(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Willie Mae Pinkard, 95, of Roanoke will be Monday, Nov. 22, 2010, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Frank Foster and Ricky Etchison officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Zion Congregational Christian Church Cemetery.The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 to 7 p.m.…
Esta Elizabeth Thompson died Sunday, Nov. 14, 2010, at age 97. She is survived by her sons, Weyman E. Thompson and Richard C. Thompson and his wife, Zandra, all of Newnan, Ga., and James Dell Thompson and his wife, Jerry Anne, of Wedowee; daughter, Glenna T. Moss and her husband James of Fayetteville, Ga.; daughter-in-law,…
A federal judge on Thursday sentenced former Alabama two-year college system Chancellor Roy W. Johnson Jr. to 6-1/2 years in prison for engaging in a series of bribery and kickback schemes while he was at the system’s helm from 2002 to 2006, announced U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance and FBI Special Agent in Charge Patrick…
(LANETT) Mrs. Tinie Thompson Tankersley, 67, of Lanett died Sunday, Nov. 14, 2010. The funeral will be Tuesday, Nov. 16, at 11 a.m. EST at Lanett First Church of the Nazarene with the Revs. Kenneth Wyatt, Phillip Sessions and Robert Huff officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery in Lanett. Mrs. Tankersley is survived by…
WEDOWEE–A hearing was held Wednesday in the David Norred capital murder case, on which Circuit Judge Steve Perryman will issue an order later. In 2007 Randolph County grand jurors indicted Walter Dron Poythress, then 29, of 420 Clark St., Roanoke, of capital murder in a cold case involving the March 4, 1999, death of David…
The Roanoke Water Sewer Gas and Filter Plant board members got the good news Monday night they will get a $2.2-million grant and loan from the United States Department of Agriculture to replace water lines to improve the system. Andrew Wackerly arrived with documents to sign, which the board authorized Board Chairman Ron Cameron to…
On November 13, 1971, a perfect autumn football Saturday at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Ga., Auburn quarterback Pat Sullivan clinched the Heisman Trophy. I was there in the press box covering the game in my former journalistic life for the daily newspaper in Florence. On November 13, 2010, another perfect autumn day, I sat in…
It has been a rough ride, this recession, and it is about to get rougher. Thanksgiving and Christmas are just around the corner, the two times of the year when Americans celebrate the bounty they have received. Only for some there is no bounty. Most of you—most of us—have jobs and are doing OK. Sure…
The news broke this morning that Prince William became engaged to Kate Middleton on a trip to Kenya last month. They will marry next year. William, the eldest son of Prince Charles and the late Princess Diana, will perhaps always remain in our consciousness because of his mother. We saw so many wonderful photos of…
Arrests Kennon Hollis “Kenny” Rushton, 30, of 2130 County Rd. 20, Roanoke – unlawful manufacture of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a controlled substance – Nov. 15 Richard Clint Loveless, 31, of 77 Mashburn Dr., Wedowee – failure to comply with the community notification act – Nov. 15 Randy W.…
Gerald Dial, newly elected to the state Senate as a Republican, is holding a press conference on the steps of the Alabama Statehouse this morning to announce he is introducing a resolution to repeal the legislative pay raise enacted during the last session. A simple press release seems adequate, but this is a popular issue.…
All votes from the Nov. 2 election were canvassed Friday in Randolph County and the election results were certified. However, multiple counties are involved in the local legislative races so these are still unofficial results. In the House District #37 race Incumbent Richard Laird received 8,104 votes to beat challenger Bob Fincher, who garnered 7,005…
After hearing the allegations and controversy swirling around Auburn’s Cam Newton over the last couple of weeks, not to mention the numerous investigations dealing with agents at a handful of colleges this season, I was beginning to lose my faith in my favorite sport. College football is still one of those places where corporate sponsorships…
Wedowee Elementary School will celebrate its grand opening on Monday, Nov. 22, at 9 a.m. The public is invited. During the Randolph County Board of Education meeting on Monday evening, Supt. Paul Gay explained that students would be bused over on Friday afternoon to spend the second half of their day at the new campus…
Now that the division races have been settled with last Saturday’s wins by Auburn and South Carolina, it’s time to think about bowl games. The Southeastern Conference has nine bowl tie-ins, but 10 SEC teams could play in the postseason if an SEC team is invited to the BCS Championship Game. At this point in…
At small schools, the difference between an elite football team and a great football team is often one player. The Handley Tigers found that out the hard way in a season-ending 20-14 loss to Gordo on the road in the second round of the state playoffs Friday night. With a 14-6 lead at halftime, the…
Roanoke City Council considered several items dealing with downtown at Monday’s meeting. Lester Shepherd, who lives in Chambers County and is opening a coffee shop downtown with his wife Martha, said he is interested in Roanoke coming back. He also works in real estate and said he wanted to comment on the offer the city…
The Woodland Bobcats made a big push for the upset over the Reeltown Rebels Friday night in the fourth quarter. But it wasn’t enough to top the defending state champs, as Woodland fell 35-27. Woodland kept pace with the run-heavy Rebels through the first half, but things began to get out of hand in the…
This Saturday, Nov. 20, at the 2nd Annual Fredonia Heritage Day the sounds of banjos, guitars, singers, chatter and laughter will fill the air along with early morning smells of hot coffee and sausage and later chicken barbecue, Freedom burgers and Fredonia Dawgs. Shoppers and browsers can visit over 70 demonstrator and vendor booths while…
The 9th Annual Toy Run and Benefit Ride for the Pilot Club of Roanoke’s Christmas for Kids was held Saturday, with motorcyclists leaving from Lakeside Marina in Wedowee. According to one of the organizers, Steve Calhoun, turnout was a bit lower than last year, but they still had 66 bikes in the ride. The event…