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Miller (44). Saks was ninth with 35 points, Weaver eleventh with 30, Leeds fifteenth with 20 and Deshler seventeenth with 14. The 4-by-100 relay team had run the fastest preliminary time Friday but did not score a point in the finals after making an exchange outside the zone. Head track coach Mark Mitchell said later that mistake happens to some team at every track meet but it was an unfortunate time
Piedmont’s second consecutive Class 3A boys track and field state championship didn’t come without a little drama but the Bulldogs pulled together and scored 75 points over the course of the two-day meet in Selma Friday and Saturday. Finishing in the top five were Greensboro (62 points), Trinity Presbyterian (53), ■ See TRACK, page 9 American Christian (51) and T.R.
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The two most important men in Lee Rooks’s life are his father, Ronald, and his grandfather, the late Booker T. Rooks. Though some of his memories of his grandfather are vague, they’re good memories.
MARGARET ANDERSON Journal News Editor For the past two weeks, three red and white vans have been noticeable in Piedmont. That’s because Jim Thompson has started Thompson Ambulance Service Inc. The service can transport residents, patients and individuals to and from home, nursing homes, hospitals, rehab and physical therapy clinics, dialysis clinics, outpatient clinics, doctors’ offices, longterm care facilities and assisted living facilities. “What we’re doing at this time is basic non-emergency transports,” said Thompson. “There’s a possibility that at
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Brian McWilliams woke one morning thinking he had fallen asleep on his foot and/or leg because they were asleep. He thought he’d just cut the circulation off. “The feeling never came back,” said McWilliams. “I went to a chiropractor, and he couldn’t figure out what it was, so he sent me to a neurologist in Anniston who did a MRI on me.” The neurologist misdiagnosed McWilliams’s problem and ended up sending him to a neurologist in Birmingham who told McWilliams what his problem was. He had
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multiple sclerosis. McWilliams’s problems started in 2004, but it wasn’t until 2009 that he was officially diagnosed. “I have good and bad days,” said McWilliams. “It’s not progressed. The medication they got me on is holding everything intact. I like to contribute everything to God’s blessing that it hasn’t progressed. As anyone knows, it’s a debilitating disease. It may eventually cripple you.” McWilliams said since the disease hasn’t progressed much, he’s able to manage his daily routine. This includes working in the ammunition area as a materiel
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The 2014 Regular Legislative Session, which ended last month, was the last of the quadrennium. It ended on the same note it began on four years ago. This group of super majority Republican legislators has placed an indelible conservative stamp on Alabama state government. There has been no benchmark right wing social issue that has failed to be addressed. They began in the first year with what they proclaimed was the most pervasive anti illegal immigrant legislation in the country. It was quickly cast aside in a cursory federal court opinion as unconstitutional. Then came a far-reaching pro gun bill that was designed for the 1890’s Wild West. This year they passed an anti abortion bill, which the sponsors as well as any sixth grade civics student, should know is unconstitutional. It is not even close to being in line with Roe v. Wade. These theatrical panderings play well to Alabama’s conservative electorate. During the 1960’s Alabama legislators spent entire sessions passing meaningless resolutions espousing anti-segregation edicts. This group has taken a page from that era with their posturing. For example, they passed legislation stating Alabama does not have to comply with Obama Care. I am sure that will have a lot of influence in deterring a piece of federal legislation. The last time I checked we were still a part of the United States so that same sixth grade civics student can instruct the legislature of Alabama that federal law supersedes state law.
Well at least it makes for good politics. George Wallace was Steve the master of it. These Flowers guys are novices. Wallace stood in the schoolhouse door by George. We want to send them a message. The problem with Inside The Statehouse spending the entire legislative session passing popular but blatantly unconstitutional measures is that it cost money. At least George Wallace paid to send Washington a message. He was a progressive at heart. The state’s economy was not in the doldrums and Wallace passed tax increase measures to make up any shortfalls. To the contrary, this group is determined to not raise any new revenue. You have got to give them credit. They are consistent. They are as conservative on fiscal actions as they are on social issues. The State General Fund is in dire straits. That is the fund that has to pay to defend these measures. The General Fund has had no new money since 1983 when George Wallace was in the first year of his last term. Things like cars, gas, desks and computers have gone up a lot in 30 years yet the General Fund has had no increase in revenue. This fund, unlike the Education Trust Fund, cannot
grow itself out of its dilemma because all of the growth taxes, which are primarily sales and income taxes, are earmarked for the Education Budget. Medicaid and prison costs have grown exponentially. These two money-eating monsters have driven the poor General Fund to the wall. Essentially, the Legislature has balanced both the State General Fund and Education Trust Fund on the backs of state employees and teachers during this quadrennium. Both of these groups have taken pay cuts over this fouryear period. They were required to pay more for their health insurance and retirement benefits in the first year and have not had any pay increase to offset this loss in take home pay. There is one note of hypocrisy on the part of legislators when they say they are different than their Democratic predecessor majorities. They continue to put pork in the Education Budget to dole out in their districts just like they ridiculed the Democrats for doing in prior years. Some of these state senators are going to find out that some of these schoolteachers are not going to forget come Election Day. There are also a lot of retired schoolteachers who have not gotten a cost of living raise in four years either. These folks vote. We will see how mad they are in a few weeks. Steve Flowers is Alabama’s leading political columnist. His column appears weekly in 72 Alabama newspapers. Steve served 16 years in the state legislature. He may be reached at www.steveflowers.us.
Calhoun Pickers epitomizes recycling, making crafts Cleburne County native Arminda Cavender learned from an Auburn University professor the importance of owning one’s own business. She put his words into practice when she leased the former Kitchin’s building at the intersection of Alabama 202/U.S. 431. Now she is running her own business, Calhoun Pickers. Recently, I visited the antique mall/indoor market. Vendors were hauling merchandise in, and shoppers were hauling merchandise out. An air of excitement permeated the place. Some booths are so new that their owners had not finished decorating them; yet many owners have given their booths names: Kyner Creative Corner, Treasured Creations, Koodlebugs, Sammies, Uncle Ray, Miss B’s Boutique, A & J’s, and Picture This. Typical market merchandise filled most of the freshly painted booths, and the prices were great. Employee Regina Honts said booth owners are encouraged to keep prices low so that the merchandise sells well. Jack Ponder of Ed’s Place, which Ponder named after his handyman grandfather, said he and his wife Pam recently cleaned out a parent’s home and were going to rent a storage unit. “We got to thinking that we didn’t really want
to keep all of the things we were storing,” said Ponder. “This way, we will Sherry pay that same rent Kughn as on a storage unit, make a little money, and rid ourselves of items we do not need.” Of course, Sherry-Go-Round he also plans to keep the booth full of items that he picks up at yard and estate sales. “We’ll do this as long as we enjoy it,” he added. “I’ve been very happy with the success,” said Cavender. “I signed the lease in October and started in November.” Cavender, family, and friends passed out flyers at local parking lots and festivals. People started inquiring, and one of the inquiries was from Honts, who is now the executive assistant. “I retired from the state and started crocheting,” said Honts. “I rented a booth to sell my items and liked Arminda so much that I asked her if I could work here when she was ready to hire someone.” Honts didn’t wait too long, and she now helps
Cavender work the mall hours, 10-6 on TuesdaysSaturdays, and 1-5 on Sundays. It’s a great place to browse and pick up gifts, household and personal items, and make new friends. Also, I enjoyed visiting Calhoun Pickers because it is in a memorable place. My mother worked at Kitchin’s for many years, and I remember shopping there during each stage of my life. “A lot of people come in and say they remember shopping in the building when they were younger,” said Cavender. She remembers buying her dresses and shoes there when she was growing up. Cavender said she could not have opened the new business without her parents, Dorothy Thrower and Bobby Cavender, and her brothers, Steven and Robert. Cavender has a special thanks for her 12-year-old son, Jackson, who missed his mother at his ballgames but was understanding about her new endeavor. They have all pitched in to help, along with friends, which makes Cavender thankful. Also, she appreciates the positive feedback she has had from customers. Calhoun Pickers, like the other antique and craft stores in the area, provides a form of entertainment for those of us who love to shop or just browse. Email Sherry at sherrykug@hotmail.com
What is the truth about Benghazi, and does it matter? In a State Department background briefing on October 9, 2012, about the 911 attack in Benghazi, a person identified only as SENIOR STATE DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL NUMBER ONE said after Ambassador Chris Stevens’ meeting with a Turkish diplomat was over, “They say goodbye. They’re out in a street in front of the compound. Everything is calm at 8:30 p.m. There’s nothing unusual. There has been nothing unusual during the day at all outside.” The official detailed what happened after this, saying a lot of men attacked the compound about an hour later shooting weapons, setting off explosives, and burning the compound. You may read a transcript of the briefing at www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2012/10/198791.htm. State Department officials in this briefing did not mention a video until asked by AP reporter Brad Klapper, “What in all of these events that you’ve described led officials to believe for the first several days that this was prompted by protests against the video?” The State Department official answered, “That is a question that you would have to ask others. That was not our conclusion.” Reuters reported the State Department’s Operations Center sent an email around 6:00 p.m. ET on the day of
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the attack to the White House, Pentagon, FBI and other agencies saying Ansar al-Sharia had Daniel claimed credit for the Gardner attack on its Facebook and Twitter accounts. Bottom line: The day of the attack, the White House, State My Thoughts Department, Pentagon, FBI, CIA and other departments knew Benghazi had been attacked by Islamic terrorists who killed four Americans including Ambassador Chris Stevens. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is the first person to post an official statement referring to an Internet video. In her statement posted on MSNBC at 10:32 p.m. that night she said, “Some have sought to justify this vicious behavior as a response to inflammatory material posted on the Internet.” She did not identify who ‘some’ were. Were ‘some’ the attackers themselves, or were they staffers inside the State Department itself? Three days later Deputy National Security Adviser for Strategic Communications Ben Rhodes sent an email to a number of White House and administration officials including Jay Carney, David Plouffe, and Dan Pfeiffer, stipulating four goals for a “PREP CALL with Susan (Rice)” set for Saturday, September 15, in preparation for Rice’s appearances on Sunday morning talk shows.
The second goal of the four was: “To underscore that these protests are rooted in an Internet video, and not a broader failure of policy....” You may read the email and other related documents at: www.judicialwatch.org/ wp-content/uploads/2014/04/1919_production-4-17-14. pdf#page=14 On CBS News’ “Face the Nation,” Sunday, September 16, Libya President Mohamed Magariaf said the attack was planned months in advance. In another interview with NPR that same day, Magariaf said, “The idea that this criminal and cowardly act was a spontaneous protest that just spun out of control is completely unfounded and preposterous. We firmly believe that this was a precalculated, preplanned attack that was carried out specifically to attack the U.S. consulate.” Did the Obama administration coordinate a cover-up of what happened in Benghazi during the run-up to the presidential election? Are President Obama, Hillary Clinton, Democrats, and the progressive mainstream media continuing to cover-up what happened? Hillary Clinton asked a Senate committee, “What difference, at this point, does it make?” Truth makes a difference. Daniel L. Gardner is a syndicated columnist who lives in Starkville, MS. You may contact him at Daniel@ DanLGardner.com, or visit his website at http://www. danlgardner.com Feel free to interact with him on the Clarion-Ledger feature blog site blogs.clarionledger. com/dgardner/
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Piedmont - Peggy L. Kirk, 88, passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, May 02, 2014, surrounded by her family. Funeral service was on Sunday, May 04, 2014, at 2 p.m. at Thompson Funeral Home with the Rev. Bobby Kirk and the Rev. Michael Ingram officiating. Burial will follow at Piedmont Memory Gardens. The family will received friends Saturday evening from 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home. Survivors include her children, Barbara Moss (Larry) and Phillip Kirk, all of Piedmont and Charles Kirk, of Carrollton, Ga.; grandchildren, Dr. Tony Bright , Stephanie Foxx (Andy), Matthew Kirk (Tammy), Amanda Kirk, Michelle Morton (Johnny) and Seth Moss (Misty); greatgrandchildren, Gabbi Graham, Jessie Foxx, Sara Kirk, Brody Foxx, Savannah Kirk, Gracie Foxx, Savannah Moss, Victoria Moss, Levi Moss, Sam Moss, Brittney Morton and Zak Morton; one great-great grandchild, Xander Morton; and two sisters, Lorraine Thorne and Gloria Reul both of Jackson,
Mich. Pallbearers will be Matthew Kirk, Andy Foxx, Jessie Foxx, Thomas Roberts, Dr. Tony Bright and Raymond Kirk. Mrs. Kirk was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother who loved cooking and spending time with her family and neighbors. She was a member of the First Congregational Methodist Church of Piedmont and was retired from Standard Coosa Thatcher. She was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years , Gene Kirk; parents, Charles and Clara Fullerton and 13 brothers and sisters. The family would like to extend a special “Thank You” to New Beacon Hospice, especially Jamie, Kendra and Chaplain Wayne Stevens, who took such loving care of Mother and also to her two special care-givers, Edith Garmany and Rita Shadd. Flowers will be accepted or memorial contributions may be made to New Beacon Hospice, 818 Leighton Avenue, Anniston, AL, 36207. www.thompsonfuneral-homepiedmont.com
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Community Capsule • The American Legion Ladies Auxiliary will be having a yard sale on May 15, 16 and 17 from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Donations for the yard sale can be brought to the American Legion in Piedmont, 1133 U.S. 278W on May 8, 9, 10, 12, 13 and 14. The Auxiliary holds monthly meetings on the third Tuesday at 6 p.m. • Those with relatives buried in the Philadelphia Church cemetery are asked to come to a cleanup day at both the church and the cemetery at 8 a.m. on May 10. •Nances Creek Community Center will have Trade Day and Farmers Market starting at 7 a.m. the first Saturday of each month beginning in May through October. There is no set-up fee. • The White Plains Alumni Association is having a membership drive. Those eligible are graduates of White Plains, attendees who may not have graduated, and persons who may not have attended White Plains but desires to support the schools and students. The White Plains Alumni Association awarded four $1,000 college scholarships to deserving White Plains seniors last year. Donations pay for these annual scholarships. For more information call Alvin Robertson at 256-236-8780, Bill Ward at 256-236-3629, Brenda Morgan at 256-435-3725 or Norman Parker at 256-447-7563. • The Calhoun County Com-
munity Band meets every Tuesday night at 6:30 at the Jacksonville High School band room. • Bradford Health Services has free family support meetings from 5-6 Monday nights at 1701 B Pelham Rd., S., Suite D (Brookstone Building next to RMC Jacksonville). The meeting is for anyone experiencing behavioral problems with a loved one, has a family member of any age with drug or alcohol problems, needs help coping with a loved one’s drug or alcohol problems or needs help making decision on how to help a family member of any age. A counselor will facilitate the meetings. • Venecia Benefield Butler’s book, “I Have to Get Some Things Off My Chest,” can be purchased for $15 (including tax) by mailing a check to P. O. Box 572, Piedmont 36262, or take money or check to Butler’s sister, Randa Carroll, at the office of Benjamin Ingram at 207 Rome, Ave., Piedmont. Proceeds will go to the V Foundation, founded by Butler, to purchase gift bags for patients going through chemo treatments. The bags will include items such as comedy DVDs, chap stick, gift cards, gas cards, crossword puzzles, Sudoku, search-a-word, lubricant eye drops, gum and peppermints, soft toothbrushes, queasy drops, lotion, neck wrap or hydrating socks. • Dogs for the Deaf, located in Central Point, Ore., is a non-profit
Arrests April 24 • Jeffrey Scott McMurray, 36, theft of property III, criminal trespass III. • Jeremy Wayne Willis, 36, receiving stolen property III. April 26
• Terry Anthony Proctor, 28, probation violation. April 27 • Daryl Kellye Jeffers, 28, failure to pay. April 28 • Gary Fain Mitchell, 56, failure
Police Report April 24 • Theft of property III, criminal trespass III. A 64-year-old male reported the theft of an industrial 20-foot metal shaft valued at $160 that was takend between 9:20 a.m. and 3:40 p.m. April 23 from a location on Industrial Boulevard. April 25 • Unlawful breaking and entering a vehicle. A resident of North Main Street reported the theft of a Garmin Nuvi 50LM 5-inch GPS system taken between April 9 and April 25. • Theft of property III. Employees of Dollar General reported the theft of a size 4T shirt/short set valued at $2. Theft of property III. A resident of Alabama Street reported the theft of a green and black Green Machine bicycle valued at $150. April 26 • Harassment. A 27-year-old female reported an incident that occurred at 10:30 a.m. at the Piedmont Sports Complex. • Domestic violence III. A 32-year-
organization that rescues dogs from animal shelters and trains them to help adults and children with different disabilities, challenges, and needs. For example, a Hearing Dog is trained to alert its owner to household sounds that could affect his or her safety and an Autism Assistance Dog would keep an autistic child out of traffic, bodies of water, and other dangerous situations. Chris Hill, a resident of Anniston and a volunteer “ambassador” for Dogs for the Deaf, has a DVD presentation he will give to civic and community organizations or individuals. Contact him at 835-6918 • New classes for the Jacksonville State University Adult Wellness classes are at 8 a.m. in Pete Mathews Colseium. Senior water aerobics and senior floor aerobic classes are Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Senior water aerobics and senior therapeutic yoga classes are on Tuesday and Thursday. Contact Aubrey Crossen at 256-689-2580 or jsu9517k@jsu.edu for more information. • Piedmont Health Care has started an Alzheimer’s support group designed to increase public awareness and enhance individual and family education regarding Alzheimer’s disease and other dementia. For more information call social services director Yolanda Pierce 4478258, ext. 232. Refreshments will be provided.
old female reported an incident that occurred at her residence at 7:36 p.m. April 27 • Theft of property II. A resident of Southern Avenue reported the theft of an Apple Macbook AIR valued at $999 that occurred between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. April 26. • Identity theft. A 57-year-old male reported unlawful activity involving several credit cards that occurred between June 225, 2012 and April 26. • Resisting arrest. Officers were involved in an incident that occurred at 7:15 p.m. April 26 on Gadsden Street. • Domestic violence III. A 24-yearold female reported an incident that occurred at her residence at 3:14 p.m. • Domestic violence III. A 65-yearold female reported an incident that occurred on Thatcher Street at 2:45 p.m. April 28 • Criminal mischief III. A 73-yearold female reported damage done to a door facing that occurred between April 12 and April 26.
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ynthia Gillespie met the mayor of Piedmont on a blind date. She lived in Jacksonville, and he lived in Piedmont. They went to a Piedmont High School basketball game. Cynthia can’t remember who they played, but she remembers liking her date a lot. After dating four years, they were married on Dec. 20, 1973. They’ll celebrate their 41st wedding anniversary this year. Their marriage produced two daughters. Ann VonEberstein and her husband Vince, live in Gulf Shores, where Ann works for the Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce. Their son, Brady, 15, is a ninth grade student. Amy Pike and her husband Corey live in Piedmont. Amy teaches second grade at Piedmont Elementary. They have four children. Hunter is a freshman at Kentucky State University, Madison attends Piedmont High, Brock goes to Piedmont Middle School, and Trevor is in third grade at Piedmont Elementary. The Baker house isn’t empty since the children moved away. A cat, Lucy, and a dog, Bama, share their home with Cynthia and Bill. After graduating from Jacksonville High School in 1972, Cynthia attended Jacksonville State University where she received a degree in early childhood education. Born in Spartanburg, S. C., Cynthia never lived anywhere long at a time until her family moved to Jacksonville when her father as named manager of Union Yarn Mill. They moved from Spartanburg to Puerto Rico when she was 3, lived in Puerto Rico three years, then moved to Jasper. Their next stop was Jacksonville. She was in third grade. Cynthia has taught school at Piedmont Elementary School for the past 37 years. The first five years, she taught grades five through seven. Since then, she’s taught third grade each year. Retirement will come next year. “It’s one of those things when you know it’s the right time,” she said. “I’ll be 60 then. Bill is retired, and I’m looking forward to us spending more time with our grandchildren. We go to just about all of their games now. We’re very involved in that. When I retire we can visit our children in Gulf Shores more often.” The first lady of Piedmont said she’s also looking forward to working in her yard, perhaps travel some,
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Cynthia Baker with students Anna Garrett, Libby Welsh, Princess Pragas and Andrew Sterling/Allen. volunteer and read more. “I’ve never been able to volunteer,” she said. “Now, I’ll be able to do that and read some books that I haven’t had time to read. I like suspense and mysteries and anything having to do with animals.” Cynthia will also probably spend more time drawing and painting. She minored in art college and took art classes in high school “I’ve always loved it,” she said. “That’s one of my quiet things that I can do.” Cynthia said her favorite things to paint are probably flowers and anything having to do with nature. She is a member of First Baptist Church where she sings in the choir and is one of two teachers in a women’s class, The Way. The other teacher is Sheila Harper. Cynthia said she fully supports her husband in his position as Piedmont’s mayor. “I know he truly has his heart in what is good for
Piedmont,” he said. “It has its ups and downs, but I always know in the end that whatever he says or does, it’s for the betterment of Piedmont. He went from his second retirement to the office of mayor, and he goes to that office every day. He truly loves the city. I’m very proud of him.” Cynthia’s parents are the late Bill and Pat Gillespie. Her brother, Charles Gillespie, lives in Blytheville, Ark. Her other brother, Paul, lives in Chantilly, Va., near Washington, D. C. Her sister, Tina Auchenpaugh, lives in Hiram, Ga. Cynthia said when she and Bill married, she basically took a recipe and went from there, hoping it would work. Nowadays, they eat out often. She said Bill likes to cook and is fairly good at it, but he likes it even better when she helps him. Most of her cooking is done when all the family is home. (Contact Margaret at pollya922@gmail.com)
RECIPES ANN’S BAKED BEANS 2 cans pork & beans ½ lb. hamburger meat ½ c. chopped onion ½ c. Karo syrup ½ c. brown sugar 1 T. spicy brown mustard ½ c. real bacon bits Brown and drain hamburger. Mix all other ingredients together. Bake at 375 degrees for 1 hour in a casserole dish. BACON WRAPPED GREEN BEANS 2 – 16 oz. cans whole green beans 1 lb. thin sliced bacon (cut in half) ¾ stick butter ½ c. brown sugar ½ t. garlic powder Salt and pepper to taste Wrap ½ piece of uncooked bacon around a bundle of 7 or 8 beans. Heat melted butter, sugar
and spices. Place bundles in a casserole dish. Cover bundles with liquid mixture. Bake at 375 degrees for 40 minutes, covered with foil. Then bake uncovered for an additional10 minutes. QUICK AND EASY BRUNSWICK STEW 1 lb. frozen pre-cooked pork 2 lg. cans chicken 1 – 16 oz. pkg. frozen shoepeg corn 1 – 16 oz. pkg. frozen baby lima beans 1 (14-16) oz. can diced potatoes 2 cans died tomatoes 2 sm. cans tomato sauce ½ - ¾ c. of your favorite barbecue sauce 4 chicken bouillon cubes Salt and pepper to taste Mix all ingredients together in a large pot. Add about 3 c. water. It should be soupy looking but not so dry it would stick to the bottom of the pot and burn. You can add water if mixture is too dry. Simmer until thoroughly heated.
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Jay Dill, Republican candidate for the Calhoun County Commission, visited Piedmont on Monday. Dill asked a lot of questions about the success of Piedmont City Schools. Besides touring the school, Dill purchased some plants from the PHS horticulture class to support the plant sale that is going on now at the school. ABOVE: Jay Dill, Nina Gouger, Christopher Ray, and principal Adam Clemons.
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ABOVE: Unloading cotton by fork lift at the Coosa Plant is Ada Harbour. Walter Weaver has a bale of cotton on his hand truck, and Andrew Diamond is returning from the warehouse with an empty truck. (Editor’s note: The Piedmont Journal has begun publishing older photographs on a regular basis. Those having older photographs who would like them published can send them to jalred@jaxnews.com or akilgore@jaxnews.com. Identify the people in the photo and, if possible, include some information about it.)
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handler at Anniston Army Depot where he drives a forklift and a rollback truck. The most difficult time of the year for him is approaching. “I have to watch it, especially in the summertime heat,” he said. “As far as summertime with MS, the heat is the biggest enemy. If you overheat, it hurts you and you’re not as mobile.” McWilliams was born in Memphis and grew up in Muscle Shoals. He spent four years in the Marines after high school and was stationed at Marine Corp Air Station in Beaufort, S. C. In 1994, he moved from Muscle Shoals to Gadsden to work at Gulf State Steel. Shortly after that, he met his wife, the former LaBreeska Ingram, and moved to Piedmont. LaBreeska is an accountant at Regional Medical C e n t e rJacksonville. They have three children. Dakota, 20, is in the Navy stationed at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Wash. Trevor, 15, and Matthew, 13, attend school at Spring Garden. McWilliams is the son of Gail McWilliams and Larry McWilliams of Muscle Shoals. His brother, Kevin, lives near Florence. LaBreeska’s parents are Rev. David and Elaine Ingram. McWilliams is a member
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of the Church of the Nazarene where he runs the sound system, serves as associate pastor, teaches an adult Sunday school class and teaches Bible study on Wednesday nights. He also plays bass in a gospel group, the Ingrams. McWilliams grew up playing bass, but he’d never really done any singing until he married. “It’s an interesting story,” he said. “Everybody in the family either sings or plays something. They joked and said you had to sing or play
an instrument before you could be in the family. The Bible says to make a joyful noise unto the Lord, I’m just thankful that I get to get up and make a happy racket.” McWilliams said he spends more time at church and work than anywhere else. “If I’m not at work, I’m doing something at the church or for the church,” he said. “I like trying to keep my church going.” (Contact Margaret at pollya922@gmail.com)
As we approach our 100th Anniversary of service, Farmers & Merchants Bank wants to remember our past. We’re proud of the service and solutions we’ve provided to generations of customers right here at home. Through the years, the relationships we have built have often continued through families and business owners. But we need your help to document the past. If you have old photos of Farmers & Merchants Bank, or of our bankers, directors or customers in the community, we invite you to submit them for public viewing in our anniversary celebration. We will make reproductions of your photo and return it to you in short order! Please bring your old photos to Vickie McCurdy at our Piedmont Office by May 30, 2014. We thank you for taking a look in your photo albums, and hope that we will be able to honor someone who means a lot to you.
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some time in the future we’ll expand our services and offer emergency calls, but right now, we’re just concentrating on non-emergency.” The new business is licensed by the State of Alabama, Department of EMS and Trauma, as a Basic Life Support Emergency Medical Service. Thompson said all of his drivers are nationally registered and state licensed emergency medical technicians, and every ambulance that goes out has two of these individiuals onboard. Some have advanced EMT training. Thompson said he wants to make it clear that the reason he’s opening the service isn’t because he thinks the local rescue squad isn’t doing a good job. “Piedmont Rescue Squad has always done a good job with their service,” he
said. “Our wanting to open an ambulance service had absolutely nothing to do with them not doing what they should be doing.” Thompson said he, his father and his brother have all worked with Piedmont’s rescue squad at one time or another spanning over 42 years and his son, Wesley, is the third generation of the Thompson family involved in offering ambulance services to the community. “The ambulance service is something I’ve always wanted to offer the community, just so people would have a choice,” he said. “Just like there’s three banks in Piedmont and three grocery stores, this is another way we can serve our community. We hope the people of Piedmont will give us an opportunity to serve them.” (Contact Margaret at pollya922@gmail. com)
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Madison Academy comes to Piedmont Thursday for the first-day doubleheader of the Class 3A baseball semifinals. The first game will start at 5 p.m. If a third game is required to settle the best-of-three series, it will start Friday at 3 p.m. Originally planned for Friday and Saturday, the games were moved to Thursday and Friday to avoid the potential of rain Saturday. While the Bulldogs (29-6) and the Mustangs (30-12) have a postseason history in football and basketball, head baseball coach James Blanchard said his players were treating their semifinal series as the next step on the road to a state championship. “I think these kids, they just want to win a state championship so bad I don’t think they’d care if you rolled the Braves out there against them,” Blanchard said. “They just want to win it so bad. Whoever’s in the way, that’s who we’ve got and we’ve got to beat them.” Piedmont enters the series on a 15-game winning streak. To reach the semifinals, Piedmont traveled to Winfield last Friday and swept the Pirates 7-2 and 9-0, proving to themselves and everyone else that they are as capable of winning on the road as at home. In the opener, all nine Piedmont starters had at least one hit. The Bulldogs finished with 13 singles and no extrabase hits. Matt Strott, Payton Young, Easton Kirk and Peyton Whitten had two hits apiece. Whitten and Kirk each had two RBIs. Neither team scored for the first three innings although Blanchard said the Bulldogs were hitting the ball hard. In the fourth, Piedmont scored four times. Kirk, Bayley Blanchard and Taylor Hayes had consecutive singles to load the bases and Whitten’s base hit drove in two runs. Caleb Adams and Strott added an RBI single apiece. Winfield scored two runs in the bottom of the fourth. Piedmont added three runs in the sixth as Young singled home Jaret Prater and Kirk’s base hit scored Adams and Young. “We were stroking it. From the very first pitch, we hit the ball. ... It was more of a team effort. Everybody was hitting. It wasn’t just one particular player. It seemed that everybody was involved,” Blanchard said. Stephen Gross / Consolidated News Service
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Piedmont counting on tough schedule to help in tourney RIP DONOVAN Journal Sports Correspondent
The Bulldogs had scored a solo run in the first inning when Roberts walked, stole second base, moved to third on a hit by Pike and scored on Williams’ RBI single. Roberts came home again in the fifth when she doubled to open the inning and stole third. Walks to Pike and Williams loaded the bases and Roberts scored on Pressley’s ground out to the right side. Smith said that eighth-grader Kaitlyn Ridley, catching a varsity game for the first time all year when illness kept Hayden Tyree sidelined, made a number of key plays in the game, throwing out two runners attempting to steal, making a tag at the plate in the fourth inning and adding a diving catch of a pop foul in the fifth. “She just said she had it and she did,” Smith said of Ridley’s response when Smith told her she would be catching just after 3 p.m. the day of the game. In the winners’ bracket Friday, White Plains defeated Piedmont 6-0 as the Bulldogs committed five errors. Williams pitched all six innings, allowed six hits but just one walk and one earned run. Roberts, Williams and Pressley each had a single for Piedmont’s three hits. The do-or-die elimination bracket game with Weaver, a team the Bulldogs had defeated handily in the regular season, followed. “I explained to them what was on the line before the game and talked to them about it didn’t matter what our past record with Weaver was. … ‘This game with Weaver is what punches our ticket
Wins over Saks and Weaver earned Piedmont a trip to the Class 3A South Central regional softball tournament in Troy Friday and Saturday. Head softball coach Rachel Smith feels their tough regular-season schedule, including playing in a major tournament at Gulf Shores during spring break, will help her young Bulldogs at Troy. “We’ve got a shot at going to the state tournament. … If we get down there and play to our potential, we’ll go to state,” Smith said prior to Tuesday’s practice. The road to the state tournament begins with a game against Area 5 winner Trinity Presbyterian of Montgomery at 5 p.m. Friday. The winner meets the winner of the game between Area 7 champion Glencoe and Area 6 runner-up Montevallo. In Thursday’s tournament game at White Plains against Saks, the Bulldogs rallied for five runs in the bottom of the sixth inning and won 7-6. The sixth began with Piedmont trailing 5-2. Hannah Hulsizer walked and Tylin Wilson entered to run. Rachel Baggett walked and Torre Roberts legged out a ball to load the bases. Madison Pike drew the third walk of the inning and picked up an RBI as Wilson came home. Kayleigh Williams and Kendall Pressley each added an RBI on a ground ball, knotting the score at 5-5. Caitlin Tant drove a ball into the outfield that one-hopped the fence for a two-run double and suddenly ■ See PIEDMONT, page 9 Piedmont led 7-5.
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TRACK: Piedmont wins second straight state track championship event, after finishing with the fourth best preliminary time Friday. Lacy was second at 11.13 and Savage finished third at 11.20. Savage also earned fourth place points in for it to happen to the Bulldogs for the first time this the long jump. season. At that point, he felt he had to make his athletes The wins in the 100 and 200 earned Spears a sweep of understand that it was not the end of the world or the meet. the dashes. He began running the 400-meter dash this year Two members of the 4x100 team, Denard Spears and and won the state title in that event Friday in 50.69 secC.J. Savage, had to prepare for the 100-meter dash finals onds. about 30 minutes later. Mitchell said not having a lot of “It was hard,” he said of the transition. “It took a lot of time to dwell on the relay incident proved helpful. work but coach Mitchell kept pushing me and telling me “They had to shake it off quick,” Mitchell said. “They that after all the running we do at practice, the pyramids had to run the 100 and they knew if they went 1-2 or 1-3, and everything, he knew I had the legs to run the 100, 200 ‘Hey, we’re right back in this thing.’ They did and that and 400. I just had to put my mind to it, believe I could kind of rejuvenated us.” win all three of them.” “He pulled me and Denard to the side and looked at the In the shot put Friday, there wasn’t much suspense. paper and told us that we were still in this. If we come one Senior Exavyer Jackson threw 45 feet, 11.5 inches on his and two in the 100 or the 200, we’ll be alright,” Savage first try and no one came close to matching him. Jackson recalled. “It really made me feel good. I knew Denard was won by more than two and one-half feet. going to come first in every event he did. If it wasn’t him, “My very first throw sealed the state championship for it was going to be me. We did that in the 100 and 200. I me. … After my first throw, everybody’s eyes were huge finished third in the 100 and finished second in the 200 and everybody’s mouth just dropped,” Jackson said. behind Denard. After that, we knew we had it.” The other Bulldog to earn a medal among the boys was Spears was doubly motivated in the 200-meter dash. He sophomore Wil Mitchell. The younger Mitchell matched said he wanted to do well after not qualifying for the finals his personal best of 10 feet, 6 inches in the pole vault and in the event last year but even more he wanted to help the finished third on the tie-breaker, reaching that height with team make up for points lost in the relay. The senior won no misses. the 200 in 22.78 seconds and Savage was second at 22.99. Mitchell said it was his second time to compete at the Both bested Opp freshman Orlando Lacy who had the fast- state meet with his father coaching him but his first time to est preliminary time Friday. Spears took the 100 Saturday capture a medal. in 11.11 seconds, defending his 2013 championship in that “This one’s definitely the most special,” the younger From page 1
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The Bulldogs didn’t let up in the nightcap. Batting as the home team in the second game, Piedmont scored twice in the bottom of the second inning for a 2-0 lead. Blanchard singled, Hayes beat out a bunt for a hit and Tyler Lusk was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Prater coaxed a walk to drive in the first run and Adams’ sacrifice fly made it 2-0. The Bulldogs added single runs in the third and fourth innings, two in the fifth and three in the sixth. Blanchard’s one-out double in the third was Piedmont’s only extra-base hit. Hayes helped himself at the plate with a single to score Blanchard. Hayes, Whitten, Strott and Blanchard each had two hits. Strott, Adams and Whitten drove in two runs apiece. On the mound, the Bulldogs got two seven-inning complete games from Whitten and Hayes. Whitten limited the Pirates to five hits, one walk and one earned run Stephen Gross / Consolidated News Service in the opener. He struck out four. second game, Hayes gave up Piedmont’s Matt Strott encourages In just two bloop hits, walked two and struck out five. his team against Winfield.
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Mitchell said of the back-to-back state titles, “probably because I got to really contribute to it but there’s nothing like.” Mitchell Bennefield was sixth in the 100-meter hurdles and the 4-by-400 relay team closed out the meet with a fourth place finish. The girls’ team placed fifth with 44.5 points. Sophomore Karri Green led the way with first place finishes in three events. Green took the 100-meter hurdles in 15.34 seconds, bettering her preliminary time by more than a second. She won the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 47.22 seconds, a two-second improvement. In the 200-meter dash, Green ran 27.38 seconds in the preliminaries then improved to 26.43 in the finals. Mitchell said Green was on her way to winning the 400meter dash on Friday, her first event, when she stumbled about 10 meters from the finish line and fell. Mitchell praised her character for overcoming a disappointment to start the meet. “It was really hard. I fell on my face. I was embarrassed. I had to get back up and pull myself together and quality myself for hurdles so I could go to finals the next day,” Green said. “That was just enough for me to get back up and want to do better in every event I had.” In the pole vault, Megan Mohon and Macy Hanson of Piedmont and T.R. Miller’s Payton Baxter all cleared 7 feet, 6 inches. Hanson and Baxter tied for fourth and Sample our before you buy. Mohon was sixth on liquids the tie-breaker. Riesha Thompson was seventh in the 100 hurdles and eighth in the triple jump. Jaylen Major was seventh in the discus.
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Lilly Ledbetter speaks to Jax State graduates
LAURA GADDY Consolidated News Service Calhoun County native Lilly Ledbetter has become accustomed to telling people across the country how she became known as an advocate for fair pay, and on Friday she shared her story to a crowd in Jacksonville State University. Ledbetter, who famously sued her former employer, Goodyear Tire and Rubber, was the featured speaker at JSU’s spring graduation ceremony. It took about 15 minutes for her to explain how her decision to fight LEDBETTER for fair pay led to a U.S. Supreme Court case, a federal act that bears her name and speaking engagements across the country. “The Ledbetter Act wasn’t named for me because I was cheated and I wasn’t asked to come speak to you because I was cheated,” Ledbetter said. “All these things are because I fought back.” About 600 students sat in folding chairs on the field at JSU Stadium facing Ledbetter as she spoke. University officials said the students represented the largest graduating class in JSU history; the total number of students earning degrees this spring is 728, but more than 100 did not participate in the ceremony. Behind the students a crowd large enough to fill the stadium seating on the south side of the field looked on.
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“Women like her have made such strides for us that it makes it possible for me to do what I am today,” said Kimberly Stiles, a graduate who is being commissioned in the Army and one day hopes to make it to the White House. “I just think it’s awesome.” In her lawsuit Ledbetter asserted that, during almost two decades of work as a manager at the Goodyear plant in Gadsden, she received substantially less pay than men who did similar work. Her claim was denied by the Supreme Court because she did not file the suit within 180 days of her first paycheck, but Ledbetter won a moral victory when in 2009 President Barack Obama signed into law the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act. That act empowers employees to challenge financial discrimination in the workplace and changed the law to permit people to file suits within 180 days of their last discriminatory paycheck. She said her battle was about standing up for what is right and she implored them to do the same as they enter the working world. “We choose to believe the future can be better,” Ledbetter said. “Know your worth when you enter the workforce.” Glen Browder, a longtime political science professor, former Alabama congressman and former Alabama Secretary of State, said JSU students were fortunate to have the opportunity hear from a local woman with a national reputation for believing in her rights as an employee. “She can speak to students in a way that we can’t,” Browder said. “Lilly Ledbetter is the kind of person we hope we can attract to JSU.” Staff Writer Laura Gaddy: 256-235-3544. On Twitter @LGaddy_Star
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We cannot get help if our leaders do not ask for it REP. CRAIG FORD House Minority Leader The storms that hit Etowah County and Alabama last week have left a devastating impact on our community. While the EMA is still working on a damage assessment, it is already clear that in Etowah County we have suffered far more damage than the required threshold to be declared a federal disaster area. In my opinion, if even one house or business takes damage, that should be enough for the state and federal government to get involved. We all pay our taxes, and that is what our tax money is for! But unfortunately, the governor has left Etowah County out of his initial request for federal aide, claiming that he would add us back after the president declares Alabama a federal disaster area. Even if the governor intends to add us to the list after the initial declaration, by leaving us out now he has delayed vital assistance that our people need right now! These storms had a terrible impact throughout our state, and everyone who has suffered should be included in the request for help. I don’t understand why the governor left Etowah County off his initial request, but I hope he will work with us now. I, and the other members of our state legislative delegation, have submitted a letter formally requesting Gov. Bentley immediately amend his application for an expedited declaration of Alabama as a disaster area to include Etowah
County. I have also asked Gov. Bentley to personally come and tour the damaged parts of Etowah County. The governor needs to see with his own eyes what has happened here so he can see the extent of the damage and understand the need to expedite our request for help. Having the governor here would also reassure the people of Etowah County that he is doing everything that he can to get us the help we need. But the governor is not the only one we need to be working for us in Washington. Throughout all of this, I have not seen or heard from Congressman Aderholt or his office. And who could be a better advocate to the federal government for our community than our own congressman? While I understand that requesting aide is a process, I also believe in the old adage: “the squeaky wheel gets the grease.” The only way we will get the help we need is if all of our representatives in Montgomery and Washington are out there calling on the government to step in and help out. One thing is certain: we cannot get help if we do not ask for it. And while this is an election year and there will be plenty of politicians blaming Obama for everything they can think of, these politicians cannot blame Obama if they never asked for the money in the first place!
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Rep. Craig Ford is a Democrat from Gadsden and the Minority Leader in the Alabama House of Representatives.
Faulkner University has 15-year-old graduate KYM KLASS Montgomery Advertiser MONTGOMERY — Keith Harding walked the stage at Faulkner University like hundreds of others, having earned a degree in music with a concentration in performance. Like the others, he had family, friends and classmates watching and cheering his hard work, dedication and accomplishments. Soon he expects to start a job as a lifeguard. Because that’s what 15-year-olds typically do during the summer. Harding, who graduated Friday, first walked on to the Faulkner campus at age 11, having been home-schooled on an accelerated plan that allowed him to pursue his passions early in life. His parents, Kip and Mona Lisa Harding, set out the same plan for all 10 of their children. “For us, it’s more a belief that it can be done,” Kip Harding said. “If you see someone flying in an airplane, then you know it can fly. People don’t think kids can learn at a young age. But they can. I just see education in the information age instead of an industrial age where kids need to be segregated by age groups. Then, motivate them with their own interests. “Ask a kid what he wants to be when he grows up, and believe them.” Keith Harding is the sibling to: Hannah, 25, who graduated from Auburn Montgomery when she was 17 with a bachelor’s of science in math; Serennah, 22, who is a physician; Rosannah, who completed a five-year architecture program at California College of the Arts at the age of 18; Heath, 17, who graduated two years ago with a degree in English from Huntingdon College — he also has a masters in computer science; Seth, 12, a sophomore history major at Huntingdon College; Katrinnah, 11, who is dual enrolled at Faulkner studying theater and finishing her high school curriculum this week, and Mariannah, 8, who is on track to begin studying for her ACT test. Following in Mariannah’s footsteps are sister Lorennah, 5, and brother Thunder, age 3. “At this age, (homeschooling) is like (part of) our religious beliefs, feeling like we need to be responsible for educating them,” Mona Lisa
Harding said. “I don’t feel I want to give them over to the public school system or pay all that money for a private education. At this age, it’s not even an option. So we home school. And in the process of home-schooling, they become accelerated at a very young age because it’s a very efficient way.” The only difference, she said, is “where” the children go to school for their academics. They still have a social life — they play organized team sports and still hang out at the mall sometimes with friends — and still have homework like everyone else. Harding said if her younger children decide they aren’t ready for a college campus at age 11 or 12, they will likely wait another semester before reconsidering. “You can’t push them into a (college) classroom because they are either going to cry or run out screaming,” she said. “It’s not physically possible to force a child, because they are not going to perform well. But when they see their other siblings doing it, and know at age 10 they’ll start preparing for the ACT ... it’s just what they know.” During Keith Harding’s first semester at Faulkner, his mother stood outside the 11-yearold’s classroom door so she could walk with him after class. When that stopped, Harding had “a lot of moms” by way of female students in their early 20s, helping him around campus when needed. By the time he left Faulkner at 15, graduating with a 3.73 GPA, he was president of the university’s choir club. “I think because I was interested in music, the studying wasn’t a burden,” he said. “It’s really nice to apply the musical things you learn in classes and get to experience going on tour and performances. “I think it helps us relate to people of all ages. That even when we’re young, we can get along with the kids our age and younger. And being home-schooled and not going through grade-based school, we take care of the younger siblings, and being around adults all day helps with understanding maturity.” His sister Katrinnah agrees. The 11-year-old is dual enrolled at Faulkner — she took English 101 and a choir class this semester — and home-schooled. She said she and her brother were treated fairly on campus by the other students, “because I think in high school, there are bullies and stuff, because they are not very mature.
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Steven Ray Bolden, Plaintiff V. Natasha Nicole Bolden, Defendant Civil Action Number: DR-2014-900108 NOTICE TO THE PIEDMONT JOURNAL Natasha Nicole Bolden whose whereabouts are unknown, must answer Plaintiff’s Complaint for Divorce and other relief by June 17, 2014, or, thereafter, a Judgment by default may be rendered against him in Case Number DR-2014-9001008, in the Circuit Court of Calhoun County, Alabama. Done this 15th day of April, 2014. Eli Henderson Clerk of the Circuit Court M. Douglas Ghee Attorney for Plaintiff Post Office Box 848 Anniston, Alabama 36202 The Piedmont Journal Calhoun Co., AL April 23, 30, May 7, 14, 2014
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE
Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Joshua D. Moses, and his wife Kellee Moses and Amanda Moses Fink a/k/a Amanda Moses, a married woman, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. acting solely as nominee for America’s Wholesale Lender, on the 25th day of May, 2006, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Calhoun County, Alabama, in Mortgage Book 4369 Page 862; said mortgage having subsequently been transferred and assigned to Nationstar Mortgage LLC, by instrument recorded in Book 4699, Page 162, in the aforesaid Probate Office; the undersigned Nationstar Mortgage LLC, as Mortgagee/Transferee, under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, in front of the main entrance of the Courthouse at Anniston, Calhoun County, Alabama, on June 16, 2014, during the legal hours of sale, all of its right, title, and interest in and to the following described real estate, situated in Calhoun County, Alabama, to-wit: Lot 8, Block 7, of the Map of Betta-Life Subdivision, as recorded in Plat Book L, at Page 4, in the Probate Office of Calhoun County, Alabama; situated, lying and being in Calhoun County, Alabama. THIS PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD ON AN “AS IS, WHERE IS” BASIS, SUBJECT TO ANY EASEMENTS, ENCUMBRANCES, AND EXCEPTIONS REFLECTED IN THE MORTGAGE AND THOSE CONTAINED IN THE RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE JUDGE OF PROBATE OF THE COUNTY WHERE THE ABOVE-DESCRIBED PROPERTY IS SITUATED. THIS PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD WITHOUT WARRANTY OR RECOURSE, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED AS TO TITLE, USE AND/OR ENJOYMENT AND WILL BE SOLD SUBJECT TO THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION OF ALL PARTIES ENTITLED THERETO. This sale is made for the purpose of paying the indebtedness secured by said mortgage, as well as the expenses of foreclosure. The Mortgagee/Transferee reserves the right to bid for and purchase the real estate and to credit its purchase price against the expenses of sale and the indebtedness secured by the real estate. This sale is subject to postponement or cancellation.
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IN THE PROBATE COURT OF CHEROKEE COUNTY, ALABAMA
IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION PETITION OF: JUSTIN PAUL RAY NOTICE OF PETITION FOR ADOPTION. TO: NATHAN LOY ROBERTS, alleged father of the child born unto BRIANNA LEIGH LITTLEFIELD on 04/01/2009. Please take notice the Petition for Adoption in the above styled matter has been filed in said Court by Justin Paul Ray, Petitioner and that the 15th day of July, 2014 at 9:00 A.M. has been set for hearing on the same at the Cherokee County Administrative Building, 260 Cedar Bluff Road, Centre, Alabama 35960. Please be advised that if you intend to contest this adoption you must file a written response within thirty (30) days hereof with counsel for the Petitioner, whose name and address are shown below, and with the Clerk of the said Probate Court. Witness my hand this the 14th day of April, 2014. Kirk Day PROBATE JUDGE J. Shane Givens Attorney for Petitioner(s) 296 East Main Street Centre, Alabama 35960 Phone: 256-927-7490 Fax: 256-927-7490 The Piedmont Journal Calhoun Co., AL May 7, 14, 21, 28, 2014
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE
Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Diana Leigh Anderson, single, to Household Finance Corporation Of Alabama, on the 28th day of July, 2003, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Calhoun County, Alabama, in Book 4183 Page 216; the undersigned Household Finance Corp Of Alabama, as Mortgagee/Transferee, under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, in front of the main entrance of the Courthouse at Anniston, Calhoun County, Alabama, on June 16, 2014, during the legal hours of sale, all of its right, title, and interest in and to the following described real estate, situated in Calhoun County, Alabama, to-wit: A parcel of land situated in the NE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 Section 17, Township 13 South, Range 10 East, as recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate, Calhoun County, Alabama, and more particularly described as follows: from the NE corner of the said NE 1/4 NE 1/4 , thence South 00 degrees 21 minutes East and along the East line of said Section 17 a distance of 757.57 feet, to the South side of a community road, thence South 64 degrees 52 minutes West and along the South side of said road a distance of 189.0 feet, thence South 79 degrees 42 minutes West and along the South side of said road a distance of 408.9 feet for the point of beginning of described parcel of land; thence South 71 degrees 42 minutes West and along the South side of said road a distance of 235.0 feet, thence South 00 degrees 21 minutes East a distance of 194.9 feet, thence North 71 degrees 42 minutes East a distance of 235.0 feet, thence North 00 degrees 21 minutes West a distance of 194.9 feet, all being situated in the NE 1/4 NE 1/4 Section 17, Township 13 South, Range 10 East Calhoun County, Alabama, and contiaining 1.0 acres. There is reserved by the grantors an Eight (8) foot easement in the Northeast corner of described parcel of land, being at a point on the East line 44 feet South of the Northeast corner and thence Northwest to a point that is 45 feet West of the Northeast corner of described parcel. THIS PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD ON AN “AS IS, WHERE IS” BASIS, SUBJECT TO ANY EASEMENTS, ENCUMBRANCES, AND EXCEPTIONS REFLECTED IN THE MORTGAGE AND THOSE CONTAINED IN THE RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE JUDGE OF PROBATE OF THE COUNTY WHERE THE ABOVE-DESCRIBED PROPERTY IS SITUATED. THIS PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD WITHOUT WARRANTY OR RECOURSE, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED AS TO TITLE, USE AND/OR ENJOYMENT AND WILL BE SOLD SUBJECT TO THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION OF ALL PARTIES ENTITLED THERETO. This sale is made for the purpose of paying the indebtedness secured by said mortgage, as well as the expenses of foreclosure.
The Mortgagee/Transferee reserves the right to bid for and purchase the real estate and to credit its purchase price against the expenses of sale and the indebtedness secured by the real estate. This sale is subject to postponement or cancellation. Household Finance Corp Of Alabama, Mortgagee/Transferee Rebecca Redmond SIROTE & PERMUTT, P.C. P. O. Box 55727 Birmingham, AL 35255-5727 Attorney for Mortgagee/Transferee www.sirote.com/foreclosures 295602 The Piedmont Journal Calhoun Co., AL April 30, May 7 & 14, 2014
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE
Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Marta H. Robertson, an unmarried woman, to Cheaha Bank, on the 28th day of March, 2007, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Calhoun County, Alabama, in Book 4425 Page 696; said mortgage having subsequently been transferred and assigned to Nationstar Mortgage LLC; the undersigned Nationstar Mortgage LLC, as Mortgagee/Transferee, under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, in front of the main entrance of the Courthouse at Anniston, Calhoun County, Alabama, on June 16, 2014, during the legal hours of sale, all of its right, title, and interest in and to the following described real estate, situated in Calhoun County, Alabama, to-wit: Lot 3, Block “D”, Highland Manor, First Addition, as recorded in Plat Book M at Page 41 in the Probate Office of Calhoun County, Alabama. Situated, lying and being in Calhoun County, Alabama. THIS PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD ON AN “AS IS, WHERE IS” BASIS, SUBJECT TO ANY EASEMENTS, ENCUMBRANCES, AND EXCEPTIONS REFLECTED IN THE MORTGAGE AND THOSE CONTAINED IN THE RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE JUDGE OF PROBATE OF THE COUNTY WHERE THE ABOVE-DESCRIBED PROPERTY IS SITUATED. THIS PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD WITHOUT WARRANTY OR RECOURSE, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED AS TO TITLE, USE AND/OR ENJOYMENT AND WILL BE SOLD SUBJECT TO THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION OF ALL PARTIES ENTITLED THERETO. This sale is made for the purpose of paying the indebtedness secured by said mortgage, as well as the expenses of foreclosure. The Mortgagee/Transferee reserves the right to bid for and purchase the real estate and to credit its purchase price against the expenses of sale and the indebtedness secured by the real estate. This sale is subject to postponement or cancellation. Nationstar Mortgage LLC, Mortgagee/Transferee Andy Saag SIROTE & PERMUTT, P.C. P. O. Box 55727 Birmingham, AL 35255-5727 Attorney for Mortgagee/Transferee www.sirote.com/foreclosures 322282 The Piedmont Journal Calhoun Co., AL April 30, May 7 & 14, 2014
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A white 1998 Chevrolet VTR VIN# 1GNDX03E4WD158046 was abandoned on April 4,
2014 on Terry Law’s property at 3665 County Road 14, Piedmont, AL 36272 & will be sold on June 11, 2014 at the same address if not claimed. The Piedmont Journal Calhoun Co., AL May 7, 14, 21, 28, June 4, & 11, 2014
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
STATE OF ALABAMA CALHOUN COUNTY PROBATE COURT CASE NO. 2014-0179 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF FRANCES S. RAY, DECEASED Letters Testamentary on the estate of FRANCES S. RAY, deceased, having been granted to NORRIS F. RAY, the undersigned on April 18, 2014, by the Honorable Alice K. Martin, Judge of Probate of said County, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate, are hereby required to present the same within the time allowed by law, or the same will be barred. NORRIS F. RAY, Personal Representative of the Last Will and Testament of FRANCES S. RAY, Deceased. Alice K. Martin Judge of Probate The Piedmont Journal Calhoun Co., AL May 7, 14, 21, 2014
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
STATE OF ALABAMA CALHOUN COUNTY PROBATE COURT CASE NO. 2014-0026 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF HARVEY E. DICKERSON SR., DECEASED Letters Testamentary on the estate of HARVEY E. DICKERSON SR., deceased, having been granted to JEFFREY DIKCERSON, PAMELA MCLEOD, AND MARCIA GANNAWAY, the undersigned on April 21, 2014, by the Honorable Alice K. Martin, Judge of Probate of said County, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate, are hereby required to present the same within the time allowed by law, or the same will be barred. JEFFREY DICKERSON, PAMELA MCLEOD, AND MARCIA GANNAWAY, CoPersonal Representatives of the Last Will and Testament of HARVEY E. DICKERSON SR., Deceased. Alice K. Martin Judge of Probate The Piedmont Journal Calhoun Co., AL May 7, 14, 21, 2014
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
STATE OF ALABAMA CALHOUN COUNTY PROBATE COURT CASE NO. 2014-0183 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MARGIE F. HARMON, DECEASED Letters Testamentary on the estate of MARGIE F. HARMON, deceased, having been granted to BETTY J. MCCARLEY, the undersigned on April 22, 2014, by the Honorable Alice K. Martin, Judge of Probate of said County, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate, are hereby required to present the same within the time allowed by law, or the same will be barred. BETTY J. MCCARLEY, Personal Representative of the Last Will and Testament of MARGIE F. HARMON, Deceased. Alice K. Martin Judge of Probate The Piedmont Journal Calhoun Co., AL May 7, 14, & 21, 2014
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RESTAURANT: Booker T’s BBQ is now open seven days a week the schools and businesses. Everybody says how glad they are for us to be here. They’re loving it.” Rooks does all the barbecuing himself on a smoker behind the restaurant. His wife, Dorissa, takes care of the bookkeeping end and helping in other areas. The restaurant has 21 employees, including a lot of students. Booker T.’s BBQ started opening seven days a week this past Sunday. Its buffet is open from 10 am.-6 p.m. on Sundays and from 10 a.m. - 3 p. m. weekdays. Doors open Monday through Saturday at 10:30 a.m. and close at 9 a.m., except for Fridays, when it closes at 10 p.m. Rooks was born and grew up in Centre and graduated from Cherokee County High School in 2001. He said he never had to kill hogs, but he has memories of his father and other family members doing so. His father, Ronald, graduated from Hatcher High School in 1969 and was on the undefeated basketball team that year. “He played with Mr. E. T. Law who owned a general store,” said Rooks. “When my daddy worked at Georgia Power in Rome he would make barbecue plates and take them to the people he worked with.” Rooks said he’s proud of the reception Booker T’s has received in Piedmont. “We appreciate all the support we’re getting,” he said. “We’re going to try to keep it open.” (Contact Margaret at pollya922@ gmail.com)
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The youngest Rooks remembers his father and grandfather barbecuing often. Rooks kept his eye on what they were doing and, as he got older, he mimicked them. On March 10, Rooks brought his family’s barbecue sauce and his barbecuing talents to Piedmont when he opened Booker T.’s BBQ at 804 Main St. Until about a little over a year ago, he had a Booker T’s BBQ in Gaylesville. “We’d had one there for about two years at the four way stop,” said Rooks. “Our kids are in school in school in Piedmont, and we were having to run back and forth to Gaylesville, so we decided to move closer.” Rooks had his eye on a building owned by Wayne Rankin. “I told myself I was going to get it when it became vacant,” he said. When it closed down, I started calling about it.” It took Rooks about a year to prepare the building for Booker T’s to open. “I did everything on my own money -- no loans,” he said. “I’d take a little money here and there and fix what I needed. I had a lot of good friends helping me out.” One of those friends was Rankin, the man who owned the building. Rooks names council persons Millie Bramlett and Ben Keller and a good friend, Rick Garza, who also helped. “It’s going real good,” said Rooks. “We’re getting a lot of support from
Photos by Anita Kilgore
ABOVE: Lee Rooks serves food from his buffet. BOTTOM LEFT: Family members gather to help celebrate his 31st birthday. Seated on the left are Amarion Rooks and Rooks’s mother, Lee Verne Rooks. Seated on the right are A’leeyah Rooks, Amari Rooks and Jayden Stubbs. Standing are Kaitlyn Rooks, Amiah Perry, Lee Rooks and Dorissa Rooks. BOTTOM RIGHT: The front of Booker T’s BBQ on Main Street.
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neW nissan VeRsa seDans STARTING AT
11,988
$
TWO OR MORE AT THIS PRICE. Model#11154
neW nissan aLtiMa 2.5 STARTING AT
17,998
$
TWO OR MORE AT THIS PRICE. Mdl#13014
Based on Altima 2.5 STK#14603. Retail price $24,949. Includes $2000 NMAC customer cash and $4961 dealer discount. Versa Manual Sedan: Stk#14679T. Discount off retail price $13,889. Dealership discount $1900. Plus tax, title, license and doc fees. Dealer retains all factory rebates and incentives. Warranty: Service not required at dealership. Valid with proof of Nissan Recommended service maintenance records. All offers with approved credit. Not all will qualify. Vehicles subject to prior sale. Pictures for illustration purposes only. See dealer for details.
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