STATE OF GEORGIACIVIL ACTIONADOPTION NUMBER 11/1062IN RE: PETITION OF WILLIAM CLINTS GORDONFOR THE ADOPTION OFT.C.G.,A MINOR CHILDNOTICETO: Derrick Dwayne GreenAddress UnknownBy order of the court for service by publication dated July 23, 2010, you are hereby notified that on July 2, 2010, William Clints Gordon filed the instant action for adoption. You are required to…
(ANNISTON) Funeral services for Mary Jewel Peterson, 79, of Anniston were at 1 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010, at Gray Brown-Service Mortuary with the Rev. Ricky Etchison officiating. Burial followed at Anniston Memorial Gardens. Survivors include sisters, Ophelia Medders, Lucille Kilgore, Clara Ingram, Dollie Campbell and Nancy Sue Schiller; half-sisters, Linda Bailey, Betty Nunnelly and…
(CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.) William George ‘Jack’ Jackson, 70, of Chattanooga, Tenn., died Thursday, July 19, 2010. Mr. Jackson was born June 7, 1940, in Roanoke. He attended public schools in Roanoke and joined St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church at an early age. He served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war. He retired from the…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Mr. Earles M. West, 60, of Roanoke will be Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2010, at 2 p.m. at Highway Methodist Church with the Revs. Vernon Willis and Danny Hannah officiating. Mr. West will lie in state one hour before the service at the church. Burial will follow in the adjoining church cemetery.…
(LaGRANGE, Ga.) Mary Eunice Peterson, 75, of LaGrange, Ga., died Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010, at her home. Mrs. Peterson, a native of Heard County, Ga., was born Dec. 14, 1934, daughter of the late Esco Strong and Jessie Mae Winchester Harris. She was lovingly raised by her adopted mother, the late Elmer Strong. She was…
(DES MOINES, Iowa) Graveside services for Johnny Jay Burgess, 61, of Des Moines, Iowa, will be Thursday, Aug. 12, 2010, at 2 p.m. at Taylor’s Crossroads Church of Christ Cemetery with the Rev. Josh Flowers and Dusty Staples officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from noon to 1:30 p.m. on Thursday,…
(WOODLAND) Funeral services T.V. Bailey, 85, of Woodland will be Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2010, at 2 p.m. at Mount Carmel Church of Christ with Bro. Ricky Murphy, Bro. Wilbur Bass and Bro. Mark Carpenter officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. Mr. Bailey died Monday, Aug. 9, at Wedowee Hospital. Mr. Bailey is survived…
(VALLEY) Funeral services for Harold O. Yarbrough, 65, of Valley will be Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010, at 2 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Home Chapel in Wedowee with the Rev. Darren White and Bro. Raymond Sorrells officiating. Burial will follow in Valley Grove Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Wedowee. Mr. Yarbrough died Friday, Aug. 6, at Bethany…
(LaGRANGE, Ga.) Jesse East Sr., 81, of LaGrange, Ga., died Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010, at his home. Mr. East was born Oct. 11, 1928, in Randolph County, Ala., son of the late James Henry and Mary Melinda Blackman East. He retired from the Dunson Division of West Point Pepperell. Mr. East was a veteran of…
(WOODLAND) Funeral services for Lema Snyder Brown, 78, of Woodland will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010, at Benefield Funeral Chapel in Wedowee with the Revs. Cecil Halsey and Ridley Herren officiating. Burial will follow in Bethel East Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Brown died Sunday, Aug. 8, at Randolph Medical Center. Mrs. Brown…
WEDOWEE–Fifth Judicial Circuit Judge Ray D. Martin sentenced former Wadley Mayor Bruce Albright Wednesday. Albright was convicted in May on ethics charges involving his appropriation of the town’s wrecked 1987 Ford dump truck. Bill Lisenby Jr., Deputy Attorney General, Public Corruption and White Collar Crime Division, who prosecuted the case asked for a split sentence,…
Last week the Roanoke Health Care Authority awarded the bid for the long-awaited renovation of Randolph Medical Center’s dated emergency room. Authority members accepted the low bid and awarded Batson-Cook Construction of West Point the renovation work, according to Joseph Davis, the hospital’s human resources director. The bid is for $1,059,000 and Davis said he…
Too many of the bills that come before the Alabama Legislature read like they are written by lobbyists for the benefit of their private employers, not for the benefit of those of us paying the taxes that fund these projects. Well, many of them actually are written by lobbyists, using the resources of Alabama Legislative…
The Handley Varsity Cheerleaders were highly decorated at the National Cheerleading Association (NCA) summer camp at Auburn University in June. The highest honor given to the whole squad was the Performance Top Team trophy, which is awarded to the squad that exemplifies the best cheerleading technique, skill incorporation and ability. Teams that win this award…
I was going to write about the recent election but until I could make sense of what the Republicans are up to, I decided to hold off ’till things become clear. Which may be never. So I decided to write about the oil spill, but until I could make sense of what BP and the…
After biding his time, working hard for the Auburn Tigers football team, Wadley native Terrell Zachary broke out during the 2009 season. This year though, Zachary believes will be a special one for him and the Tigers. “We feel really good about it,” Zachary said. “We feel like we’ve got a lot of the pieces…
WEDOWEE—A Wedowee man was arrested following a shooting at a trailer park early Monday morning. According to Randolph County Sheriff’s Office investigator Gregg Dendinger, Christopher Howard “Chris” Williams, 25, of 211 5th St. SW, Wedowee, is charged with two counts of attempted murder and one count of first-degree burglary, for allegedly breaking into the house…
The results of standardized testing of students in grades 3-8 and 11th grade were released Monday by the state board of education. Roanoke City Schools (RCS) met all goals for achieving Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP), as did Handley High School and Knight-Enloe Elementary School. But despite improving from last year, Handley Middle School did not…
This year’s sales tax holiday begins at 12:01 a.m. on Friday and ends at midnight Sunday. The sales tax in Roanoke is 8 and a half cents on a dollar, and on those back-to-school items that qualify for the tax holiday shoppers can save substantially. Included are items like clothes, shoes, socks, book bags, underwear,…
(HEFLIN) Jean Elizabeth Chapman, 71, of Heflin died Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2010, at her home. A memorial service for Mrs. Chapman will be announced at a later time. Mrs. Chapman is survived by her husband, Anthony Chapman of Heflin; one sister, Nancy Robbins; and brother-in-law, William Bailey. Mrs. Chapman was born Aug. 24, 1938, the…