(ALPINE) Rubia Lee Bean, 82, of Alpine, formerly of Bemiston and the Swagg community in Randolph County, died Monday, Nov. 1, 2010.Miss Bean enjoyed many hobbies such as flower gardening, quilting, coin collecting, and helping those in need. She was a graduate of Randolph County High School in Wedowee, a member of Bemiston Baptist Church,…
Handley 49, Aliceville 0; Woodland 14, Fyffe 6; Autaugaville 33, Wadley 30 Handley 49, Aliceville 0 The Handley Tigers scored early and often and shut down the Aliceville offense to earn a first-round playoff win. Kenny Seiffert scored the Tigers first touchdown on an 11-yard run with 6:54 left in the first quarter. Trae Kyles…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Benny Frank Satterwhite, 74, of Roanoke will be at 11 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 6, 2010, at High Pine Baptist Church with the Revs. Richie Farrow, Marvin Luttrell and Zenus Windsor officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5 to 8 p.m. at the funeral…
(WEDOWEE) William “Billy” Sisk, 62, of Wedowee, formerly of Cullman, died Monday, Nov. 1, 2010, at Wedowee Hospital. Funeral services will be Friday, Nov. 5, at 11 a.m. at Cullman Funeral Chapel with burial in Fairview Cemetery in Addison. Visitation will be Thursday, Nov. 4, at Cullman Funeral Home from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Cullman…
Funeral services for Horace Smith, 92, will be Saturday, Nov. 6, 2010, at Moore Avenue Church of Christ at 11 a.m. with Bro. John L. Johnson officiating. Burial will be in the Eden Hills Cemetery. Public visitation will be Friday from noon until 8:30 p.m. at the funeral home. The remains will be at the…
(BOWDON, Ga.) Martha Jean Gable of Bowdon, Ga., died Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010. She was 79. Mrs. Gable was born on Jan. 6, 1931 in Ranburne to the late Howard and Lenora Otwell White. She was a homemaker and a member of Bethlehem Campground United Methodist Church in Graham, Ala. In addition to her parents,…
(CULLMAN) Funeral services for Oma Mary Bailey, 95, of Cullman will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 6, 2010, at Moss-Service Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Earnie Burfitt officiating and burial in Cullman City Cemetery. Mrs. Bailey died Thursday, Nov. 4, at her residence. She was born Dec. 10, 1914, in Randolph County, Ala.,…
(LaGRANGE, Ga.) Ervin Alsabrook, 95, of LaGrange, Ga., died Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010, at Hospice LaGrange. Mr. Alsabrook was born May 22, 1915, in Randolph County, Ala., son of the late Martin Luther and Fannie Young Alsabrook. He was the retired owner and operator of Alsabrook Beauty Shop and a member of Oakside Baptist Church.…
(VALLEY) Pauline Langley Jones, 88 of Valley died Thursday, Nov. 4, 2010, at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika. Funeral services will be at 4 p.m. EDT Saturday, Nov. 6 at Johnson Brown-Service Funeral Home Chapel in Valley with the Rev. Leon Davis officiating. Interment will follow at Shawmut Cemetery. The family will receive friends…
(TULSA, Okla.) Betty Sue Brown, 61, of Tulsa, Okla., died Friday, Oct. 15, 2010. Mrs. Brown was born in Roanoke, Ala., on March 14, 1949, to Mary Eleanor and Oscar Lee Monagan. She graduated from Randolph County Training School in 1967 and Texas College in Tyler, Texas, in 1971, receiving a degree in elementary education.…
Linda J. Hurst and Donna Grant Brown shopped and shopped last year—then dropped in exhaustion before finishing their Christmas trees. They oversee the Pilot Club of Roanoke Christmas for Kids project and are already gearing up to work. Hurst said from Oct. 1, when they first started taking applications for children birth to 12 years…
Randolph County went Republican with a few exceptions in Tuesday’s general election, including new the new sheriff, Democratic nominee David Cofield, with 4,306 votes to Republican Derek Farr’s 3,034 votes or 58 percent to 40 percent in unofficial returns. Long-time Sheriff Jeff Fuller is retiring. Another exception was the state House district 37 race, where…
We’re about to enter what for many can be the most depressing time of the year. This Sunday at 2 a.m., Daylight Saving Time ends, ensuring that most of us will be leaving work in the dark for the next several months. There’s nothing we can do about it, so remember to set your clocks…
This is shaping up as one of the most exciting Novembers in the history of the Southeastern Conference. The conference is used to having contenders for the national championship in November, but this November the conference has three contenders despite having only one undefeated team. Auburn is the conference’s leading contender, with the Tigers presently…
The Woodland Bobcats earned a big confidence boost before going into the playoffs by defeating Wellborn, 21-20, Thursday night on the road. The Bobcats, now 8-2 on the season, had to rely on underclassmen to get the job done in the stead of injured starters like Trey Fetner. Third-string quarterback John Wes Adcock was a…
The Randolph County Tigers ended their season on a positive note with a win over county foe Wadley, 24-14, Friday night in Wedowee. After suffering through three straight years with 3-7 records, the Tigers finish this season 5-5. “We’ve made a great deal of progress, but we’re not anywhere near where we need to be,”…
Once again Lake Wedowee is clean. Lake Wedowee Property Owners Association and Alabama Power Company had the most people ever to participate in the Lake Wedowee Clean-up this year. They also had the most boats ever on the lake for the clean-up, with 10 boats on Friday. In spite of the total rainout on Wednesday,…
Roanoke drivers will have to come to a complete stop on Chestnut Street prior to reaching Main Street due to the change of West Point Street to two-way traffic. After going through this intersection drivers will have to stop again before entering Main Street. Another stop sign has been erected for those exiting West Point…
The Handley Tigers rebounded from a devastating loss in Leeds by taking down the Lineville Aggies at home Friday night, regaining momentum just in time for the playoffs. Against a speedy Aggies team, the Tigers were able to grind out 269 yards in the rushing game to top Lineville’s 203 rushing yards. But it took…
The second annual Veterans Day Parade in Roanoke will be Saturday, starting at 11 a.m. Grand marshal and keynote speaker will be Rear Admiral W. Clyde Marsh, USN (Ret.), commissioner of the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs. Randolph County American Legion Post 53 is sponsoring the event. It will be observed on Saturday, Nov. 6,…