A proposed amendment to Alabama’s 1901 Constitution was on yesterday’s Democratic and Republican primary ballots for a statewide vote. That amendment would authorize the legislature to enact legislation assessing a fee on members of the propane gas industry to finance promotional programs.This is nothing different from what other industries have done. The “Eat More Beef”…
With the end of the school year here, it’s time I give out my annual Shelley Awards. As it has been in the last two editions of the Shelley Awards, there’s nothing to give out other than a little pat on the back from yours truly. And that’s a pretty good prize, wouldn’t you say?…
Plenty of food, crafts and entertainment await visitors to downtown Roanoke Saturday for Summer on Main Street. The Randolph County Chamber of Commerce event will run from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., so executive director Dorothy Tidwell advises people to bring their walking shoes and lawn chairs. Mayor Mike Fisher said “We want everybody to…
As we observed Memorial Day this past Monday it occurred to me that I didn’t know much about its origin. Here’s what I found: Memorial Day was officially proclaimed on May 5, 1868 by General John Logan, national commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, and was first observed on May 30, 1868, when…
(ROANOKE) The funeral for Margie Norred Bishop, 80, of Roanoke will be Wednesday, June 2, 2010, at 1 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Richard Richie officiating. Burial will follow in Randolph Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 11 a.m. to 1 pm on Wednesday, June 2.…
WEDOWEE—Randolph County Commission spent a good deal of the May 20 workshop discussing the county’s policy for drug testing. Commissioner Doug Sheppard said the county has never spent as much money on drug testing as it had in the past 17 months. He said the aggravation of drug tests is affecting the highway department employees’…
7 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous meets at Woodland Volunteer Fire Department. THURSDAY, June 3 noon Roanoke Rotary Club meets at The Galley Restaurant. 5 p.m. The Lighthouse Soup Kitchen on Main Street in Roanoke is open until 8 p.m. FRIDAY, June 4 11:45 a.m. Wadley Kiwanis Club meets at Southern Union State Community College cafeteria. 6…
(WOODLAND) The funeral for Lewis M. “Sam” Yarbrough, 82, of Woodland will be at 2 p.m., Wednesday, June 2, 2010, at Providence Baptist Church with the Rev. Wendell Ford, Tony Morris and David Daniel officiating. Mr. Yarbrough will lie in state one hour before the service at the church. Burial will follow in Providence Baptist…
If it came as a big surprise to you that Kentucky’s recruitment of Eric Bledsoe was coming under NCAA scrutiny, then raise your hand. Okay, I didn’t think I would see many hands raised. It didn’t necessarily have to be Bledsoe. It could have been any of the fabulous freshman class that enrolled at Kentucky…
Florence Beatrice Harper lived out in the country and came to board with the Randles. Jennie was still her best friend, but now she was also her teacher. At school, Florence called her “Miss Jennie,” but at home she was just “Jennie.” In the book, Just Jennie, a biography on the life of Jennie Atkinson,…
(LINEVILLE) Services for Mary Cofield Fuller, 96, of Lineville were Tuesday, June 1, 2010, at 1 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Home in Lineville, with J.L. Sparks officiating. Burial was in the Lineville City Cemetery. Mrs. Fuller died Sunday, May 30, at her residence. A native of Clay County, she had lived in Birmingham for 74…
The landscape of downtown is changing. At its last meeting the Roanoke City Council accepted Lamar Davis’s offer of the old building where the Snax-Deli was once located. On Tuesday Shannon Motley was busy at work on the building, painting the plywood covering much of the front. Mayor Mike Fisher said the plans are to…
Cofield and Dillard meet in runoff for sheriff nomination by Penny L. Pool WEDOWEE–Early projections of poor voter turnout proved true as only 32 percent of Randolph County voters went to the polls Tuesday. Their votes determined a runoff in a three-way run for sheriff between sheriff’s investigator David Cofield and chief deputy William Dillard,…
BALL FIELD LIGHTING A NEW SPORTS FACILITY FOR THE ROANOKE CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION ROANOKE, ALABAMA PROJECT NO. 09-175A Sealed proposal will be received for the above referenced project by Mr. Chuck Marcum, Superintendent, at the office of the Roanoke City Board of Education, Roanoke, Al., until 2:00 PM, Thursday, June 17, 2010, then opened…
Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Wendell T. Deloach and Robin D. Deloach, husband and wife, to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., on the 4th day of June, 2004, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Randolph County, Alabama, in…
JAMES A. HUEY, Incompetent veteran IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA Case No. 207012 NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT Notice is hereby given that Joseph M. Tucker, as Conservator of the ward of James A. Huey, filed his account for a final settlement of his conservatorship of said estate on the 21st day of…
IN RE: DAISY MCCARTER, DECEASED NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS Letters Testamentary on the estate of DAISY MCCARTER, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on the 25th day of May, 2010 by the Judge of Probate of said County, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate, are hereby required to…
Margaret Louise Sams Nelson, 81, died Wednesday, May 26, 2010. The funeral was Saturday, May 29, 2010, at 10 a.m. at Leak-Memory Chapel with the Rev. Randy Newman officiating. Burial was at Levens’ Baptist Church Cemetery in Wedowee at 2:30 p.m. She is survived by her loving daughter and son-in-law, Linda and Wayne Jones; a…
(NEWNAN, Ga.) James “Jimmy” Thomas Houze, 71, of Newnan, Ga., died Thursday, May 27, 2010, at Piedmont Newnan Hospital. He was born in Roanoke on Dec. 11, 1938. He retired from General Motors Lakewood Plant in 1993 after 28 dedicated years of service. He had a passion for antique car, and loved to restore and…
(WOODLAND) The funeral for S. A. “Sam” Buttrill, 92, of Woodland will be at 2 p.m., Monday, May 31, 2010, at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with his two sons, Winford Buttrill and Byron Buttrill, officiating. Burial will follow in Randolph Memory Gardens. Mr. Buttrill died Friday, May 28, at Adams Nursing Home. Survivors include two sons,…