Christmas falls on a pretty good day this year, meaning I get to go home for a full four days, something which hasn’t been done since I was in college.I’m heading home Christmas Eve for my mini-holiday, which will include the obvious time with family, but I will also have a chance to reunite with…
As the state is facing a $3-billion reduction in the education budget and a half-billion drop in revenues to fund most other state agencies, some legislators are quizzing Auburn University officials about what they call a “sweetheart deal” with House Minority Leader Mike Hubbard in 2002 for sports broadcast rights at the school Sen. Hank…
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE ALABAMA, RANDOLPH COUNTY Default having been made in the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Louis Lendon Stinnett and Deborah Elaine Stinnett to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. acting solely as nominee for SunTrust Mortgage, Inc., its successors and assigns, dated March 15, 2007, said mortgage being recorded in Book…
(HOOVER) Helen Selene Nickerson Feagin, 74, of Hoover, and a long-time resident of Vestavia Hills, died at home Friday, Dec. 18, 2009, after a lengthy illness. Helen was born Oct. 23, 1935, in Roanoke. She graduated from Benjamin Russell High School in Alexander City and graduated from Auburn University (A.P.I.) with a B.A. in English.…
(AUBURN) The funeral service for Paul Lane Ellen Sr., 80, of Auburn is 2 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 20, 2009, at Parkway Baptist Church in Auburn. He will be interred at Auburn Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 4-6 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 19, at Jeffcoat-Trant Funeral Home in Opelika. Mr. Ellen died Thursday, Dec. 17,…
(LaGRANGE, Ga.) Douglas Lamar Phillips, 59, of LaGrange, Ga., died Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009, at West Georgia Medical Center. Doug was born Jan. 7, 1950, in LaGrange. He was Baptist by faith. Doug was preceded in death by his son, Douglas Lamar Phillips Jr.; stepfather, Alvin Parmer Sr.; father, Maylon Phillips; and a sister, Teresa…
JACKSONVILLE – Funeral service for retired Army Lt. Col. Luke Hamlin West, 95, will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009, at K.L. Brown Funeral Home and Cremation Center Chapel, Jacksonville, with the Rev. T. R. Harper officiating. Burial will be in Littlejohn Cemetery with full military honors. The family will receive friends at…
(ANNISTON) Services for Howard Daugherty, 67, will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009, at Eulaton Methodist Church with the Rev. David Bishop and Sherri Reynolds officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. The family will receive friends this evening from 6-8 p.m. at Gray Brown-Service Mortuary. Mr. Daugherty died Monday, Dec. 14,…
(ROANOKE) Milford Shears, 70, of Roanoke died Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009, at Roanoke Healthcare Center. Mr. Shears was a Randolph County native, born June 6, 1939. Mr. Shears is survived by a daughter, Felicia Shears of Roanoke; three sisters, Leola (Jerry) Allen, Ester Morgan and Mildred (Willie Wesley) Patillo of Roanoke; two brothers, Raymond Shears…
(EIGHT MILE) Saber Nell Powell, a native of Gilbertown and a resident of Eight Mile, died Friday, Dec. 11, 2009, at her home. She was 68. Mrs. Powell retired from AT&T. Survivors include two daughters, Shelia Turner of Eight Mile and Sandy Redding of Chunchula; two sons, Eddie Powell and Randy Powell, both of Eight…
(WOODLAND) Graveside services for Cloie Eudine Wilson, 92, of Woodland, will be Thursday, Dec 17, 2009, at 2 p.m., at Friendship Christian Church Cemetery, Roanoke, with the Rev. Lendor Fields officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 12:30-1:30 pm, Thursday, Dec. 17. Mrs. Wilson died Wednesday, Dec. 16, at Wedowee Hospital.…
(DADEVILLE) Pettrice Burns Morgan, 83, of Dadeville died Friday, _Dec. 11, 2009. Services will be held at Spring _Hill Primitive Baptist Church, Camp Hill, on Wednesday, _Dec. 16, at 1 p.m. with Pastor Elder James C. _Rowe officiating. The remains will lie instate at the _church one hour before the service. Cherishing Pettrice’s memory are…
The Woodland Lady Bobcats continue to roll through the 2009 schedule with ease by downing Lineville, Ranburne and Wadley this past week. Woodland got started with a 92-26 rout of Lineville last Thursday at home. The Lady Cats’ high-pressure defense allowed them to mount a huge 30-4 lead in the first quarter and cruise to…
Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Cathy L. Howard, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. solely as nominee for Indymac Bank, FSB, a Federally Chartered Savings Bank, on the 14th day of August, 2007, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the Judge of…
John Fincher and his crew are installing 7,600 feet of fence around the Roanoke Municipal Airport in an ongoing project. The Streets Department burned the old store at the end of the runway and removed the debris, the last of the buildings to be removed. Fincher said he anticipates finishing the work in the next…
The Handley Lady Tigers took a tough loss to Saks Friday but bounced back Saturday night by defeating LaFayette on the road. Handley was able to hang with Saks for the better part of the game, but a strong first quarter from Saks proved to be too much. Saks took an 18-14 lead over the…
Since Police Chief Adam Melton closed Knight Avenue last Wednesday for safety reasons events have moved fast, but it is still unknown when the street will reopen. Janis Fincher owned a building on the street with a wall that appeared to be separating from the adjoining wall. She contacted her ex-husband, John, who had a…
“We’re going to have no paper, no printing plants, no unions. It’s going to be great.” Rupert Murdoch, owner of FOXNEWS, The Wall Street Journal, and a bunch of other stuff Have I gone over to the enemy? I hadn’t thought of it that way when I opened my Father’s Day present and found a…
The Randolph County Tigers fell to Lineville and Ranburne last week but pulled off a big area win against Ohatchee to stay on the right track this season. The Tigers couldn’t muster the defense against Lineville to stop the Aggies in Wedowee last Tuesday, resulting in a 67-40 loss. “We just didn’t play well at…
This Christmas season is a tough one for many, as many are out of work and wondering how they’ll get by. It’s times like this when charitable giving is needed most, yet the same economy that creates greater need prohibits some who have given in the past from doing so again, at least at the…