(BOWDON, Ga.) James Rommie Edwards Sr., 84, of Bowdon, Ga., died Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2007, in Tanner Medical Center-Carrollton. He was born in Anson County, N.C., on Sept. 24, 1922, the son of the late Lee Roy and Vada Thomas Edwards. Mr. Edwards was a businessman who owned and operated Quality Sportswear Inc. for many…

(SMYRNA, Ga.) Gloria Etta Montgomery, 90, of Smyrna, Ga., died Friday, Sept. 21, 2007. Services were at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 23, at Harmony Methodist Church in Newell. Burial was in the church cemetery. Mrs. Montgomery was a lifelong resident of Newell and was a homemaker and a member of Harmony Methodist Church. Surviving…

Day-to-day life can become quite a load to carry. Between jobs, school, church, meetings here and there-there’s precious little time and space to escape from everything. In addition to the grind of the everyday, there’s all kind of things in this world that can make us lose our minds or give up hope. Terrorism, natural…

The sentiment is the same all over the city of Roanoke. The Handley Tigers are back. With a team chock full of experience, speed, strength and leadership, the Tigers are back to being the competitive team they were before last year’s 1-9 campaign. The Randolph Leader had a talk with one of the team’s senior…

(ROANOKE) Services for Betty Ruth Hanners Wallace, 76, of Roanoke, formerly of Lakeland, Fla., will be Thursday, Sept. 27, 2007, at 3 p.m. at Faith Baptist Church with the Revs. Carl Partain, Raymond Long and Tim Mulkey officiating. Burial will follow in Clay County Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home…

There has never been any question that Auburn’s Brandon Cox was one tough son of a gun. Last season he was pounded over and over again while quarterbacking the Tigers to an 11-win season that never received the acknowledgement that it should have. The story was always the same: throw, get hit, get up, throw,…

(SYLACAUGA) Services for Milner Bowen, 77, of Sylacauga, formerly of Woodland, were Sunday, Sept. 23, 2007, at 2 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel, Wedowee, with Bro. Bryan Kirby officiating. Burial was in the Mt. Carmel Church of Christ Cemetery. Mr. Bowen died Friday, Sept. 21, at Coosa Valley Medical Center. Mr. Bowen is survived by…

(PHENIX CITY) Services for Myrtice Sears Carson, 79, of Phenix City, formerly of Wadley, will be Monday, Sept. 24, 2007, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel, Roanoke, with the Rev. Richard Richie officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home just prior to the funeral,…

I probably should not be doing this. But when my buddy, who shall go nameless, double-dog dared me . . . . It all started when another buddy, also nameless, sent me a copy of a 1986 resolution passed by the King County, Washington, County Council, which “renamed” King County, King County. Huh? Right. King…

It may have happened before but I cannot recall a governor getting involved in a primary election within his own political party. But during the past several weeks in a special State Senate election in Baldwin County, Gov. Bob Riley did and he lost – big time. In the recent election to succeed state Sen.…

(ROANOKE) Julia Adamson, 68, of Roanoke, died Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2007, at East Alabama Medical Center, Opelika. Services will be Saturday, Sept. 22, at noon at Canaan Baptist Church, Welch, with Bishop Lathonia Wright and the Revs. Joe Cofield, Calvin Trammell and L.B. Houston officiating. Burial will be at the church cemetery. Survivors include three…

It’s been a long time coming but sometime this fall the Randolph County Animal Shelter will open. Since a committee was formed in July, 2002 at the request of the Randolph County Commission, volunteers have worked hard to make the shelter a nails and wood reality. Shelter director Laura Gasser, who is also president of…

Randolph County grand jurors, fall term, indicted Walter Dron Poythress, 29, of 420 Clark St., Roanoke, of capital murder in a cold case involving the March 4, 1999, death of David Norred at his family’s business. Last September, seven years after a customer found Norred’s body on the floor, Roanoke police arrested Poythress who already…

Roanoke Fire Chief Bill Ford is reminding citizens a city no-burn order is still in effect no matter what is happening in the rest of the state. Due to the drought the order remains in place. If someone was burning and the fire started to spread water would have to be used to extinguish it.…

RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: ESTATE OF GEORGE RADOLPH WATERS, DEC. NOTICE OF HEARING TO SELL PROPERTY TO: Ray Waters and Rebecca Waters Address unknown You will take notice that on the 14th day of Sept., 2007, a Petition for Sale of Property of George Radolph Waters, deceased, was filed in the Probate Court of…

We are also already planning our annual Patron Craft Fair to be held this year Nov. 7-9 during regular library business hours. This is something we look forward to every year. It is with love and best wishes that we say goodbye to Glenda Brooks, who has resigned from our staff. Over the years Glenda…