(WEDOWEE) Memorial services for Charles Leonard James, 76, of Wedowee, will be Friday, June 20, at 2 p.m. at Midway United Methodist Church with the Rev. Marty Schwartz officiating.Mr. James died Saturday, June 14, at his home.Mr. James is survived by his wife, Corile Combs James of Wedowee; three daughters, Cynthia A. James of Phoenix,…

(SAVANNAH, Ga.) Audrey LeSueur Martin, 45, of Savannah died Monday, May 26, 2008, at Memorial Hospital after a long illness. Memorial services were at Grace Covenant Church in Hogansville, Ga., on May 29. Ms. Martin was born on the island of Jersey, United Kingdom, on July 6, 1962. She was a member of Grace Covenant…

(LAFAYETTE) Ryan Clayton Hines was born and died Sunday, June 8, 2008, at Regional Medical Center in Anniston. Services were Friday, June 13, at 11 a.m. at Silmon/Seroyer Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Terrance Holloway officiating. Burial followed at Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church Cemetery. Master Hines is survived by his parents, Henry and…

(ROANOKE) Graveside services for Lewis Grantham Folds, 72, of Roanoke will be Friday, June 13, 2008, at 11 a.m. at Randolph Memory Gardens with the Rev. Richard Richie officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, June 12. Mr. Folds died Wednesday, June 11, at his…

(LAGRANGE, Ga.) James M. Wright, 79, of LaGrange, Ga., died Wednesday, June 11, 2008, at Hospice LaGrange. Mr. Wright was born July 10, 1928, in Heard County, Ga., son of the late Walter and Esther Noles Wright. He had lived in LaGrange most of his life and was a member of Loyd Presbyterian Church. He…

(LAFAYETTE) Janice T. Ferrell, 49, of LaFayette died Sunday, June 8, 2008, at East Alabama Medical Center, Opelika. Services will be at Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church, LaFayette, on Friday, June 13, at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Michael Stiggers officiating. Burial will be in Handy Cemetery, LaFayette. A Randolph County native, Mrs. Ferrell was born…

You ever get the feeling you may regret something you have to do? Well, that’s the feeling I’m getting right now as I’m writing this column. Actually, that feeling hit me as soon as I came up with this column idea. So I’ll go ahead and put a disclaimer right here at the start of…

(CARROLLTON, Ga.) Danny Wayne McKee, 46, of Carrollton, Ga., died Monday, June 9, 2008, at Tanner Medical Center. Mr. McKee was born March 30, 1962, in Wedowee. He was a military veteran and worked as a carpenter. He attended the Holiness Church and loved gospel music. Visitation will be at Dryden Funeral Home on Wednesday,…

(ROANOKE) Services for David Gerald Broach, 26, of Roanoke will be Thursday, June 12, 2008, at 4 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Shannon Mapp and Mike Vowell officiating. Burial will follow in Randolph Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, June…

(LAGRANGE, Ga.) Billy Ray Shaw, 72, known to many as “Billy the Barber” of LaGrange, Ga., died Tuesday, June 10, 2008, at his home. Billy was born Nov. 13, 1935, in Randolph County, Ala., son of the late James Carlis Shaw and Lottie L. Hammond Shaw. He had lived in LaGrange most of his life…

The Southeastern Conference has always considered itself the league of great quarterbacks. After all, the past two Super Bowls were won by SEC alums. Funny, the first three Super Bowls were won by SEC quarterbacks. The 37 in between saw only one SEC quarterback-Alabama’s Ken Stabler with Oakland in Super Bowl XI-win the big game.…

Randolph County Board of Education Present until June 23, 2008 Inspection from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Items are located at Wadley High, Woodland High, and RRCTC (Trade School) Bids will be opened at 2 p.m. on June 23, 2008 Wadley High, Woodland High, and RRCTC hold the right to refuse any and all bids. Bids may…

Next Monday the State of Alabama will begin its second trial in the “Average Wholesale Price” litigation against major drug companies. The state contends that Defendants GlaxoSmithKline and Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. falsely inflated the prices they reported to the Alabama Medicaid Agency, which used those prices to reimburse pharmacists for Medicaid recipient prescriptions. This is…

Fifth Judicial District Attorney E. Paul Jones has confirmed he has requested an investigation of absentee ballots in last Tuesday’s primary but said his letter has been mailed so recently the attorney general’s office may not have received it. “I have had complaints from citizens regarding absentee ballots in Randolph County but I and my…

It’s a common sight this time of year—more people out walking and riding bicycles in spite of the higher temperatures of the past week. It would be great if we all lived close enough to our work that we could walk and bike to work regularly, especially with the high cost of gas. Unfortunately, some…

(CARROLLTON, Ga.) Sallie Elizabeth Buchanan Harper Steele McDonald, 79, of Carrollton, Ga., died Sunday, June 8, 2008. She was born Nov. 18, 1928, in Carroll County, Ga., to the late Sallie Olena Knott Buchanan and Hugh Jackson Buchanan. Mrs. McDonald was a retired seamstress, having worked for Lawlwer’s Hosiery Mill and Turner Manufacturing, and had…

Arrests Mary Denise Foster, 25, of 468 Rebecca Lane, Apt. 20, Roanoke – three counts of failure to appear in court- June 9 Stafford Allen, 49, of 344 Field St., Roanoke two counts of probation violation – June 9 Doris Ann Hughley, 43, of 934 Heflin Ave., Roanoke – criminal mischief – June 9 Jeremy…

Nina Taylor attended the Roanoke City Council meeting Monday night to bring attention to the lawlessness around her home on Seymour Drive. She said her mother, Christine Joiner, with whom she lives, is recovering from a stroke but cannot spend time on her glassed sun porch due to fighting and guns being fired in the…