I am a creature of habit.And one habit I have is that every fall, as the air begins to chill, I read something by William Faulkner.Or listen to it—I’ll get to that in a minute.Only this year I started early.Let me explain.My 16-year old son was supposed to read three books this summer—an assignment assuring…
(ANNISTON) Graveside rites for LeRoy Doc Angel Sr., 79, will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009, at Eden Hills Cemetery with the Rev. Harry Roger Malone officiating. The family will receive friends Tuesday from 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home. Mr. Angel died on Oct. 7 at Regional Medical Center. Survivors include three…
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(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…
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…
(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…
The Woodland Bobcats improved to 4-2 on the season after stamping out region rival Ranburne at home Friday night, 21-14. The Bobcats were limited offensively because of Ranburne’s ability to control the tempo of the game by running the football relentlessly. However, Woodland was able to put up plenty of points to combat Ranburne’s “cloud…
Retired NBA star Sir Charles Barkley, known as the “round mound of rebound” in his playing days at Auburn, says his home state “is not ready to elect” Rep. Artur Davis, who is vying to become the first African-American governor of Alabama. “They’re not ready. They didn’t vote for Barack Obama. They’re not going to…
Arrests Michael Durrell “Red” Dozier, 34, of 811 Stanley Ave., Roanoke – harassment – Oct. 5 Aleshia Nicole Roberts, 21, of 1008 County Rd. 26, Roanoke – failure to appear in court – Oct. 5 Anthony Questor Trammell, 34, of 507 Gilham Rd., Roanoke – aggravated assault, menacing with gun – Oct. 5 Damion Montriz…
OFELIA—A weekend home near Lake Wedowee burned on Thursday night of last week. Chief Terry Johnson of Pine Grove Volunteer Fire Department said the fire happened at an older, remodeled singlewide mobile home, located at 156 Williams Drive, which is on the west side of the Highway 48 bridge. Neighbors, who reported the fire, said…
Superintendent Chuck Marcum told school board members Roanoke City Schools will start the new fiscal year Oct. 1 with more than two months reserve. Everyone is watching their money in view of more pro-ration (cuts in state funds) likely to be declared. The system’s two-month reserve is roughly $900,000 a month or $1.8 million, which…
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…