(ALPHARETTA, Ga.) Chrysteen Holder Hester, 87, of Alpharetta, Ga., died Oct. 13, 2009.A native of Rock Mills, Ala., Mrs. Hester was a homemaker and member of Perimeter Church. She was preceded in death by her husband of 61 years, Dorsey Hester; a sister, Faye Holder Dunn; and a brother, William Holder. She is survived by…
(LaGRANGE, Ga.) Ima Jim Bradley, 76, of LaGrange, Ga., died Sunday, Oct. 11, 2009, at the West Georgia Medical Center, LaGrange. Mrs. Bradley was born Dec. 17, 1932, in Wedowee, daughter of the late Jim and Eva Hadley. She was a shut-in member of Mountville Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband, John E. Bradley of…
(FAIRBURN, Ga.) Donna Ann Adamson, of Fairburn, Ga., died Saturday, Oct. 10, 2009. She is preceded in death by her father, Awbrey Adamson; and grandparents Hugh Brady, Lane Adamson and Vera Adamson. Surviving are her mother, Jodi Adamson of Fairburn; her grandmother, Ruth Brady of Columbus; six aunts, including Irma Jean Pike of Roanoke; and…
(WADLEY) Services for Iva Lee Jones, 90, of Wadley will be Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009, at 2 p.m. at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, Roanoke, with the Rev. Tim Craft officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining church cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 to 8 p.m. on Monday, Oct.…
(ROANOKE) Services for Myrtie Louise Hinkle, 79, of Roanoke will be Sunday, Oct. 11, 2009, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Revs. Carolyn Hanner and Gary Baugh officiating. Burial will follow at Potash Church of God Cemetery. Mrs. Hinkle died Saturday, Oct. 10, at Roanoke HealthCare Center. Survivors include two daughters, Joyce…
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Streets Supervisor Donnie Cash and his crew were working on the sinkhole on West Point Street Friday morning, trying to ensure the heavy expected rains will not fill the hole and plug up the line, perhaps flooding the area. As soon as they had the hole dug out sufficiently they were heading back to assist…
Woodland 48, Randolph County 12; Handley 49, Childersburg 7; Winterboro 28, Wadley 7 The Woodland Bobcats took control of the game early, crushing the Randolph County Tigers 48-12. Woodland’s first score came on a 7-yard touchdown pass from Trey Fetner to Stephen Strain with 3:04 left in the first quarter. The point after failed. Fetner…
(WOODLAND) Services for W.C. Cofield, 77, of Woodland will be Friday, Oct. 9, 2009, at 2 p.m. at East Napoleon Church of Christ with Bro. Wilbur Bass officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 8. Mr. Cofield…
Utilities and street department employees worked through Wednesday night on a water leak and Thursday afternoon were closing in on its location where they can make repairs, according to city of Roanoke utilities operations supervisor Brent Wilson. The leak was discovered about 5 p.m. Wednesday, and all employees of the police, utilities and fire department…
10:30 a.m. Narcotics Anonymous meets behind the former KFC in Roanoke. 4:30 p.m. Roanoke Utility Board will have a called meeting at the utility board office to discuss painting the filter plant. 7 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous meets at Woodland Volunteer Fire Department. THURSDAY, October 8 8:30 a.m. Randolph County Commission will have an agenda workshop…
(WOODLAND) Services for W.C. Cofield, 77, of Woodland will be Friday, Oct. 9, 2009, at 2 p.m. at East Napoleon Church of Christ with Bro. Wilbur Bass officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 8. Mr. Cofield…
When JSU played Georgia Tech I went to Atlanta. Took the whole family. And another family just for good measure. Glad I did. Although my buddy John has observed that Atlanta is what 300,000 Southern boys died to keep from happening, the South needs Atlanta. True, Atlanta’s slogan—”the city too busy to hate”—seems to suggest…
When the announcement was made sometime last year, I knew it would be a bad scenario for me. I had managed to block the thought of this ghastly change from my waking mind since then and have gone about my business as a sports writer and general football fan ever since. I’m talking of course…
WEDOWEE—In a split vote at its last meeting on Sept. 28, Randolph County Commission passed a budget that would cut the amount of money given to several groups, but leave a surplus of $6,177. The entities and amounts cut were: Department of Human Resources – $1,000; East Alabama Mental Health – $1,000; Randolph County Health…
This weekend the eyes of the nation will be on Baton Rouge, where the top-ranked Florida Gators will take on the fourth-ranked LSU Tigers. Most people will be looking at this as a chance for the No. 1 team in the land to be upset, although a No. 4 beating a No. 1 wouldn’t be…
WADLEY–A last meal of sorts was recently held at the Wadley Senior Citizens Nutrition Center. Members of the center and its advisory council took monies they had raised for improvement of the center and donated them to community organizations since Sept. 30 was the center’s last day. The Wadley Town Council voted to shut down…
Apparently all the publicity about H1N1 (swine) flu has also made us more aware of the need to protect ourselves from the more traditional forms of influenza. The 350 or so local people who showed up at the Randolph County Health Department’s vaccination clinic last Thursday was a bigger turnout than usual, and local pharmacies…
Last week Police Chief Adam Melton went to check on a potentially dangerous building on Chestnut Street only to discover a possibly more dangerous one. He, Fire Chief Bill Ford, Streets Supervisor Donnie Cash and Patrolman Randy Moore arrived to check a leaning awning that looks like it might fall only to notice bricks lying…
Ken Burns has done it again. If you have been watching the series “The National Parks: America’s Best Idea” you know what I am talking about. I have never been to the Grand Canyon but this makes me want to go more than ever. In this day when business and corporations are everything, it is…