(LANETT) William P. “Billy” Lewis, 82, of Lanett died Friday, June 26, 2009, at his residence.Services are planned for Tuesday, June 30, at 4 p.m. at Huguley United Methodist Church with the Revs. Al Smith and Bill Parker officiating. Burial will follow at Forresters Chapel Cemetery near Wadley.Mr. Lewis is survived by his son, William…

(ROANOKE) Graveside services for Jerrell Wayne Kirby, 60, of Roanoke were Sunday, June 28, 2009, at 2 p.m. at Friendship Church Cemetery with the Rev. Bobby Kirby officiating. Mr. Kirby died Friday, June 26, at his home. Survivors include two daughters, Christi Benefield and Dana Milstead of Wedowee; three grandchildren; his mother, Catherine Kirby of…

(WEDOWEE) Services for Marie Puckett Mitchell, 86, of Wedowee will be Saturday, June 27, 2009, at Benefield Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Donald Spradlin officiating. Burial will follow in Wedowee City Cemetery. Mrs. Mitchell died Thursday, June 25, at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika. Mrs. Mitchell is survived by her husband Roy Mitchell of…

(ROANOKE) Infant Nickalaus Ethan Byram died Thursday, June 25, 2009, at George H. Lanier Memorial Hospital in Valley. Survivors include his father, Nickalaus Byram; his mother, Madeline Evans; paternal grandparents, Jennie and Rusty Byanham; and maternal grandparents, Lee Ann and John Daniel. Memorial services will be announced at a later date. Quattlebaum Funeral Home, Roanoke.

(LaGRANGE, Ga.) Arthur Ray Washington, 82, of LaGrange, Ga., died Tuesday, June 23, 2009, at Hospice LaGrange. Mr. Washington was born March 15, 1927, in Randolph County, Ala., son of the late Arthur D. Washington and Eunice Shaw Washington. He had lived in LaGrange most of his life and was a member of East Vernon…

(WOODLAND) Everett Butler, 80, of Woodland, formerly of West Point, Ga., died Tuesday, June 23, 2009, at Traylor Nursing Home in Roanoke. Services will be at 3 p.m. EDT Friday, June 26, at McCarthy Funeral Home in West Point with the Rev. Aaron McCullough officiating. Burial will follow at Marseilles Cemetery in West Point. Mr.…

(WADLEY) Services for James Berless “Jimmy” Holmes, 67, of Wadley will be Friday, June 26, 2009, at 2 p.m. at Wadley Methodist Church with the Rev. Sherrill Corson and Rev. Martha Hauer officiating. Burial will follow in Wadley City Cemetery with Masonic rites. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 to…

(WADLEY) Stacy Dale Battle, 37, of Highway 77, Wadley, died at Randolph Medical Center, Roanoke, on Monday, June 22, 2009. Services for Mr. Battle will be at County Line Baptist Church, Wadley, on Saturday, June 27, at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Sanders Higgins officiating and burial in the adjoining cemetery. Visiting for Mr. Battle…

A Roanoke man and juvenile were arrested on drug charges following a traffic stop during the early morning hours of last Wednesday. Gary Lamar McGuire, 35, of 168 South St., Roanoke, is charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and distribution of drugs to a minor. A 15-year-old female juvenile with McGuire was charged with possession…

Those commuting back and forth between Roanoke and Wedowee might be wondering what’s up with all the white trucks and surveying crews. The Alabama Department of Transportation recently let bids for a resurfacing job from the northern city limits of Roanoke to Wedowee. According to Steven Corley of the ALDOT office in Alexander City, the…

RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: DEWEY W. SHELNUTT, DECEASED Letters of Administration of said deceased having been granted to the undersigned on the 16th day of June, 2009, by the Honorable George Diamond, Judge of Probate Court of Randolph County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate are hereby…

P O Box 30l463 (Zip 36130-1463) 1400 Coliseum Boulevard (Zip 36110-2059) Montgomery, Alabama 36l30-l463 (334) 27l-7700 PROPOSED CONSENT ORDER Account Code: 422 Pursuant to the provisions of the Alabama Environmental Management Act, Code of Alabama §§ 22-22A-1 through §§ 22-22A-16 (2006 Rplc. Vol.), and the Solid Wastes and Recyclable Materials Management Act (SWRMMA), Ala. Code…

The foreclosure set for June 17, 2009, on NJ Corp. is rescheduled during the legal hours on July 16, 2009, in front of the courthouse door in Randolph County, Alabama. (25-28)

In last weekend’s stifling heat it was just too hot to plant the flowers and plants I meant to plant, but then I did not want to get too far away from what was happening in Iran. It was so exciting and moving to see these people pitting their fragile bodies against a despotic and…

Every community has an event that presses down all other moments and towers above—to be staked as the defining moment for that community. For the city of Roanoke, it happened on Friday, June 14, 1907. The editor of The Roanoke Leader newspaper called it “a notable day in the history of Roanoke.” For several days,…

William Alsabrook pleaded guilty Tuesday to five counts of cruelty to animals and one count of resisting arrest in a case involving a multi-agency investigation of his Newell dog breeding operation. Representatives of the Humane Society of the United States believe he was selling the dogs to people and organizations that were using them in…

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Many of you across East Alabama may have heard of a man named Kenny Callahan. Kenny, who was from Calhoun County, was just an exceptionally good guy who worked a couple of jobs, but spent the majority of his days covering the news in the Calhoun County area. Kenny spent endless hours at countless…

Over the last three weeks I’ve done a whole lot of looking at why certain areas of the state are more successful in football than others. I’ve pored over winning percentages for every school in every county in the state. I’ve examined populations for those counties. I’ve looked over financial reports for various school systems.…

The Town of Woodland is now taking sealed bids for a 2005 Prowler Lynx by Fleetwood travel trailer. It is 27 feet long and sleeps 7. Sealed bids need to be turned in by Monday, July 13 at 4 p.m. at the Woodland Town Hall or mailed to P.O. Box 156, Woodland, AL 36280 and…

Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Mark S. Swindle, married and Jeanne Swindle, married, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. acting solely as nominee for Primary Capital Advisors LC, on the 31st day of January, 2006, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the…