WADLEY – Two Wadley men were arrested in connection with the bust of a crank lab northwest of Wadley on Friday afternoon.George Alvin “Slack” Anderson, 47, of 1754 County Rd. 838, Wadley, was charged with possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine), four counts of distribution of a controlled substance, first-degree unlawful manufacture of a controlled…
(ROANOKE) Services for Nicky Dwayne “Bull” Jeter, 45, of Roanoke will be Thursday, Jan. 17, 2008, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Phillip Johnson officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 16. Mr.…
(MACON, Ga.) Mrs. Glema Young Vowell, 89, of Macon, Ga., and formerly of LaGrange, Ga., died Saturday, Jan. 12, 2008, at Gray Nursing Home in Gray, Ga. Mrs. Vowell was born Sept. 10, 1918, in Randolph County, Ala., daughter of the late Amon and Addie Lee Moses Heard. She was a former member of Southwest…
(VESTAVIA) Mrs. Hoyt Enloe Egerton, 98, of Vestavia, died on Thursday, Jan. 3, 2008, 13 days after her beloved husband, Hugh Wilmot Egerton. Born Nov. 5, 1909, she was preceded in death by her father, Hoyt Enloe; mother, Ellen Mooty Enloe, both of Wedowee; and two sisters, Nell Howard Smith and Kathleen Enloe Forsyth. Surviving…
(ROANOKE) Services for Fred Waldrep, 80, of Roanoke will be Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2008, at 2 p.m. at North Main Congregational Christian Church with the Revs. Billy Watts and Clifford DeLee officiating. Burial will follow at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 to 8 p.m.…
(WADLEY) Services for Annie Mae Weaver, 68, of Wadley will be Friday, Jan. 18, 2008, at 1 p.m. at County Line Baptist Church with the Rev. William H. Trammell Sr. officiating. Burial will be in the adjoining cemetery. Visitation will be at Clark Memorial Funeral Service, Roanoke, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Thursday.…
(WOODLAND) Virginia Kathelene Wiggins, 75, of Woodland will be Sunday, Jan. 13, 2008 at 2 p.m. at Gold Ridge Baptist Church, with the Rev. T.J. Morgan and the Rev. Tony McManus officiating. Mrs. Wiggins will lie in state at the church for one hour before the service. Burial will be in the adjoining cemetery. The…
(ROANOKE) Services for Anna Jackson Rushton, 81, of Roanoke will be Sunday, Jan. 13, 2008, at 2 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Steve Baccus officiating. Burial will follow in Randolph Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at Quattlebaum Funeral Home from 3:30 to 8 p.m. on Saturday. Mrs. Rushton died…
(LINEVILLE) William H. Duke, 77, of Lineville died Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2008, at Clay County Hospital. Visitation will be at Dryden Funeral Home in Heflin on Thursday from 5 to 7 p.m. Services will be at Corinth Methodist Church on Friday, Jan. 11, at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Frank Rasbury and the Rev. Mark…
10:30 a.m. Narcotics Anonymous meets behind the former KFC in Roanoke in the building with the blue awning. 7 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous meets at Woodland Volunteer Fire Department. THURSDAY, January 10 8 a.m. LifeSouth Community Blood Centers will have a blood drive until 5 p.m. at Mohawk in Roanoke. 8:30 a.m. Randolph County Commission will…
One of the nice things about going back to my south Alabama home and visiting my parents is the opportunity to sit around the supper table and listen to them talk about folks who made our small town what it was. Every town had them – people whose actions and antics live on in the…
CARROLLTON, Ga. – Two suspects charged with the murder of an elderly Bowdon, Ga., man were denied bond Friday. Amanda Noel Herrmann Spruill, 20, and James Tyron Swann, 30, had their first appearance in court before Magistrate Judge Alton Johnson and were formally charged with the murder of Julian Lovvorn Spruill, 80. Amanda Spruill was…
If you’ve been watching the news lately, it’s likely that you noticed the steady stream of recalls on foreign made products, and the problem seems to be growing. Dozens of toys made in China have been found with lead paint, something that has been banned in the United States for a generation. Recently, a popular…
Circuit Clerk Chris May, who is the absentee election manager, reminded people who plan to vote an absentee ballot in the Feb. 5 presidential preference primary that the deadline to apply is prior to 5 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 31. The application for an absentee ballot can be requested by phoning him at 256-357-4551 and…
With the marathon bowl season almost over-one big game remains as this is being written-it’s time for a few observations on the bowl season in the Southeastern Conference and the bowl season in general. First, to all of those who feel like there are too many bowls being played now I have a suggestion: Don’t…
WOODLAND – Mrs. Lucy Green’s legacy continues. Her family gathered at her home in Woodland on Sunday, Dec. 30, to celebrate her 107th birthday. While her actual birth date is Dec. 31, long-standing family tradition has been for the family to gather on the Sunday after Christmas each year for a combination of celebrating their…
Birmingham’s loss may be Wadley’s gain as Plantation Patterns’ parent company announces it is moving all of its wrought iron manufacturing to the small town. The company employes 2,000 people in its manufacturing and distribution facilities in Birmingham, Wadley and Selma. It is unknown how many new jobs will be created by the move since…
The Wadley girls’ basketball team had some difficulty shaking off the rust from Christmas break in a 56-51 loss to Talladega County Central, but rebounded with wins over Randolph County and Fayetteville. Wadley came out strong in the first quarter against TCC, leading by a score of 15-13 at the end of the first quarter,…
Last Wednesday afternoon, Mark Fuller, the United States District Court judge who presided at the Don Siegelman trial, made his second attempt to satisfy the U. S. Court of Appeals in Atlanta concerning his decision not to release the former governor on bond pending appeal. The only reason Fuller initially gave the court after its…
The Wadley Bulldogs suffered a tough defeat to area foe Talladega County Central last Friday, but came back with wins over Randolph County Saturday and Fayetteville on Monday. The Bulldogs had a tough time matching up with area favorite TCC coming off the Christmas break. “It was kind of an unfortunate time for us to…