SMITHS STATION, AL (WSFA)- The U.S. Attorney General's office is confirming that a former deputy chief for the Friendship Volunteer Fire Department in Lee County was sentenced on federal embezzlement charges.

Angelia Curran, a Smiths Station resident and former FVFD Deputy Chief was sentenced by Chief United States District Judge W. Keith Watkins to five (5) years of probation, including six (6) months home confinement with electronic location monitoring.

She'll also have to pay a $100 assessment fee to the court and restitution in the amount of $28,386.27 to FEMA. Curran paid $5,000 of restitution at sentencing and agreed to pay the remaining amount of restitution in monthly installments of no less than $389.77 during her term of probation until the restitution is paid in full.

What started as a concept to enhance the image of a state has turned out to be one of the most successful achievements in the golf industry.

In 1992 the first golf courses opened on the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail in Alabama. The vision of creating a golf trail came from Dr. David G. Bronner, the CEO of the Retirement Systems of Alabama. The golf course designs started with Robert Trent Jones after coming out of retirement and have continued with Roger Rulewich, Jones’ protégé. The original courses opened in 1992 and additional courses have been added over the years. In 2011, greens were replaced on several courses. Silver Lakes underwent a significant renovation after tornado damage in 2011.  

Now that all 26 courses on 11 different sites are up and running, you are the one who gets to celebrate.