(LaGRANGE, Ga.) Beulah “Bea” Ware, 88, of Paddle Wheel Drive, LaGrange, Ga., died Monday, March 15, 2010, at West Georgia Medical Center in LaGrange.The funeral was Friday, March 19, at Friendship Baptist Church in the Bacon Level community, Roanoke, with the Rev. William Dillard, pastor, officiating, and burial in the adjoining cemetery.Mrs. Mrs. Ware was…
(ROANOKE) Graveside services for Jimmy “Jim” Vaxter Hester, 69, of Roanoke will be Tuesday, March 23, 2010, at 4 p.m. at Big Springs Baptist Church Cemetery with the Rev. Billy Joe Fetner officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 23. Mr. Hester died Sunday,…
(WOODLAND) Liller B. Herring, 78, of Woodland died March 19, 2010. The funeral will be Wednesday, March 24, at 1 p.m. EDT at Mt. Caramel United Methodist Church, Woodland, with the Rev. William Crawford officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends Tuesday, March 23, 2010, at Walker Funeral Home…
(VALLEY) Zenas Lee Huddleston, 74, of Valley died Friday, March 19, 2010 at George H. Lanier Memorial Hospital, Valley Mr. Huddleston was born in Randolph County Dec. 19, 1935, son of the late Richard and Ethel Huddleston. He was a retired employee of Interstate Telephone Company and a lifelong Alabama fan. He was a deacon…
(ROANOKE) Derrick Lovelle Johnson, 44, of Jackson Avenue, Roanoke, died Thursday, March 18, 2010, at East Alabama Medical Center, Opelika. The funeral for Mr. Johnson was Tuesday, March 23, at 1 p.m. at First Baptist Church, Riley Street, Roanoke, with the pastor, Rev. Gilbert E. Staples, officiating, and burial in the East Roanoke Cemetery. Mr.…
(ROANOKE) The funeral for Lillian Gertrude Yates, 90, of Roanoke will be Thursday, March 25, 2010, at 11 a.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Revs. Charles Fetner and Jimmy Brown officiating. Burial will follow in Cedarwood Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 9 to 11 a.m. on Thursday, March…
(LaGRANGE, Ga.) Mildred Allen Howard, 96, of LaGrange, Ga., died Tuesday, March 16, 2010, at Florence Hand Home. Mrs. Howard was born Sept. 8, 1913 in the Bacon Level community, the daughter of the late Steve and Ina Allen. She retired from the Dunson Division of West Point Pepperell and was a den mother for…
(LaGRANGE, Ga.) Myrtle Miles Morris, 88, of LaGrange, Ga., died Tuesday, March 16, 2010, at Atlanta Medical Center. Mrs. Morris was born Nov. 7, 1921, in Randolph County, Ala., and was the daughter of the late Zeporah and Ira Miles. She moved to LaGrange as a young adult where she worked for Callaway Mills for…
(ROANOKE) The funeral for Martha Elizabeth Boyd Waldrep, 90, of Roanoke will be Saturday, March 20, 2010, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with Bro. Gerald Romine officiating. Burial will follow in Randolph Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from noon until 2 p.m. on Saturday. Mrs. Waldrep died…
(LINEVILLE) Mary Charlotte Jackson Cason of Pine Drive, Lineville, died Tuesday, March 16, 2010, in a Birmingham hospital. She was born in DeKalb County, Ga., June 25, 1947, daughter of the late Fred Jackson and Mary Gypsy Sanders Jackson. Mrs. Cason was a retired bus driver for Cobb County Schools after 25 years of service.…
After suffering an early week loss to Smiths Station, the Handley Tigers got back on track by defeating Randolph County and Heard County. Against Smiths Station, the Tigers were plagued by fielding problems, much like most games early this season. “It was another day of fielding woes,” Handley head coach Kevin Smith said. “We were…
After falling behind 3-0 in the first inning on a pair of Wadley home runs, the Woodland Bobcats battled back from adversity to defeat the Wadley Bulldogs 11-6 Monday in Woodland. Wadley put up some big runs in the top of the first when a pair of home runs gave the Bulldogs a 3-0 advantage.…
11 a.m. The Randolph_County chapter of the American Association of_Retired Persons meets at The Galley_Restaurant in Roanoke for a Dutch treat lunch. 2 p.m. A representative of Blue Cross will be at Wedowee Senior Center for those who may need to change their insurance plan. 7 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous meets at Woodland Volunteer Fire Department.…
Coaches are a funny bunch. I’ve had the rare opportunity to see coaches in two different environments—as a player being coached and as a sports reporter interviewing and watching the coaches from an unbiased perspective. My experiences with coaches as a player are quite extensive. I played baseball for many years growing up and of…
Once again the NCAA Tournament Selection Committee thumbed its nose at the Southeastern Conference by selecting only four teams for the big tournament. I guess the league should be grateful; that’s an improvement over last season. You have to feel sorry for Mississippi State, the team that got left out so Billy Donovan’s Florida Gators…
The Randolph County Lady Tigers hammered Lineville last week, 19-1, on the strength of some heavy hitting from the Lady Tigers’ lineup. Jessica Heard and Tierra Green each homered, with Heard’s going for a grand slam, to lead Randolph County to victory over the neighboring Lady Aggies. “Offensively, everybody was hitting the ball,” Randolph County…
The Randolph County Tigers had a tough last week, going 0-4 with losses to Lineville in a double header, Cleburne County and Handley. The struggles began in Lineville where the Tigers had trouble connecting with the ball. In two games, Randolph County totaled three hits. “We just didn’t hit the ball at all,” Randolph County…
If anybody in the world has the right to speak out about the corruption in Phenix City during the early 1950s it is my friend, former Gov. John Patterson. His father, Albert Patterson, the Democratic nominee for attorney general in 1954 who was unopposed in the general election and had pledged to clean up the…
Long-time Roanoke attorney Oliver Kitchens is retiring, but two attorneys new to the area will be joining the community and moving in to his law offices on U.S. 431 south in Roanoke. Scott Hewitt moved to Roanoke on February 1, and Mary Craig will be here permanently on May 1. Currently she is working in…
It is important. It is extremely important. You will likely get that census form this week. Do not set it aside. Do not throw it in the trash. Fill it out for your family, your town and your state. Whatever your circumstances are right now they may change in the next 10 years. You may…