(ROANOKE) Services for Garry Gaines Bowen, 55, of Roanoke will be Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009, at 2 p.m. at Potash Church of God with the Revs. Ken Brooks and Keith Benefield officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.Mr. Bowen died Friday, Nov. 6, at his residence.Mr. Bowen is survived by three daughters and sons-in-law,…
(WEDOWEE) Services for Ruby Lee Parker Andrews, 77, of Wedowee, will be Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009, at 2 p.m. at Zion Ret Baptist Church with the Rev. William Phillips officiating. Mrs. Andrews will lie in state one hour before the service at the church. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. The family will receive…
Handley 49, Greensboro 8; Westbrook Christian 26, Woodland 0; Linden 40, Wadley 10 Handley 49, Greensboro 8 The Handley Tigers blew through the first round of the playoffs with a 49-8 win over Greensboro at Wright Field Friday night. Handley’s first score came courtesy of a 3-yard run from Ladarrious Phillips. Austin Fetner’s point after…
(ROANOKE) Services for James U. “Jimmy” Royston, 61, of Roanoke will be Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009, at 2 p.m. at Antioch Congregational Christian Church with the Rev. Stanley Yarbrough officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining church cemetery. The family will receive friends at the church from 12:30 to 2 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 5.…
10:30 a.m. Narcotics Anonymous meets behind the former KFC in Roanoke in the building with the blue awning. 7 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous meets at Woodland Volunteer Fire Department. THURSDAY, November 5 8:30 a.m. Randolph County Commission will have an agenda workshop meeting at Randolph County Courthouse Annex. Those wishing to address the commission should call…
The Randolph County Tigers finished their season with a disappointing 48-14 loss to 1A power Cedar Bluff Thursday night in Wedowee. The Tigers had trouble slowing down a prolific offensive attack that saw Cedar Bluff rack up 437 total yards. Randolph County managed only 226 yards on the night. “We showed our lack of experience…
It’s been since 1940 that Handley accomplished what they did Friday night with a 48-7 thumping of Beauregard. The Tigers completed an undefeated regular season for the first time in 69 years. Handley defeated Beauregard in much the same fashion as they have the nine other opponents on their schedule—with a relentless rushing attack and…
The Woodland Bobcats were no match for 3A powerhouse Piedmont in a 28-0 drubbing in Woodland Friday night. Piedmont did everything Woodland could not do—score and stop scores. “We basically got beat in the kicking game, offense and defense,” Woodland head coach Larry Strain said. “We just got whipped.” Woodland struggled to get anything going…
The Wadley Bulldogs fell behind to Beulah 28-7, but managed to come back to nearly thwart the Beulah Bobcats in a 34-27 loss Friday night. Wadley had a tough time getting any momentum going in the first half, but a stellar second half saw the Dogs come within two points of taking the lead. “I…
It is time to start looking at how the Southeastern Conference is going to fill all of its nine bowl commitments. At this point five teams are bowl eligible—Florida and South Carolina out of the East and Alabama, LSU and Auburn out of the West. Ole Miss is one win away from being eligible, while…
With 10 weeks of high school football for the 2009 season in the books, it’s time to start looking at the second season—the playoffs. Handley, Woodland and Wadley enter the playoffs this year, with Randolph County on the outside looking in for the third straight year. Each of the three playoff teams from the county…
The Southern Union Bison basketball teams are preparing for their home opener on November 9. The women will tip off at 5:30 p.m. against Andrew College and the men will take on Bevill State at 7:30 p.m. Both the men’s and women’s teams participated in scrimmage games and pre-season tournaments in October, and are ready…
An excited Chuck Marcum told the school board at last week’s board meeting that if the Handley High School football team beat Beauregard Friday night this would be the first HHS football team with a perfect regular season since 1940. Excitement thrummed through the school system and the town, as well as other towns in…
RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JERRENE L. EDMONSON NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE Ancillary Letters Testamentary of said deceased having been granted to Clay B. Tousey, Jr. on the 2nd day of November, 2009, by the Honorable George Diamond, Judge of the Probate Court of Randolph County, notice is…
Arrests Joe Grady, 75, of 429 Chemical St., Roanoke – harassment – Oct. 31 Robert O’Neal Phillips, 51, of 858 County Rd. 67, Roanoke – DUI and violation of the prohibition law – Oct. 31 Chrystopher Edwin Kiser, 25, of 443 Pine Valley Dr., Roanoke – harassment and menacing with a gun – Oct. 30…
CLEBURNE COUNTY—A Wedowee woman was killed on Thursday afternoon of last week in a three-car accident on U.S. 431 in Cleburne County. According to reports, Jennie Lynn Steed, 58, of Wedowee died at the scene of the accident, which was near the Calhoun County line. She had been driving a 2000 Honda Civic. Steed’s passenger,…
There will be a planning meeting on November 19, 2009, at 5 p.m. at the Wedowee City Hall. The meeting is concerning an application submitted by Sam Wreyford to rezone 118 Third Street SW & 111 Fourth Street SW from light industrial to B-2. (44-45)
The expulsion of a seventh-grader for bullying may seem like an extreme measure, but the consequences of this repeated behavior for the perpetrator, his or her victims and the student body as a whole are so great that sometimes this is the right thing to do for everyone’s sake. The first nationwide survey to obtain…
Roanoke Schools Superintendent Chuck Marcum reported at the Oct. 27 board meeting that in the fiscal year ending Oct. 1 city schools had $478,000 less to operate on than in the previous year, but that was some improvement since they had projected having $520,000 less. This is due to Gov. Bob Riley declaring pro-ration twice…
(ROANOKE) Services for William Herbert Waller, 89, of Roanoke will be Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Fran Irmiter and Richard Laird officiating. Burial will follow in Randolph Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov.…