Handley 65, Coosa Central 28; Woodland 33, Ohatchee 14; Randolph County 28, Ranburne 22; Talladega County Central 27, Wadley 17Handley 65, Coosa Central 28The Handley Tigers pounded the Coosa Central Cougars 65-28 at Wright Field Friday night for their second region win of the season.Handley’s offense was unrelenting, scoring 38 points in the first half.Quarterback…
(BOWDON, Ga.) Houston Traylor of Bowdon, Ga., died Sept. 17, 2008. He was 70. Mr. Traylor was born on July 1, 1938, in Randolph County, Ala., to the late Hershel and Lula Mae Yates Traylor. He was employed for 28 years with Bremen-Bowdon Investment Company, where he worked in the shipping department. Mr. Traylor was…
(ROANOKE) Graveside services for William “Bill” Leon Glass, 84, of Roanoke will be held Saturday, Sept. 20, 2008, at 11 a.m. at Randolph Memory Gardens with the Rev. Bill Dean officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 to 8 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 19. Mr. Glass died Thursday, Sept. 18,…
(WEDOWEE) Services for Preston Ray Hannah, 74, of Wedowee will be Sunday, Sept. 21, 2008, at 2 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel. The family will receive friends from 12 to 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 21, at the funeral home. Mr. Hannah died Friday, Sept. 19, at Lineville Nursing Home. Survivors include, three daughters, Kay Hudson…
(DECATUR, Ga.) Frederick “Fred” Starnes Kirby, 73, of Decatur died Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2008. He was born and reared in Woodland, son of Thomas J. Kirby and Gertrude Fincher Kirby. Mr. Kirby is survived by his wife, Frances Parker Kirby; a son, Timothy S. Kirby of Buford, Ga.; two daughters, Nandell K. Coursey of Sugar…
(ROANOKE) Graveside services for William “Bill” Leon Glass, 84, of Roanoke will be held Saturday, Sept. 20, 2008, at 11 a.m. at Randolph Memory Gardens with the Rev. Bill Dean officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 to 8 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 19. Mr. Glass died Thursday, Sept. 18,…
WADLEY—Under beautiful blue skies children played and adults greeted each other with hugs and “how are you” whether they had seen each other last week or last year. The celebration of Wadley’s 100th year was a resounding success. The celebration started off with a flourish with the arrival of the Bear Creek Hounds fox hunting…
Troup/Chambers County Habitat for Humanity’s Randolph County project has just grown. Two, perhaps three homes, were planned for the Roanoke property owned by Habitat but Mary Ann Mavis, who with her husband, Art, works on Habitat projects as far away as Oklahoma, said the purchase of additional property may increase the project to eight to…
Call me “old school” if you wish, but I simply do not care for the spread offense. I’m the kind of person who hates change. I hate it in any phase of life. I hate moving to a new house. I hate changing jobs. I hate changing clothes most of the time. So it would…
It was reported this week that 12 of the 22 Alabama senators who run under the Democratic label employ 43 individuals to provide various chores such as driving and working on constituent affairs, while the 13 senators who are Republicans share only one such worker. One Democrat, Sen. Phil Poole of Moundville, has eight. The…
The seventh-ranked Woodland Lady Bobcats volleyball team continued to roll through the competition with a 3-0 win over Munford Monday night. Woodland took Munford in three games—25-11, 25-9 and 25-15—to earn its fifth consecutive win of the season. Woodland hasn’t lost a match since playing Jefferson Christian Academy in the Munford Tournament on Aug. 23.…
I watched the progress of Hurricane Ike with special interest. My son Matt, with his wife and three children, lives on South Padre Island near Brownsville, Texas. South Padre Island is part of a 180-mile-long wisp of land screening the Texas coast between Brownsville and Corpus Christi. Where he lives, the maximum elevation is about…
Alabama Marine Police officials will increase enforcement efforts of the “3 Lakes Law” – the Alabama statue restricting the maximum length and speed of certain vessels using Lake Martin, Lake Harris (Wedowee) and Weiss Lake. “We’re going to start actively identifying those vessels in violation, give them a working and tell them to remove their…
There are few things I dread more than being cornered by a genealogist. You know, those folks who have the time and energy and desire to root out roots and branches, uncover ancestors, verify kinships and put it all on a chart that looks like something from the Westminster Kennel Club. Not that there is…
ALEXANDRIA – Monroe Alvin Gann died Monday, Sept. 15, 2008. The funeral will be at Pine Grove Baptist Church in Cleburne County at 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 18. The body will lie in state at the church for one hour prior to the funeral. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from…
10:30 a.m. Narcotics Anonymous meets behind the former KFC in Roanoke in the building with the blue awning. 11:30 a.m. The Randolph_County chapter of the American Association of_Retired Persons meets at The Galley_Restaurant in Roanoke for a Dutch treat lunch. 7 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous meets at Woodland Volunteer Fire Department. THURSDAY, September 18 noon Roanoke…
The start of fall semester marked the opening of a new residence hall on Southern Union’s Wadley campus. The striking three-story building frames the edge of campus and houses 230 students. A spacious entrance way separates the men’s and women’s wing, and each double occupancy room features a private bath. Students can take advantage of…
(DECATUR, Ga.) Frederick “Fred” Starnes Kirby, 73, of Decatur, Ga., died Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2008. He is survived by his wife, Frances Parker Kirby; son, Timothy S. Kirby of Buford, Ga.; daughters, Nandell K. Coursey of Sugar Hill and Ga., Gloria K. Costigan of Granite Bay, Calif.; seven grandchildren; a sister, Ruth Kirby Sanders of…
The run on gas in Roanoke began Thursday. During the night there were extremely long lines at the old JF Market, Murphy Oil and Spectrum, now Circle K. Police seemed to be stationed at Murphy Oil to keep order but attempts to contact Police Chief Adam Melton were unsuccessful. At one point a car stalled…
Citizens for a Better Randolph County, a group of local business leaders and interested citizens, continue to circulate a petition to allow the sale and distribution of alcohol in Randolph County. The petition drive is in its third week. A copy of the petition may be signed at a number of local businesses, including the…