The Handley Tigers might have been down early Friday night against Clay County, but they were far from out.Handley played a tough four quarters against second-ranked Clay County but ended with a 41-26 loss.The difference in total yardage wasn’t much — 283 for Handley and 367 for Clay County — proving Handley played a tighter…
Water was supposed to be flowing from Anniston through Cleburne County to Randolph by today, Sept. 5, but rocks and other problems on both sides of the line have delayed the project. Mark Prestridge, manager of the Randolph County Water, Sewer and Fire Protection Authority, said he can’t speak for the authority board but he…
NEWELL – Randolph County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating a person for questioning relative to the shooting of a woman in Newell on Aug. 26. The victim’s ex-boyfriend, Robert Keith Anderson, 45, of 2691 County Rd. 473, Newell, has not been seen or heard from by friends, family or co-workers…
After years of neglect, rural Alabama is beginning to get some attention. First there was the Vision 13 program announced at Southern Union a couple of months ago, designed to train local leaders to best take advantage of what rural areas such as our have to offer. Then, last Thursday, Gov. Bob Riley spoke in…
A 3 p.m. fire Tuesday on Chestnut Street damaged the Bob and Myra’s building adjacent to the Roanoke Stockyards. No one was injured as Roanoke and Abanda Volunteer Fire Departments quickly extinguished the blaze. Rock Mills VFD stood by in case it was needed. Roanoke police handled the heavy after-school traffic as Chestnut was blocked…
Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Tony Burks and Mollie C. Traylor, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., solely as nominee for Homecomings Financial Network, Inc., on the 24th day of February, 2006, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate…
(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…
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT TO BE PUBLISHED BY PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM CLYDE CAMPBELL Letters Testamentary of said deceased having been granted to Patricia Campbell on the 3rd day of August, 2007, by the Honorable George Diamond, Judge of the Probate Court of Randolph County, notice is hereby given that…
The Drought Emergency Declaration “No Burn” order issued on Aug. 16 for 59 Alabama counties, including Randolph, has been downgraded to a Fire Alert effective immediately. Officials with the Alabama Forestry Commission say rain the state has received over the past few days has been enough to reduce the threat of wildfire. All 67 counties…
The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency has told the Alabama Department of Environmental Management that it is not doing its job in enforcing penalties against polluters or inspecting companies dealing in hazardous waste. Specifically, it points out that the state agency issues multiple letters of violation to polluters exceeding permit discharges, but doesn’t set a…
Grand jury arrests Aug. 31 – Rodney Dozier, 36, of 438 Chestnut St., Roanoke – failure to pay fines. Aug. 31 – Jarvaris Artez Terry, 19, of 942 Chestnut St., Roanoke – two counts of menacing and two counts of reckless endangerment. Aug. 30 – Jerreme Bedingfield, 31, of 14870 County Rd. 65, Roanoke –…
Don’t you just love government? Two hundred miles from the still stricken Gulf Coast, New Orleans and Mississippi, luxury condominiums are springing up like mushrooms in Tuscaloosa with federal financial assistance. A news report said something like three of 30,000 applicants for the government’s “Road Home” monies have actually received money to rebuild in one…
Normally I like to stick with one running theme in my columns, but this week has given me so much to talk about I’m just going to bounce around from one point to another. First of all, I’ve been a casual fan of professional wrestling since I was a wee lad. And anyone who’s into…
(WEDOWEE) Marie W. Bailey, 32, of Wedowee, died Thursday, Aug. 30, 2007, at Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center, Anniston. Services will be Wednesday, Sept. 5, at 1 p.m. at Friendship Baptist Church, Wadley, with Pastor Calvin Trammell officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include her husband, Bobby McCray of Wedowee; her parents,…
(ROANOKE) Services for Thomas Wilburn Paschal, 81, of Roanoke will be Thursday, Sept. 6, 2007, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Phil Russell officiating. Burial will follow in Randolph Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday. Mr. Paschal died Tuesday,…
(ROANOKE) Jimmy Roger “Cadillac” Clark, 56, of Roanoke, died Sunday, Sept. 2, 2007, at Roanoke Health Care Center. Services will be Saturday, Sept. 8, at 1 p.m. at Friendship #2 Baptist Church, with Pastor Curtis Spidell officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include his mother, Lillie Pearl Clark of Atlanta; two sons,…
(LANETT) Lois Martin Lewis, 84, of Lanett died Saturday, Sept. 1, 2007, at George H. Lanier Nursing Home, Valley. Services will be Tuesday, Sept. 4, at 2 p.m. at Huguley United Methodist Church with the Revs. Dennis Shaw, Bill Parker and Wesley Dykes officiating. Burial will follow at Forrester’s Chapel Cemetery in Randolph County. Mrs.…
(LAGRANGE, Ga.) Mary Grace Henderson Dunn, 86, of LaGrange, died Saturday, Sept. 1, 2007, at West Georgia Medical Center. Mrs. Dunn was born Dec. 17, 1920, in the Bethel community of Randolph County, daughter of the late Roy Lee and Lola Smith Henderson. She had lived in LaGrange most of her life and was retired…
(ROANOKE) Services for James Ronnie Norred, 61, of Roanoke will be Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2007, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Leon Newton and the Rev. Shannon Mapp officiating. Burial will follow in Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 to 8 p.m.…
(ROANOKE) Services for Mary E. Moon Nixon, 90, of Roanoke, formerly of West Point, Ga., will be Monday, Sept. 3, 2007, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Bobby Burroughs officiating. Burial will follow at Rest Haven Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 12:30 p.m. Monday until…