The Handley Tigers boys’ basketball team started their season on the right foot with a 49-41 area win over Munford Friday night.Handley, which only had three days of practice prior to playing its first game, put up a solid season-opening performance.“It was a win,” Handley head coach Cliff Drummond said. “It’s not where we want…

There will be plenty of time to discuss Alabama’s quest to win the fourth consecutive national championship for the Southeastern Conference over the next month, but today I want to take a look back at the past season and bring up something that has bothered me this entire season. And it has nothing to do…

IN RE: THE ESTATE OF TIMOTHY C. DANIELL, DECEASED NOTICE OF FILE CLAIMS Ancillary Testamentary on the estate of Timothy C. Daniell, deceased, having been granted to Windy R. Daniell on the 1st day of December, 2009, by the Honorable George Diamond, Judge of Probate of said County, notice is hereby given that all persons…

Let’s talk about Tiger Woods a little bit. He doesn’t get near enough press these days, wouldn’t you agree? I mean, I’ve barely heard a peep out of the golf world concerning Tiger over the last couple of weeks. There’s a Tiger Woods bobblehead that has graced my desk since I’ve been here at The…

An industry recruiting trip to South Korea appears to have borne fruit, with interest shown by a California firm and six South Korean firms planning to visit Randolph County this week. Rep. Richard Laird, representing his office, Lamar Davis representing the Randolph County Industrial Development Council, and Gerald Dial representing the Alabama Development Office and…

COUNTY OF RANDOLPH NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Jackson Whaley and wife, Mary C. Whaley on the 2nd day of August, 2001, to Bank of Wedowee which said mortgage is recorded in the Probate Office of Randolph County, Alabama,…

NOTICE OF CIVIL ACTION IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA VICTOR GURLEY, PLAINTIFF V. AMANDA HARRIS, DEFENDANT Amanda Harris, whose whereabouts are unknown, must answer Victor Gurley’s Complaint arising out of the automobile accident that occurred on April 11, 2009, involving Victor Gurley and Amanda Harris, Victor Gurley is seeking damages and other…

(CARROLLTON, Ga.) Shelby Jean Tyler, 68, of Somerset Place, Carrollton, Ga., died Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009. She was born March 31, 1941, in Woodland, the daughter of the late Virginia Herring Holloway and Howard Holloway. Mrs. Tyler retired from Southwire after 30 years of service and was a member of Community Church, Bowdon, Ga. Besides…

(ORANGEBURG, S.C.) Harold Hammett French, 76, of Orangeburg, S.C., died Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009, at The Regional Medical Center. Services were Saturday, Nov. 28, at 10 a.m. at Limestone United Methodist Church, with the Rev. John Williams Jr. officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery. Pallbearers were grandsons. Mr. French was born Nov. 4, 1933,…

TROUP COUNTY, Ga.—Six local senior citizens were injured in an accident in Troup County last week on their way home from viewing Callaway Gardens’ Fantasy in Lights. According to State trooper Scott Jeter, on Tuesday night of last week, the van from Woodland Senior Center left New Franklin Road, north of LaGrange, Ga., in a…

If parents and guardians want their children at Knight-Enloe Elementary School to be immunized for the H1N1 influenza virus, the nasal mist will be available Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 7-8. But, Roanoke City Schools Superintendent Chuck Marcum said the nasal mist vaccination will only be administered with written permission from parents. Sometime in January the…

On December 2, 2009—today—the United States Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case that will decide who owns the beach. So pay attention, for the decision the court hands down could affect your summer plans. Let me explain. Do you remember when Hurricane/Tropical Storm Ida hit a few weeks ago? A lot of newspapers…

CASE NO: JU 2009-49.01 RE: LAYDEN AMICAH LAMAR HEFLIN CASE, A MINOR CHILD Ricky Heflin, whose whereabouts are unknown, must answer the Petition filed by Ray and Blanche Benefield for relief by the 7th day of January, 2010, or thereafter, or a judgment by default may be rendered against him in Case No. JU2009-49.01 in…

SWAGG—Thanksgiving Day 2009 in Randolph County was marred by the tragic deaths of two young people in a murder-suicide. Randolph County Sheriff Jeff Fuller told WTVM news in Columbus, Ga., that Tracy Lester Ward, 28, of Wedowee shot his wife, April Leigh Haney Ward, also 28, outside a house on County Road 7 in the…

The City of Roanoke Water, Sewer, Gas and Filter Plant began receiving calls about the smell of natural gas about 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 24, around McDonald’s, Cauthen Circle, Rock Mills Road and other areas, according to operations supervisor Brent Wilson. Gas got into the sewer main and began blowing all over town, making it…

The crimes reported in the paper over the past two weeks are a reminder that each year about this time there is an increase in shoplifting, burglaries and thefts. This year, with higher than normal unemployment, the problem could be worse. There are common sense things we can do to protect ourselves, such as making…

(DAVISTON) A Roanoke man was fatally injured on Saturday afternoon in a one-vehicle accident near Daviston. According to the Alex City post of the Alabama State Troopers, Lawrence Leon Sims, 65, was killed when the vehicle he was driving, a 1991 Volvo, left the roadway and struck a tree. The accident happened on Highway 22…

Alabama Democrats are becoming increasingly upset with the Obama White House over federal appointments here and are fearful the president is about to nominate a person who does not hold a license to practice law in the state as the U.S. attorney for the Middle District of Alabama. Alabama has three federal judicial districts, the…

Thanksgiving was absolutely wonderful—seeing and talking to everyone. It is my favorite day of the year. It was a beautiful day with just a nip in the air later in the day. Everyone got safely here and safely home. Politics was not on the agenda, which is a good thing in a divided family like…