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SUNDAY RECORD YOUR GUIDE TO PUBLIC RECORDS AND VITAL STATISTICS IN CALHOUN COUNTY BANKRUPTCIES
DEATHS Clinton “Clint” Anderson, Oxford Calvin Atchison, Talladega Albert Beavers, Pell City Jerusha Braden, Wedowee Billie Ruth Hobson Brown, Roanoke Helen H. Burke, Ashland Retired Major James E. Bush III, Mississippi Nona Mae Cole, Alpine Charles E. Dark, Anniston Rev. James W. Duke, Lineville Verlon Allen Dukes, Fruithurst Robert W. Earnest Sr., Roanoke Elizabeth Gail East, Anniston Bobby Ray Fables Sr., Cragford Robert E. “Bob” Gabriel, Alexandria Claudia Bassett Golden, Cullman Armor Jean McGhee Gray, Anniston MSGT Gerald Lee Hamby, USAF (ret’d), Anniston Mary J. Henderson, Vincent R.V. Hill Sr., Newell Dorothy Boyd Irwin, Talladega Jerrodene Frances Kerr, Lineville Vernie F. “Vern” Larson,
Anniston Wallace H. Ledbetter, Borden Springs Brady Lynn Lee, Tallassee Elizabeth “Beth” Liner, Jacksonville Ella Lee Lemon Miller, Eastaboga Imogene Murphy, Piedmont William Alexander Nestor, Anniston Julia R. Nolen, Ashland Annette Minshew Perkins, Anniston Mae Will Griffin Phillips, Lineville James Edward Potter, Meridianville Sherry Denise Rawlings-Walkington, Oxford Robert Wayne Rollins, Oxford Joy Migon “Maggie” Sandlin, Lineville Carrie Sharpe, Anniston Hunter “Chase” Smith, Piedmont Randy Lee Spears, Anniston Hellen Joyce Thompson, Jacksonville Sara Ward, Oxford Jo Annette “Annie” Waters, Ragland Billy Wayne Watson, Roanoke Geneva Wise, Munford
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A Chapter 7 bankruptcy allows the debtor to retain certain exempt property, but the debtor’s remaining property is gathered and sold by a trustee from which creditors will receive payment. It may also be used by businesses which wish to terminate their business. A Chapter 13 bankruptcy enables debtors, through court supervision and protection, to propose and carry out a repayment plan under which creditors are paid, in full or in part, in installments over a three-year period. During that time, debtors are prohibited from starting or continuing collection efforts. The following bankruptcies declared by Calhoun County residents were recorded by U.S. Bankruptcy Court Northern District of Alabama last week:
Chapter 7 • Cynthia Ann McGowan, Old Piedmont Gadsden Highway, Piedmont • Travis Lamar McDill, AL 77, Ohatchee • Anjeanette Leilani Boozer, George Street Southeast, Jacksonville • Shanquala Latoya Curry, Knox Avenue, Anniston • Angel Marie McDaniel, Woodland Drive, Oxford
MARRIAGE LICENSES • Quinton Dewonne Matthews of Anniston to Shadreka Coleman Cray of Anniston • Derrick Keith Hammett of Ohatchee to Leslie Ann Zimmerman Conerly of Ohatchee • Jason Kyle Romine of Oxford to Tabitha Diane Bailey of Ashland • Logan Thomas Giddens of Anniston to Angel Gabriella Osowski of Anniston • William Cody Wells of Anniston to Kayla Brittney Roberson of Anniston • Ronald Douglas Lindsey Jr. of Oxford to Jill Nicole Pressley of Oxford • Randy Wayne Wood Jr. of Ohatchee to Brittany Lyn Clark of Ohatchee • Adam Ryan Hazle of Heflin to Brandi Makayla McComb of
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CATTLE SALE
Heflin • Jamie Faron Hughes of Anniston to Crystal Marie Pierce of Anniston • Byron Shaquille Jarrell Byrd of Anniston to Vernisha Lakeitha Thomas of Anniston • Adonis Lee Morgan of Birmingham to Brittney Dean Range of Birmingham • James Allen Watts of Ohatchee and Andrea Renee Fleming of Ohatchee • Quavion Jewarren Floyd of Anniston to Litesha Antonnett Moore of Anniston • Darel Keith Atkinson of Anniston to Deborah Lynn Maple of Kissimmee, Fla. • Dustin Lee Patterson of Oxford to Jennifer Ann Horne of Oxford • James Albert Raby of Anniston to Teresa Darlene Jones of Hokes Bluff
Here is the livestock market report for the Tuesday sale. Receipts for this week 720 compared to 582 last week. Receipts a year ago 914.
FEEDER CLASSES:
Bulls and steers (Medium and Large No. 1 and No. 2): 200-300 lbs. 250.00 to 275.00; 300-400 lbs. 245.00 to 270.00; 400-500 lbs. 205.00 to 230.00; 500-600 lbs. 180.00 to 217.00; 600700 lbs. 145.00 to 180.00. Heifers (Medium and Large No. 1 and No. 2): 200-300 lbs. Too Few; 300-400 lbs. 210.00 to 230.00; 400-500 lbs. 190.00 to 215.00; 500600 lbs. 170.00 to 190.00; 600-700 lbs. 145.00 to 162.00.
SLAUGHTER CLASSES:
Cows: Breakers 94.00 to 101.00; Boners 100.00 to 106.00; Lean 95.00 to 100.00. Bulls: Normal Dressing 54-58% 116.00 to 120.00; High Dressing >58% 125.00; Low Dressing <54% 107.00 to 111.00.
DIVORCES
• Ricko English and Abbie English, Annis- • Diane Leigh Fordham ton and Lance Fordham • Jessica Marie Buchanan and Justin FORECLOSURES Paul Buchanan • Donita L. McElroy and Kenneth C. McEl- • Randall Foote and roy, a parcel of land in section 34, township Jennifer Foote 16, range 6. • James Loren Conley and Cheryl Ann ConWILLS PROBATED ley • Dale Ann Wallace • Margaret Ruth Willingham Gaines • Roy Tifton Barker and Billy Junior Wallace • William Frank Sr. • David Keith Parris McPherson • Wanda C. Dean • Lamar Jobson • Ray V. Hartwell III and Bettina Denise Hood • Clyde E. J. Moore Parris • Stacey Deann Car• Marie Lanelle • Robert Lee Dix roll and Terry Lamar Carroll EDITOR’S NOTE • Danny Allen and The material inside the Sunday Record is Monika Lynn Allen recorded by The Anniston Star from various • Ashley Tibbs Snyder institutions and government offices. The public records are published as they and Thomas Edward appeared on the documents obtained by the Snyder newspaper. Direct questions and comments • Amber Ward and about Sunday Record to Isaac Godwin at Jacob Stone igodwin@annistonstar.com. • Rachel Nicole
Lowther and Alan Roy Lowther • Amanda B. Murray and Ronnie L. Murray • Rachel Laney Measles and James Elbert Measles • Billy Martin Wilburn and Courtney Jane Wilburn • Mary K. Lynch and Pierre L. Lynch • Tamera Lynn Hill and Yancy Shane Hill • Kimberly Ann Studdard and Jonathan Ryan Perry • Paul Arthur Brotherton and Jennifer Brotherton • Bethany Renee Reaves and Robert Michael Willingham Jr. • Rita M. Green and Donald T. Green
INCORPORATIONS
• Grace Chung LLC • Gilbert & Hulsey LLC • Weaver Football for Youth • Dice n Disc LLC • Zoey Star LLC • Dega LLC • Piedmont Outdoor Boards LLC • Iron City General Store LLC • McCullough’s Lawn Service LLC • Pointers Menswear LLC • Dhiman LLC • JEA 3 LLC
Dissolved • Blender LLC • JWJ Enterprises LLC • Village Inn Restaurant Inc. • Woods & Associates LLC
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ARRESTS The people listed in this arrest report, whose names and charges are obtained from public records, are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.
justice by using a false I.D. • Jerry Jemearl Hollins, 29: first-degree possession of marijuana. • James Leonard Johnson, 47: second-degree receiving stolen property. • Freddie Fernando Kirby, 32: distributing a Anniston controlled substance. The following felony arrests were report- • Robert Thomas Jenkins, 56: fraudulent use ed by the Anniston Police Department of a credit card, first-degree theft. (addresses not provided) during the sev- • Benjamin Cantrell Foster, 37: sex offender residence restrictions. en-day period ending at 7 a.m. Thursday. • Jarline Deandre Lee, 19: fraudulent use of a credit card, breaking and entering a vehicle. • Stephanie Leann Welch, 37: second-deCalhoun County gree forgery. • Kristin Lea Brooks, 28: fraudulent use of a The following felony arrests were reported by the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office credit card. • Nakia Shavonne Glover, 37: second-de- during the seven-day period ending at 7 a.m. Thursday. gree theft. • Roger Edward Trammell, 55: second-de- • Youarll Ray Morrison, 67, of Piedmont: first-degree possession of marijuana. gree theft. • Kahlil Ethan Rush, 18: breaking and enter- • Brent David Salers, 24, of Weaver: interfering a vehicle, fraudulent use of a credit card. ence with custody. • Marvin Dewayne Wilson, 36: obstructing • David Michael Lavoire, 47, of Anniston:
third-degree burglary. • John Kyle Bean, 22, of Jacksonville: second-degree assault. • Delrico Lamon Davis, 34, of Anniston: probation violation. • Tammy Jeanette Mahaffey, 35, of Oxford: attempt to commit a controlled substance crime, use/possession of drug paraphernalia. • Misty Dawn Phillips, 22, of Oxford: assist other agency. • Joshua Clee Norman, 37, of Anniston: possession of a controlled substance. • Mariah Denise Matthews, 28, of Anniston: unlawful distribution of a controlled substance. • Donald Ray Lowe, 47, of Piedmont: second-degree assault. • Lamon Pass Arnold, 39, of Anniston: third-degree burglary. • Sydney Michelle Adams, 19, of Oxford: motion to revoke bond. • Randall O’Keith Morgan Jr., 23, of Oxford: first-degree domestic violence, first-degree
kidnapping. • Trevontarious Deshawn Tucker, 19, of Anniston: probation violation.
Oxford
The following felony arrests were reported by the Oxford Police Department during the seven-day period ending at 7 a.m. Thursday. • Terae Shagale Swain, 28: theft by fraudulent leasing. • Jarline Dearandre Lee, 19: fraudulent use of a credit/debit card. • Ernest William Mayne, 18: burglary. • Demarcus Sharon Brown, 19: fraudulent use of a credit/debit card. • John Henry Stone Jr., 29: illegal possession/use of a credit/debit card. • Matthew Jordan Beane, 20: second-degree theft of property. • James Thomas Hudson Sr., 38: possession of a controlled substance.
BLOTTER Crimes are listed by location. Anonymous tips may be called in to Crime Stoppers at 256-238-1414. A reward of up to $1,000 may be given.
Anniston The following property crimes were reported to the Anniston Police Department during the seven-day period ending at 7 a.m. Thursday.
Burglaries • Residence, 3900 block of Bynum Leatherwood Road: household items. • Residence, 1400 block of Christine Avenue: check, cash, clothing, jewelry, fans, clocks. • Residence, 600 block of Goodwin Avenue: copper wiring and tubing,
air conditioning units. • Residence, 1600 block of Marguerite Avenue: television, firearm, coins. • Residence, 1200 block of West 16th Street: light fixtures, sink/ shower fixtures, gas heaters. • Residence, 2000 block of Coleman Road: television, laptop computer. • Residence, 400 block of Willingham Drive: firearm, laptop computer, jewelry, sunglasses. • Residence, 3800 block of George Street: engine hoist (recovered 03-27-2014), cutting torch. • Residence, 1400 block of Marguerite Avenue: game console. • Residence, 500 block of Glen Addie Avenue: television, game consoles, games, DVD player. • Residence, 400 block of Hillcrest Road: cash, cell phone.
Thefts
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Burglaries
• Bank, 2000 block of Quintard Avenue: cash. • Public building, 400 block of Noble Street: laptop computer. • Residence, 1500 block of East 9th Street: utility trailer, lawn mower. • Parking lot, first block of West 11th STreet: firearm, handgun laser. • Church, 400 block of Noah Medders Parkway: air conditioner. • Department store, 5500 block of McClellan Boulevard: cash. • Residence, 300 block of Tillman Avenue: utility trailer. • Residence, unspecified block of Dorsey Avenue: check. • Department store, 1700 block of Quintard Avenue: televisions. • Residence, 1300 block of Greenbrier Dear Road: jewelry.
• Residence, 100 block of Brown Street: laptop computer, software, printer, tote bag, personal I.D. • Bar, 1500 block of Hillyer Robinson Industrial Parkway: 2002 Honda Accord. • Residence, 100 block of Geiger Street: 1998 Nissan Altima. • Residence, 200 block of Virginia Avenue: 2005 Ford Econoline van. • Residence, 400 block of Pyle Avenue: 2001 Lincoln Towncar.
• Residence, Peeks Hill Road, Ohatchee: gas can, chainsaws. • Residence, State Farm Road, Alexandria: tools, wooden door. • Residence, Ryleigh Lane, Anniston: tablet computers, firearm, vehicle title, cash, security safe. • Residence, Alabama 9, Piedmont: metal sprocket, air conditioner, scrap metal, tool box with tools. • Residence, State Farm Road, Alexandria: game console, DVD’s, clothing, shoes, laptop computer, jewelry, computer hard drive, digital camera with case.
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The following property crimes Thefts were reported to the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office during the • Residence, Mountain Road, seven-day period ending at 7 a.m. Ohatchee: handicap toilet. Thursday. Please see Blotter| Page 7E
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SUNDAY RECORD CALENDAR: AnnistonStar.com/calendar PROPERTY TRANSFERRED
• Nettie Caldwell-Estate to Edward Caldwell Jr., Donald B. Caldwell and Eleanor P. Caldwell Rosser, a parcel of land in section 13, township 14, range 8, $10. • Kelly J. Helms to Taylor Stewart Broome, a parcel of land in section 3, township 13, range 10, $10. • John A. Poe and Wendy Poe to John A. Poe, Jackson Oaks Estates, lot 22, $0. • Ruth Ann Atkisson to Phyllis E. Hamner, Julia A. Murray and Ruth Ann Atkisson, a parcel of land in section 4, township 15, range 9, $0. • Betty Mellon Parks and Raymond Parks to Larry Mellon, a parcel of land in section 26, township 16, range 6, $10. • Nancy Mellon Owens and Joe Owens to Larry Mellon, a parcel of land in section 26, township 16, range 6, $10. • Gary Dale Rhodes to Joshua A. Roush, Gwendale subdivision, lot 1, $1. • Myron White to Mary L. White, City of Jacksonville, McGinnis addition, block 411, lots 11 and 12; Jacksonville Mining & Manufacturing Co., block 400, lots 3-5; block 409, lots 2 and 3, $10. • Gary R. Baxter and Bernice G. Baxter to Brandon Maxwell and Susan Maxwell, a parcel of land in section 1, township 15, range 7, $10. • Southern States Bank to P.D. Pritchett Construction Co. LLC, Brownwood Estates, 2nd addition, block I, lot 1; block J, lots 5-9; block L, lots 1 and 2, $10. • Freddie Mac to James Lamar Poland Jr. and Leigh Ann Poland, a parcel of land in section 18, township 15, range 6, $19,900. • RW Investments LLC to Marion L. Noojin, Gwendale subdivision, lot 6, $10.
• Lillie F. Holland-Estate to Susan Konkel, a parcel of land in section 27, township 16, range 6, $5,000. • Kenneth Scott Young to Devon Scott Young, fraction 21 of a parcel of land in section 34, township 12, range 10, $10. • Mortgage Investments Corp. to Veterans Affairs, Pakley Estates, lot 4, $10. • P.D. Pritchett Construction Co. LLC to Timothy A. Christopher and Karan Christopher, Whites Gap Estates, 4th addition, block F, lot 9; 5th addition, block F, lot 20, $1,500. • Mettie L. Lipham, Kenneth Lipham and Sandra Lipham Hubbert to Oxford City Board of Education, a parcel of land addressed 812 Hale Street, Oxford, $10. • Paula Jane Collier to Ed Wren Collier Jr., Mountain Terrace, Street’s 2nd addition, block C, lot 6, $10. • Vera Jo Harper to Brandie Harper, a parcel of land in section 20, township 14, range 7, $10. • Pauline Taylor to Cathy L. Clark, Colwell subdivision, block 3, lots 4 and 5, $10. • Larry P. Downey and Connie K. Downey to Alan M. Downey, a parcel of land in section 14, township 13, range 9, $10. • Brent Morrison to Judy Lynne Whitten, Piedmont Land & Improvement Co., block 72, lot 7, $10. • Housing & Urban Development to Lester Smith and Terri Johnson, Albert T. Harris subdivision, block B, lot 7, $10. • Regions Bank to Cary A. Walker, Shannon Hills, block 8, lot 19, $10. • Fannie Mae to Jeffery Merritt, Anniston City Land Co., block 259, lots 9 and
10, $10. • Compass Bank to Justin M. Ball and Kathryn Renae Ball, Wildwood Estates, lot 1, $261,500. • Amanda Mitchell Brown and Eugene Douglas Mitchell to Jeremy Lee Stovall, Oakdale Estates, section 2, block B, lot 5, $1. • Randall C. Cook to Robert R. Rogers Farms LLC, a parcel of land in section 3, township 13, range 10, $10. • Arthur N. Chandler to MERCAR DG Corp., a parcel of land in section 24, township 15, range 7, $10. • Milton Glenn Leath and Joshua Glenn Leath to Brandy G. Hamilton, a parcel of land in section 4, township 13, range 10, $10. • Milton Glenn Leath to Milton Glenn Leath and Patricia S. Leath, Willie White’s first addition to Piedmont, lots 15 and 22, $10. • REO Distribution LLC to US REO Fund X LLC, Cooper Reservation Land, block 15, lots 7 and 8, $1. • Wells Fargo Bank to Veterans Affairs, Plainview, 3rd addition, block 2, lot 11, $500. • JPMorgan Chase Bank to Veterans Affairs, Friendship Court, block B, lot 11, $10. • Craig Miller to Elya Y. Lovvorn and Dennis C. Lovvorn, McCall Heights, 2nd addition, block 5, lot 6, $65,000. • Ruth J. Hamilton Revocable Trust to Irene Adkins, A.J. Saks re-subdivision, block 2, lot 10, $70,000. • Kelly Renae Wells to William L. Wells, a parcel of land in section 26, township 15, range 7, $10. • Household Finance Corp. to Bobby Woodrow, Anniston City Land Co., block 112, lots 8 and 9, $15,000.
• Linda Susan Watson to Lacey Watson Smith, Woodland Ridge subdivision, lot 27, $10. • Herman Fredrick Kemp and William Marvin Maxwell to Herman Fredrick Kemp, a parcel of land in section 3, township 16, range 7, $10. • Fannie Mae to D. Duane Mohon and M. Jena Mohon, Piedmont Land & Improvement Co., block 54, lot 15, $20,000. • Blake A. Broome to Jerry Wayne Weatherby, a parcel of land in section 3, township 13, range 10, $10. • Shirley McCord to Emily Cagle, a parcel of land in section 2, township 16, range 9, $10. • JPMC Specialty Mortgage LLC to Richard East, a parcel of land in section 33, township 16, range 7, $110,192. • Stacy Payne to Joshua Dale Payne, a parcel of land in section 9, township 14, range 8, $20,000. • Donny R. Williams and Gregory A. Winningham to DC3 LLC, Anniston City Land Co., block 11, lots 7 and 8, $10. • Donny Williams and Greg Winningham to Donny R. Williams and Frances E. Williams, Anniston City Land Co., block 8, lot 8, $10. • David M. Evans and Anita J. Evans to Justin Jacobsen, Waterford Valley, phase 1, block A, lot 10, $100. • Sandra J. Lee to Do It All Investments, a parcel of land in section 31, township 15, range 8, $2,500. • Household Finance Corp. to Phyllis Thompson, College Hills subdivision, lot 8, $70,000. • CMH Homes Inc. to Stephanie Johnnett Watts, a parcel of land in section 26, township 14, range 7, $41,553.
BLOTTER
BLOTTER Continued from Page 6E • Street location, U.S. 431 and I-20, Anniston: vehicle transporter. • Residence, Indian Trail, Ohatchee: gasoline, tiller, pressure washer, chainsaw, torch, antlers, sockets. • Residence, Alabama 9, Piedmont: 2003 Honda dirt bike. • Street location, Leon Smith Parkway, Oxford: utility trailers. • Residence, Medders
• Herman C. Williams and Brenda Williams to Daniel J. Morrow and Cathy H. Morrow, a parcel of land in section 31, township 16, range 7, $179,000. • Jerry Parks and Roberta Sparks to Michael Sparks and Sharon Sparks, Pinewood subdivision, Jerry Sparks addition, block 5,lot 10, $10. • J. Michael Sparks Construction Inc. to Jerry C. Sparks and Roberta B. Sparks, Town of Oxford, Leigh addition, lots 17-19, $10. • Judith Mitchell Bussey to Richard Allen Bussey Jr., a parcel of land in section 26, township 16, range 6, $10. • Cheaha Bank to Danny Isbell Transportation LLC, a parcel of land in sections 17/18, township 16, range 8, $10. • 2KW LLC to Melissa Lee O’Brien, Jacksonville Mining & Manufacturing Co., block 341, lots 4-8, $10. • Robert L. Huddleston-Estate to Rebecca B. Huddleston, Lenlock Lane subdivision, 1st addition, block C, lot 13, $1. • Ronald Jennings to L.L. Junge, a parcel of land in section 14, township 14, range 6, $10. • Wanda Joy Davis and Charles W. Davis to Kevin Satcher, a parcel of land in section 36, township 16, range 6, $48,000. • Alan Stovall to Peggy Weekley, a parcel of land in section 15, township 16, range 7, $10. • Nam Ki Moore to David Moore and Tommy J. Moore, a parcel of land in section 8, township 13, range 10, $10. • Brenda Harbour and Heirs of Lindsey Harbour to Brenda Harbour, Piedmont Land
& Improvement Co., block 94, $10. • Kerry H. Turner and Michael Hyatt to Michael Hyatt, a parcel of land in section 14, township 14, range 9, $10. • McClellan Development Authority to J&J Odom Holdings LLC, a parcel of land in sections 16/21/22, township 15, range 8, $10. • Gary N. Harper and Alice M. Harper to Kathy L. Pitts, Glencoe subdivision, 2nd sector, lot 41, $1. • Michael Westbrook and Teresa Anne Whorton Westbrook to Randall F. Whorton and Connie Kirk Whorton, fraction 17/24 of a parcel of land in section 36, township 12, range 10, $10. • Patricia L. Brooks to Regina Laney Musser and Robert Laney Oswalt, Valley Brook subdivision, block 1, lot 22, $10. • Housing & Urban Development to JPMorgan Chase Bank, a parcel of land in section 31, township 15, range 8, $1. • Wells Fargo Bank to Housing & Urban Development, Emily Trace, lot 1, $500. • Kathleen L. Douglas to Wanda Joy Davis and Charles Davis, Trinity Heights subdivision, lot 48, $100,000. • Willie M. Crook and Rita Fay Crook to Joshua Crook, a parcel of land in section 22, township 14, range 6, $100. • Jeremy Love and Jamie Love to Brandon Jones, a parcel of land addressed 114 Holley Road, Anniston, $10. • Marshall W. Prickett to the Marshall Prickett Sr. and Margaret Prickett Living Trust, a parcel of land in sections 2/14/23, township 14, range 7, $10.
RESTAURANT INSPECTIONS
Street, Anniston: cash (Theft by deception.) • Residence, Old Anniston Gadsden Highway, Ohatchee: pressure washer, welder, clothing, table saw, firearm, security camera, table grinder. • Residence, Wildman Drive, Alexandria: medications, television. • Field, Roy Web Road, Jacksonville: holstein steers.
Auto-related thefts • Residence, Farm Road, Ohatchee: 2005 Kia Sportage.
Here are food service establishments recently inspected by the Calhoun County Health Department, along with scores. A score of 100 indicates the inspector found no deficiencies. Potentially hazardous deficiencies (four- or five-point demerit items) are noted. These must be corrected immediately and inspectors say they are often corrected while the inspection is underway. Restaurants earning below 70 must raise their scores within seven days or face closure.
4-OR 5-POINT DEMERITS • Bojangles, 31 Holmes Drive, Oxford 95, potentially hazardous food did not meet temperature requirements during cold holding. • Jefferson’s, 407 Pelham Road, N.,
Jacksonville - 92, personnel should eat/ drink in designated areas only. • Little Caesar’s Pizza, 1410 Quintard Ave., Anniston - 87, potentially hazardous food did not meet temperature requirements during cold holding; chemicals should not be stored with food; damaged product lids should be discarded • Tweeners, 1250 Old Piedmont-Gadsden Highway, Piedmont - 91, personnel should eat/drink in designated areas only. • Waffle House, 500 Pelham Road, N., Jacksonville - 92, problems with sanitization rinse.
Anniston - 98. • Long John Silver’s, 631 Quintard Ave., Anniston - 97. • McDonald’s, 5500 McClellan Blvd., Anniston - 98. • Olive Garden, 401 Oxford Exchange Blvd., Oxford - 98. • Subway, 206 Grace St., Oxford - 99. • The Turn at Cane Creek, 64 Galloway Road, Anniston - 97. • Top O’ the River, 3330 McClellan Blvd., Anniston - 98. • Winn-Dixie (Deli), 815 S. Pelham Road, Jacksonville - 98. • Winn-Dixie (Market), 815 S. Pelham Road, Jacksonville - 97. NO MAJOR DEMERITS • Winn-Dixie (Seafood), 815 S. Pelham • Cider Ridge Golf Club, 200 Apple Blos- Road, Jacksonville - 98. som Way, Oxford - 98. • Yamato Japanese Steak House, 105 • Lad & Lassie Preschool/Daycare, Mountain St., SW, Jacksonville - 98.
PIT PENDULUM SWINGS Attitudes, laws soften on much-maligned breed BY LINDA A. MOORE The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tenn.)
In the 11 years that Donna Velez has operated Hearts of Gold Pit Rescue, she’s never had a problem. With hundreds of pit bulldogs in and out of her home over the years, not once, she said, have her neighbors reported her to Memphis Animal Services or have any of her dogs run loose. “If I can live with 300 or 400 pit bulls and I’ve never had an incident, surely someone that’s half responsible can live with one or two,” Velez said. It’s good news to her and for the breed that communities across the country are backing away from ordinances that ban pit bulls, and states are making those bans illegal. Attitudes have softened considerably as activists and TV shows like Animal Planet’s “Pit Bulls and Parolees” cast the dogs in a more positive light. And it illustrates the power and persistence of dog-advocacy groups that have worked to fend off pit bull restrictions. “Lawmakers are realizing that targeting dogs based on their breed or what they look like is not a solution to dealing with dangerous dogs,” said Lisa Peterson, a spokeswoman for the American Kennel Club. Seventeen states now have laws that prohibit communities from adopting breed-specific bans. Lawmakers in six more states are considering similar measures, and some cities are reviewing local policies that classify pit bulls as dangerous animals. A 2013 bill in Tennessee was proposed and later withdrawn that would have required owners of vicious dogs to obtain $25,000 in liability insurance. It was amended to include pit bulls. The changing attitudes, Velez believes, also come in part from the kinds of people who own pit bulls: doctors, lawyers, teachers and grand-
Writers work dogs into f iction BY LINDA WILSON FUOCO Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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Judy Sutton hugs her pit bull AC, who she adopted from Hearts of Gold Pit Rescue, after playing ball at home in Memphis, Tenn., March 12. mothers like Judy Sutton, who adopted A.C. from Velez four years ago. “He’s my first pit,” said Sutton, 70. “If I’d known what wonderful dogs they were, I’d have had them all along. He’s just a jewel.” Pit bulls are intelligent, high energy dogs that require a certain type of owner, Velez said. “You can’t open the door and let these dogs run loose,” she said. “It requires a different level of responsibility.” And no dog, regardless of breed, should be left alone with babies and children, Velez said, Memphis does not ban pit bulls, although in 2010 a mandatory spay/ neuter ordinance for pits was considered, a discussion which resulted in a spay/neuter ordinance for all dogs. Memphis Animal Services requires criminal background checks and fence inspections before pit bulls can be
adopted from the shelter, said James Rogers, MAS director. And, while breed restrictions are a “hot button issue,” Rogers said, “It’s not the animal that’s a problem, it’s the person that owns the animal.” Nevertheless, the dogs’ foes complain that their message is being drowned out by a well-funded, well-organized lobbying effort in state capitols. The debate puts millions of pit bull owners up against a relatively small number of people who have been victimized by the dogs. Ron Hicks, who sponsored a bill in the Missouri House to forbid breed-specific legislation, said he was surprised when nobody spoke against his proposal last month at a committee hearing. “I figured a few parents would be there who would bring tears to my eyes,” the Republican said. “Would it have changed my opinion or what I believe in? No.”
A lovely older dog lounges on the cover of “The Book of Why,” although the novel is not a dog story, per se. It’s a story about love and loss, grief and sorrow, and one man’s struggle to move on in a life that lacks meaning and joy. This beautifully written and pleasantly quirky novel by Nicholas Montemarano isn’t a “dog book,” but the dog in the book is an important character from beginning to end. The female dog is named Ralph. She doesn’t talk or solve murders. Ralph lives in the novel the way dogs live in the lives of dog lovers everywhere — sleeping a lot, playing fetch and loving the people who love her. At the end of the book, the author thanks many people, including his wife and 4-year-old son. The acknowledgments end with: “Finally, of course, Ralph — best dog in the universe.” “Twelve years ago, I became a dog owner, and dogs started popping up in my work,” Montemarano said. “I draw upon my own life and experience as a starting point in my fiction.” Another quality writer whose work features animals is Amy Hempel, whose short story “In the Cemetery Where Al Jolson Is Buried” stars a chimp in a heartbreaking role and who co-edited “Unleashed: Poems by Writers’ Dogs.” In Hempel’s “The Dog of the Marriage,” a jilted wife who works a dog trainer says, “I work with these dogs every day, and their capability, their decency, shames me.” Montemarano recommends other “dog” books: “The Story of Edgar Sawtelle” by David Wroblewski; “Dog Years,” a memoir by poet Mark Doty; and “My Dog Tulip” by the late J. R. Ackerley.