ELECTRICAL AND HVAC UPGRADES TOWOODLAND HIGH SCHOOL GYMNASIUMSFORTHE RANDOLPH COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATIONWEDOWEE, ALABAMAPROJECT # 08-113REVSealed proposals, will be received for the above referenced project by Mr. Paul Gay, Superintendent, at the Randolph County Board Of Education, Wedowee, Alabama, until 2:00 PM, Thursday, June 4, 2009, then publicly opened and read aloud.Plans, Specifications and Contract…

(ROANOKE) Services for Michael Keith Moon, 35, of Roanoke will be Thursday, May 21, 2009, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Phillip Johnson 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, May 20. Mr. Moon…

Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Sandy Calhoun and Anthony Calhoun, wife and husband, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., solely as nominee for Homecomings Financial, LLC (F/K/A Homecomings Financial Network Inc.), on the 28th day of November, 2006, said mortgage recorded in the…

(LINEVILLE) Services for Lorenzo “Mot” Caldwell Sr., 79, of Lineville, will be Friday, May 15, 2009, at 11 a.m. at New Hope Baptist Church with the Rev. Larry Heard officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. Mr. Caldwell died Monday, May 11, at Clay County Hospital. Born in Randolph County in 1930, he grew…

The Handley Tigers’ scheduled spring jamboree game against Cherokee County was postponed Friday night due to severe weather. The game has been rescheduled for Tuesday, May 19 at 5 p.m. in Roanoke. The three-way jamboree between Randolph County, Wadley and Woodland was canceled after only a quarter and a half of play between Randolph County…

(DADEVILLE) Christopher “Bug” Tolbert, 30, of Dadeville died Monday, May 11, 2009, in Dadeville. Services will be Saturday, May 16, at 1 p.m. CDT at Ozias Baptist Church in Camp Hill with the Rev. Greg Sutton officiating. Burial will follow at Sardis Cemetery in Camp Hill. The remains will lie in state at the church…

(ROANOKE) Services for Jeptha Curtis Prescott, 92, of Roanoke, were Sunday, May 10, 2009, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Ed Grooms officiating. Burial followed in Randolph Memory Gardens. Mr. Prescott died Friday, May 8, at Randolph Medical Center. Survivors include his wife, Willie Kate William Prescott; two stepdaughters, Kathleen Flourney…

Although a tragic death and severe property damage was caused by the torrential rain in Montgomery last Thursday, the downpour may have breathed new life into the proposal for a new Alabama State House. In the mid 1980s when the legislature decided to remodel the Highway Department Building behind the capitol and convert the top…

My old high school classmates gathered recently at The Galley in a room beautifully decorated by Rhonda Cagle Hill and others. All I have to say is, thank heaven for name tags. Some had not changed much—some I could have sat beside in a hospital waiting room for hours and never realized I was sitting…

Roanoke City Council discussed Roanoke Municipal Airport issues during a May 4 meeting and at the Monday night regular meeting passed Resolution #943, an airport funding agreement. Mayor Mike Fisher said he thought the airport is very beneficial to the city and this is the right step. The city’s match to a potential $432,457.82 grant…

I have never been a “fan” of any particular singer or group. Like many of you, I have gone through musical phases; but while most musicians follow their own paths, few followed mine. But Jimmy Buffett did and does. I first came across him back in the ’70s when a friend recommended “A White Sport…

Used to be, when somebody was about to snap your picture, the cliche was “Smile; you’re on Candid Camera.” Nowadays, in Jonesborough, Tenn., it’s “Beware; you’re on traffic camera.” The Tennessee town has installed cameras at three busy intersections along U.S. 11-E. They spot motorists who drive through the intersection at speeds greater than the…

Roanoke Board of Education is considering big changes in the Alabama High School diploma requirements and how salutatorians and valedictorians are selected. The board will consider reducing the present 27 credits of coursework to 26, still two more than is required by the state. The rationale is urging students to take advanced placement classes, which…

It’s a tough time for fundraising. The unemployment rate continues rising and many with jobs are concerned about whether those jobs will be there in the future. Many businesses are cutting expenses where they can, hoping to get by until the economy picks up again. It’s especially gratifying, then, to see the support given in…

A Roanoke man was arrested and charged with assault after allegedly hitting another man with a large kitchen knife. Kevin Maurice Thompson, 33, of 767 Reed St., Roanoke, was at the home of Benjamin Lewis at 768 Reed Circle when the incident happened on Wednesday night of last week. The two were drinking with another…

Arrests Billy Wilson, 53, of 4179 County Rd. 56, Woodland – menacing – May 11 Colton Fred McCain, 20, of 165 SW 5th St., Wedowee – possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia – May 10 Jose Debis Alvarado, 32, (no address given) – giving a false name to law enforcement – May 10…

The 34th annual Bike Hike is this Saturday, May 16. Registration begins at 7 a.m. at the Roanoke Sports Complex (Rec Center) on West Point Street in Roanoke. The route is a 1-mile casual route beginning at the Rec Center and continuing to Handley High School. The route is marked and circles back around to West…

WEDOWEE—Randolph County Commission stopped short of fully supporting a statement of purpose for one county hospital as presented by Randolph Medical Center administrator Tim Harlin, saying they first want to see more support from all entities involved. At Monday’s meeting, Commissioner Doyle Allen appointed Commission Chairman Lathonia Wright to the committee to represent the county…