(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Ezell Wright Barnes, 81, of Roanoke will be at 2 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2010, at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Ed Grooms officiating. Burial will follow in Randolph Memory Gardens.The family will receive friends from 5 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home on Monday, Oct. 11.Mrs. Barnes died…

(HUGULEY) Ada Lathon Greene Landreth. 89, of Huguley died Thursday, Oct. 7, 2010, at the home of her daughter, Beth Gay Blanks, in Roanoke. Services will be Monday, Oct. 11, at 1 p.m. with her grandson, the Rev. Michael Crane, and the Rev. Chris Miller officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Zion Christian Church Cemetery,…

(RANBURNE) Blanche Gay Morgan of Ranburne died Sunday, Oct. 10, 2010, at Haralson Nursing and Rehab Center in Bremen, Ga. She was 84. Mrs. Morgan was preceded in death by her parents, Newell and Mary Ellen Gay; her husband, Walter Morgan; her brothers, Rudy, Ruby, Earl and Fred Gay; and a sister, Bessie Barnes. Survivors…

(DALLAS, Ga.) Funeral services for Joan Deloris Langley, 61, of Dallas, Ga., formerly of Woodland, will be Monday, Oct. 11, 2010, at 2 p.m. at Providence Baptist Church with the Rev. David Daniel officiating. Mrs. Langley will lie in state one hour before the service at the church. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery.…

(HUGULEY) Beulah Foster, 94, of Huguley died Saturday, Oct. 9, 2010, at her residence. The funeral will be Tuesday, Oct. 12, at 11 a.m. EDT at Johnson Brown-Service Funeral Home Chapel in Valley with the Revs. Michael Jackson and Milton Newton officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery in Lanett. Mrs. Foster is survived by…

(WEDOWEE) Funeral service for Jeanette R. Holloway, 80, of Wedowee will be at 2 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 9, 2010, at Bear Creek Methodist Church, Woodland, with Bro. Gary Henderson officiating. Mrs. Holloway will lie in state one hour before the service at the church. Burial will follow in the Wedowee City Cemetery. The family will…

(WHITESBURG, Ga.) Ronald Wilson Parson Sr., 60, of Whitesburg, Ga., died Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2010. He was born Dec. 31, 1949, in Gainesville, Ga., son of the late Obie R. and Ruby Wilson Parson. He and his brother, Anthony, opened Pro Body Shop in Lithia Springs, Ga., in 1973 until Ronald sold it in 1996.…

Woodland 34, Lanett 6; Wadley 21, Winterboro 7; Lineville 51, Randolph County 17; Handley 46, Central Coosa 0 Woodland 34, Lanett 6 The Woodland Bobcats rolled up 34 first-half points and cruised to a 34-6 region win over Lanett. Trey Fetner started the Bobcats’ scoring with an 11-yard touchdown pass to Stephen Strain with 8:52…

(WADLEY) Marty Ethel Hardnett, 61, of Wadley died Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2010, at her residence. Services will be at Sardis Baptist Church, Camp Hill, on Sunday, Oct. 10, at noon with the Rev. C.W. Fields officiating. Interment will be at the church cemetery. The remains will lie in state one hour before the service. Ms.…

(LaGRANGE, Ga.) Graveside services for Louise S. Taylor, 78, of LaGrange, Ga., formerly of Woodland, will be Friday, Oct. 8, 2010, at 11 a.m. at Herren’s Grove Baptist Church Cemetery with the Rev. Ridley Parmer officiating. Miss Taylor died Wednesday, Oct. 6, at Randolph Medical Center. Survivors include one sister, Verna Taylor of LaGrange; and…

TEC has announced implementation of new technology in broadband services with Metaswitch IP voice soft switch. “We are pleased to announce that we have migrated from the legacy switch to a state of the art Metaswitch IP voice soft switch,” said Charles May, Roanoke plant manager. “In addition to the soft switch, we have changed…

RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: ESTATE OF WILLIAM DALE DYE, DECEASED ADMINISTRATOR’S SETTLEMENT NOTICE This day came Eric Dye, Administrator of the Estate of William Dale Dye, deceased, and filed his account, vouchers, evidence and statement for final settlement of his said Administration. It is ordered that the 27th day of Oct., 2010, 9:30 a.m.,…

A Rock Stand man was killed on Monday afternoon in a one-vehicle accident on U.S. 431 near Needham’s Hill. According to Trooper Chad Joiner, Charles Albert Treadwell, 67, was traveling south, 6 miles north of Roanoke, when his 2000 Nissan Frontier truck left the road for an unknown reason south of County Road 33. The…

So here we are once again, making the change-of-seasons clothing transition. Following the Southern tradition, the easy choice was putting away the white shoes for this year. The very last day I can wear my summer tops is another matter. I have been freezing the last few days but by the end of the week…

The Handley High School Community Studies class, in conjunction with the Randolph County Chamber of Commerce, will host a “Meet the Candidates” night on Thursday, Oct. 21, at 6 p.m. in the Roanoke City Auditorium. Candidates for sheriff, state representative, and state senate will share their platforms and visions for the future if elected Nov.…

RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: THE ESTATE OF LARRY MORGAN, DECEASED Letters of Administration of said deceased having been granted to the undersigned on the 28th day of Sept., 2010, by the Honorable George Diamond, Judge of Probate of Randolph County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said Estate are…

In a match-up between a pair of unscathed region opponents, Wadley couldn’t quite hold on in the second half as St. Jude defeated the Bulldogs 41-29 in Wadley. The Bulldogs trailed only 15-14 at the half, but costly turnovers gave St. Jude a chance to pull away in the third quarter. “We started off and…

Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Thadrick Wayne Owens and Stephanie Owens, husband and wife, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. solely as nominee for M&T Mortgage Corporation, on the 17th day of January, 2006, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the Judge…

Cousin Tom started a conversation among a bunch of us rednecks, lintheads and other scions of Southern nobility by asking the question: “How many of you like soaky bread.” I knew immediately what he was talking about. Several in his audience owned up to having eaten it and, indeed, having liked it. I among them.…

(SUGAR HILL, Ga.) Military rites and Masonic funeral services for Talmadge Daucie Morrow Sr., 95, of Sugar Hill, Ga., will be at 3:30 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, Oct. 6, at Johnson Brown-Service Funeral Home Chapel, Valley. The family will receive friends at Johnson Brown-Service Funeral Home, Valley, Tuesday from 4-7 p.m. Mr. Morrow died Saturday,…