The Southern Union women’s cross country team was named state-runner up at the state meet held October 26, 2007 in Hoover.This is the highest finish a Southern Union team has had in state cross country competition. SU had three runners to place in the top 12 in individual scoring. Andee Whitaker of Black, Ala., placed…
WEDOWEE – Randolph County Commission gave its approval last week for the Boys & Girls Club to move into the former Randolph County Health Department building on Price Street in Roanoke. During the meeting, which was held Thursday because of Veterans Day falling on Monday, Boys & Girls Club board member David Denton and field…
The city of Roanoke Utilities Board took action to ensure its citizens will have water, and by Saturday a well was bored, providing 200 gallons a minute, according to mayor and board chairman Spec Bonner. He was surprised, but pleased, the company hit water that fast. The well is 505 feet deep. In this time…
The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta has again asked the judge who sentenced former Gov. Don Siegelman for a more detailed explanation of why he refused to let Siegelman remain free on bond while the former governor appeals his conviction. In an apparent rush to throw Siegelman in shackles and denying the former…
Tuesday morning Southern Union State Community College students moved back into the residence hall after an early-morning fire Friday. Terrance Milton, an SU freshman in psychology and music, said it was his room that caught on fire, for the second time in several weeks. He was not in the room the first time it happened…
Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage dated April 2, 2007, executed by SANDRA M. CANANT and RODNEY I. CANANT, husband and wife, to JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., which mortgage was recorded on April 11, 2007, in Mortgage Book 513, Page 469, of the mortgage records…
The Woodland Bobcats faced some tough odds Friday night against the West Morgan Rebels in the first round of the 2A state playoffs. Down 10-0 with about nine minutes to play in the fourth quarter, Woodland stared in the face of a heartbreaking first-round loss. With two ace running backs, Kaleb Futral and Anthony Sims,…
I’m a big fan of sports talk radio. Whether it be on my way home on Friday nights listening to the high school scoreboard shows that dot East Alabama or ESPN radio that I routinely pick up here in Roanoke and in Auburn. I always enjoy listening to John Rice’s high school football call-in show…
MONTGOMERY – Alabama Gov. Bob Riley joined the Alabama Department of Public Safety, Mississippi Highway Patrol, Tennessee Highway Patrol and sheriff and police departments throughout Alabama in announcing an intensive joint initiative to reduce traffic fatalities and increase safety during the upcoming Thanksgiving holidays. The program, “Take Back Our Highways,” will place all available law…
In the absence of council member Buck Robinson, who had three heart bypasses Tuesday, the City of Roanoke’s budget passed on a 3-to-2 vote Monday night. The new fiscal year began Oct. 1 but a sticking point has been a $200,000 line item for Randolph Medical Center. Due to council members not knowing about expenditures…
The Wadley Bulldogs picked up right where they left off in the regular season with a 54-0 trashing of J.U. Blacksher in the first round of the 1A state playoffs in Wadley Friday night. Wadley’s offense torched the Blacksher defense for 474 total yards, 316 of which came on the ground. Believe or not though,…
Debra Bowen, chairman of the Farm City Breakfast Committee, reminds people to mark the annual breakfast on their calendar. It is Nov. 20 from 7 to 8 a.m. at the Hub restaurant. It is a really good buffet with all the works costing only $3, she said. The breakfast is an opportunity for farmers and…
T.R. Miller was the latest team to fall victim to the Handley Tigers’ vicious rushing attack in a 34-14 first-round playoff win for Handley Friday night. After being beaten by T.R. Miller in their last four playoff meetings, the Tigers’ running game proved to be too much for Miller’s seemingly anemic defense. The Tigers piled…
Arrests Nov. 3 – Danny James Boyd of 2510 Louina Rd., Roanoke – disorderly conduct Thefts Cindy Gray of Douglasville, Ga., reported a burglary on Nov. 3 at 222 Sunset Dr., Wedowee. Taken were a television and several guns. Ed Cobb reported the theft of two guns from his residence on Nov. 1.
RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: JULIA ADAMSON, DECEASED ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS Letters of Administration on the Estate of Julia Adamson, deceased, having been granted to John A. Tinney on the 6th day of Nov., 2007, by the Honorable Judge of Probate of said County, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims…
It’s easy to kick a guy when he’s down and that’s exactly where Alabama quarterback John Parker Wilson is at the moment — down. He’s been the target of fan abuse since last Saturday when he gift-wrapped a game and handed it to Mississippi State. After his team had controlled the first half and had…
(NEWELL) Services for Mary W. Johnston of Newell will be Thursday, Nov. 15, 2007, at 2 p.m. at Union Baptist Church, with the Rev. Larry Cosper and Cheryl Smith officiating. Miss Johnston will lie in state one hour before the service at the church. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. The family will receive…
(BREWTON) Services for Elaine Harman Metcalfe, 87, of Brewton, formerly of Randolph County, were Sunday, Nov. 11, 2007, at 2 p.m. at Midway Methodist Church in Wedowee, with Bro. Marlin Miller officiating. Burial was in the adjoining cemetery. Mrs. Metcalfe died Thursday, Nov. 8, in Brewton after fighting a gallant battle against lung cancer for…
(SAVANNAH, Ga.) Bettye Hendon Mayfield, 79, of Savannah, Ga., died at St. Joseph’s Hospital on Sunday, Nov. 11, 2007 after a long illness. A native of Wedowee, Mrs. Mayfield attended Auburn University, married Euclid Gay Mayfield and spent the majority of her life in Savannah. After the premature death of her husband, Mrs. Mayfield went…
(BREWTON) Services for Elaine Harman Metcalfe, 87, of Brewton, formerly of Randolph County, were Sunday, Nov. 11, 2007, at 2 p.m. at Midway Methodist Church in Wedowee, with Bro. Marlin Miller officiating. Burial was in the adjoining cemetery. Mrs. Metcalfe died Thursday, Nov. 8, in Brewton after fighting a gallant battle against lung cancer for…