Work on the Handley High School Baseball Complex is continuing. Michael Knight of Franklin, Ga. had the low bid of $41,000 for a sprinkler system for the ball field and ground preparation and sod for up to 92,000 square feet.The Roanoke Board of Education in its September meeting approved the company’s low bid. The money…
(ROANOKE) The funeral for Charles Treadwell, 67, of Roanoke will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 7, 2010, at Rock Stand Congregational Christian Church with the Rev. Kenneth Johnson officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining church cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Wednesday, Oct. 6, from 5-8 p.m. Mr.…
Through the course of the first quarter, it looked as though the Randolph County Tigers would have an easy night against Ranburne. However, the Tigers couldn’t keep up the early pace and fell to Ranburne 30-22. “It was a big disappointment,” Randolph County head coach Randy Sparks said. “It was a game that we should…
Before I get to the meat and potatoes of this column, let me just start out by stating what should be the obvious by now. Yes, I am an Auburn fan. There it is. Out in front. If ever there was any doubt, now it’s erased. I’m just going to pull back the curtain for…
PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR WHEREAS, the Alabama Legislature at its Regular Session of 2009 ordered an election to be held on a certain proposed amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, set out herein as Act No. 2009-286; and in accordance with the provisions of Section 284, as amended by Amendment No. 24, Sections…
It didn’t take the Handley Tigers long to recover from a slow start Friday night against Marbury as they rolled to a 61-23 region victory at home. Marbury came out swinging in the first quarter, scoring the game’s first touchdown, but Handley put up four straight touchdowns through the remainder of the first half to…
Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Tommy F. Kirk and Danissa F. Kirk, husband and wife, to Wells Fargo Financial Alabama, Inc., on the 18th day of March, 2008, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Randolph County, Alabama,…
Arrests Natasha Lashun McCullough, 28, of Jacksonville – two counts of writing bad checks – Oct. 4 David Lee Butler, 42 of 7845 County Rd. 87, Roanoke – simple assault (family) – Oct. 4 Lola Zachery, 23, of 802 Industrial Blvd., Apt. A-2, Roanoke – third-degree theft by deception – Oct. 3 Sandra R. McCloud,…
(ATLANTA) Roy Lee Paige Jr., 65, of Atlanta died Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2010. Funeral services were Saturday, Oct. 2, at 11 a.m. at Elizabeth Chapel, Atlanta, with Pastor Marc House officiating. Burial was in Lincoln Cemetery, Atlanta. Mr. Paige was born to the late Roy Lee Paige Sr. and Sallie Henderson Paige on Oct. 24,…
WOODLAND—A Woodland couple was arrested on Thursday of last week, facing drug and domestic violence charges. According to Randolph County Sheriff’s Office investigator Gregg Dendinger, at approximately 8:50 a.m., officers responded to a call at the residence at 4532 County Rd. 64, southeast of Woodland. The male caller said a female armed with a handgun…
IN RE: SHAWN MAURICE GORDON NOTICE OF FILING OF PETITION FOR SUMMARY DISTRIBUTION Notice is hereby given that a Petition for Summary Distribution of the above named estate has been filed by Gwendolyn Childs on the 24th day of Sept., 2010, and that 30 days after the notice of publication, such date being the 10th…
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(ROANOKE) The funeral for William Randall Ward, 34, of Roanoke will be at 2 p.m., Monday, Oct. 4, 2010, at Bethany Lime Christian Church with the Rev. Stanley Yarbrough officiating. Mr. Ward will lie in state one hour before the service at the church. Mr. Ward died Saturday, Oct. 2, at East Alabama Medical Center,…
(LANETT) Nelda Marie McKay Lynch, 76, of Lanett died Thursday, Sept. 30, 2010, at Lanier Nursing Home, Valley. The funeral will be Sunday, Oct. 3, at 2 p.m. EDT at Plant City United Methodist Church with the Revs. Milton Newton and Perry Duffey officiating. Burial will follow at Resthaven Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Lynch is survived…
(LANETT) Billy Lee Henry, 68, of Lanett died Thursday, Sept. 30, 2010, at his residence. Graveside services will be Saturday, Oct. 2, at 11 a.m. EDT at Resthaven Cemetery in Lanett with the Rev. Rusty Letson officiating. The family will receive friends Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Johnson Brown-Service Funeral Home, Valley. Born…
(MONTGOMERY) Kenneth James Groves Jr., 64, died Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2010, after a brief battle with cancer. Funeral services were Friday, Oct. 1, at 11:30 a.m. at First United Methodist Church in Montgomery. Mr. Groves is survived by his wife, Terri Groves; mother Lucille Groves; son Will (wife Alexandra) Nielsen of Birmingham; daughter Ashley Nielsen…
(HEFLIN) Funeral services for Geraldine M. Grubbs will be Saturday, Oct. 2, 2010, at 11 a.m. at Chulafinne Baptist Church, Heflin. Burial will be at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, Heflin. Pastor James Benefield, Dr. Larry Boyd and the Rev. Marc Curlee will perform the service. The family will receive friends from 6-8 tonight, Oct. 1,…
(LaGRANGE, Ga.) Iverson E. “Ivey” Thompson, 85, of LaGrange, Ga., died Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2010, at West Georgia Medical Center, LaGrange. Mr. Thompson was born July 15, 1925, in Cullman, son of the late Herman Ellis Thompson and Annie Montana Crenshaw Thompson. He was a U.S. Navy veteran. He had lived in LaGrange most of…
(FRANKLIN, Ga.) Velma Luann Henderson Keeler, a Roanoke native residing in Franklin, Ga., died at Heritage Health Care on Sept. 26, 2010. Public visitation and viewing hours for the late Mrs. Keeler are tentatively set for Friday, Oct. 1, between the hours of 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. The remains will also lie in state…
(PALMETTO, Ga.) Evelyn Marie Doepper Breed of Palmetto, Ga., formerly of Rock Mills, Ala., died Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2010, while under the loving care of Southwest Christian Care. A funeral liturgy will be celebrated at 11 o’clock Monday, Oct. 4, at Saint Matthew Catholic Church with the Rev. Austin Fogarty presiding. Interment will follow at…