 002 001.003 RCPT # 11455 BEG 417’(S) SW OF INT E LN SEC 20 & S R/W HWY 78 TH: CONT SW ALG R/W 400’(D); E 100’(D); NE 400’(D); W 100’(D) TO POB; D2002 PG 2472 D2011 PG 846 S2 TT15S RR11E Tax & Cost 1005.81 ADV $32.00 EDWARDSVILLE Tax $111.70 DUNN HOLLY PARCEL ID 20 01 02 0 000 021.000 RCPT # 4747 COM INT S LN NE1/4 SW1/4 & E R/W HWY 431 TH: NW ALG R/W 255’ TO POB THN CONT NW ALG R/W 275’(S); NE 180’(S); SE 240’(S); SW TO POB DB 122 PG 424; DB 164 PG 800; FICHE 302A FRAME 1-2; D2002 PG 2327 S02 T17S R09E Tax & Cost 109.65 ADV $32.00 ERVIN JO ANN PARCEL ID 15 02 03 1 000 011.000 RCPT # 7608 COM 303’(S) SW OF INT N R/W SETTLEMENT RD & W R/W JOHNSON RD TH: NW 60’ TO POB; TH: CONT NW 105’; SW 89’; SE 105’; NE 89’ TO POB; DB 91 PG 134; D2001 PG 4089 S03 T16S R10E Tax & Cost 62.52 ADV $ 32.00 HEFLIN Tax $ 6.48 ERVIN JO ANN PARCEL ID 15 02 03 1 000 012.000 RCPT # 7606 COM AT INT OF N/S OF SETTLEMENT RD WITH W LN OFNE1/4 OF NE1/4 TH: N ALG N/S OF RD APP 250’ TOPOB; NE WITH RD 100’; NW 65’; SW 100’; SE 67’ TOPOB; DB 128 PG 672; DB 154 PG 184 S03 T16S R10E Tax & Cost 201.23 ADV $ 32.00 HEFLIN Tax $ 40.32 ERVIN JO ANN PARCEL ID 15 02 03 1 000 011.001 RCPT # 7607 COM 490’(S) SW OF INT N R/W SETTLEMENT RD & W R/W JOHNSON RD TH: NW 67’ TO POB TH: CONT NW 105’;

NE 111’(S); SE 105’; SW 100’ TO POB; DB 164 PG 449 S03 T16S R10E Tax & Cost 59.56 ADV $ 32.00 HEFLIN Tax $ 6.96 FOMBY MARY JOYCE (LIFE EST) REM Y FOMBY; MISTY FOMBY; KRYSTAL PARCEL ID 15 02 03 4 001 010.002 RCPT # 7505 BEG ON THE N R/W OF SCHOOL DR 364’ E OF ITS INT ER/W OF HWY 78 TH: CONT E ALG SCHOOL DR 110’; N300’; W 63’; SW 49’; S TO POB DB 159 PG 718FICHE 70-E FRAME 6; FICHE 81-D FRAME 1; FICHE 81-EFRAME 1-4 S03 T16S R10E Tax & Cost 426.29 ADV $ 32.00 HEFLIN Tax $ 105.12 FOMBY MARY JOYCE (LIFE EST) REM: Y FOMBY; MISTY FOMBY; KRYSTAL PARCEL ID 15 02 03 4 001 010.003 RCPT # 7504 BEG 747’ S & 572.72’ W OF THE NE COR NW1/4 SE1/4TH: SW 138.14’; SW 98.45’; NE 227’; E 46’ TO POBOR005 PG 84-85 S03 T16S R10E Tax & Cost 39.17 ADV $ 32.00 HEFLIN Tax $ 2.16 HAGAN JESSIE J (LIFE ESTATE) REM: LINDSEY BETH HAGAN PARCEL ID 11 06 23 0 000 004.009 RCPT # 10022 BEG 288.67’ NW OF INT N R/W CO RD 285 & W R/W CO RD 485; TH: N 365’(S); W 150’; S 316.98’ TO N R/W CO RD #285; TH: SE ALG N R/W 150’ TO POB D2007 PG 244; D2011 PG 1620 S23 TT15S RR12E Tax & Cost 255.88 ADV $32.00 HANVEY VICKIE PAMELA & JOHN WE PARCEL ID 21 01 02 0 000 006.001 RCPT # 3778 BEG AT INT OF N R/W CO RD 19 & W LN NE1/4 OF SW1/4; TH: SE ALG R/W 315’; N 210’; NW 315’; S 210’;TO POB; DB 150 PG 716; FICHE 349A FRAME 3-4 S02 T17S R10E Tax & Cost 198.45 ADV $32.00 HAZEL ROBERT C & EUGENIA L 1/2 INT & DENNIS HAZEL 1/2 INT PARCEL ID 10 04 20 0 001 023.000 RCPT # 11470 BEG 633’(S) NW OF INT N R/W HWY 78 & W R/W JACKSONVILLE ST TH; SW 121.64’; NW 184.90’ TO INT S R/W CEMETERY ST TH: NE ALG S R/W 120.02’ TO INT WITH W R/W JACKSONVILLE ST; TH: SE ALG W R/W 171.20’ TO POB DB 160

PG 129; FICHE 143-G FRAME 6,8-9 D2006 PG 2635 D2008 PG 19141917 S20 TT15S RR11E Tax & Cost 105.76 ADV $ 32.00 EDWARDSVILLE Tax $ 8.10 HEAD KEITH PARCEL ID 23 09 29 0 000 005.002 RCPT # 473 BEG 614.95’ NE OF INT N R/W CO RD 10 & S LN SW1/4 NW1/4 TH: NE ALG FENCE LN 867.29’ TO ITS INT WITH N R/W CO RD 10; TH: SW ALG N R/W 727.64’ TO POB; PB 4 PG 335; DB 167 PG 101; F30E FRAME 13-14; D1999 PG 1377; D1999 PG 1378; PB 4 PG 335; D2005 PG 2086 D2007 PG 176; D2011 PG 1256 S29 TT17S RR12E Tax & Cost 150.44 ADV $ 32.00 HILL FRANCIS PARCEL ID 15 02 03 3 000 008.000 RCPT # 7553 BEG 285’ NE OF INT OF N R/W OF OXFORD ST WITH WLN OF SE1/4 OF SW1/4 ON N R/W TH: NE WITH 105’;NW 420’; SW 105’; SE 420’ TO POB DB 100PG 417 S03 T16S R10E Tax & Cost 178.71 ADV $ 32.00 HEFLIN Tax $ 33.84 HOLT SHANNON T PARCEL ID 15 02 10 1 002 013.000 RCPT # 6881 BEG AT INT OF S R/W OF OWENS ST WITH W R/W OF THOMAS ST TH: S 140’; W 132.3’; N 69.7’ TO RD; NW 150’ TO POB DB 121 PG 676; FICHE 214A FRAME 5-9; D2002 PG 287 D2010 PG 1756 S10 TT16S RR10E Tax & Cost 173.61 ADV $ 32.00 HEFLIN Tax $ 32.64 HUGER JOHN C/O L H BRAZELTON PARCEL ID 19 06 23 0 000 001.000 RCPT # 4862 NE1/4 OF NE1/4 S23 T17S R08E Tax & Cost 99.29 ADV $32.00 H U T C H I S O N RICHARD DARRELL & ROBBIE LYNN PARCEL ID 11 02 03 0 000 004.014 RCPT # 10680 COM 659’(S) NW OF INT S R/W CO RD #69 & W R/W CO RD #76 TH: SW 122.94’ TO POB TH: CONT SW 176’; SE 122.99’; NE 176’; NW 122.99’ TO POB D2008 PG 542 D2011 PG 464; D2012 PG 343 S0 TT15S RR12E Tax & Cost 219.70 ADV $ 32.00 JOHNSON MARILYN SUE & BARRON PARCEL ID 21 07 36 0 000 014.000 RCPT # 2972 BEG AT INT W R/W CO RD 19 & S LN SEC 36; TH: W ALG S

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The Cleburne News, Thursday, March 27, 2014 • 12

Cleburne wind farm project comes to light A bill to regulate industry draws debate LAURA CAMPER

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An Oklahoma-based developer has been studying Turkey Heaven Mountain in Cleburne County as a potential site for a wind farm since early 2011.

Nations Energy Solutions is one of several wind energy companies exploring the state, and pending legislation to regulate them has set off a debate about just how much regulation is necessary.

Nations Energy CEO Sean Roberts said his company has tried to keep its presence in the county quiet because competition in the industry is heavy. Although studies are still ongoing, the company’s presence was outed Monday when resident Carolyn Doggett brought her concerns about the farm to a meeting of the Cleburne County Commission.

Doggett said she knew the legislation was making its way through the state Legislature. But then she found that Cleburne County had been exempted from the bill, Senate Bill 12, before it passed the Senate on Feb. 27.

Sen. Gerald Dial, R-Lineville, said he felt the bill would endanger a huge economic boost for the county, so he asked for the exemption. The process of bringing the wind farm to the county has been ongoing for years, Dial said.

“It would’ve simply stopped the process,” Dial said.

The bill delegates the responsibility of reviewing applications and plans for the turbine farms to the Public Service Commission, which would have to come up with rules to comply with the new law, Dial said.

In addition to requirements for permit applications with the Public Service Commission and public notice, the bill stipulates that companies should install fencing, signs and other safety features at turbines. The exemption for Cleburne County would mean the state would not require those measures for turbines there. Dial said the issue isn’t safety, but opportunity. He said he’d already heard from officials in Heflin and the county and they were in favor of exemption.

Nations Energy Solutions has been lobbying against the bill, Roberts said.

“We felt that it would be a duplicate of what we’re already doing,” Roberts said.

The company must apply for permits from the Federal Aviation Administration to prevent interference with air travel or communications, said Robin Saiz, a developer for the company, and work with the Army Corps of Engineers and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on environmental impacts, including wind farms’ potential effect on birds, bats and plants. The company will have to work with the Ala-

bama Department of Transportation on road requirements and road-use agreements, Saiz said.

The purpose of doing all the studies beforehand is to avoid any potential issues, he said.

It’s easier to find a new site for the tower than to build where issues exist.

As an example, he said that “the coast is a great wind zone but we would never go there because it wouldn’t make sense.”

Migratory birds on the coast are protected by federal law, he said. One reason Turkey Heaven Mountain, in a sparsely populated area between Heflin and Ranburne, is attractive to the company is that no endangered species are in the area, he said. It’s also not in a migration path and there are no lakes to attract the birds, he said.

Wind industry growing The wind-power industry started in California in about 1975 and began spreading throughout the country in the mid-1990s. As of July 2013, there were no industrial-scale wind turbine sites in Alabama and only a very few in the Southeast in Tennessee, West Virginia and Kentucky, according to a map of wind farms from the U.S. Geological Survey.

The industry has been growing rapidly. According to the website of the American Wind Energy Association, at the end of 2012, wind energy production surpassed 60 gigawatts, enough to power more than 15 million homes.

In Alabama, several counties besides Cleburne are seeing interest from companies looking for new sites for wind farms, said Sen. Phil Williams, R-Rainbow City, who sponsored the legislation to regulate wind farms.

He became aware about 18 months ago that a company was looking at Shinbone Ridge in his district as a possible site for a wind farm.

“I began to hear quite an outcry from constituents,” Williams said.

He started investigating and found that there were no state laws regulating the industry. He looked for model legislation and found it in a local ordinance from Sheldon, N.Y., Williams said.

But as the bill has made its way through Montgomery, it has been substituted twice and amended, Williams said.

It is now a unique piece of legislation that has had input from a number of constituencies and agencies including the League of Municipalities, the Association of County Commissions of Alabama, the Alabama Department of Environmental Management, the governor’s office, every utility provider in the state and three wind energy companies, he said. He believes the legislation could be a model

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Mixed reactions But not everyone feels that way.

The Alabama Sierra Club is happy to see renewable energy expanding into the state, but agrees that some regulation is needed, said Robert Hastings, chairman of the Alabama chapter.

“So that it has the least impact on residents and wildlife,” Hastings said.

However, the club feels the bill goes too far and will discourage companies from building in the state, he said.

Tanya Maloney, executive director of the Cleburne County Chamber of Commerce, was one of the constituents who wrote Dial requesting the county be exempted from the legislation.

“We’re keeping our opportunities on the table,” Maloney said.

She said the companies must comply with federal regulations to build the turbines. When siting the farms, the federal government has a lot of input, the developers said.

However, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, which regulates much of the energy industry, notes on its website that maintenance and safety of the electric projects are the jurisdiction of state public utility commissions.

Not every state has regulations. In Texas, where utilities are competitive, there is no state regulation of the installation of wind turbines, said Terry Hadley, spokesman for that state’s Public Utility Commission.

Wind energy is becoming a big business in Texas, Hadley said.

On Tuesday, the state’s wind energy resources generated 9,689 megawatts of power, which Hadley said was a new record.

To put that in perspective, Roberts, of Nations Energy Solutions, said the company is exploring placing up to 30 turbines on Turkey Heaven Mountain. That could generate up to 90 megawatts of power, enough to power about 600 homes, Saiz said.

Roberts said he believes any regulation should come from the local level — not the state level. And for small counties such as Cleburne, which may not have much experience with the projects, the industry will help them.

Wind-energy producers have learned a lot over the past decades, he said. His company strives to be safe, provide a quality product on budget and on schedule and to be an asset to the community, he said.

“No one’s going to invest $200 million when you’ve designed a bad foundation,” Roberts said. “No one wants a liability.”

Staff Writer Laura Camper 256-463-2872. On Twitter @ LCamper_Star.

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