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Historical commission voted down Planning Commission may get more power over historic districts preservation, but they weren’t ready to move forward with the measure as written because they thought it might give the commission too much authority. Council President Mark Jones said he supported the measure because he thinks that a historical commission could help the city hold on to what remains of its historic structures. Jones and Jonathan Tompkins were the two yes votes.

“I think it was something that we

BY LAURA GADDY Consolidated News Service The Jacksonville City Council voted against an ordinance that would have established a historical commission at Monday night’s meeting. The vote was 3-2.

Dissenting members – Truman Norred, Sandra Sudduth and Jerry Parris - said they support historic

needed,” Jones said.

Several Alabama cities, including Anniston, have historical commissions.

Commissions are designed to ensure buildings in historic districts stay true to period.

In those districts residents and business owners have to seek approval from commissions before making changes to the outside of their buildings.

Now the push to establish a

9-11 ceremony set Community will remember one of its own tomorrow

BY MARGARET ANDERSON NEWS CORRESPONDENT Maj. Horace Dwayne Williams’s mother, Pearl, and his widow, Tammy, will lay a wreath at a monument in memory of Williams and others at a ceremony at 11 a.m. Wednesday, at city cemetery, just off Church Street.

Brooke Raulerson, a sixth-grade student at Kitty

monument. Brooke was named winner of the Maj. Dwayne Williams Citizenship Award last year.

In the event of rain, the ceremony will take place at First Baptist Church.

Maj. Williams was 40 when he was killed in a terrorist attack on Sept. 11, 2001. He worked in personnel at the Pentagon when the building was

commission has failed, the council may shift gears and begin working on a measure that would give the Jacksonville Planning Commission the authority to regulate historic districts, council members said.

“We may revisit this with some us to.”

Jacksonville resident Jerry Klug has

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Schools to operate on $14.3 million budget next fiscal year

BY MADASYN CZEBINIAK Consolidated News Service

Photo by Anita Kilgore

Pearl Williams in front of her son Dwayne’s monument holding a book she wrote in remmembrance of him. PLEASE SEE RELATED STORY ON PEARL WILLIAMS ON PAGE 5.

The Jacksonville Board of Education on Monday approved a budget with $14.3 million in projected spending for the 2013-14 fiscal year, which begins Oct. 1.

Superintendent Jon Paul Campbell said the total projected revenue for the budget is $13.5 million. According to Sara Blount, chief school finance officer, there will be more than $14.3 million in expenses. The board will cover the excess with money from its reserves, Blount said.

Blount said 80 percent of the expenses, about $7.9 million, is the cost of payroll.

The budget also includes money to pay for iPads, recently introduced as part of an initiative to issue the tablet computers to students in grades 4-12. Campbell said the iPads recently bought for students cost $350,000 for three years, or the length of their lease. The iPads bought last year cost the board more than $82,000, Campbell said.

During a called work session after the budget meeting Campbell announced a public meeting will be held in the Jacksonville High School cafeteria Thursday night to discuss a possible middle school construction project and options for a new location for Kitty Stone Elementary School.

The next board meeting is scheduled for Sept. 16 at 4 p.m. at the board office on the campus of Kitty Stone Elementary.

Staff Writer Madasyn Czebiniak: 256-235-3553. On Twitter: @Mczebiniak_star

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Margaret Williams reflects on her life Former nurse enjoys good health

BY MARGARET ANDERSON NEWS CORRESPONDENT Margaret Sanders Williams, and her late husband, Roy, always had strict rules for their children. Never were they allowed to be at home by themselves unless either she or Roy were there. The rule applied until their two children were out of high school.

Margaret worked as a licensed practical nurse at Regional Medical Center in Anniston for 20 years. For a few years,

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grew older and began playing sports and getting more involved in school activities, Margaret went to third shift so she could attend their events.

Margaret was born in the west Alabama county of Winston. Her father moved the family to Jacksonville when he was hired at Kilby Steel in Anniston. Margaret was 11 at the time.

She was 17 when she met and married

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Margaret Williams in front of her collection of Barbie dolls.

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OPINION/EDITORIAL TOWN & GOWN

CORE unites JSU with surrounding schools

By Heather Greene, a graduate assistant in the Office of Public Relations at JSU. Children being allowed, even encouraged, to make use of their smartphones, ipads, and other electronic devices during school hours?

Sounds absurd, right?

Well, by embracing and harnessing today’s cutting edge technology within the classroom, educators are preparing children early-on to more easily step into the digital world of the 21st century. This is part of what the CORE (Collaborative Regional Education) Initiative seeks to do.

In 2010, JSU began a learning environment transformation with the Red Balloon initiative and Strategic Plan development, which seeks to define JSU as a “learning centered university,” according to Dr. Alicia Simmons, executive director of the JSU Institute for Research and Collaboration (IRC), who works with an executive team to provide oversight and direction for the CORE Initiative. The executive team includes Dr. Rebecca Turner, provost and vice president, Academic and Student Affairs; Vinson Houston, vice president, Information Technology; Lisa Williams, associate dean, Arts and Sciences; Dr. John Hammett, dean of the College of Education and Professional Studies; and Matthew Akin, superintendent of the Piedmont City School System.

“This concept aligns with all the forward thinking in education and now positions JSU as a leader in collaborative education efforts,” says Dr. Simmons. “While we focused on expanding new methodologies and technologies in our classrooms, it became apparent that PK-12 school systems were going through the same thing. When we all joined together and formed the CORE partnership, we began finding ways to learn from each other.”

The vision of CORE is “to transform K-12 and higher education so students are increasingly engaged, instructors are increasingly innovative, and educational institutions are increasingly supportive of system-wide change and community-wide partnership building” The Piedmont City School System was the

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Teachers from partnership school systems learned about the technology being integrated into modern classrooms at the CORE Academy at Jacksonville State University last June. first to approach JSU about forming a learning partnership and is now one of the nearly twenty partners joined together with JSU to work toward achieving a technologically advanced learning environment. These partners cover a total of almost 100,000 students in the northeast Alabama area.

The six CORE components of the partnership are: 1) partnership-building; 2) technology; 3) project-based learning; 4) teacher support; 5) dual enrollment; 6) change management.

This past June, JSU hosted the inaugural CORE Academy, which served 264

educators, teachers, technology directors, superintendents, and curriculum coordinators from the local school systems in the partnership.

JSU project manager, Lynn Garner, served as the conference manager for the CORE Academy and workshops, coordinating all of the logistics, public relations and other needs to support each workshop and academy.

This insightful three-day conference brought together educators from our region and provided them with multiple instructional sessions geared toward learning how to best

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Making football safer Finally, enough parents are concerned about head and other bodily injuries to football players that coaches are taking notice.

It’s about time.

There are several reasons why change is imminent: parents and players are upset about the news that officials did not report the seriousness of concussions, many aging football players are now struggling with footballrelated health problems, and people are questioning whether so much aggression is necessary to the enjoyment of the game.

Addressing these issues might change the game for the better, but some people don’t think so.

Some leaders in the sports industry fear that football will become dull to watch. Team owners and coaches fear that fewer fans will mean less revenue for the professional teams. Coaches of young people are worried about the end of a sport they love; and they, too, may be forced to trim budgets if interest in football wanes. What is more important, though, than good health?

An Indianapolis, Indianabased group called USA Football consists of high school coaches and other youth sports leaders who want the game to stay around

Sherry Kughn Sherry-Go-Round and be safer. They meet periodically to discuss issues related to youth football.

The medical director for the organization had something to say about the drop in participation in youth sports last year. “We have to evolve,” he said in a March 3 article in “USA Today.” “If we don’t, we are going to be yesterday’s news.”

Those of us who remember the times before the 1970s when coaches (and band directors) did not give water breaks. (I was in the band.)

It was considered a sign of strength to practice in 80- and 90-degree weather without drinking water.

However, medical professionals studied and released information about the dangers of heat stroke.

Coaches and everyone else involved in outdoor youth activities heeded the information and experienced no downturn in participation.

As a grandmother of a 12-year-old football player,

I was pleased to find and read the “USA Today” article, if only to ease some of my anxiety about him getting injured. I read in the article that the recommendations the USA Football group is making to improve the safety of the game. They are as follows: trained to spot concussions, which are not always immediately apparent after a player has been injured. a new way of tackling called rip. It is a way the tackler should grab the back of a jersey instead of wrapping the arms around the ball carrier. encourage less aggression on the field and teach players other techniques of playing safer.

Perhaps these and other measure will be implemented, such as encouraging fans and cheerleaders to use less aggressive words toward their team’s foes.

I will admit to being an unsupportive mother of two high school football players back during the 1990s. I could not bear to watch them get injured.

I was happy when each one quit playing after only a season, decisions each made alone.

My lack of support for

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their desire to play probably contributed in a small way toward their decisions, but at least neither of them ever had a concussion or a broken bone from playing football.

During my grandson’s first junior-high game last week, I never felt as if the players were playing too aggressively. Maybe the word about making football a safer game has reached his coaches.

Coaches are trained teachers, and like all other teachers, they should have the best interest of the students and players foremost in their minds. If they can resolve these current issues, football will survive, parents will be happier, and football players will be safer.

Go to the search engine to read the “USA Today” article and type in “Coaches gather to fix football.”

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incorporate technology into their classroom.

Presentations were made by various teachers, superintendents, administrators, JSU faculty, and sponsors from around the area. Also, nationally recognized keynote speaker, Dr. Mark Milliron, was among those who presented. Student leadership teams from various schools also presented their own observations of the benefits of how technology is being utilized in their schools.

From an evaluation conducted after the CORE Academy, 91 percent of the attendees planned to implement what they learned and 90% reported that the technologies and methodologies shared were useful (source: JSU Office of Planning and Research).

Erika Bell, ESL instructor at Saks Elementary School, said, “I have been very impressed with this year’s conference and look forward to coming back in the future.”

Brigett Stewart, gifted specialist at Kitty Stone Elementary School, stated, “Awesome conference! I learned so many useful ideas to implement in our school system.”

The next CORE Academy will be June 3-5, 2014 and will be held on the campus of JSU again. The call for presentations will open January 2, 2014 and close on April 1, 2014.

Registration for the academy will open in April 2014.

“The next step for CORE will include the development of an ecosystem,” explains Dr. Simmons. “The CORE team will expand support to classroom teachers by providing them with a learning management system housing high quality courses, designed by high quality teachers and vetted by subject, technology and curriculum design experts. The result will be creation of the CORE ecosystem, a repository of high quality courses and a learning community for teachers in northeast Alabama with the potential to expand quickly.”

However, before that, there will be a “Technology for IT Directors” workshop held on November 15, 2013 and a “Learning Management Systems” workshop on February 13, 2014.

For more information or to register for the CORE Academy or other upcoming CORE events, please visit www.corepartners.org.

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Community Capsule

Obituaries BOBB York, PA - Funeral services for Bruce T. Bobb, 81, were held Friday, August 30, 2013, in York, Penn., at Eastminster Presbyterian Church.

JOHNSTON Jacksonville - Rachel Johnston, 56, of Jacksonville, passed away Saturday, August 31, 2013.

Collier-Butler Funeral Home & Cremation Services in charge of arrangements. The Rev. ciate at Millers Hollow Community Church.

Ms. Johnston was born November 10, 1956 in Texas and graduated from Piedmont High

School. She was an artist, poet and author. Mrs. Johnston (at one time) taught Origami (the Japanese art of paper folding) on television.

She married in Virginia and returned to Alabama.

She was preceded in death her father, Joseph K. Johnston.

Survivors include her mother, Sallie M. Johnston; siblings Mark, Jencant other, Floyd G. Garmany; niece, Jessica.

The family would like to extend their thanks to Jacksonville Health Care & Rehab.

Online condolences may be made at www.collier-butler.com.

Arrests Sept. 2 • Savanna Brooke Sanderson: minor in possession/ consumption of alcohol • Zayne Kary Collins: minor in possession/consumption of alcohol • Dalton Lamar Leatherwood: minor in possession/consumption of alcohol • Darrell Deshay Nixon: resisting arrest; possession of marijuana Sept. 3 • Demetra LaShay Johnson: assault • Tiffany Elane Coggins: disorderly conduct/ disturbing the peace • Aljuan Elreco Dathcer: probation violation (2X)

Sept. 4 • Michael Shane Thomas: harassment • Autum Bree Parker: harassment • Charles Stewart Staples: probation violation Sept. 6 • Zachary Nathaniel Wippler: possession of marijuana; possession of drug paraphernalia • Cody Ryan Beck: public intoxication Sept. 7 • Sean Edward Gilbert: probation violation • Allan Scott Nicholson: public intoxication Sept. 8 • Gary Dean Hill: DUI (alcohol)

Police

Sept. 2 • Unruly gathering reported in the 1300 block of 6th Avenue Northeast. • First degree robbery reported in the 400 block of Wyly Avenue Northwest. • Third degree domestic violence reported in the 600 block of Nisbet Street Northwest. • Third degree domestic violence reported in the 1000 block of Four Mile Drive.

Sept. 3 • Third degree domestic violence reported in the 1500 block of Church Avenue Southeast. • Hit and run reported in the 600 block of Francis Street East. • Unlawful breaking and entering a vehicle reported in the 900 block of Mitchell Drive Southwest. • Third degree domestic violence reported in the 1300 block of Delwood Drive Southwest. • Violation of a protection order reported in the 2300 block of Pelham Road South.

Sept. 4 • Third degree domestic violence reported in the 800 block of McFall Road. • Second degree escape reported in the 1700 block of Pelham Road South.

• First degree assault reported in the 200 block of Greenleaf Street.

Sept. 5 • Hit and run reported in the 400 block of Madison Avenue Northwest.

Sept. 7 • Third degree criminal mischief reported in the 1500 block of Church Avenue Southeast. • Third degree theft of property reported in the 300 block of Nisbet Street Northwest. • Third degree theft of services reported in the 100 block of Mountain Street Northwest.

Sept. 8 • Second degree theft of property; third degree theft of property reported in the 300 block of Nisbet Street Northwest. • Third degree domestic violence reported in the 600 block of Cellege Street Southwest. • Harassing communications reported in the 700 block of Gardner Street Southeast. • Third degree burglary reported in the 1500 block of Church Avenue Southeast.

• An Open Public Forum on “The Value of Jacksonville Schools to Our Quality of Lifeâ€? will be held on Thursday, September 19th, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the historic Train Depot on West Mountain Street. You are cordially invited to attend and to share your educational goals, civic values, and appreciation for those who make our public school system one of Jacksonville’s greatest strengths. The event is sponsored by the ACE Quality of Life committee. It is free and all are encouraged to join in the conversation. For more info call Susan at 256-435-7136. • The Fort McClellan Golden Belles will meet at the Sandbaggin’ Restaurant, Cane Creek Golf Course, Fort McClellan, on Tuesday, September 17, 2013, at 11:00 a.m. All ladies who retired from Fort McClellan or other Federal Agencies are welcome. For more information, please call 256 435-3846 or 256 236-7088 • Calhoun County Birders will meet Friday, September 27th at the Jacksonville Public Library at 200 Pelham Rd. So. The public is invited to join us and share a slide show on African Birds being presented

by Pam Smith and Judy Glass. After the presentation, there will be a short business meeting announcing the birding opportunities for the coming year. Call Linda 256-770-1434. • Local author Catherine W. Weiser will sign her newly published book Searching For Rainey Hill from 2-3:30 p.m. Sept. 15, at the Public Library of Anniston, ments will be served. • The annual reunion for the descendants of William Matthew and Zannie Downey will be held Saturday, Sept. 14 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Jacksonville Community Center. All relatives are urged to attend. • Free GED classes will be held at Jacksonville State University’s Self Hall, Room 173, from 8 a.m. to noon and 5 to 8 p.m. For more information or to signup call 256-782-5660. • Bradford Health Services has a free family support meeting Monday nights from 5 to 6 p.m. at 1701 B South Pelham Road Suite D ( Brookstone Building next to RMC Jacksonville). The meeting is for any person who is experiencing behavioral problems with a loved one, has a family member of any age with drug or alcohol problems, needs help coping with 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. • , “I Have to Get Some Things Off My Chest,â€? 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 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. • Buy Fresh, Buy Local. The seasonal market draws in farmers, bakers, artisans and local producers of everything from honey and fresh vegetables to home canned and even home churned ice cream. Hours are every Saturday from 7–11 a.m. now through Nov. 23rd. The market is located in the pocket park behind Roma’s on the Square. VISA/MC/Debit/EBT and Senior Farmers Market Nutritional Vouchers are now accepted. • each month through October, starting at 7 a.m. There is no set up fee. • , a series of free gardening programs sponsored by Calhoun County Master Gardeners and Calhoun County Commission the fourth Wednesday of each month from noon-1 p.m. at the Cane Creek Community Garden at McClellan. Attendees can bring a lunch if they wish. Speakers and topics are to change.

The schedule is: •Sept. 25, “Gardening for Dry Placesâ€? with Hayes Jackson, ACES. • at Yarns by HPF is

and 8 a.m. Tuesday and Thursday for water aerobics and senior therapeutic yoga classes. Contact Aubrey Crossen at 689-2580 or jsu9517k@jsu.edu for more information. • , a new club for all skill level of photographers, meets at 5:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at the Peerless Grill, 13 West 10th St., Anniston. Anyone interested in photography is welcome to attend. Call 236-8488 for more information. • Applications for Head Start are now being taken. Come visit a Head Start/Early Head Start Center in your community and talk with center coordinators or family advocates. For additional information in Calhoun and Cleburne counties call Gayle McClellan at 237-8628. Head Start Centers located in Calhoun County are Norwood, Piedmont, Ayers, Constantine and Hobson City. Children must be three years old by Sept. 1. • offers classes at the community center on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:30-8 p.m. Call 282-5425. • Mom to Mom, a group for moms of all ages with children of all ages, meets from 6:30-8:30 p.m. the third Monday every month at EaglePoint Church, Jacksonville. Visit www.momtomomjacksonville.org.

Supper and childcare provided. • meets every month at the public library. Anyone interested in the creative writing process is welcome. Bring samples of original writing to share. The group offers support, critique and information about writing and possible publishing venues. Call 782-2881 for more information. • Alcoholics Anonymous meets at noon each Thursday at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 400 Chinabee Ave., just off the square. Call 847-0909. • group meets from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at First United Methodist Church behind McDonald’s. For more information, call Pearl Williams at 435-4881. • A senior dance for those 55 years and older will be at the Senior Center from 6:30-9:30 p.m. the second Friday night of each month, featuring music, fun, friends and food. The Fun Tyme Band will be there to provide the music. $5 per couple, $3 for single. • is presented from 6:30-9:30 Friday nights at the Golden Saw Music Hall in the Williams community. Call 435-4696. • Celebrate Recovery, a Christ-centered 12-step program, meets every Friday night at First Baptist Church. Dinner is served at 5:30. Large group meetings with worship and praise bands and guest speakers begin at 6:30. Small share/support groups meet after that at 7:30 p.m., followed with cake and fellowship.

Call 256-435-7263 or 225-2492. • The Calhoun County Stamp Club meets at 7 p.m. on the second and fourth Tuesdays in Room 327 Stone Center, Jacksonville State University, corner of Church Avenue and Eleventh Street. Visitors and new members are welcome. Call 7828044, 256- 782-5604 or Lipo Injections 435-7491. • Lipotropic B6-B12 • Injections $9-$18 Department is looking • L-Carnitine for • Appetite for information and items Call Appointment Suppressants relating to the history of • Phentermine ~~ the department. If you (Adipex) Doctor have anything to share, Supervised • Phendimetrazine (Bontril) call David Bell at 310• NEW ULTRA THIN 8961.

LIPO SPRAY • The Public Library Board of Trustees *First Initial Visit meets at 3:30 p.m. the 2 Friends third Wednesday of each 1 Price month at the library ONLY$ $99 annex. Anyone needing (or 1 for 99) accommodations is asked Upgrades not included in price. Cannot be used with any other coupon. Must present this coupon to contact librarian Barto receive discount. Expires 8/31/2013. bara Rowell at 435-6332.

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Benefit concert scheduled Raymond Matthews and Ashley Matthews Mobley will perform a benefit concert for Venecia’s Foundation at The Solid Rock Cafe’ in Piedmont from 6-9 p.m. on Sept. 21. The cost, which includes dinner, is $15.

There will be a raffle for several sports items, including a signed football from Florida State coaches Bobby Bowden and Jimbo Fisher, a football signed by Auburn coach Gus Malzon and items from Jacksonville State University and the Talladega Super Speedway.

The 5K Crap Run/Walk for will begin at 7:30 a.m. Oct. 5 in downtown Piedmont.

Proceeds will go to the Venecia Foundation to continue to provide aid, support and comfort to cancer patients and their families. To recognize Breast Cancer Awareness Month, everyone is asked to wear your craziest pink outfit. All wheelchairs and strollers are welcome. Breakfast will be provided from 7:30-9:30 a.m. during registration.

The run/walk will begin at 10 a.m. in front of the cafĂŠ. Participants will receive a t-shirt.

Early registration is $30 per person; for groups of four or more the cost is $25 per person. All early registration payments must

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Children 12 and under and pre-registered children will get youth sizes.

Venecia Benefield Butler will have her merchandise available for purchase, and she will sign her book, “I’ve Got to Get Some Things Off My Chest� during registration.

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Library specialist enjoys baking sweets Stephanie Surrett cooks for library’s themed programs

BY MARGARET ANDERSON NEWS CORRESPONDENT

W

hen a position at the Jacksonville Public Library came open eight years ago, Stephanie Surrett was delighted. She couldn’t wait to apply for it and she kept her

get it.

It must have helped, because she received a telephone call telling her she had been hired.

Stephanie’s title is library specialist. It’s a job that makes her feel right at home.

“I read a lot anyway,” she said. “That was one of the things that led me to this job when it became available.

I love reading books and always have. In fact, I won who could read the most books during the year, and I ended up winning. I believe I read over 100 books.”

Stephanie said that there is something different about her job every day.

“I love our patrons,” she said. “You can get to know them. I love it when you suggest a series or particular author or book and they come up and tell you they loved it.”

She especially likes Richard Paul Evans who wrote the “Walk” series. She also likes Amish Christian Fiction written by her favorite authors Beverly Lewis and Wanda Brunstetter. She arranged to have Brunstetter to Skype in a library program to discuss her books and the Amish way of life.

In addition to reading, Stephanie’s hobbies are photography, water aerobics and zumba.

Stephanie was born in Anniston and she graduated from Saks High School. She has a bachelor’s in marketing and a master’s in elementary education from Jacksonville State University. After working at SouthTrust Bank in Anniston and teaching for a short time, she realized she wanted to work in a public library.

“My particular job is cataloging all the books,” she said. “I also work at the circulation desk, order all supplies and help out with programs.

Stephanie said summer is the library’s busiest season because of the summer reading program. This year 566 children, 88 teens, and 169 adults participated in the program. The children’s theme this year was “Dig Into Reading”.

Throughout the year, each month, themed programs are planned for children. For example, in January the library presents a Manga program for teenagers who

CHICKEN POT PIE (Makes its own crust) 3-4 cooked chicken breasts or whole leg sections taken off the bone 2-3 small potatoes, cut up 1-2 stalks celery, diced 1 small onion, diced 1-2 carrots, grated 1 can cream of chicken soup 1 can chicken broth Cook vegetables until tender. Drain Layer the chicken on bottom of oblong cooking dish. Pour cooked vegetables over chicken. In small saucepan mix soup and broth together and heat well. Pour over vegetables.

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Stephanie Surrett gets some recipe ideas from cookbooks at the library. enjoy Japanese comic books. In February, the library furnishes materials for the community to come in and make Valentine cards for our senior citizens. The library enlists the help of Boy and Girl Scouts who deliver them to nursing homes and assisted living.

Probably the most popular is the American Girl program in March. Many of these large programs involve refreshments or an actual meal (as in the American Girl program), and Stephanie is usually asked to make the food. She’s become known to the library’s employees as well as its patrons for the food she makes.

Everything she prepares goes with the theme of each program.

“For the American Girl program we focus on a particular historical character,” she said. “This program is then based on a set of books about that character and the corresponding doll that many of the girls have in their doll collections.”

The theme this year was the Depression Era and the character Kit. Stephanie made fried Spam, macaroni and cheese from a box and Nestle Toll House cookies.

RECIPES

¼ c. molasses ¼ c. brown sugar ¼ heaping t. dry mustard 1 t. chili powder ¼ c. bell pepper, chopped ½ small onion, chopped Squirt of ketchup 3-4 slices uncooked bacon Mix all ingredients together and put bacon on top of beans. Bake at 350 degrees for one hour.

CHOCOLATE CREAM-FILLED CAKE Cake 1 box devil’s food cake mix Make using package directions and pour into two 9 inch cake pans. Cool and slice layers in half. Spread Cream Filling 1 stick butter 1 c. milk 1 c. sugar ½ c. shortening 3 t. vanilla

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“A lot of Spam was eaten during that period,” she said “And we also discovered that boxed macaroni and cheese and Nestle Toll house cookies were invented during this time. It was fun to meet with the staff and discuss possible dishes to make for this program”.

Stephanie began baking cakes when she was 6. Her mother didn’t bake much, so baking sweets became Stephanie’s food to make when the family gathered to eat. It didn’t take long for her to become the baker in the family.

Stephanie lives in Anniston with her cats, Tiger, Thumper and Moxie. She is the daughter of Jimmy Surrett, Sr. of Alexandria and the late Betty Surrett. Her sister, Mandy Abernathy, lives in Alexandria, and her brother, Jimmy Surrett, Jr. lives in DeArmanville.

Stephanie likes to make two of her mother’s dishes, Chicken Pot Pie, which makes its own crust, and Baked Beans. Her late grandfather, Bill Surrett, enjoyed her birthday each year. She makes Easy Peach Cobbler for various events.

constantly. Let cool. Cream sugar, butter and vanilla. layers. Frost with chocolate frosting.

Frosting 1 stick butter 1 box powdered sugar, sifted ½ c. cocoa 1/3 c. milk 1 t. vanilla Beat butter until creamy. Add sugar and cocoa alternately with milk. Add vanilla Mix until well blended.

EASY PEACH COBBLER 1 stick butter 1 c. sugar 1 c. milk 2 cans sliced peaches in syrup. and sugar together. Whisk milk in gradually. Pour mixture over the butter. Spoon peaches on top of mixture and pour remaining syrup out of one can in mixture. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes to an hour or until golden brown.

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Life goes on for Pearl Williams Helping others has helped her heal

BY MARGARET ANDERSON NEWS CORRESPONDENT

For 10 days in 2001, Pearl Williams didn’t know if her son was alive or not. She received the devastating news on Sept. 21 that he was not.

Army Maj. Dwayne Williams was one of 125 inside the Pentagon who perished when American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the west wing on Sept. 11. Along with the 55 military personnel and 70 civilians killed at the Pentagon, 58 passengers aboard Flight 77 lost their lives that day.

As a mother, Williams thought her own life had ended. It took years of therapy and work on her part to realize that it hadn’t.

Four days after being told that her son was probably among those who had been killed at the Pentagon, Williams was asked to donate blood for a DNA sample.

Dwayne’s remains had been testing. On Sept. 21, the results came in. They were positive. It was 18 days more days before his remains were released to his family for burial.

Less than a week after the attack, Williams found herself aboard one of three buses taking relatives to the site.

“I came within 150 feet of far as they would allow us to go. I actually went through two waiting to learn if my son was inside the Pentagon. The worst is not knowing. The other was waiting for his remains to be released. I think this, along with is why my grieving period lasted After seeing the building and watching news programs showing it burning, Williams or heat for a year.

she said. “I couldn’t turn my stove on. For a whole year I ate out. If I got into a hot car, I

of all, it would be a monument to not only honor her son, but to honor all those who have lost

Williams went through several depressive episodes before she began to heal. She was hospitalized three times and saw psychiatrists and therapists before she realized that she needed to do what Dwayne would want her to -- get on with her life, be happy, help others and continue being a good mother to her remaining three sons -- things she hadn’t been able to do since his death.

The second reason was more personal.

“Dwayne is buried at Arlington, and I can’t go there often to see

set purpose for me, and that was to impact other people’s lives in

She credits the city, the county commission and various individuals including Ken Rollins, Lea Fite, Bo Batey and

“I began speaking at schools and churches and traveling to different places, even lecturing on cruise ships, to tell my story through a very tragic event. This gave me a mechanism to heal and move forward with my life.

In the darkest seasons of our

JSU, Sylvia Malone, taught her how to deliver her speeches and lectures.

The love and support of the city, county and state has played a role in helping Williams heal.

“I’ve felt love from so many to my reaching out to help other people, I’ve had such a wonderful support system myself. After Dwayne’s death, my cousin by marriage, Emily Lipscomb was with me throughout the ordeal.

She sat with me many nights comforting me. Ken Rollins, who is a Vietnam veteran, and Anniston Army Depot were able to get me a piece of a concrete block from the damaged section A year after her son’s death, Williams began work on erecting reasoning was two-fold. First

place to grieve, so I came up with the idea of a monument for him.

I was determined to do it, even if I had to do it myself. But once I attempted to raise funds, the idea mushroomed and I received tremendous help from a lot of

The monument is in the city cemetery off Church Street, just a few blocks from Williams’s home. She wanted it near the road where it can be seen.

After the monument was in place, Williams set out to help students get an education as a way to honor her son. She established the Maj. Dwayne Williams Scholarship at JSU, which goes to ROTC cadets and business majors. She coordinates golf tournaments to help raise funds for the scholarship.

At Kitty Stone Elementary School, she established an award shows good citizenship during the year. Fifth grade teachers choose the students. This year, the award went to Brooke Raulerson, daughter of Derek and Amanda Raulerson.

“I realized one day that this wasn’t the end, that I would be Williams. “And because of his my son. I miss him every day. I can still see his big smile. But I have memories. Many good memories that will sustain me for the rest of my life. I now have

CEREMONY: Wednesday at 11 From page 1

After graduation, he enlisted in the

hit by hijacked American Airlines 77 killing 58 onboard the plane and 125

named a distinguished graduate of Ranger School and becoming a paratrooper, he

Arlington National Cemetery.

Maj. Williams and others in the armed services who gave their lives for their country and all those who lost their lives on Sept. 11, 2001, will be remembered at the ceremony.

Maj. Williams graduated from

school.

was named the most valuable player on the football team that year, helping him earn a full football scholarship to the University of North Alabama in Florence.

Jacksonville State University in 1983.

school when he was killed. Tyler has a marketing degree from the University of Alabama and works for Fed Ex in Williams’s daughter Kelsey received an education degree from Union College in

Place in Anniston.

(Contact Margaret at pollya922@ gmail.com)

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“That would override anything we’re

been trying to bring the historical commission to Jacksonville for more than two years. In recent months Klug and council member Tompkins have worked together to draft the resolution that failed Monday.

Klug was not at Monday’s meeting and attempts to reach him by phone were not successful late Monday, but others who supported the commission were there.

“I think it says we have a long way to

Before the votes at least one man,

who owns historic homes in Jacksonville.

“They had a real chance to do something that was progressive for the city and for other small towns, but I don’t know Another supporter, Joseph Munster, lives in Jacksonville’s mill village and serves on the board of The Spirit working through Spirit of Anniston to help establish Noble Street as a historical district.

Munster said.

Councilman Norred voted against the measure because he said parts of the concern that Mayor Johnny Smith also discussed. Smith said, for example, the city’s draft document stated the commission would not have had the authority to hire anyone, but the state code concerning historic commissions gives them the authority to pay employees.

Areno, stood to voice opposition to the establishment of the commission. Areno said it could result in restrictions that would be too stringent for residents.

Another man, Bruce Edmiston, stood to voice his support of the measure shortly after Areno. Edmiston, who owns property on Jacksonville’s square, said after the meeting that he was shocked by the council’s decision.

“It seems like they’re afraid of any been living in Jacksonville for almost 30 Council members did not say when they might start working on an alternative plan to encourage historic preservation.

The vote on the historical commission evening.

In its last vote, which followed an extended executive session, the council gave the mayor the authority to place an offer on a vacant gym south of the city’s square on Alabama 21.

If the city is able to purchase the property, it could become the site of a new city hall, Jones said. The original price of the building was around $1 million, but the listed price has since fallen to about half of that.

Jones declined to say how much the city might offer to pay for the building.

Williams said that since she realizes she will see her son again one day, she tries to look at his death in a positive way in order to help herself and others. but my grief has dissipated over a now emerged a different and taps being played always made me feel sad. There will be tears again this year at the ceremony Wednesday, but they will be tears of joy. Today, when I see men and women in uniform, I thank Pearl Williams come to terms with her son’s death. She keeps herself busy heal. Another thing that helps is remembering the kind of person he was. son and such a compassionate role model for the other children in the neighborhood. Everyone swim when he was 5 and he player, and they named him the most valuable player in his senior After Dwayne’s death, Williams and Ken Rollins established the Centennial Memorial Park Committee in Anniston. Other members of the committee were Bo Batey, More recently, she established a resides. There, she preaches and brings in other speakers and performers, including singers and praise dancers.

Williams received her license to preach at St. Paul Christian Methodist Episcopal Church and First United Methodist Church.

Both churches have the same doctrine and order of service; however, since they were from

different denominations, she was required to repeat the same requirements such as interviews, testing and licensing school. said. “I’m very excited about preaching again at the nursing About a year after losing her son she established a support system for those who are dependent on drugs or alcohol.

The group meets at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays at First United Methodist Church.

Williams said that all of her they graduated, three of them wanted to go into the military.

They wanted to serve their country, see the world, and afford opportunities for their parents to visit them. Williams visited Dwayne and his family in Cairo, Egypt, in 1998, when he was stationed at the American Embassy. She’s visited 15 countries and made her 10th trip Roy chose journalism for a Christian Way School in Birmingham. Roy’s twin Troy is retired from the Army and lives in Belgium where he works in from the Army and now works Ariz.

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WILLIAMS: Teaches painting four times a week, makes cards From page 1

Roy. He was 22. Margaret’s uncle was married to Roy’s sister and Roy, who was also from west Alabama, was fresh out of the Navy and had come to visit them.

They met in July and married in September 1946. They were married 61 years when he died in 2007.

“We were young together and we grew old together,” said Margaret. “We had our ups and downs like all married couples do. Roy had a quick temper, and I was more easy going. He was quick to apologize and quick to rectify whatever was going on. And I pouted.”

Margaret said she had to make a lot of adjustments after his death.

“Half of you is gone,” she said. “We socialized a lot. We had a lot of friends.

We played cards with couples around our kitchen table for a lot of years.

Our friends would bring something to eat or we’d make something here.”

She misses those times, but she’s moved on with her life. She enjoys her children and grandchildren and visits them often. She celebrated her 84th birthday with them in Tennessee a few months ago.

Her daughter and sonin-law, Rita and Don Beal, live in Spring Hill, Tenn.

They have two sons. Matt is a manager for a Verizon store in Cookeville, Tenn., and Joe is an Air Force major living in Anchorage.

The Beals have three grandchildren.

Her son, Don, is a

and lives in Birmingham.

He has a daughter and three sons, including twins Chad and Grant, who are also CPAs. Stacy Fifolt teaches school, and Josh works in sales. Don has four grandchildren.

In 1960, a friend, Julia Newell, told Margaret she was going to take a test so she could go to school to become a licensed practical nurse. Margaret said she’d go with her and take the test herself. They went through nursing school together in Gadsden. It’s been a decision Margaret is glad she made.

“I always loved nursing,” she said. “It was helping people that I liked the most.”

In the early ‘70s, another friend asked Margaret to go with her to painting classes. The classes were at night and the friend didn’t want to drive after dark. Margaret went, and it opened a new world for her.

She began to entertain the idea of teaching painting herself. She felt a little uncomfortable, believing she couldn’t teach. She spoke with a professor at Jacksonville State University who told her to “teach what you know; share what you know.”

In 1975, Margaret and Roy opened a store they called Margaret’s on the west side of the square. For the next 34 years Margaret taught painting and sold vitamins there. She hired two employees to help when she taught children.

Margaret is an advocate of natural vitamins. Her

favorite brand is Nature’s Sunshine. They have no dyes in them like many vitamins. She had open heart surgery in 1996 and has good health since.

Margaret believes the natural vitamins have helped her maintain her health. Through the years, she’s had a lot of people ask what she takes because she seems to feel and look so well.

“I always said when I turned 80 I would close the store,” she said. “Roy had passed away, I was dealing with it by myself and the rent went up. It was a culmination of different things. So now I’m free to get in the car and go to Tennessee or Birmingham and stay as long as I want.

I can teach my Wednesday class and come back on Monday. When you reach 80 you need to be free.”

Margaret believes it’s a different kind of freedom.

“I’ve done a variety of things and I’ve always enjoyed everything I’ve done,” she said. “I think life is a journey, and as you go along, you need to learn new things. I’m still learning.”

She likes to talk about how much she loves her Sunday school class, the Grace class, at First Baptist Church. Her teachers are Carol Wilson and Charlotte Thornburg.

Margaret doesn’t waste one minute in a day. She teaches painting four times a week and makes greeting cards. Friends are always dropping in and out. She enjoys the company of her 15 year old Peekapoo, Princess, and 5 year old

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Chihuahua, Lucy.

Princess doesn’t like to travel, so a niece takes care of her when Margaret visits her children. Lucy likes to ride, so Margaret bought her a car seat, and Lucy rides - and sleeps almost the entire trip when Margaret travels.

Margaret and Roy adopted four non-local JSU students, at different times over the years. One was Kelly Nye of Nashville who was attending JSU on a basketball scholarship. She ended up marrying another JSU student, Lee Hinkson, who was from Canada and was attending JSU on a baseball scholarship. They now coach in Dallas, Ga. Their three children call Margaret “Nana,” just as

her own grandchildren do.

To this day, Margaret’s home is Kelly’s family’s home-away-from-home.

“We’ve had fun with our own kids and others,” said Margaret.

In the early ‘70s, when the EMT organization was still new in Jacksonville, Margaret and Roy were asked to be volunteers.

They agreed and, for the next eight years, Roy drove patients to the hospital while Margaret put her nursing skills to work in the back of the vehicle with them.

Roy was a small arms inspector at Fort McClellan and Anniston Army Depot.

After he retired he cooked dinner every night. Many times Margaret would

come home to have Roy tell her that they were having company for dinner.

“He was always calling someone asking them to come eat with us,” she said. “He’d always tell them it was just as easy to cook for four as it was for two.”

Margaret had to get a new roof and the basement “I’ve had to learn to deal with insurance companies,” she said. “I’m having to do things that Roy always took care of. I had never put gas in my car. growing independence. It’s been a journey. I’ve had some sadness, but I’ve had a more fun than sadness.”

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He can play football like ringing a Bell LORI TIPPETS teamtip@hotmail.com

Just a little over a year ago Jackson Bell was taking his first snaps as quarterback for the Jacksonville Golden Eagles. Bell, now a senior, had decided to give football a try during his junior year, and Jacksonville fans are glad he did.

“I kind of lost my love for football in my ninth and tenth grade years,” admits Bell. “I wanted to concentrate on baseball and I did a lot of traveling ball in the summer.

“Coach (Clint) Smith lit a fire when he came and I decided to go out and try it and I liked it, loved it actually.”

Last year Bell had a banner year, scoring 17 touchdowns rushing for over 500 yards and passing for over 1,000. He had a way of getting out of trouble, or turning what looked like a certain loss into a big play, and all the while he looked like he was having fun. Genuine fun, like he really was enjoying the game.

“You can’t do anything unless you have fun,” reasoned Bell. “When you grow up and get a job if you don’t like it you will hate going to work.

“I like to treat every sport I play as a job I have. There’s times when you have to be serious and there’s times when you have fun. When I’m out on the field I just have the most fun I can with it.”

In a game against Cherokee County last year, the Warrior defense had broken through the Eagle line and had chased Bell down in the backfield for what looked like was going to be a 15 or 20 yard loss. Suddenly Bell escaped the grasp of his defender and turned a sure loss into a big gain, and came up smiling. “When plays like that up at Centre happen you have to stay calm and do what you know to do and just try to make the best of every situation,” explained Bell.

While Bell is known for his scrambling ability and his ability to quickly move the ball down field, he admits that he has spent a lot of time in the off season on his passing. “If I can run I love it and it just adds another level to you as a quarterback,” said Bell. “I worked a lot during the summer on throwing the ball. I worked a lot with pocket presence and just my throwing motion.” Bell said that this year if he can run the ball he will but he also knows that he can get more yards if he can set up and

throw the ball.

Having Bell in the backfield certainly adds an extra dimension to the Eagles offense, an offense that has the opposition keying on running back Dominique Thomas.

“Dominique is a huge threat, but with him being such a huge threat they forget about me, which allows me to get the yards that I do,” said Bell.

Teams likely won’t be forgetting about Bell anymore as the athletic quarterback scored three touchdowns in the first game of the season against Pleasant Valley racking up 143 yards on seven carries and scored two touchdowns and rushed for 116 yards on 14 carries this past Friday against Hokes Bluff.

Bell is a multi-dimensional young man, and describes himself as a student-athlete. In the classroom Bell takes AP classes, having taken AP Biology and AP English last year and is in advanced anatomy, math and English this year, all while maintaining a 3.8 GPA. While Bell would love to go to college and play, preferably both football and baseball, he would also like to get an education that would prepare him for a career in nursing or computer science.

He admits that in his life, “studying is really up there,” and he enjoys being with friends and family but “sports is it, sports is really my life.”

Bell feels that the Golden Eagles will get to the playoffs this year, but that they have a lot of work to do to get there.

“Our line stepped up in our first game,” said Bell. “We have new faces out there. The line is where everything starts. As long as they keep working and getting good and the seniors are going to lead, put that together and we should make it.”

While there are many people in Bell’s life that are influential, he looks to one main person as his source of inspiration; his sister Mallory, an 8th grade student at JHS. “My sister plays a huge part in my life and having there looking up to me means so much. She is just always there for me when I need to smile or laugh or have someone to talk to. She is the best little sister anyone could ask for and I love her.”

Jacksonville currently is 2-0 on the season and has a long way to go to make it to the playoffs, but the team is in very capable hands and leadership with a quarterback with the talent of Bell.

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Katie Neisler

Sometimes it’s tough being the youngest child in a family, especially when siblings have gone before you who have made their mark, have made lasting impressions.

Such is the case with Jacksonville High School’s Katie Neisler, a senior volleyball player for the Lady Eagles. Katie is the youngest of four children, and of three sisters who have changed volleyball at JHS forever.

Eldest sister Elizabeth, who led the Lady Eagles to back-to-back state championships and won just about every award possible, went on to star at Samford University, leading her college team to heights that they had never reached.

Caroline, the middle sister, also was a standout for the Lady Eagles and also felt the joy of winning state championships with sister Elizabeth.

Caroline went on to play at the University of North Alabama and then transferred to play her last year at Samford University.

Tragically, acute myeloid leukemia cut Caroline’s life short as she passed away in May. But while Elizabeth and Caroline took Jacksonville volleyball to heights that it had never reached before, Katie, the youngest sister and a senior, is set to make her own legacy at the high school.

Last year when the Lady Eagles made

it to the state championship game against Madison County, a game that Jacksonville lost, Katie was recognized for her performance and ability being named to the AllState Tournament team and to All-State.

Katie has been playing on varsity since the eighth grade, having been moved up to play in the state finals in a year that the Lady Eagles did not win.

The youngest of the Neisler sisters is the only one that doesn’t have a state championship ring on her finger, something that she would like to change. Jacksonville certainly has all the weapons they need this year to once again win the state championship, and the biggest weapon they have is the experience and maturity of Katie, who this year has been switched from being a middle hitter to outside hitter.

When asked about what her expectations for her team this year are, Katie didn’t hesitate to say, “always state; that is the big picture.”

The Lady Eagles are very strong this year, having lost only one starter from their squad last year. Katie is quick to point out though that the Lady Eagles need to still to work hard. “I think we still have things we need to work on, but I think altogether they are just little things that we can easily fix if we all come together,” said Katie. “If we fix these little mistakes we’ll be really good.

Our team has been together for a long time and we are friends off the court as well.”

The energetic senior, who has already

committed to play volleyball at Samford, spent the summer playing, of course volleyball, but added a new dimension to her game, beach volleyball.

In the summer while playing with her club volleyball team, Sting, whom she has been playing with for six years, she and her friend and fellow team member Olivia Dailey decided to play in a beach tournament while they were in Orlando. They had only played a couple of times but, talented as they are, ended up in fourth place and qualified for Nationals that were held at Hermosa Beach in California. “We didn’t do too bad,” said Katie of the experience.

Katie admits that she and older sister Elizabeth have talked about playing beach volleyball after Katie finishes college.

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When not playing volleyball Katie enjoys going to football games and supporting other sports, and of course, hanging out with friends.

For now however, foremost on her mind is playing volleyball for the Lady Eagles and making some of her own legacies to hand down to the younger girls. “We have always looked up to the older girls,’ said Katie. “Those girls were amazing. They have state rings. We want to live up to that legacy. We want to be like that. We’re trying to come back with a legacy of our own.”

Gamecocks run wild in 48-13 rout of Jacksonville football battle of the Jacksonvilles. time since 2010 with a 48-13 win over Jacksonville University Saturday night at Burgess-Snow Field before a crowd of 17,592.

The Gamecocks extended their winning streak in home openers to eight as a school record four players - Troymaine Pope, Eli Jenkins, DaMarcus James and Miles Jones - each ran for more than 100 yards.

70 attempts, shattering the previous team rushing record of 453 yards set against Samford in 2004. touchdowns), sophomore Jones ran for 138, Jenkins had The Gamecocks broke open a tight game by scoring 17 45 points on the scoreboard in a 26-minute span during the second and third quarters.

Head coach Bill Clark became the seventh Jacksonville State coach to win his home debut.

“When the running game got going, we really didn’t look back and we only made a few adjustments on defense,” Clark said. “I saw our guys play awfully hard tonight, and I’m proud of special teams.”

Pope scored on runs of 5 and 3 yards and James added a 2-yard run as the Gamecocks built a 21-10 halftime lead. three minutes of the third quarter. JSU moved 63 yards Thomas

Gamecocks’ lead to 24-10. possession.

But Dolphins quarterback Kade Bell, son of Jacksonville coach and former University of Florida star Kerwin Bell, was picked off by Pierre Warren, who returned the interception 70 yards for a JSU touchdown with 12:02 left in the third.

“When I saw the ball come my way - I knew I wasn’t going to be tackled,” said the junior from Marbury. “My defensive players had a nice little convoy set up for me.

That was an easy six.”

The onslaught continued when JSU’s Ben Endress broke through to block a Jacksonville punt. Jenkins’ second rushing touchdown, a 9-yarder, gave the

Gamecocks a 38-10 lead at the 8:30 mark of the third quarter.

Pope later ran in from the 4 with 3:28 left in the third for a 45-10 JSU lead.

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LORI TIPPETS teamtip@hotmail.com For the second week in a row the Jacksonville Golden Eagles picked up a win with a big second half performance.

This week it was Jacksonville with a 40-20 win over region opponent Hokes Bluff.

The Eagles, up 21-13 at the half, tacked on 19 more points in the third quarter to take the victory and improve to 2-0 overall and 1-0 in the region.

Jacksonville’s first touchdown was set up by Elijah Cunningham’s interception of a Warrior pass on the Eagles’ 30-yard line. He returned it to the Hokes Bluff 12. Moments later Dominique Thomas took the ball in from the four and with the extra point by Mason Tompkins Jacksonville was up 7-0. Tompkins ended the game 5-for-6 in extra points.

Eagles’ quarterback Jackson Bell also added a four-yard touchdown in the first quarter to give Jacksonville a 14-7 lead.

Jacksonville added one more touchdown before the end of the half when Bell hit Sid Thurmond on an 11-yard scoring pass.

A big play by senior Lavontae LaCount saved a touchdown.

LaCount intercepted a Hokes Bluff pass in the end zone to prevent a touchdown toward the end of the first half.

Later in the game, LaCount accounted for his second interception setting up another Jacksonville touchdown.

LaCount also led the Eagles in tackles for the game.

All the rest of the Eagle scoring came in the third quarter. Thurmond added another touchdown, this time on a 23-yard run.

Bell, who finished the game with 116 yards on 14 carries, broke loose for a 50-yard touchdown in the third quarter. Bell also was 5-for-10 in the passing department for 61 yards.

The Eagles finished their scoring with a 65-yard sprint into the end zone by Thomas to give the Eagles the 40-20 win.

Thomas was the leading rusher for the Eagles with 169 yards on 23 carries.

Eagle coach Clint Smith was pleased with his team’s performance. “We came out and established ourselves early and went in at the half 20-13. We came back out and once again had a strong third quarter and were able to pull away from them and once again we were able to play our younger guys late in the game.”

This week the Eagles will face tough competition from another region opponent, Cherokee County. The Warriors (1-1, 1-0) had a big 29-23 win over Alexandria last Friday.

“They are extremely big and extremely physical up front,” Smith said. “They average about 280 across the front and are just huge. They do a good job of coming off the ball. They have one of the fastest running backs that we’ve seen on film and we’ll have to control him.

It will be a big challenge for us defensively.”

Jacksonville will face the Warriors at home on Friday night at 7 p.m.

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In a tri-match volleyball match held last week, the Jacksonville Lady Eagles took two victories with wins over Oxford and Saks.

Against Oxford, Jacksonville bounced back from a first game loss 16-25 to win the next two games and the match, 25-17, 15-7.

Jacksonville also lost the first game against Saks, 23-25 but won the next two games 25-21, 15-12.

For the day, Courtney Bowden recorded 26 assists and Ashley Clingan 24. Katie Neisler led with 28 kills, 11 digs and 5 blocks; Blessing Dunn added 14 kills and 11 digs; Halee Stallings 11 kills and 3 blocks; Tamaria Mays 13 kills and 5 blocks and Ariel Diaz had 3 aces and 11 digs.

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Spirit on Mountain Street huge success

By Lori Tippets It seems that the place to be last Thursday was at BurgessSnow Field at JSU Stadium on the campus of Jacksonville State University.

Thousands of people turned out to support local teams, have some great food and in general, just have fun at the Spirit on Mountain Street.

For the second year in a row Taste of the Town combined with JSU and the Town and Gown Committee to host a joint event with the proceeds going to the Jacksonville Christian Outreach Center.

Last year over $9,000 was donated to JCOC from the 1,200 people who came out to support the event. This year it has been estimated that over $10,000 was raised with about 2,000 people in attendance.

Mark Jones, recreational sports director at JSU and president of the Jacksonville City Council, was once again co-chairman of the event with David Glass, who oversaw the Taste of the Town portion of the event.

Jones said his committee started in June putting the event together, meeting every two weeks until the event got closer and then they met in consecutive weeks.

“This is a great community event where we all work together,” said Jones. “Not only do we promote JSU but also, Jacksonville High School, Pleasant Valley and Jacksonville Christian Academy.

It’s also a really good way to make everyone aware of JCOC as well.”

“Pulling the university in where we have the facilities, the Southerners’ support, support of the athletic department, the president, maintenance and the alumni association makes this a great community event where everyone works together.”

Glass, responsible for the Taste of the Town side of the event, making sure that the restaurants were involved said that the goal this year was to meet or exceed what was made last year. Glass also mentioned that more food was on hand this year as last year food ran out.

While more food was on hand, once again the sheer number of people that showed up meant the food available, made possible by 30 restaurants, disappeared quickly.

Organizers had more events on hand this year with entertainment for children as well as a dunking booth.

Mayor Johnny Smith was impressed with how well the event went.

“This is such a great event,” said Smith. “It is good exposure for JSU and the city and the big thing is that it is a fundraiser for JCOC. JCOC does such a great job in this area.”

Area coaches were pleased with the exposure that their football teams were given. “We’ll be seen by everyone in zip code 36265 so it’s a big night for us,” said JCA assistant coach Larry Bollinger. “People don’t know a lot about JCA so they’ll get to meet some players they won’t normally meet.”

JCA cheerleaders Chelsea Butler and Calley Compton agreed.

Butler, co-captain of the cheerleading squad said that the event, “hypes up the football players. It gets them excited and gets them in football season mode.” Compton, cheerleading captain agreed saying, “Our football team is really pumped up. We love it too because we get to bond. This is really great!”

JHS head football coach Clint Smith said, “This does a lot for our kids, to see the support from everyone in the community. It is really good to see from a coach’s perspective.”

From the numbers that attended it appears that this event is something the community wants around for a good long time.

ONLINE SLIDESHOW AT ANNISTONSTAR.COM

Photos by ANITA KILGORE

TOP PHOTO: Emma Deason meets Cocky. ABOVE LEFT: Kayleigh Sparrow is ready for some touchdowns. CW Hayes enjoys ribs at the annual event.

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