The Handley Lady Tigers met their season-ending match in two-time defending 4A state champion Midfield Friday night in Birmingham. Handley fell to Midfield 77-41, capping off a 19-9 season on the hard floor.Handley had trouble matching up with the experience and skill of Midfield on both sides of the floor.“We never really got into that…
WEDOWEE—In a split decision, Randolph County Commission approved allowing courthouse employees to keep a yard sale set up in the courthouse hallway with proceeds going to the Relay for Life. “We can’t pick and choose,” said Commissioner Doyle Allen, referring to other groups who may want to use the courthouse. “The ACCA (Association of County…
Goodbye basketball season; seems I hardly knew you. Is it just me or did this season on the court come to an abrupt end in the last week? The county had four teams in the sub-regionals—Wadley’s and Handley’s boys as well as Handley’s and Woodland’s girls. None of them were able to advance past the…
Roy Blount Jr. (the funniest man alive) in Roy Blount’s Book of Southern Humor (the funniest book ever put together) tells a story he got from Loyal Jones. (Stealing is OK as long as you give credit to the one you stole it from, which, you will note, is what I am doing right here.)…
Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain Mortgage (with Future Advances) (the “First Mortgage”) executed by Jerry E. Hanson, to First Georgia Banking Company, on the 13th day of February, 2006, said First Mortgage being recorded in Mortgage Book 493, Page 102, in the Office of the Judge…
On the wings of an angel, you will fly The tears of a nation, we hear them cry The words that you gave us still carry on And a new generation will sing your song On the wings of an angel—M. Gray and N. McDonald I thought of the lyrics to this song after learning…
Two men were arrested on drug charges following a traffic stop on Seymour Drive this weekend. Michael Tyrone Winston Jr., 31, of 135 Nook St., Roanoke, and Neal Lushaun Greer, 32, of LaFayette were charged with possession of marijuana and possession of cocaine. Other arrests Lawrence Ash, 42, of LaFayette – public drunkenness – Feb.…
There is nothing new about partisanship; it’s as old as democracy itself. Just look at the first democrats of ancient Greece. Four hundred years before the birth of Christ Plato complained: “the partisan, when he is engaged in a dispute, cares nothing about the rights of the question, but is anxious only to convince his…
After falling far behind in the first quarter on the road in the sub-regional round of the playoffs, the Handley Tigers almost got the best of Midfield. Almost. Handley fell to Midfield, 77-69, ending its season and dashing hopes of advancing to the regional bracket. The Tigers found themselves in a 28-7 hole at the…
After skating through the regular season, demolishing opponent after opponent, the Woodland Lady Bobcats’ season came to a screeching halt with a loss to third-ranked Section in the Northeast Regional tournament Monday. Section brought a physical team full of size and prowess in the post, a match-up that doomed the sharp-shooting Lady Cats. “They had…
CORINTH NORTH—A Centre woman was killed late Saturday afternoon in an ATV accident in northwest Randolph County. According to the Jacksonville post of the Alabama State Troopers, the accident happened on County Road 203 in the Corinth North community at approximately 5 p.m. The driver of the ATV, Michael Glenn Cox, 34, of Centre was…
Former Handley football player Joey Caldwell will be suiting up once again as a Tiger starting this spring, but this time as an Auburn Tiger. Caldwell was one of approximately 40 players who tried out for the Auburn Tigers football team on February 4 and was one of only eight players who made the cut.…
Months after the end of the fiscal year on Sept. 30 Roanoke City Council still has not passed a budget. The council hopes to pass at the Feb. 23 meeting but Mayor Mike Fisher said he is leaving it up to the council. He said he has worked on it for two months and every…
The Wizard of Oz will be presented at the school auditorium next weekend and Steven Murphy encourages people not to miss this play in which Dorothy decides after her exotic travels “there’s no place like home.” “There are only two public performances and don’t miss it—it will be the talk of the town,” Murphy said.…
The Randolph Medical Center emergency room is on its way to being re-designed, according to Administrator Tim Harlin. The hospital board approved redesigning the ER and moving forward as quickly as possible at the January 27 board meeting, he said. Part of the USDA loan money was obtained for this purpose, he said. It is…
A dominant performance through three quarters wasn’t enough for the Wadley Bulldogs to upset top-ranked Talladega County Central in the sub-regional round of the playoffs last Friday, as Wadley fell to TCC, 42-37. Wadley led through the first three quarters, but foul trouble and fatigue set in during the fourth quarter, giving TCC an opportunity…
PROJECT NO. RCP 56-227-09 The Randolph County Commission is considering the feasibility of patching, widening, leveling, resurfacing, paint striping, pavement markers, and guardrail on C.R. 16 from the intersection of Alabama 22 northerly 6.068 miles to the intersection of C.R. 59. Any person or groups desiring additional information or desiring to make comment either written…
Let us raise a glass to Stump, to Candi, and to old dogs everywhere as Tom T. Hall serenades us with “Old Dogs and Children and Watermelon Wine.” Stump is the 10-year-old Sussex spaniel who underwent a near-death experience four years ago when a bacterial infection invaded his heart. This month he topped the field…
Randolph County Narcotics Unit is searching for a subject who escaped while being arrested on Thursday of last week. According to officer David Cofield, officers went to a residence at 1856 County Rd. 30, Roanoke, to arrest Robert Samuel “Cooter” Bailey for a parole violation. While there, they observed drugs on the premises. Some officers…
The college football penalty that is most open to interpretation has to be the rule on excessive celebrations or taunting, both of which are considered unsportsmanlike conduct. It’s hard to argue that when it comes to taunting, but excessive celebrations are a little harder to call because most players are going to celebrate scoring a…