(ROOPVILLE, Ga.) Pauline Robinson Langley, 80, of Roopville, Ga., died Friday, Aug. 31, 2007.Mrs. Langley was born Sept. 9, 1926, in Randolph County, Ala., to the late Robert “Bob” Robinson and Mary Hester Robinson. She was a member of Ephesus Church of Christ.She is survived by her children, Wendell Langley, Wilma Brandenburg, Jimmy Langley and…
(ATLANTA) Frances Marie Heard Smith, 66, of Atlanta, Ga., died Sunday, Sept. 9, 2007, at South Fulton Medical Center, East Point, Ga. Services will be Saturday, Sept. 15, at noon at First Baptist Church, Riley Street, Roanoke, with the Rev. Gilbert E. Staples officiating. Burial will be in East Roanoke Cemetery. Survivors include a son…
(ROANOKE) Albert Lee Bassett, 60, of Roanoke, died Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2007, at his home. Services will be Tuesday, Sept. 11, at 1 p.m. at First Baptist Church, Riley St., Roanoke, with Pastor Gilbert Staples, Bishop L.J. Wright, Elder John Greathouse and Elder Veresia Houston officiating. Survivors include a son, LeMar Ross of New York,…
Woodland 26, Ranburne 8; Handley 22, Elmore County 19; Randolph County 48, White Plains 26; Wadley 41, Autaugaville 0 Woodland 26, Ranburne 8 The Woodland Bobcats scored their first region win of the season with a 26-8 decision over the Ranburne Bulldogs. Quarterback Drew Triplett put the first Bobcat points on the board with a…
(MARIETTA, Ga.) Georgia Lee Patterson, 88, of Marietta, Ga., formerly of Bowdon, Ga., died Sept. 5, 2007. She was born in Randolph County, Ala., Sept. 7, 1918, the daughter of the late Charlie and Mary Noles Cole. She was a member of The Church of God of Prophecy and was retired from Bremen-Bowdon Investment Co.…
(MILLTOWN) James Cole, 76, of Milltown died Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2007, at his home. Services will be at Milltown Baptist Church at 2 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 7, with interment in Milltown Cemetery. The Revs. Johnny Langley, Rick Cummings and John Cole will officiate. Pallbearers will be Terry Baker, Jeff Baker, Josh Baker, Steven Scott,…
(ROANOKE) Jimmy Roger “Cadillac” Clark, 56, of Roanoke, died Sunday, Sept. 2, 2007, at Randolph Medical Center. Services will be Saturday, Sept. 8, at 12 noon at Pine Grove U.M.C., with Pastor Ceceila Broome officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include his mother, Lillie Pearl Clark of Atlanta; two sons, Corey Trammell…
Wedowee Police Department and Randolph County Sheriff’s Office are investigating the destruction of several mailboxes on Friday night. The vandals started near Wedowee Middle School and worked their way down County Road 240 and 129 going outside the city limits. Wedowee Volunteer Fire Department and Wedowee Police Department responded to a report of a vehicle…
The Woodland Bobcats volleyball team got off to a good start this season winning their first two games over Beulah and Heflin. Last Monday, Woodland got the best of Beulah in all three matches, winning 25-23, 25-14 and 25-21. Courtney Strain led the Bobcats with 12 kills, three digs and two blocks while Morgan Edwards…
RANDOLPH COUNTY SHERIFF’S SALE THE FINANCIAL STORE, INC. VS. WALTER PATTERSON, SR. By virtue of a judgment issued out of Small Claims Court of Randolph County, Alabama, and to me directed, whereby I am commanded to make the amount of a certain judgment recently obtained against Walter Patterson, Sr., defendant, out of the goods, chattels,…
The first weekend of the football season went just about the way most people expected – LSU is off and running as expected; an enthusiastic full house greeted Nick Saban at Bryant-Denny Stadium; teams that were expected to win big mostly did; Auburn’s offense looked to be in first-game form; and Tennessee took it on…
In its fall term the Randolph County Grand Jury reported Aug. 30, returning 167 true bills or indictments. Among the more serious cases was the capital murder case where five people were charged in the shooting death of Wadley football star Terrance Wilkes. The life of Wilkes, 17, was snuffed out Saturday afternoon, Nov. 25,…
The Randolph County Tigers took a 35-7 opening season loss to Talladega County Central in Wedowee Friday night. The third-ranked 1A TCC squad racked up 212 yards on the ground to Randolph County’s 82 yards rushing. Randolph County played aggressively throughout the game, putting several hard licks on TCC ball carriers, but head coach Pat…
Two years ago, Katrina roared ashore. Katrina. The storm. The big one. The natural disaster that leveled the Mississippi coast, laid New Orleans low, and wasn’t all that nice to Alabama. We know what happened after landfall. We remember the pictures of flooded busses, stories of the superdome, rescue workers who could not get to…
The Woodland Bobcats scored an impressive opening season 20-7 win over the visiting Piedmont team Friday night in Woodland. Woodland head coach Larry Strain said the game looked like two separate games with the Bobcats appearing somewhat anxious in the first half and downright aggressive in the second half. “The game was really split into…
RANDOLPH COUNTY SHERIFF’S SALE AUTO SUPPLY CO. VS. ANTHONY GOODWIN By virtue of a judgment issued out of Small Claims Court of Randolph County, Alabama, and to me directed, whereby I am commanded to make the amount of a certain judgment recently obtained against Anthony Goodwin, defendant, out of the goods, chattels, land and tenements…
Do you have a car or truck in your yard without a current tag or registration, grass growing around it, or with parts missing? If so, Roanoke nuisance officer A.J. Johnson may be knocking on your door. If he writes a citation it may cost $100 to tow a vehicle and $15 to $20 a…
Two Roanoke juveniles were arrested on Thursday of last week charged with robbing two acquaintances. According to the report, the victims stopped a police officer on patrol and told him they were threatened by four black males and robbed of $18 while in the College Street area of Roanoke. Roanoke police arrested two 16-year-olds in…
The Wadley Bulldogs flexed a lot of offensive muscle Friday night in a 50-12 win over Horseshoe Bend. Seven different Bulldogs saw the end zone in the season-opening victory. Wadley got on the board first with a safety after a bad punt snap from Horseshoe Bend was recovered in the end zone. Then on the…
(BOWDON, Ga.) Josephine C. Johnson Fletcher, 82, of Bowdon, Ga., died Sunday, Sept. 2, 2007, in Pine Knoll Nursing and Rehab. Mrs. Fletcher was born in Carroll County, Ga., Aug. 16, 1925, the daughter of the late Joseph C. Johnson and Alice V. Ayers Johnson Jackson. She was a member of Midway Community Church and…