(WOODLAND) Services for Bobby Joe Stapler, 55, of Woodland, will be Sunday, Oct. 26, 2008, at 2 p.m. at Concord Primitive Baptist Church near Wadley with Elder Barry Cordez and the Rev. Zenus Windsor officiating. Mr. Stapler will lie in state one hour before the service at the church. Burial to follow in the adjoining…
(LINCOLN) Services for Larry James Pinkard Jr., 42, of Lincoln will be Saturday, Oct. 25, 2008, at 2 p.m. at the Talladega Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. Dwight Daugherty and the Rev. J.R. Finney II officiating. Burial will follow at Concord Baptist Church Cemetery in Ashland. Mr. Pinkard died Tuesday, Oct. 21, in Lincoln.…
(ROANOKE) Graveside services for Helen Hester Blankenship, 71, of Roanoke were Thursday, Oct. 23, 2008, at 1 p.m. at Mt. Zion Congregational Christian Cemetery with the Rev. Wade Price officiating. Mrs. Blankenship died Wednesday, Oct. 22, at her home. Survivors include four sisters, Beatrice Garrett of Roanoke, Juanita Burger and Annis McKay of Macon, Ga.,…
Handley 27, Cleburne County 0; Woodland 14, Lineville 10; Wadley 55, Notasulga 6; Lanett 34, Randolph County 0 Handley 27, Cleburne County 0 The Handley Tigers shut out another region opponent, Cleburne County, to earn second place in the region Friday night. Handley’s first score of the night came courtesy of a bruising 5-yard touchdown…
(VALLEY) Alvie Dewrell Hester, 74, of Valley died Friday, Oct. 24, 2008, at his home. Mr. Hester was a Randolph County native, born Nov. 9, 1933, son of the late Alice Elizabeth Melton Hester and the late E.A. Hester. He was a retired employee of West Point Homes Fairfax Mill with 35 years of service…
(WEDOWEE) Services for Edward E. Jones, 82, of Wedowee will be Thursday, Oct. 23, 2008 at 11 a.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel. Burial will follow in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. Mr. Jones died Tuesday, Oct. 21, at his home. Pallbearers will be his grandsons. Mr. Jones is survived by four daughters, Beverly Bishop of Wedowee, Deborah…
The Woodland Lady Bobcats had a tough time in the sub-regional round of the state volleyball playoffs, but managed to advance with a fourth place finish. Woodland defeated Lamar County in the opening round to insure the advancement. The Lady Cats took care of Lamar County in four games, 25-11, 22-25, 25-17 and 25-18. Elora…
The Roanoke Police Department has made an arrest in a theft from a local business and anticipates an arrest in an arson. Police Chief Adam Melton said Jack’s Restaurant reported a theft Oct. 10 of an undisclosed amount of currency from the cash register. Police interviewed a suspect, who was an employee at the time,…
Randolph County Sheriff’s Deputy Donnie Grant Jr., 33, severely injured by a suspect Oct. 14, is recovering at Atlanta Medical Center and may be released as soon as Thursday, according to Sheriff’s Investigator Jimmy Holmes. Grant has several broken bones and is in a lot of pain, said Investigator Donnie Strain, whose uncle is married…
CASE NO. JU2008-82.01 IN RE: AUSTIN CHASE BUTLER GAIL BUTLER, PLAINTIFF VS. DONNIE PIKE AND SHANNON MARIE CARTER, DEFENDANT NOTICE OF CUSTODY AND TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS Donnie Pike, whose whereabouts are unknown, must answer the Petition for Custody and Termination of parental rights filed by Gail Butler for relief by the 27th day of…
The Handley Tigers found themselves under the gun and down 7-3 late in the fourth quarter to the Saks Wildcats Friday night at Wright Field. But a last-minute, 25-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Darius Finley to senior wideout Jay Bray lifted the Tigers to a 9-7 region victory and put them in a solid position…
Randolph County is following the statewide and national trend of registering large numbers of voters. Registrar Don McLeod said the Board of Registrars registered about 250 voters in September and noted “that’s really heavy for us.” The total on Monday was 16,013 voters, the most ever. The deadline to register to vote in this election…
Camp Atterbury Public Affairs CAMP ATTERBURY, Ind. – Coming together as a team from all over the U.S., seven soldiers embarked on a deployment that was not like any typical overseas tour. Among them was Spc. Marilind Pulliam, daughter of Joe Bob and Cassie Stone of Woodland. The 461st Human Resources Company, out of Decatur,…
Sunday. A Sunday school class discussing what to do with the limited funds they had available to do something with. That was when one of the members brought the discussion to a close with “what the hell” and after the laughter died down, they decided to do it. Let me explain. Sunday school classes are…
Several students at Randolph-Roanoke Career Technology Center have been up to their elbows in the design and construction of a robot since school started. Eight students from the electrical department and two students from the welding department have worked hard on the robot project that will be carried to completion on October 25 at Auburn…
Randolph County Board of Education handled several personnel issues at its meeting on Monday night of last week. The board: € Approved Kim Simpson as a fifth-grade teacher at Wedowee Middle School. € Approved Mel Richardson as a kindergarten teacher at Wadley. € Approved Molly Easter, Mary Sanders, Tami Swicord and Martha Smith as substitute…
The Woodland Bobcats clenched a playoff spot with a strong second-half performance against Horseshoe Bend, giving the Bobcats a 27-9 win. The Generals from Horseshoe Bend appeared to be in total control of the game in the first half, leading 9-0 at halftime, but Woodland’s defense put a stop to the Generals’ march in the…
The new Roanoke City Council will be sworn in Monday, Nov. 3, at 6 p.m. in city council chambers. The Rev. Don Quick, a past council member, will administer the oath of office, according to Mayor-elect Mike Fisher. The public is encouraged to attend. Refreshments will be served. The council will select their mayor pro-tem…
The Randolph County Tigers had a tough time overcoming the speedy Lineville Aggies in the Tigers’ 40-21 loss Friday night. Randolph County found themselves with an early 21-0 deficit, and ultimately couldn’t make the plays to get back in the game. “They just blocked us and then we turned around on offense and we couldn’t…
Have you ever seen those calendars that have a reason to celebrate on each day? There’s national dog appreciation day, secretary’s day, high-five a stranger day and one of my favorites, national talk-like-a-pirate day. On that calendar I’m sure there’s a national compliment day, but I’m not sure where exactly that one falls. So I’m…