(DOUGLASVILLE, Ga.) Gary Gerald Stewart, 62, of Douglasville, Ga., died Dec. 11, 2007, at his home.Mr. Stewart was born Feb. 27, 1945, in Madison, Wis., to Mrs. Ethel Smith Stewart and the late Chester Stewart. He was a member of Peachtree Community Church in Villa Rica, Ga. He served in the U.S. Navy. For many…

(ROCK MILLS) Services for Gladys A. Brown, 83, of Rock Mills, will be Sunday, Dec. 16, 2007, at 2 p.m. from the Rock Mills First Baptist Church with Bro. Billy Allen officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at the Quattlebaum Funeral Home from 5 to 8 p.m. on…

(LAGRANGE, Ga.) Liller Burson ‘Becky’ Brock, 81, of LaGrange, Ga., died Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2007, at Hospice LaGrange. Mrs. Brock was born Sept. 5, 1926, in Big Springs, Ala., daughter of the late Toombs Bernard Hester and Liller Ann Burson Hester. She had lived in LaGrange for the past 45 years and was retired from…

(WADLEY) Services for James Charlie Creed, 85, of Wadley will be Saturday, Dec. 15, 2007, at 2 p.m. at Corinth Christian Church, with the Rev. Ricky Cummings and the Rev. Bobby Burroughs officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at Benefield Funeral Home from 4:30 to 8 p.m. on…

(ROANOKE) Services for Annie Catherine Cunningham, 84, of Roanoke will be Friday, Dec. 14, 2007, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Phillip Johnson and the Rev. Keith Benefield officiating. Burial will follow in Springfield Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 to 8 p.m. on Thursday.…

Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Danny Hammond, a single male, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. acting solely as a nominee for AFS Financial, Inc., on the 18th day of May, 2006, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate…

The Woodland Bobcats dropped two more games on the season — 83-47 to Piedmont and 60-53 to Beulah — but continue to show improvement on the court. The Bobcats struggled to hit their shots in both games, shooting about 30 percent from the field. Against Piedmont, Woodland had their hands full against a highly experienced…

In the last Roanoke School Board meeting at Knight-Enloe Elementary School faculty members reported on various programs and the board voted on improvements at Handley Middle School. Superintendent Chuck Marcum said the majority of the Phase 2 work at HMS will be paid by the state bond money; however, he asked the board for authority…

WADLEY – Wadley recently lost its most recent interim Police Chief Larry Whatley the afternoon of the last Wadley City Council meeting. Mayor Bruce Albright attempted to quickly hire a chief, apparently angering some council members. Feeling pressure to have a chief for the then two part-time officers he hired Marc Green, a veteran officer.…

Imagine if there was a program out there that would allow our children to do measurably better in school and in life – to score higher on academic achievement tests, to go to college and graduate, to get better jobs with higher salaries, to stay out of prison and off welfare. We’d jump at the…

Two Roanoke men were injured in an early-morning Friday traffic accident and one was Lifeflighted to Jackson Hospital in Montgomery. The accident is currently under investigations, according to Police Chief Adam Melton. He identified the driver of the 2003 Ford Taurus as Danny James Boyd, 32, of 17 Ziglar Boulevard and his passenger as Steven…

OK. I’m going to pretend this isn’t the 511th BCS related column you’ve read in the last three weeks and give you all my thoughts on this disaster of a system. The Bowl Championship Series was a system created in 1998 to give college football its undisputed national champion. The thought logic was this: use…

RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: ESTATE OF LEO R. KRULL, DEC. NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT Letters Testamentary of said deceased have been granted to the undersigned on the 7th day of December, 2007, by the Honorable George Diamond, Judge of Probate of Randolph County, Alabama. Notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said…

A Roanoke man, Corie Mathew Lewis, faces drug charges following a traffic stop on Thursday afternoon of last week. According to reports from Roanoke Police Department, Lewis, 23, of 825 Government St., is charged with first-degree possession of marijuana, possession of cocaine and possession of drug paraphernalia. Other arrests Dec. 11 – David Erastus “Rat”…

Arrests Dec. 9 – Otis James Fuller, otherwise known as Otis Calloway, 39, of 110 County Rd. 894, Roanoke – disorderly conduct and resisting arrest Dec. 7 – Anthony Lyn Higgins, 38 of LaFayette – criminal mischief, and three counts of failure to appear in court (child support) Dec. 6 – Scott Willingham, 37, of…

(BREMEN, Ga.) Ricky Steven Marlow, 49, of Bremen, Ga., died Nov. 27, 2007. Mr. Marlow was born in Carroll County on Oct. 9, 1958, to Frank and Bobbie Brown Marlow. His father preceded in him death. In addition to his mother, he is survived by his wife, Donna Davis; daughters, Tori Marlow and Tarra Marlow,…

Randolph Medical Center is swinging into action to make all the improvements and pay off older debts after receiving notification Nov. 29, from U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-3rd Congressional District) of the appropriation approval of a loan, according to RMC Administrator Tim Harlin. “We are now free to coordinate with the USDA on closing the…

The town of Woodland’s fire rating has been lowered from a class 8 to a class 6. This lower rating should save citizens and businesses in the Woodland Volunteer Fire Department’s coverage area a substantial amount of money on their fire insurance premiums. Home or business owners located in the department’s coverage area within 1,000…

Some former Terry Manufacturing employees who were not paid wages they were owed when the company folded more than four years ago will receive those long overdue paychecks just in time for Christmas. When Terry Manufacturing filed for bankruptcy in 2003, it left hundreds of employees with unpaid wages while company executives pleaded guilty to…

In accordance with Chapter 1, Title 39, Code of Alabama, 1975, notice is hereby given that Stabridg Construction Co., Inc., has completed the Contract for construction of The Randolph County Health Department Facility at 320 Main Street, Roanoke, Alabama, for the State of Alabama and the County of Randolph, and have made request for final…