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…
The Handley Tigers faced another tough region test Friday night at home when 4-1 Anniston came to town, but the Tigers dispatched the Bulldogs in traditional Handley fashion, 22-6. The Tigers ate up 220 yards on the ground on 47 attempts, giving them control of the ball game from early on. Anniston managed only 73…
Arrests Delbert Lynn Franklin, 39, of Talladega – failure to appear in court (driving with revoked license and DUI) – Oct. 2 Lonnie Foster Jr., 26, of Roanoke – fraudulent use of a credit card – Oct. 2 Kimble Mallon Barsh, 35 of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. – failure to appear in court (public intoxication) –…
The Wadley Bulldogs had no trouble in dispatching an outmatched Donoho team Friday night, 48-20. Wadley rushed for 186 yards and passed for 146 yards against Donoho. And although Donoho put up 408 total yards of offense, the game was well out of hand for them from early on. “Number-one, we had fun,” Wadley head…
Valley Times-News Family and friends gathered on Friday to remember Harold “Bud” King Jr., who was killed Tuesday in a three-car wreck in Harris County, Ga. King, 43, of Valley was a fifth- and sixth-grade science and social studies teacher at Five Points Elementary and Middle School. He was dedicated to his children, both in…
The Randolph County Tigers suffered a tough loss to region foe Horseshoe Bend on the road Friday night, 56-36. Randolph County was plagued by turnovers in the loss, losing 4-of-8 fumbles and throwing two interceptions. “We just had too many turnovers to win,” Randolph County head coach Rick Coleman said. “We had opportunities to go…
SWAGG—A man was injured on Wednesday afternoon of last week in the Swagg community when a piece of farm machinery fell on him. According to Randolph County Sheriff’s Office, the accident happened at 4667 County Rd. 329 in the Swagg community near Wedowee when John Henry Kidd Sr. was working on his rotary cutter and…
Roanoke City Council discussed more clean-up efforts at last week’s meeting, adding two properties on Chestnut Street to the list to be be cleaned up. Police Chief Adam Melton said he had sent out close to 10 letters last week advising people to clean up nuisance properties that can be anything from yards needing cutting…
WEDOWEE–Three men charged with capital murder in the death of Terrance Wilkes and the assault on Jasper Buchannan pleaded guilty in a Wedowee courtroom last Thursday. Wilkes, a 17-year-old Wadley football standout, took a fatal shot to the neck near the softball field on Cooledge Street in Wadley Nov. 25, 2006, the first homicide in…
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…
(ROANOKE) Services for infant Jasmine Marie Smith of Roanoke will be Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Carolyn Hanner officiating. Burial will follow in Potash Church of God Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct.…
(ROANOKE) Memorial services for Robert George Darda, Sr., 61, of Roanoke will be Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009, at 7 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Roger Woodard officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009. Mr. Darda died Saturday, Oct. 3,…
(BACON LEVEL) Service for Timothy E. “Homebrew” Hill, 55, of Bacon Level will be at 2 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009, at Benefield Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Cecil Halsey officiating. Burial will follow in Providence Baptist Church Cemetery, Woodland. The family will receive friends at the funeral home 5 to 9 p.m., Wednesday, Oct.…
COUNTY OF RANDOLPH NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Stanley Edward Stephens, a married man, on the 24th day of October, 2006 to Bank of Wedowee which said mortgage is recorded in the Probate Office of Randolph County, Alabama, in…
(CARROLLTON, Ga.) Mary Lou Poole South, a resident of Pine Knoll Nursing and Rehab Center in Carrollton, Ga., died Friday, Oct. 2, 2009. She was 84. Mrs. South was born on May 10, 1925, to the late Dura L. and Eliza Brown Poole in Randolph County, Ala. She lived in Alabama until she married the…
(WOODLAND) Graveside services for Obie Andrew Langley, 90, of Woodland will be Monday, Oct. 5, 2009, at 10 a.m. at Randolph Memory Gardens with Father Steven Cantwell officiating. Mr. Langley died Saturday, Oct. 3, at his residence. Mr. Langley is survived by two daughters, Andrea Langley and Laura Langley, both of Gainesville, Fla.; three sons,…
OF CONTRACTORS AND CONSTRUCTION BIDS ADDITIONS AND RENOVATIONS WEDOWEE MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR THE RANDOLPH COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION WEDOWEE, ALABAMA PROJECT NO. 07-169 Pre-qualification proposal will be received for the above referenced project by Mr. Keith Ross at McKee & Associates office located at 631 South Hull Montgomery, Alabama 36104, until Tuesday, October 20, 2009,…