(ROANOKE) Claude Guy Carter, 62, of Roanoke died Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010.Mr. Carter was born June 13, 1947, in Coffee County, Ala. He was retired from BP (Amoco Fabrics & Fibers) and was currently a department manager for Mohawk Industries. He was an avid hunter and fisherman. He was preceded in death by his father,…

(ALEXANDER CITY) Leona “Rose” Jennings, 91, of Alexander City died Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010, in Alexander City. The funeral will be Sunday, Feb. 28, at 2 p.m. at Bemiston Baptist Church. The Revs. Roy Foreman and Korey Burel officiated. Burial followed at Pine Hill Memorial Park. She was a native of Randolph County. Mrs. Jennings…

(WOODLAND) Services for William Dale Dye, 63, of Woodland were Monday, March 1, 2010, at 2 p.m. at Providence Baptist Church, with the Revs. Wendell Ford, David Daniel and Tony Morris officiating. Burial was in the adjoining cemetery. Mr. Dye died Saturday, March 27, at Tanner Medical Center in Carrollton, Ga. Survivors include two sons,…

(ROANOKE) The funeral for Hazel Jones Williams, 79, of Roanoke was Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Revs. Frank Foster and Ricky Etchison officiating. Burial followed at Midway Methodist Church Cemetery, Wedowee. Mrs. Williams died Friday, Feb. 26, at Traylor Nursing Home in Roanoke. Survivors include one daughter,…

(LINEVILLE) The funeral for Mildred Shaddix Miller, 88, of Lineville will be Monday, March 1, 2010, at 2 p.m. at Bellview Baptist Church with the Revs. Eugene Robinson, David Porter and Sonny McCollum officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. Mrs. Miller died Saturday, Feb. 27, at Lineville Heath and Rehabilitation. She was a…

(LaGRANGE, Ga.) The Rev. Jay Knight, 76, of LaGrange, Ga., died Friday, Feb. 26, 2010, at his home. Rev. Knight was born July 10, 1933, in Graham, Ala., son of the late Earl David and Clara Jane Brown Knight. He was a Baptist minister for 52 years and was a school bus driver for the…

(CHATSWORTH, Ga.) Mittie Irene Parmer, 83, of Chatsworth, Ga., died Friday, Feb. 26, 2010, at Gordon Health Care Center. She was born in LaGrange, Ga., on May 22, 1926, daughter of the late Alfred and Mae Lyles Davis. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Malvin H. Parmer; a…

(WADLEY) Graveside services for Nonnie McGill Reese, 86, of Wadley, will be at 11 a.m., Friday, Feb. 26, 2010, at Potash Church of God Cemetery, Roanoke, with the Rev. Sherrill Corson officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 25. Mrs. Reese died Tuesday, Feb.…

(DADE CITY, Fla.) Sally Watson Gibson died peacefully Sunday, Feb. 21, 2010, at Royal Oak Nursing Center, where she had resided for the past five years. She had reached her 99th birthday in January. She was born in Wadley, Ala., and had resided in Dade City, Fla., since 1939. Her love for children was shown…

Southern Union Theatre is exploring one of the most storied, yet heartbreaking, eras of American history, the Civil War, as it presents John Brown’s Body on Feb. 24, 25, and 26 at 7 p.m. and Feb. 28 at 2 p.m. All performances are in Brazeal Auditorium on the Wadley campus. Described by one cast member…

Some may question why the Roanoke City Council voted to make it illegal to send text messages while driving within the city limits. Here’s the best answer: According to studies by the Virginia Tech Driving Institute, text messaging while driving increases the risk of accidents by 23.2 times. And a study conducted by Nationwide Mutual…

People have such different tastes and often have reasons to feel theirs are correct. Example: I generally like fruit warm, but others like it cold. Cold fruit has less taste to me. I don’t like frozen French fries. To me somebody who buys them is just too lazy to peel potatoes and cut them up.…

The city of Roanoke Water Sewage Gas and Filter Plant Board voted at a special meeting Feb. 16 to lay off two employees. Chairman Ron Cameron declined to say who the two employees are but did say one was in the office and one worked in the back. They made the decision based on work…

WEDOWEE—In a split vote during its Monday meeting, Randolph County Commission hired a consulting firm to act as a general contractor for the proposed renovation and addition to Randolph County Jail. Commissioner Lathonia Wright said that a jail study committee has met several times. He is impressed with the consulting firm of Volkert & Associates,…

Arrests Kevin Lee Tripp, 21, of 3892 County Rd. 14, Roanoke – breaking and entering a motor vehicle and second-degree theft – Feb. 21 James Tracy Vinson, 33, of 5611 County Rd. 15, Wadley – DUI and violation of the prohibition law – Feb. 20 16-year-old Roanoke juvenile – attempting to elude – Feb. 19…

We don’t get much snow this far down in Dixie. That is why, when we get it, we remember it. And take pictures. A while back my cousin Mary died. She was one of those wonderful small town eccentrics who had grown old inspiring local gossip and embarrassing her “family”—mostly my mama. Cousin Mary kept…

A substitute bingo constitutional amendment was introduced Tuesday by state Sen. Roger Bedford, (D) Russellville, that will give counties $41 million in taxes directly from bingo game proceeds in addition to the $250 million the original legislation would have provided to the state for education budgets and Medicaid. If you include the Medicaid federal match…

A memorial service with military honors for Bennett Jackson “B.J.” Hall, 76, will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010, at Calvary Baptist Church, 4157 U.S. Hwy. 78 W., Oxford. The Rev. Dewayne Borders will officiate. Mr. Hall died Friday, Jan. 8, at Regional Medical Center. He donated his body to medical science.…

(TROUP COUNTY, Ga.) Dorothy “Dot” Hester, a longtime resident of Troup County, Ga., died peacefully in her home Thursday, Feb. 18, 2010. She was born June 16, 1921, in Randolph County, Ala. Dorothy Margaret Gay married T.B. “Hess” Hester. He preceded her in death. She is a member of Second Baptist Church of LaGrange and…