The work taking place in the downtown area means the lights will come back on quicker in the event of storms and outages. Bud Heard, who is engineering supervisor with Alabama Power Company, said the power company is converting the downtown area from a 4KV system to a 12KV system, or from a 4,160 kilovolt…
LAKE WEDOWEE – A Georgia man was injured on Sunday when the limb holding up a rope swing over Lake Wedowee broke and struck him. According to Marine Police officer Barry Popham, William Travis, who has a home on the Little Tallapoosa River, was transported by Southern Ambulance to Randolph Medical Center. Travis’s friends could…
It occurs to me that I have under-exploited my relationship to Cousin J.D. Davis, a talented self-proclaimed redneck who lives somewhere in Aiken County, S.C., and like me, was an early disciple of our late Uncle Tom Rains. So it gives me great pleasure to pass along J.D.’s ingenious proposal: to add yellow-jacket nest-robbing to…
Holman Maxon Fulbright III, 21, of Carrollton, Ga. – DUI – July 5 Randy Paul Simonds, 49, of 122 County Rd. 75, Rock Mills – indecent exposure – July 3 Randel K. Lewis, 20, of 1017 LaFayette Hwy., Roanoke – minor in possession of alcohol – June 30
A Roanoke man was arrested during the early morning hours on Saturday after breaking into a house in an alleged attempt to assault a teenage girl. Melvin “Ree Ree” Battle, 36, of 678 Reed St., Roanoke, is charged with public drunkenness and burglary. According to Roanoke Police Chief Adam Melton, a Clark Street teenager called…
(MINERAL BLUFF, Ga.) Services for Jeanette Ledford, 93, of Mineral Bluff, Ga., formerly of Wedowee, will be Thursday, July 10, 2008, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Bobby Burroughs officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from noon to 2 p.m. on…
(WOODLAND) Services for Lurainor Shaw Kirby, 95, of Woodland were Sunday July 6, 2008, at 2 p.m. at Highway Congregational Methodist Church with Vernon Willis officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery. Mrs. Kirby died Friday, July 4, at Wedowee Hospital. Mrs. Kirby is survived by her husband, Ishmael J. Kirby of Woodland; two daughters,…
(ROANOKE) Services for Mary Gleamer Wright, 98, of Roanoke were Monday, July 7, 2008, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Gary Baugh officiating. Burial followed in Cedarwood Cemetery. Mrs. Wright died Saturday, July 5, at Traylor Nursing Home. Survivors include two daughters, Ezell Barnes of Roanoke and Earlene Scott of Wadley;…
(VALLEY) Willie Mae Love, 94, of Valley died Monday, July 7, 2008, at Lanier Memorial Nursing Home in Valley. Services will be Wednesday, July 9, at 2 p.m. at Johnson Brown-Service Funeral Home Chapel in Valley with the Rev. Glenn Mann officiating. Burial will follow at Langdale Cemetery. Mrs. Love is survived by her son,…
(WADLEY) Services for Brenda Kaye Jenkins, 38, of Wadley will be held Wednesday, July 9, 2008, at 1 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with Rev. John Bates officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, July 9. . Ms. Jenkins died Sunday, July 6. Survivors…
(MONTGOMERY) Mary Staples, 50, of Montgomery died Friday, July 4, 2008, at UAB Hospital, Birmingham. Mrs. Staples was a native of Randolph County, born Feb. 20, 1958. She was a member of Lilly Baptist Church, Montgomery. Survivors include her husband, Randy Staples of Montgomery; two daughters, Dr. Tamara Payne of Pinson and Shameka Cody of…
(LAGRANGE, Ga.) Services for Elizabeth Ezell Waldrep, 96, of LaGrange, Ga., formerly of Roanoke, will be held Tuesday, July 8, 2008, at 2 p.m. CDT at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Max McCord officiating. Burial will follow at the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Roanoke. The family will receive friends at the funeral home…
(LAGRANGE, Ga.) Lillian Bledsoe, 84, of LaGrange, Ga., died Friday, July 4, 2008, at her home. Mrs. Bledsoe was born May 19, 1924, in Randolph County, Ala., and was the daughter of the late Robert Merle and Alice Ophelia Huckeba. Mrs. Bledsoe was the wife of the late Ernest Hughston Bledsoe. She was retired from…
(VALLEY) Cecil Winford Dollar, 87, of Valley died Friday, July 4, 2008, at Bethany House in Auburn. Services were Sunday, July 6, at 3 p.m. at Johnson Brown-Service Funeral Home Chapel in Valley with Dr. Kenneth Holt and the Rev. Albert Thornton officiating. Burial followed at Resthaven Memorial Gardens in Lanett. Mr. Dollar is survived…
OLD DAVIS TOWN – Funeral services for Elloweeze Sims, 79, will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, July 3, 2008, at Gray Brown-Service Mortuary Chapel with the Rev. Mike Holcomb officiating. Burial will follow in Iron City Community Cemetery. Mrs. Sims died Tuesday, July 1, at Cleburne County Nursing Home. Survivors include two daughters, Barbara Mattox…
(JACKSONVILLE) Services for Edsel L. Fowler, 84, who died July 3, 2008, were at 4 p.m. Sunday, July 6, at Post Oak Baptist Church. The Rev. Deryl Wood officiated. Masonic rites were in Oxford Memorial Gardens. Mr. Fowler was a native of Randolph County and a long-time resident of Calhoun County. He was a member…
Arrests Chanon Denise Ogilvie, 36, of 1206 County Rd. 867, Roanoke – possession of a controlled substance – June 27. Ogilvie had been parked at a church on County Road 26. Jason Barrett Edwards, 23, of 878 County Rd. 120, Woodland – giving a false name to a law enforcement officer – June 24
He might just be the best defensive player in the Southeastern Conference. Just ask any of the coaches or players who have been across the field from him. His biggest problem in the early part of his career was staying on the field, but once he was on it he was… well, a “Little Ball…
I’ve been thinking a lot about football lately. My relationship with football season is comparable to one’s first love. It doesn’t matter what age you were when you discovered your first love, it always seems to stick with you. Whether things in the relationship work out or they don’t, it seems every little thing around…
Alabama Department of Environmental Management P O Box 301463 (Zip 36130-1463) 1400 Coliseum Boulevard (Zip 36110-2059) Montgomery, Alabama (334) 271-7700 CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION FROM ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW Town of Wedowee Randolph County CWSRF# CS010827-01 The Alabama Department of Environmental Management has made financial assistance available to the Water, Sewer and Gas Board of the Town of Wedowee…