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 arrestsLawrence Ash, 42, of LaFayette – public drunkenness – Feb. 16Nicole Wofford aka…
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…
(WOODLAND) Services for William Michael Rushing, 48, of Woodland, formerly of Rock Mills, will be Sunday, Feb. 15, 2009, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. David Allen Arrington officiating. Burial will follow at Flat Rock Methodist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 to 8…
(WEDOWEE) Funeral service for Della Ludine Brown Williams, 76, of Wedowee will be Saturday, Feb. 14, 2009, at 11 a.m. at First Baptist Church of Wedowee with the Rev. Don Paris and Rev. Bob Karcher officiating. Mrs. Williams will lie in state one hour before the service at the church. Burial will follow in the…
(ROANOKE) Services for Geneva Ann Whaley Bailey, 69, of Roanoke will be Thursday, Feb. 12, 2009, at 3 p.m. at Midway Methodist Church, Wedowee, with the Rev. Richard Mead and Rev. Tim Whaley officiating. Mrs. Bailey will lie in state one hour before the service at the church. Burial will follow in the adjoining church…
(ROANOKE) Erma Ree Barsh, 79, of Roanoke, died Friday, Feb. 6, 2009, at Randolph Medical Center, Roanoke. Services will be Thursday, Feb. 12, at noon at Union Chapel United Methodist Church, Weodwee, with the Rev. Clarence Foster officiating. Burial will be in Stephens Mission Church Cemetery. Ms. Barsh was born April 13, 1929, to Ray…
(WEDOWEE) Services for Loretta Adaline Erwin, 70, of Wedowee will be Saturday, Feb. 14, 2009, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Zenus Windsor and Rev. Tim Craft officiating. Burial will follow in Wadley Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 to 8 p.m. on Friday, Feb.…
Alabama National Guard Captains Bryan Pike and Brad Williams brought tears to Mayor Mike Fisher’s eyes Monday night when they presented him a flag flown over Iraq for the city of Roanoke. The mayor, a veteran of the Vietnam era, told them the city is proud of them. They presented the flag that flew over…
If anybody ever wondered about the passion (sometimes misguided passion) of Southeastern Conference fans, last week would have settled the issue once and for all. First it was the week that the annual roundup known as football recruiting reached its climax. Recruiting sends fans into an annual frenzy of watching the Internet every five minutes…
The Woodland Bobcats put forth a valiant effort against top-seeded Ranburne in the area tournament last week, but couldn’t pull off the upset. Ranburne defeated Woodland, 73-69, ending the Bobcats’ season. “We played as good as we could have,” Woodland head coach Stephen Bailey said. “I was proud of our guys’ effort and we almost…
Gov. Riley is right to push for additional teeth in our state’s ethics law, including separate legislation that has been introduced to make improvements and give the State Ethics Commission subpoena power. The current ethics law was passed in 1973 on the final night of the regular session. It was passed on a dare. The…
The Theatre Department of Southern Union State Community College will present The Dining Room on the evenings of Feb. 25, 26 and 27 at 7 p.m. A Sunday matinee is also scheduled for March 1 at 2 p.m. All performances will be held in Brazeal Auditorium on Southern Union’s Wadley Campus. General Admission is $5,…
We in Randolph County have done our part to call attention to the need for strong ethics laws—and better ethics education. With a former Southern Union president and a former interim SU president having pled guilty to ethics violations, and with a couple of mayors in Randolph County now having run afoul of ethics laws,…
The Woodland Lady Bobcats came away with an area championship and will move on to host the sub-regional round of the playoffs this week after defeating Randolph County and Ranburne in the area tournament. Woodland started off by taking care of business against Randolph County, in a closer game than the Lady Cats are used…
The Handley Tigers are off to the sub-regional round of the state playoffs, but it won’t be at home this year. Handley hit the road last week, traveling to Childersburg to face off against Central Coosa in the first round of the area tournament. The Tigers pulled off a 60-57 win over Coosa to advance…
That’s the question Randolph County Sheriff’s Office investigators ask of the public. This is a security camera photo of the man who robbed the Woodland branch of the Bank of Wedowee with a handgun on Jan. 8. A concerned citizen followed the man after the robbery, but lost him on Georgia Highway 5. If the…
Arrests Danny Ray Nolen, 49, of 411 County Rd. 413, Wedowee – failure to appear in court – Feb. 5 Gregory Eugene Sheppard, 32, of 218 County Rd. 537, Woodland – third-degree theft by deception – Feb. 5 Randolph County Narcotics Unit Jonathan Cody Reaves, 18, of 6226 County Rd. 82, Wedowee – second-degree possession…