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The Jacksonville Golden Eagles run out on the court to get their trophy. The Lady Golden Eagles beat Guntersville 3-2 after falling behind by losing the first two games to win the Class 4-A state volleyball championship at Crossplex in Birmingham.

Lady Eagles bounce back to win state championship

BY LORI TIPPETS SPORTSWRITER

In what will go down as one of the most impressive wins in the history of Alabama state championship volleyball, the Jacksonville Lady Eagles came from two games

down to Guntersville to win the next three games and their third school state volleyball championship.

The win was nothing short of a miracle as Jacksonville, losing game one 25-18 and game two 25-14, found something within to come back and win game three 25-18, a

wild game four 34-32 and then finally game five 15-12.

Jacksonville head coach David Clark, who has taken his teams to the Elite Eight 16 of his 20 years, said that he feels it was seniors Katie Neisler and Breanna Hosch and junior Blessing Dunn who helped spark

the comeback. “Between games two and three, these three kids right here,” said Clark of the girls, “took it upon themselves. It was out of my hands at that point.”

Enough can’t be said of the fight and ■ See LADY EAGLES, page 9

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FACES IN THE COMMUNITY

Hank Pritchett, 77, is retiring

Bramlett & O’ Bannon: One bullet, two dead men

Married his sweetheart when he was 17

By Eric Wayne Key On the banks of an undisclosed pond in Cedar Bluff, there were two mills owned by Colonel Hendrix. The Gristmill, run by Larkin Bramlett, and a saw mill operated by Benjamin F. O’Bannon.

Bramlett and O’Bannon were friends and frequently drank and conversed after the mills had closed down for the day. On one particularly drunken night they got Eric Wayne Key into a heated argument.

Before things got bad, O’Bannon left and Bramlett went home to his wife and kids. He seethed throughout the night, and upon waking the next morning, he visited his neighbor and asked to borrow a gun. The neighbor asked him if he was

BY MARGARET ANDERSON NEWS CORRESPONDENT

Hank Pritchett, 77, is almost ready to retire. It won’t be much longer. For the past few years, he’s been semi-tired. He started working full-time as a teenager.

Pritchett was born in Wellington to J. C. and Ruth (Bryant) Pritchett. His family moved to Asberry when he was in first grade. He attended Roy Webb School. The Pritchetts moved to the Angel community when he was in second grade. There, he attended Cedar Springs School. That’s when his life changed. He met Eileen Holden.

Pritchett’s family moved several more

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Hank Pritchett has been semi-retired for the past few years.

■ See PRITCHETT, page 7

■ See KEY, page 10

City’s Christmas parade is Dec. 5, deadline is Nov. 16 ‘Rocking Around the Christmas Tree’ is theme The deadline for this year’s Christmas has set a deadline and encourages everyone parade is Nov. 16. It will begin at 6:30 p.m., to meet it, it’s never too late to enter.

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it’s not possible. So, even if it’s after the Edwards said the parade gets bigger and deadline, you can still get in. I’ll fit you in better each year. somewhere.”

This is her 23rd year to serve as chairman.

Edwards wants everyone to decorate their “My husband (Lynn) said that I’m going cars, trucks or floats to go with this year’s to have to quit one year,” she said. “I told theme, “Rocking Around the Christmas ■ See PARADE, page 7 Tree.”

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OPINION/EDITORIAL TOWN & GOWN

It’s never too late: ROTC could be right for you

By Ashley Siskey, Graduate Assistant in JSU’s Public Relations Office Did you know that you could join the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) through the age of thirty-two? Deciding on a career in the Army isn’t necessarily something that needs to be figured out by the age of eighteen – or even thirty. There are options available for students at any education level, even graduate students!

It’s common to think you have to have it all figured out before or during the first year of college, but more and more students are changing direction after being exposed to new classes and experiences. The Jacksonville State University ROTC program offers elective courses that interested students can take, without obligation, to help determine whether the Army is a good fit for them.

ROTC cadets major in a variety of disciplines, which is a plus for the Army in developing a diverse team of leaders.

For Cadet Evan Prince, a senior exercise science major and 2009 White Plains High School graduate, the Army was a clear choice for his future plans. He entered basic training at Fort Benning, Georgia, right out of high school, quickly followed by advanced individual training as a medic. He began his freshman year at JSU in spring 2011, and after taking an elective class to see what the ROTC had to offer, decided to join the program. He credits the ROTC in providing him with additional training while earning his college degree. He hopes to be commissioned with an infantry assignment upon graduation.

Cadet Sarah Pugh, also a senior, says, “I’ve wanted to be in uniform since I was a little girl. Being part of the ROTC is a great motivator to not only finish school,

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Junior social work major Cadet Dominique Stewart of Fort Belvoir, Va., crosses a one rope bridge as part of a training exercise for the Ranger Challenge team. but to excel at my studies in the process.

I’ve also discovered the camaraderie to be an unexpected benefit during the process.

My end goal is to be assigned to military intelligence.” Cadet Pugh is a 2008 graduate of Alexandria High School and entered the ROTC program as a senior (it’s never too late!). She’ll graduate in December with a degree in mathematics.

Majoring in business administration, Cadet Desmond Clay of Decatur, Ala., explains, “Money was the initial motivator for me to

join ROTC, but once I started experiencing the classes and developing leadership skills, I knew ROTC was the perfect place for me.”

Cadet Clay entered the ROTC during his sophomore year and is now a senior. He is a graduate of West Morgan High School. His goal is to receive a commission in military intelligence.

Leading the JSU ROTC program is Maj. Paul Thiessen, a JSU ROTC alumnus. He graduated in 2002 with a major in criminal justice and currently serves as professor of

military science. Maj. Thiessen describes his journey, “It’s highly unusual in the Army to be assigned back to the place you attended college. Returning to Jacksonville State ROTC, to serve as the professor of military science, is an amazing privilege and honor.

This is a special place with a great reputation for developing superior Army officers and America’s future leaders. For me, this is a huge opportunity to give back to the Military Science Department, Jacksonville State University and the Jacksonville community.”

JSU ROTC currently has 125 cadets in the program, including twenty in Talladega.

There are scholarships available ranging from one to four years but most cadets are part of the Simultaneous Membership Program (SMP). Participants of the SMP are members of ROTC while also serving in either the Army National Guard or the U.S. Army Reserve. Cadets in the SMP have an earning potential of up to $25,077.64 and are considered non-deployable while enrolled in the ROTC. ROTC is first and foremost a leadership program. Cadets develop qualities such as confidence and innovation while developing skills such as excellent oral and written communication, getting results and leading others. Maj. Thiessen says there is a balance to developing leaders while teaching them to develop others, “The ROTC builds leaders, but part of being a leader is building a team.”

The curious, the serious and the undecided are encouraged to stop by and visit the ROTC team at Rowe Hall. They’ll be happy to give a tour and answer any questions.

For more information about the JSU ROTC program contact Maj. Paul Thiessen at pthiessen@jsu.edu.

Federal furloughs had profound effect on Alabama Alabama is without a doubt one of the most heavily laden military employee states in the union. In fact, if you took the federal military employment and automobile manufacturing employment out of Alabama we would be decimated.

When the federal furloughs occurred recently it had a profound affect on Alabama. When the furloughs hit more than 20,000 Alabama workers, mostly civilians, were affected.

We have tremendously important and significant federal bases in strategic parts of the state. These military bases are the heart and soul of their regions. These bases are vitally important to Alabama.

Huntsville’s Redstone Arsenal, Dothan’s Fort Rucker and Montgomery’s Maxwell Air Force Base are the most important economic engines of these areas of the state. When you throw in Mobile’s Corp of Engineers, you are talking about a lot of good paying jobs.

Recently, while visiting with Montgomery Mayor Todd Strange, I asked him about the most important and largest employer in his city.

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Inside The Statehouse I assumed that with Montgomery being the capital, state government and state employees was number one. My second assumption was that the tremendous Hyundai plant located in Montgomery was number two. He said neither is number one.

The number one economic impetus and largest employer in the River Region is the Maxwell-Gunter Air Force facility. I was amazed.

Strange further elaborated that there are additional benefits to his city that do not show up in statistics. Thousands of military retirees have chosen Montgomery as their retirement home. These Air Force officers, who retire in Montgomery and throughout the

state, are extremely important to Alabama’s economy. They may have been born in Minnesota but decide they like the climate in the South and do not want to pay the high property taxes on the Florida Gulf Coast. Strange said if you throw in the ramifications of military retirees, the importance of Maxwell/Gunter becomes even more significant.

If you think Maxwell is important to Montgomery, then you ain’t seen nothing when you compare how important the Redstone Arsenal is to Huntsville or Fort Rucker is to the Wiregrass. These two bases are the premier economic centers of their regions. Redstone Arsenal and NASA built Huntsville. Like Montgomery, most of these high paid NASA engineers choose to retire in the beautiful Tennessee Valley area of our state.

Folks, there are over 400,000 military retirees living in Alabama.

We are and have always been a very pro military state. Our state merit system is even designed to give preferences to military veterans.

We also have 12,000 Alabamians on current active military duty.

In addition, we have 22,000 in Reserves and in the National Guard.

You can thank a congressional delegation of bygone years for these vital federal facilities located in our state. We had a tandem in the U.S. Senate for close to 30 years that spanned the 1940’s through 1960’s that were instrumental in securing and nurturing these important bases. Senators Lister Hill and John Sparkman spearheaded the efforts to locate Redstone Arsenal, and other bases to their state. We are reaping the benefits today of these two distinguished gentlemen’s efforts.

Lister Hill was from Montgomery.

He worked diligently to sustain Maxwell and Gunter in his hometown. John Sparkman was born in Hartselle and moved to Huntsville as an adult to practice law. Both men were SGA presidents at the University of Alabama. Both men graduated from Alabama Law School and practiced law a short time before going to Congress at an early age. They both served about 10 years in the U.S. Congress before garnering their U.S. Senate seats before they were 40 years old.

Hill was the scion of a prominent

Montgomery family. Sparkman was the ultimate Horatio Alger story.

Both left an indelible mark on the state. We are reaping the harvest from their labors today. As mentioned, Redstone Arsenal and NASA are what built Huntsville.

Therefore, John Sparkman’s being the father of that base leaves quite a legacy. They probably should change the city’s name from Huntsville to Sparkmanville.

Our Senior Senator Richard Shelby has done a yeoman’s job of protecting and sustaining these facilities over the last 20 years. He has been especially instrumental in the funding of Redstone Arsenal.

We have had some outstanding U.S. Senators from our state.

However, history will record that our three greatest senators have been Lister Hill, John Sparkman and Richard Shelby.

Steve Flowers is Alabama’s leading political columnist. His column appears weekly in more than 70 Alabama newspapers.

Steve served 16 years in the state legislature. He may be reached at www.steveflowers.us

Scrumptious treats available at Artisanal Baked Goods Here’s a great recipe: take two brothers passionate about baked foods, introduce them into a small bakery, and add in fresh, local (if possible), high quality ingredients.

The results? A delectable assortment of culinary delights sold at Artisanal Baked Goods on 17th and Quintard Avenue in Anniston.

Teddy and Martin Paudrups are the principle bakers responsible for attracting the attention of an increasing number of Calhoun County residents. Fans are enjoying such products as Bama Sourdough bread, brioche, various cookies, pretzel breads, lemon cakes, vanilla and chocolate French macarons, cheesecakes, scones, croissants, Danish pastries, and, occasionally, something new.

I spent an afternoon with the two recently, watching as they massaged a large tub of dough into shapely, football sized loaves. Eventually, I put my own hands onto a loaf. I

Sherry Kughn

Sherry-Go-Round pulled on my loaf’s soft-as-a-puppy “neck,” folded over its “shoulders,” stretched and tucked its “ears,” and plopped the quivering substance into a cloth-lined basket that was to be placed in a refrigerator overnight.

It would continue to proof for 16 hours.

I had bought and eaten a similar loaf the week before, and I thought how much work, attention, and, yes, passion, had gone into its creamy, yogurt-like flavor. My Bama sour-

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dough bread was great when it was eaten fresh from its bag or, later, when toasted.

As the brothers worked, they explained that love for family brought them to Anniston. The two had lived in Michigan with their parents, Alice and Marty, and a sister, Anastasia. They moved because relatives Linda and Rick Burke, who own Mata’s Greek Pizza next door, had the then-empty bakery available for use.

“We wanted to be closer to family,” said Martin. The boys’ grandparents are the late Bill and Mata Rodopoulos, who created Mata’s Pizza in the early 1980s.

A few years back, Teddy graduated from high school. He and Martin were deciding where to work, perhaps together. After much research, Alice learned that the King Arthur Flour Education Center in Vermont offered weeklong courses. Bakers sign up from throughout the country.

She encouraged her sons to register, and they came back “almost addicted,” said Teddy. They made plans to open a bakery focusing on Artisan breads and pastries.

“The course took us from zero to sixty,” said Martin, “and we have continued to learn from there.” Both continue to take other classes and communicate with professional bakers whom they have met.

On the afternoon I visited, Teddy and Martin worked on the sour dough and answered buzzers that went off from time to time throughout the bakery. Teddy left the worktable to check on lemon cheesecakes. He returned with a jar of homemade lemon extract. I smelled it and was amazed how strong the lemon fragrance was. I remembered eating one of the small lemon Bundt cakes a few weeks ago and now understand why it tastes like a fresh lemon has been picked from a tree and squeezed over it. Martin

opened the lid of the homemade vanilla extract and let me smell it.

He explained that it takes weeks to make in order for vodka to extract the full flavor of the vanilla beans.

The brothers were working on a Tuesday, the day before the bakery opens each week. Even when they are “off,” they often work, traveling to Atlanta or Birmingham for prized ingredients. The bakery’s hours are from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday through Friday, and from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday.

Customers may sample each day’s wares. Also, they may visit the bakery’s Facebook website to stay abreast of each day’s featured items.

Go to www.facebook.com/ABGoods and, soon, to www.artisanalbakedgoods.com. Teddy is building a fan base on the site and is encouraging customers to give him feedback and suggestions tailored to their tastes.

Email Sherry at sherrykug@hotmail.com

Sound off

What has Mike Rogers done in eight years?

Over the past eight years, what has Mike Rogers done to create the jobs he says are so important? Vote against fair pay for women, weaken the stimulus to include tax cuts and then vote against it, pass restrictive laws so that poor women can’t get an abortion, protect tax loopholes for the richest corporations, foolishly vote over 40 times against the Affordable Healthcare Act (ACA) and froth at the mouth about cutting Social Security that all workers have paid into and that he will never need. How are these things creating jobs?

The GOP hates the President so much they are willing to destroy the nation’s economy and cause irreversible damage to

the American people just to gain politically. All votes cast by Mike Rogers represent the agenda of big businesses not middle class Alabama families and values.

Rogers voted to shut down the government over a law passed

by Congress, signed by the President who was then re-elected and found constitutional by the Supreme Court. Mr. Rogers does not represent good government, middle class families or Alabama values of equality, fairness and compassion. Next time, let’s send Mike Rogers home to Calhoun County.

Joe C. McCary Jacksonville

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Community Capsule • COPING WITH GRIEF - EVEN IF NOBODY DIED. Grief is a natural response to loss or losing. Even subtle losses or changes can bring on negative stress and grief. A Coping with Grief Group meets every second and four Tuesday of each month from 6 to 7 p.m. at First United Methodist Church in Jacksonville. Please call the church at 256-4356021 for more information. There is no cost involved.

• The Capt. Kyle Comfort Memorial 5K 4th Annual Walk/Run will be at 8 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 9, at McClellan Medical Mall. Registration information can be obtained at kylecomfortfoundation.org. There are reduced rates for groups. For more information call race director Joel Denney at 452-8699.

• The J.O.Y. Quilt Guild will meet Thursday, November 7 at 9.30 a.m. in the MAC of the First United Methodist Church in Jacksonville. Every one is invited to attend.

• Chief Ladiga Half Marathon: The Chief Ladiga Half Marathon (13.1 miles, from Piedmont to Jacksonville) will be at 8 a.m. Dec. 7. Pre-registration is $20 on or before Nov. 27 and $25 after Nov. 27. Registration fee is $18 for members of the Anniston Runners Club. Registration forms can be picked up at the community center or visit the center’s website at www.jacksonvillerecreation.com • The Calhoun County Community Band meets every Tuesday night at 6:30 at the Jacksonville High School band room.

• Free GED classes will be held from 8 a.m.-noon and 5-8 p.m. in Room 173, Self Hall, Jacksonville State University. Call 256-782-5660 for more information.

• 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 treat-

ments. 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.

• The Jacksonville Farmers Market is open. 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 goods, artisan breads, herbs, goat soap, kefir products and even home churned ice cream. Hours are from 7-11 a.m. Saturdays through Nov. 23. The market is in the pocket park behind Roma’s on the square. VISA/MC/Debit/EBT and Senior Farmers Market Nutritional Vouchers are accepted.

• Knit “and Crochet” Night at Yarns by HPF is from 5-7 the first and third Thursday at the shop, 402 Pelham Rd., N.,

by Subway.

• Classes for the Jacksonville State University Adult Wellness classes at Pete Mathews Coliseum are at 8 a.m., Monday, Wednesday and Friday for senior water aerobics and senior floor aerobic classes 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.

• The Alabama Shutterbugs, 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.

• The Jacksonville Aspiring Writers Group meets from 4 to 6 p.m. on the first and third Tuesday of 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 256-499-2182 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-

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Police Oct. 29 • Unlawful breaking and entering a vehicle reported in the 300 block of Nisbet Street Northwest.

Oct. 30 • Unlawful breaking and entering a vehicle reported and second degree receiving stolen property reported in the 300 block of Nisbet Street Northwest.

• Third degree burglary reported in the 100 block of Eldon Drive.

• Third degree theft of property reported in the 600 block of Gadsden Road Northwest.

• Third degree burglary reported in the 500 block of Pelham Road North.

• First degree possession of a forged instrument reported in the 1100 block of Pelham Road South.

Nov. 1 • Third degree criminal mischief reported in the 300 block of Quill Avenue

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• A Narcotics Anonymous 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. Cost is $5 per couple; $3 for single.

• The Friday Night Opry Show 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 435-7263 or 225-2492.

• Ladies, come pray on the square at 10 a.m. the first Thursday of each month to pray for the city, churches, pastors, schools, children, officials and businesses. Call Polly Angelette at 435-7016 for more information.

• 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 782-8044, 782-5604 or 435-7491.

• Jacksonville Fire Department is looking for information and items relating to the history of the department. If you have anything to share, call David Bell at 310-8961.

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• Identity theft reported in the 500 block of Nisbet Street Northwest.

Nov. 2 • Third degree criminal mischief reported in the 1500 block of Pelham Road South.

• Leaving the scene of an accident reported at the intersection of Pelham Road North/Mountain Street Northeast.

Nov. 3 • Third degree theft of property reported in the 1000 block of Pelham Road South.

• Third degree assault and third degree criminal mischief reported in the 300 block of Henry Road Southwest.

• Harassment reported in the 1600 block of Pelham Road South.

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Colleen Mathis is preparing for ‘The Children’s Nutcracker’ Divides time between Piedmont and Jacksonville

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olleen Mathis divides her time between Jacksonville and Piedmont. She resides in Jacksonville and spends many of her days at her dance studio on the square in Jacksonville, Alabama Christian Dance Theatre, which she opened on Sept. 9.

She was soon teaching dance to children at First Baptist Church of Jacksonville. Colleen has about 100 students.

Miss Colleen, as she is called by her students, is preparing for her next production, “The Children’s Nutcracker,” which will be at 6 p.m., Dec. 7 in the Piedmont High School Auditorium. Tickets are $5. Call her studio at 404-9322658 for tickets or drop by the studio to purchase tickets 22 Public Square Jacksonville. For more information go to the website happyfeetdanceandsport.com.

“The Children’s Nutcracker,” will incorporate children of all ages including some Jacksonville State University students as well as Piedmont High School students, and many elementary age level dancers.

“We’ll have party children, mice, snowflakes, Chinese, candy canes, flowers, and Arabian dancers and much more,” she said.

Colleen’s dance assistant teachers are Cailee Cole, who teaches adult tap and is the assistant teacher for the preschool ballet in Jacksonville. Kieana Kerns teaches hip hop. Dylan Hawk teaches jazz at the Piedmont Civic Center. All three attend JSU and or Gadsden State Community College.

Colleen was born in New Brunswick, N. J. She was a child when she drifted South. She moved to Piedmont from Flowery Branch, Ga., in 2012, where she worked alongside her sister at her sister’s ballet studio. Her sister continues to run that studio, Buford School of Ballet, where Colleen got her dancing teaching career started as one of the directors from 1999-2012.

She decided that Jacksonville, Piedmont and JSU would be perfect for her to plant her new business. She has a business degree and a master’s in early childhood education from Jacksonville State University.

When she first came to Alabama, she began teaching in Piedmont at the Piedmont City Schools after school learning academy, then moved to Jacksonville. She teaches twice a week in Piedmont’s city schools and six days a week at her studio in Jacksonville.

“Piedmont City Schools are so wonderful,” she said.

“They allowed me to come in and use my professional dance and business background to teach their students quality dance education and use their school auditoriums.”

Her son, Michael Rogers, 15, is a freshman at Piedmont High. He plays baseball and basketball.

“They’re such a phenomenal school system with excellent leadership and technology,” she said. That’s what prompted me to go to Piedmont and, also, my sister, Grace Strott is the volleyball coach in Piedmont. We love both

cities. I feel very blessed to be on the square, That’s what was needed in the community. I believe in fine arts. Being close to the university, I have such a wonderful feedback from both communities.”

Colleen’s parents put their children in a local ballet school when they were young.

“I grew up, went to high school, danced, graduated and went to JSU,” she said. “I danced my freshman and sophomore years in Anniston for Barry Mundy.”

Colleen has had professional training in New York and South Dakota. She teaches ballet, tap, jazz and hip hop.

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Colleen said what is so unique about her studio is that she can pray with the children and play Christian music as well as classical dance music to spread her gift of dance education to the community.

Colleen is an affiliate of the American Academy of Ballet. She enjoys reading, going to the beach and listening to music. She attends St. Charles Catholic Church in Jacksonville.

“Of course being in the fitness field, teaching dance makes you very conscious of eating healthy,” she said. “I like to cook when I have time, and I like to prepare healthy meals and she said. I cook Weight Watcher meals. I’ve been very successful with Weight Watchers.”

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JHS Drama Dept. to present ‘Wind in the Willows’ Come and join the Jacksonville High School Drama Department on December 6 and 7 for its performance of Kenneth Grahame’s Wind in the Willows adapted for the stage by Joseph Baldwin .This whimsical and imaginative retelling of the classic children’s book, Toad’s Wild Ride is a classic that the whole family will enjoy.

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The famous English country gentleman, Mr. Toad (played by Devin Carter) of Toad Hall, sees his first motor car and promptly falls uncontrollably in love with motoring, so he buys a car which he crashes.

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Jacksonville Opera Theatre ‘The Frog Prince’ rescheduled Jacksonville Opera Theatre preview performances of the original opera “The Frog Prince” has been rescheduled for January 25 at 3 p.m. at Wallace Hall, Gadsden State Community College.

Melanie Martin Long of Kennesaw State University in Kennesaw, Georgia wrote the book and lyrics. Jacksonville State University music professor Dr. James

Woodward composed original music.

The children’s opera features twelve seasoned JSU students, all ready to bring the story of the famous Grimm’s Fairy tale to life.

“The Frog Prince” is a brandnew musical written specifically for children, but adults will enjoy the Disney-like quality of the music, as

well. Performances for school children will be in January in Oxford at the new performing arts center and in Gadsden at Wallace Hall. Performances mark the beginning of the tenth anniversary season of Jacksonville Opera Theatre.

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PRITCHETT: Hank and Eileen will be married 60 years this month From page 1

times, but he never forgot his Eileen.

“We were just children,” he said. “I never did fall out of love with her, and I still love her. She was beautiful.”

His father was a Baptist preacher, and he and Eileen would occasionally see each other at churches where his father pastored.

His father got into the saw mill business, and the family moved to Allgood, near Oneonta. Then, they moved to Chulafinnee in Cleburne County. Their next move was to Wellington where his parents bought a mom and pop grocery store. Pritchett graduated from Alexandria High School when he was 17. He was also 17 when he and Eileen married. She was 15 and still in school.

Most of their dating was in Pritchett’s father’s car.

“Sometimes Dad would loan me his car, and I’d take her out and buy her an ice cream or chewing gum,” he said “I’d hug and kiss her.

She was as sweet as she could be.”

They often double dated with Eileen’s brother, Alford Holden, and his girlfriend, Elizabeth. The two couples decided to go to Mississippi to marry, because a blood test wasn’t required in that state.

“We didn’t elope,” said Pritchett. “Our mothers and daddies knew it. We didn’t

have time to wait on blood test because Alford was in the Air Force at that time.

He was on furlough and was getting ready to have to go back.”

They drove to Columbus in Pritchett’s 1941 Ford.

He remembers the wedding well.

“The preacher that married us was telling us before he married us that it would cost $5,” said Pritchett. “He married us and I was so thrilled that I got married, we started out the door and he said, ‘Hey, buddy, you owe me $5.’ They wanted to call our mothers and daddies, but back then they didn’t have telephones and they couldn’t call them.”

Alford stayed in the Air Force and was killed in Vietnam in 1964.

For the first two years of their marriage, Pritchett worked for his brother-inlaw, Eugene Turner, who was a building contractor.

During the winters, he worked for Joe and Sophie Steinberg at their clothing store on the square. Then, he and his father bought a service station at Pecan Grove in Alexandria.

“At that time, the only thing there was our service station, cotton fields, pecan groves and Saxon’s Candy Kitchen,” he said.

In 1955, Pritchett bought a dump truck and went to work with Hodges and Co., building roads. Four years later he went to work at the

Coca-Cola Co., and worked there until 1971. That year, he went to work at Draper Oil Co., in Anniston, and in 1985, he opened his own business, Pritchett Oil Co. He kept his company until 1995.

It was also in 1985 that he opened a service station on Alabama 204 in the West Point area.

“We stayed there until 2000 when the government pulled out all the old gas tanks and shut me down,” he said. “In 2000, the government put moms and pops out of business all over the country. Gas used to be 60 cents a gallon. The government took over and now it’s $4 a gallon.”

In 1991, he and his son, Mark, bought their first tow truck. Now, they have nine trucks. Mark’s son, Henry Taylor Pritchett, has one of the trucks in Chelsea, which is on Alabama 280 near Birmingham.

The Pritchetts will be married 60 years on Nov. 30. They have five children.

Mark, and his wife Katelyn, live next door. Their daughters and their husbands, Vicky and Dwight Roper, Tina and David Bryant, Janice and Johnny Frank and Donna and Joel Nash, don’t live far away. The Pritchetts have 16 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.

The family enjoys camping together.

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Hank and Eileen Pritchett have five children. camping,” said Pritchett.

“We love to go to Guntersville State Park, Pigeon Forge and just different places. Sometimes we go to Gadsden and camp on the river or Noccalula Falls. We just visit around.”

He and Eileen have ridden motorcycles for 40 years.

“We don’t advertise it,” he said, “but sometimes we just go. She rides with

me. I still have one, It’s a 1200 Honda, and it’s pretty heavy, so we don’t ride much anymore. We’re still young at heart.”

Pritchett said his favorite things are attending West Point Baptist Church, where he’s been a member since 1947. His father pastored that church in 1947-48. He was baptized in Boozer’s Lake.

“The Lord has been so good to me,” he said. “He has really blessed me over the years.”

Pritchett has several plans when full retirement comes.

He mentions three.

“I’m gonna cut my grass and rake up pine straw around here and just keep on lovin’ Eileen.”

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Veterans Day parade planned in Anniston The Calhoun County Veterans Organization (CCVO), a committee made up of a cross section of local veterans-related groups, is in the final planning stages for the 2013 Anniston Veterans Day Parade.

The parade is scheduled to start at 2 p.m. on Veterans Day, Nov. 11. The parade elements will form up at the Anniston City Meeting Center at 16th Street and Noble Street.

There is still time for groups, businesses, and individuals to honor U.S. Veterans and participate in the parade. Entry forms are available by sending an email to: calhounveterans@cableone.net. Or write to:

Calhoun County Veterans Organization, Inc. P.O. Box 4158 Anniston, Al 36204 The CCVO has selected four veterans to serve as the Co-Grand Marshals for the 2013 Anniston Veterans Day Parade. Three of the veterans served during World War II. The fourth veteran served during the Korean War. “People interested in volunteering to help Anniston have a successful 2013 Veterans Day Parade are invited to join the CCVO at our weekly meetings,” said Committee

Chairperson Linda Peters. “We meet on Mondays at 7 p.m. at the American Legion Post No. 26 on 18th Street behind Stringfellow Memorial Hospital.”

Peters also said, “Our community Veterans Day Parade in Anniston will give local residents and visitors the perfect opportunity to honor veterans and express the collective appreciation of the community for the men and women who have served our nation in a military uniform. We hope everyone feels welcome to join in the annual tribute to our local veterans on Veterans Day, Monday, Nov. 11.”

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She wants everyone to remember to put signs on both sides of their entries so that everyone will know who they are.

Music is welcomed.

Edwards stressed that while candy is allowed to be tossed to the crowd, it’s not allowed to be thrown.

“Believe me, it makes a difference,” she said. “Most parades will not let candy be thrown. So please make sure you continue to help me with this.”

The parade will line up in the Pelham Plaza parking lot at Winn-Dixie. Groups may line up as early as 5 p.m.

Edwards asks that in groups, each person knows where to meet.

“It’s much easier and safer for your group to meet you at another location and then walk or ride to your destination,” she said.

“This also helps traffic. Please remember that in order to have a successful Christmas parade, we must work together and handle ourselves in an orderly manner.”

Edwards invites everyone to be a part of the parade, whether they’re in it or watching it.

“If you’re not in it, come and see it,” she said. “You can still watch it. People come from everywhere to see it.”

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Jacksonville becomes Wildcats’ 10th victim BRANDON MILLER Consolidated News Service

Saks remained on Jack Stewart Field for nearly 30 minutes after the final whistle to celebrate Friday night’s victory.

Following the Wildcats’ 55-21 win over visiting Jacksonville, school officials interviewed seniors over the public address system, and Saks celebrated its first 10-0 regular season in school history.

The Wildcats have finished the regular season undefeated twice, going 9-0 in 1968 and 8-0-1 in 1971, but never 10-0 since the high school opened in 1960.

“There’s no doubt we talked about it,” Saks coach Jonathan Miller said.

“You have to find things to motivate kids at this point, and we had the region title wrapped up and playoffs start next week, but you still have to play that Week 10 game.

“For us it mattered, and that was a good topic point this week. We played hard and got the job done.”

Even Jacksonville coach Clint Smith took the time to congratulate and shake the hand of every Saks player afterward. Smith coached the Wildcats from 2005-11.

“They’ve got a great team, there’s no doubt about it,” Smith said. “They’re going to go along way this year.”

Saks showed how good it was Fri-

day, dominating from the opening drive through when subs came in for the fourth quarter.

The Wildcats quickly established their run game, while the defense held Jacksonville to two first downs in the first quarter.

Scoring on its first three drives to take a 19-0 lead, Tre Smith, Devontae Young , Devin Harris and Calvin Figueroa combined to run the ball 21 times for 139 yards on those first three drives.

Harris scored from 1 yard out, Figueroa scored from the 4-yard line and Smith hit Harris for a 6-yard touchdown.

“We wanted to establish the run early and set the tone,” Miller said. “We’ve got a good stable of running back and we wanted to use them tonight.”

Jacksonville was able to get on the board on its ensuing drive when Jackson Bell rushed 16 yards to get to the 12. He carried on the next play with a scoring run.

But that was also the last score for the Golden Eagles (7-3) until the fourth quarter.

Harris added another Saks touchdown before the half, giving the Wildcats a 27-7 lead.

Harris started the second half with a 1-yard scoring run and Rashard Williams scored on a 13-yard rush late in the third score to take a 41-7 lead after three quarters.

From there, the two teams played out the final minutes.

Tre Smith said he thought the defense played better than the offense.

Smith said Saks’ top goal was to slow down Jacksonville tailback Dominique Thomas. Thomas was held to 28 yards on 11 carries, but sat much of the second half, as Jacksonville has next week’s playoffs to think about.

Bell finished with 34 yards through the air and 26 rushing for Jacksonville, and Mak Curry recovered a fumble. Quen Veasley added a late touchdown on a 60-yard run.

Saks was led by Harris, who finished with 106 rushing yards and 42 receiving yards. Young rushed for 79 yards, Figueroa had 67 yards and Williams had 44 yards. Smith threw for 56 yards and rushed for 31. Jeremy McCants scored on a late 69-yard touchdown.

Saks and Jacksonville will both host first-round playoff games next week.

Saks faces Good Hope in Class 3A, and Jacksonville takes on D.A.R. “We came out a little flat last year in the first round for whatever reason,” Miller said. “But we’re a different team this year. There’s no doubt about that. We’ll be ready to go.”

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Ford tosses four TDs; but Raiders lose Pleasant Valley fell to Gaston on Friday despite four touchdown passes by senior quarterback Lucas Ford.

The Raiders and Bulldogs scored fast and often. Both teams matched each other’s scoring until early in the fourth quarter. After a 66-yard touchdown pass from Ford to Justin Andrews, the Raiders failed a 2-point conversion attempt. Gaston led 35-33.

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and stretched their lead to 43-33 on a 23-yard pass. Gaston added one more touchdown on a 2-yard run. Ford hit Dalton Bean for a 7-yard touchdown to cut the lead to 50-39.

The Raiders managed to recover the ensuing onside kick. Their rally was derailed when Gaston managed an interception with 1:34 remaining in the game. Gaston was able to run out the clock on that possession.

Lucas Ford completed 10 of 16 passes for 194 yards and four touchdowns.

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James tied the OVC record for rushing touchdowns in a game and broke the school record of four that was set on the same field by Cedric Johnson in 2007. He finished the day with 102 yards on 19 carries and ran his season touchdown total to 17 and his career number to 23. After leading the Gamecocks (7-2, 3-2 OVC) to the win over the Governors (0-9, 0-5 OVC), he now ranks second in school history in rushing touchdowns in a season and eighth on the career list.

James’ production was plenty on a day that saw the Gamecock defense hold the Austin Peay offense to just 245 yards, but JSU got more from freshman wide receiver Josh Barge.

The native of Carrollton, Ga., caught nine passes for 115 yards, running his season total to 40 catches for 569 yards, breaking Bubba Long’s JSU freshman record of 34 catches for 540 yards in 1966.

Barge was the favorite target of sophomore quarterback Kyle West, who finished the day with 188 yards on 18-for-30 passing, in making his first career start for the Gamecocks. Sophomore Bo Billups added a career-high 47 rushing yards, while sophomore Telvin Brawn ran seven times for 32 yards and caught three passes for 32 yards for the JSU offense.

The Gamecock defense rose to the occasion to limit its opponents to less than 300 yards of total offense for the second-straight week and really buckled down in the final three quarters. After the Govs gained 104 yards in the first quarter, JSU held them to just 141 yards over the final 45 minutes. Most of their production came from running back Omar Williams, who ran for 179 yards on 35 carries, exactly half of his team’s 70 total plays.

The JSU defense held Peay’s quarterbacks to a combined 4-for-26 passing for just 58 yards and two interceptions.

Timarious Mitchell was 4-for-23 for all 58 yards and a score, while Jacob Sexton threw two picks in three pass attempts. Junior Jamaal Johnson, who made his first career start at safety for the Gamecocks, led JSU with eight tackles, while junior Caleb Lawrence and senior Barry Stafford each made a career-high seven stops on the front line.

In addition to limiting Peay’s passing efficiency, JSU intercepted two passes for the first time this season and had five tackles for a loss. Junior Rashod Byers made the first and returned it 95 yards to get JSU on the board in the first quarter, and senior Rob Gray made his fifth career pick in the second quarter and returned it all the way down to the 3-yard line.

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determination shown by the Lady Eagles. For seven seniors the win was definitely the way they wanted to finish up their volleyball careers at JHS. While it was absolutely a team win, the effort was sparked by senior Katie Neisler.

Neisler, who finished the final match with 24 kills, five blocks and five digs, and was named tournament MVP, was the only daughter in the Neisler family who had not won a state ring as sisters Elizabeth and Caroline had both won rings when the team won back to back state championships in 20072008. Katie will now proudly wear a state ring on her finger.

At the beginning of the season Katie had talked about how this year’s team needed to make history of their own. “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.”

This year’s volleyball team has certainly done that, and more.

Teams from here on out will look to the 2013 volleyball team as the pinnacle of what can be achieved when a team doesn’t give up and keeps on fighting.

Guntersville, who had beaten the Lady Eagles twice before during the season, most recently the week before at the Super Regional championship game, came out on the court all smiles, with a knowledge that they had the upper hand. Jacksonville’s girls had on their game faces, not a lot of smiles. After two relatively easy wins Guntersville was almost giddy on the court, and went to work in game three sensing a championship would come their way.

Clark said, “Before we went out for game three I said, “your career is right here, whatever we do from this point forward you will have to fight for.”

With the score tied at 8-8, Jacksonville took the next three points,

only to see Guntersville come back to tie it up at 11-11. That’s the last time the score would be tied as Jacksonville went on to win the game 25-18.

Spectators could see the change in Jacksonville. Facing elimination, Neisler seemed to be everywhere on the court, with kills that came down so hard they seemed to have an exclamation point attached to them.

“I went to each of the girls and said we need to take control and put this away,” said Neisler.

Game four was as nerve racking and nail biting as any game has ever been. Guntersville jumped ahead 10-2, and a win certainly seemed on the horizon for the Lady Wildcats. Jacksonville began clawing back and suddenly the Lady Eagles had gone on a 12-5 run and were within one, at 15-14.

The score was tied at 17, and then five other times until a kill

by Neisler tied the game at 24-24.

Every time Jacksonville took the lead, Guntersville would tie it up.

When Guntersville took the lead, the Lady Eagles would bounce back. The game was tied six times and changed hands five times after reaching 25 points until the Lady Eagles pulled the game out at 34-32.

Not enough can be said for the girls on the court, Neisler, Hosch, Dunn, Halee Stallings, Tamaria Mays, Mallory Patterson, Ashley Clingan, Ariel Diaz, and Courtney Bowden for the way they played.

They left it all on the court, diving for every ball, going up to attempt blocks, smashing down kills.

On the bench with support and encouragement were Ashton Gaddy, Amber Quinn, Kristen Aguilar and Darrien Martin.

Suddenly it was Jacksonville that was all smiles, and Guntersville showed concern, knowing that momentum had switched to the Lady Eagles.

Guntersville jumped out to a 4-1 lead in the deciding game five before Jacksonville came back to go up 10-6 and then had their largest lead at 12-7 before winning the

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Ariel Diaz and Tamaria Mays go all out to make a dig.

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Halee Stallings watches as her ball sails over the net. match and the state title at 15-12.

An elated Clark said after the match that he felt if the team could just get to game five that they could take it.

“There wasn’t anything magical volleyball wise. I just told the girls that we were getting outplayed and making way too many errors. They knew what was going on. We talked about one point, one step at a

time, just playing every ball.

“To pick ourselves up and claw and scratch and fight and step up and not accepting that loss, that was all about character,” said Clark. “I had told the girls that it wasn’t about volleyball right now but about putting one foot in front of the other. To have a team respond that way can make a coach just feel tremendous.”

After the game Neisler said she was, “overwhelmed. I don’t know how to explain it, I can’t describe how happy I am.”

Katie, who lost her older sister Caroline in May to leukemia, said that she felt her sister was there with her the whole time at the game. “She was my role model,” said Katie. Nicknamed “Scrappy”, Caroline couldn’t have been more proud of how scrappy her younger sister had played, inspiring the rest of the team to play the same way.

Jacksonville had reached the finals by beating UMS Wright 25-13, 25-14 and 25-20 in the quarterfinals and St. James, 26-24, 25-16, 22-25 and 28-26.

Blessing Dunn, a junior who also made the all-tournament team, had 21 kills against St. James. A transfer from Sacred Heart, Dunn experienced her first Elite Eight.

“This has been a lot different than any other tournament,” said Dunn.

“The excitement at this level plays a big part in it. It means a lot to be down here to know that all of our hard work has paid off. I’m just blessed.”

From here on out, girls playing volleyball at Jacksonville will have this group of girls to look up to, to pattern their play after. The 2013 Lady Eagles state volleyball champions have left a legacy of their own.

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KEY: Looking back on a hanging that caused a stir in Jacksonville From page 1

going squirrel hunting and Larkin replied, “yeah, and I’ll kill a d--- big one before I get back.”

He made his way to the mill and yelled for O’Bannon to show his face. He screamed out, “Say your prayers. O’Bannon!” Seeing the gun, O’Bannon seized the opportunity to lunge towards his aggressor. The gun went off, hitting O’Bannon’s leg, severing the femoral artery which killed him in a very short time.

After returning to the scene of the crime (which later proved habitual), Bramlett was arrested and jailed. At his trial, Bramlett called his children up and told them to look at him.

He told them they were “looking at a dead man,” for them to take note and he wanted them to always remember this and to do the same thing if anyone ever crossed them.

Bramlett pled not guilty and the case was continued. Before the next turn of the court he managed to escape from the Cherokee County jail. He travelled to Murray County, Ga., then up to South Carolina, back to Chattooga County, Ga., and eventually went on to Louisville, Ky. From there he fled to Canada. After two years and 8 months he returned to Chattooga County, Georgia where he was recognized and subsequently arrested and extradited back to Cherokee County. But due to the popularity of the case in Cherokee County, Bramlett’s counsel requested a change of venue, and before the Fall term of 1857 he was transferred to the jailhouse on West Ladiga Street in Jacksonville, then the County Seat of Benton County.

“We the jury find the defendant guilty of the murder of Benjamin F. O’Bannon in the first degree and that he must suffer death.”

The Honorable W. M. Brooks sentenced Bramlett to hang for the murder of O’Bannon. Bramlett’s counsel, the Honorable Alexander White, appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court in hopes of over-turning the verdict by Judge Brooks.

The Supreme Court rejected his appeal stating, “The judgment of the circuit court is affirmed, and the sentence of the law must be executed.”

Sheriff J. B. Farmer proceeded to make the necessary arrangements for the execution by building a gallows and summoning the different officers and physicians as requested by law together with a sufficient guard.

In the two weeks preceding the hanging, Jacksonville was abuzz with activity. Men and boys traveled to the southern edge of town to see the gallows.

Soldier-like young men paraded the streets with muskets and bayonets.

Here and there men would debate the likelihood of Bramlett’s eminent escape and what he would do next.

There were rumors of what Bramlett was saying to the ministers and to the sheriff and deputies. Had he made a confession?

What would he do once the rope was around his neck? How many men had he murdered? Bramlett’s brothers were rumored to be here in town and would surely attempt a rescue.

With each rumor the security doubled and tripled.

Rumors of Jacksonville being burned to the ground by the Bramlett brothers ran rampant.

Thursday before the hanging, the wagons and carriages started rolling into town. Carroll County, Ga., was represented by at least 15 wagons each loaded with 8 or 10 people. People came from all corners of the map.

Barefooted boys and girls, old men and women, large slaves with little ones following behind them, small boys on mules - sometimes as many as three on one mule. Grown men on switch tail ponies with the women walking behind them. Ox carts, horse-drawn wagons, buggies, carryalls and carriages - every imaginable type of person and form of transportation were exhibited this week.

The day of the hanging, confusion filled the streets.

The tavern on the Square ran dry. People were drunk and fighting. Every split-rail fence around the Square was broken down.

The National Guard was summoned to control the chaos. Nothing like this had ever happened in Jacksonville before.

At 10:30 a.m., March 5th 1858, some 50 National Guardsmen with muskets and bayonets, commanded

by Captain D. P. Forney, worked their way through the crowd. Upon their arrival, the noise rose to a deafening roar as the people exclaimed, “There he is! He’s coming out!”

Constable Fleming drove a four-horse drawn hearse with a coffin in the bed up to the front door of the jail.

Every face of every man, woman and child up across the hill was now turned to the jail and every eye on the jail door.

After some delay Sheriff Farmer emerged with 33year-old Larkin Bramlett in chains. He was pale and thin but seemed unusually calm. His hair was long, his face, sharp with features with thin lips and a narrow nose. He seemed quite surprised at the vast throng of spectators there to witness his execution. Walking and conversing quietly next to Bramlett was the Rev. A. E. Vandervere, who, on the journey to the gallows, would try to get a confession out of Bramlett, but would fail. Also walking with them was attending physician, Dr. M. W. Francis who was in charge of tending to Bramlett up to his final moments alive.

At times, Bramlett could be seen laughing and then abruptly losing his smile.

The men helped Bramlett board the hearse. When Fleming cracked the whip and the horses set forth, Bramlett was positioned, seated and chained on top of the very coffin which would forever hold his body.

The hearse departed from the jail and drove up the hill, rounded the Square and headed south on what is now Church Street for about a mile and a half near Rabbit Town Road where the gallows had been constructed in a gorge of the mountain.

Some 10,000 spectators followed the hearse to the gallows. There assembled, the throng measured almost a mile deep.

When Bramlett reached his final destination he was assisted in putting on a shroud and a pair of white gloves. His shoes were removed and replaced by a pair of socks. He then walked up the scaffold stairs to the gallows, assisted by Sheriff Farmer and a deputy.

After a brief sermon by Rev. Vandervere the sheriff set about placing the noose around the prisoner’s neck.

Up until this point, Larkin had remained rather stoic, but now he began to trem-

ble all over; tears welling up in his eyes. Eyewitness accounts say it took several minutes to calm him down.

The sheriff was exceptionally gentle and kind, but firm and deliberate in his handling of the ill-fated man.

Farmer tossed the rope over the scaffold’s crossbeam and then bound the prisoner’s arms and hands.

The spectators became deathly quiet, spellbound in suspense. A hood was placed over Bramlett’s head and the officials said unheard goodbyes to Bramlett and solemnly stepped away. The prop was jerked from underneath the scaffold and at 25 minutes after 1 p.m., Larkin Bramlett, enveloped in his white shroud, wearing his white gloves, left this world and a story that would be lost for 150 years.

A shutter and a murmur ran through the crowd.

The excitement was long gone. There was a deep sorrowfulness in the air. The crowd turned and slowly made their way back to town. The liquor was gone but no one cared, for it was the drink which had started this mess in the first place.

Mothers would use this parable to scare their husbands and sons for years to come. Rev. Vandervere later revealed that Larkin Bramlett confessed that trouble started in 1845 when he “took up the habit of intoxication.”

Twenty minutes after the hanging, Dr. Frances pronounced Bramlett dead.

Twenty minutes later, Sherriff Farmer cut down the corpse. The Sherriff himself, with the assistance of four or five slaves gently moved the body to the coffin. When the last nail was driven in, they loaded the coffin onto the back of the hearse and headed toward the gravesite.

Rev. Vandervere never got a confession of guilt from Bramlett. He commented six days after the hanging on the matter: “…Were it not for so many hard sayings in his confession, censuring men of high respectability, I could, from what he said and seemed to feel, have indulged at least a hope that he was saved; but such gross inconsistency leaves me in wonder and astonishment. I visited the poor fellow often before his unhappy end; and from what I could learn, he appeared anxious to be saved, and in fact seemed to believe that God would save him; but Mr. Editor, those condemned justly, should not plead justification before God, as a ground of acceptation, but plead guilty and his mercy for Christ’s sake, if they expect to be saved. I wish and pray that all may take warning by the awful end of Bramlett.”

--In 2011, then City Councilman, George Areno told me bits and pieces of this story. It fascinated me to the point that I began scouring issues of “The Jacksonville Republican” that the JSU Library had so graciously provided on their website.

Though the scans revealed torn and missing pages, I managed to find and piece together a story that has long been lost in its detail to fact.

I published notes to the web and since have been contacted by two of Bramlett’s great-great-great grandchildren – one in Texas and one in Connecticut. Kudzu & Cotton strives to keep local stories alive. Whether the characters are good or bad, man or woman, black or white, they’re not forgotten.

Sources: The Jacksonville Republican, March 11, 1858 Court Records: Bramlett v. The State of Alabama, 1858

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STATE OF ALABAMA CALHOUN COUNTY PROBATE COURT CASE NO. 31764 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF IRA PAUL BOWERS, JR., DECEASED Letters Testamentary on the estate of IRA PAUL BOWERS, JR., deceased, having been granted to SARAH MILLICENT BOWERS HARRIS, the undersigned on October 8, 2013, 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.

SARAH MILLICENT BOWERS HARRIS, Personal Representative of the Last Will and Testament of IRA PAUL BOWERS, JR., Deceased.

Alice K. Martin Judge of Probate The Jacksonville News Calhoun Co., AL October 29, November 5 & 12, 2013

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

STATE OF ALABAMA CALHOUN COUNTY PROBATE COURT CASE NO. 31781 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF RUTH CATHERINE BROWN , DECEASED Letters Testamentary on the estate of RUTH CATHERINE BROWN, deceased, having been granted to DEBORAH KAY BROWN, the undersigned on October 17, 2013, 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.

DEBORAH KAY BROWN, Personal Representative of the Last Will and Testament of RUTH CATHERINE BROWN, Deceased.

Alice K. Martin Judge of Probate

by law, or the same will be barred.

MAX F. DUNN, Personal Representative of the Last Will and Testament of JUANITA M. CHANDASH, Deceased.

Alice K. Martin Judge of Probate The Jacksonville News Calhoun Co., AL November 5, 12, & 19, 2013

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

STATE OF ALABAMA CALHOUN COUNTY PROBATE COURT CASE NO. 31790 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF NANCY JANE DYAR F/K/A NANCY JANE LANCE, DECEASED Letters Testamentary on the estate of NANCY JANE DYAR F/K/A NANCY JANE LANCE, deceased, having been granted to DIANE DYAR, the undersigned on October 18, 2013, 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.

DIANA DYAR, Personal Representative of the Last Will and Testament of NANCY JANE DYAR F/K/A NANCY JANE LANCE, Deceased.

Alice K. Martin Judge of Probate The Jacksonville News Calhoun Co., AL October 29, November 5 & 12, 2013

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

STATE OF ALABAMA CALHOUN COUNTY PROBATE COURT CASE NO. 31782 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF J.D. BROWN, DECEASED Letters Testamentary on the estate of J.D. BROWN, deceased, having been granted to DEBORAH KAY BROWN, the undersigned on October 17, 2013, 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.

DEBORAH KAY BROWN, Personal Representative of the Last Will and Testament of J.D. BROWN, Deceased.

Alice K. Martin Judge of Probate The Jacksonville News Calhoun Co., AL October 29, November 5 & 12, 2013

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

STATE OF ALABAMA CALHOUN COUNTY PROBATE COURT CASE NO. 31780 IN THE MATTER OF THE The Jacksonville News ESTATE OF MARY L. GRIFCalhoun Co., AL FIN, DECEASED October 29, November 5, 12, Letters of Administration on the 2013 estate of MARY L. GRIFFIN, deceased, having been grantNOTICE TO ed to the undersigned on October 17, 2013, by the Honorable CREDITORS Alice K. Martin, Judge of ProSTATE OF ALABAMA bate of said County, notice is CALHOUN COUNTY hereby given that all persons PROBATE COURT having claims against said esCASE NO. 31799 tate, are hereby required to IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JUANITA M. present the same within the time allowed by law, or the CHANDASH, DECEASED Letters Testamentary on the same will be barred. estate of JUANITA M. CHAN- MELLISA L. SOSEBEE, PerDASH, deceased, having been sonal Representative of the granted to MAX F. DUNN, the Estate of MARY L. GRIFFIN, undersigned on October 24, Deceased.

2013, by the Honorable Alice Alice K. Martin K. Martin, Judge of Probate of Judge of Probate said County, notice is hereby given that all persons having The Jacksonville News claims against said estate, are Calhoun Co., AL hereby required to present the October 29, November 5 & 12, same within the time allowed 2013

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