(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. Lewis is…
(LAFAYETTE) Services for Jane Smith key, 65, of LaFayette, formerly of Wadley, will be Monday, Sept. 3, 2007, at 2 p.m. at Malone Baptist Church, with the Revs. Zenus Windsor and Russell Williams officiating. Burial will follow in the Knight Family Cemetery. Mrs. Key will lie in state at the church for one hour before…
(LAGRANGE, Ga.) Services for Roy Hilton Patterson, 90, of LaGrange, Ga., will be Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2007, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Stanley Yarbrough and the Rev. John Dorkweiler officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 to 7…
Talladega County Central- 35, Randolph County-7 Talladega County Central defeated the Randolph County Tigers, 35-7, in Wedowee Friday night. Randolph County struck first on a quarterback keeper from Casey Carpenter around the left end with 6:15 to play in the first quarter. The Tigers had a couple of special teams miscues and were unable to…
(HEFLIN) Jeanette Smith, 68, of Heflin died Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2007. Mrs. Smith was born May 24, 1939, in Heflin. She was a homemaker and member of Green’s Chapel Methodist Church. She is survived by her husband, Shelley Smith Jr. of Heflin; daughter, Donna Bishop of Wedowee; sons, Chris Smith of Heflin and Joseph Smith…
(ROANOKE) Clinton Wesley Pearson Sr., 74, of 3019 Country Club Road, Roanoke, died Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2007, at his home. Services will be Saturday, Sept. 1, at 11 a.m. at Hopewell Baptist Church, Wadley, with the Revs. Calvin Trammell, William Phillips, R.L. Heflin and Sanders Higgins officiating. Burial will be at Providence Cemetery, Milltown. Survivors…
(ROANOKE) Graveside services for Anna Carlon Brown, 84, of Roanoke will be Saturday, Sept. 1, 2007, at 11 a.m. CST at Lakeview Memory Gardens, with the Rev. Carl Partain officiating. The family will receive friends at Quattlebaum Funeral Home from 4:30 to 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Mrs. Brown died Wednesday, Aug. 29, at LaFayette Extended…
Randolph County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the scenes of two fires that occurred last week. The first was reported at 3:20 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 21, at 1455 County Rd. 824 in the Level Road community, the old Tomlin house owned by Charles Craft of Attalla. A Yamaha four-wheeler and a 25-gallon sprayer attached to…
For most of us this year, we are welcoming Labor Day because it signifies the end of summer. Weeks of triple-digit temperatures have us all looking forward to the cooler days of fall. It has been the hottest summer on record. We often view Labor Day just as a much needed three-day weekend or a…
Blanche and Woodrow Crews are still “making a go of it” after 70 years. The couple observed their 70th wedding anniversary on Aug. 22. After growing up together near Hadley’s Store, they skipped out on a Sunday night church service in 1937 and went to Talladega to elope when Blanche Norred was 17 and Woodrow…
George Wallace Jr. revealed a poignant moment in the life of his father last week following the story that the former governor’s assailant, Arthur Bremer, was to be released from prison in Maryland later this year. Wallace told Mobile Press-Register capitol reporter Brian Lyman, who first broke the story, that his father wrote Bremer in…
As triple-digit temperatures cool and afternoon thunderstorms provide rain, those in charge of water systems remain cautiously optimistic the area will make it through the drought. Donna Tucker, manager of the city’s utilities department, said Crystal Lake is down 5 to 6 feet while in the 2000 drought it was down eight feet. The water…
Randolph Medical Center administrator Tim Harlin expects to sign the documents Thursday for a multi-million-dollar loan from the United States Department of Agriculture. Harlin said he got a call from Andrew Wackerle of the Anniston USDA office saying the requested $5.8 million loan had been approved. They expect Board Chairman Matt Knight to sign the…
CIVIL ACTION NO.: CV-07-109 LINDA YATES, PLAINTIFF VS. A parcel of land described as follows: All land south of the Little Tallapoosa River and east of Bud Coffee Branch in the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter (NE 1/4 of SE 1/4) and the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter (SE 1/4 of NE 1/4)…
RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: SOLOMAN CHARLIE KIRBY, DECEASED ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS Letters of Administration on the Estate of Soloman Charlie Kirby, deceased, having been granted to Jared Kirby on the 24th day of August, 2007, by the Honorable Judge of Probate of said County, notice is hereby given that all persons having…
NEWELL – The operator of the Alabama Flea Market at Newell was surprised to find that she’d been shot when she arrived at Tanner Medical Center for treatment of her pain. Randolph County Sheriff Jeff Fuller said that Lorie Lee, 40, a resident of Georgia, operates the flea market on the Doc Lovvorn Road. She…
Arrests Aug. 26 – Micheal Burnette Kilpatrick, 44, of 712 Government St., Roanoke – failure to pay fines. Aug. 26 – Steven Charles Mickle, 31, of 224 Commerce St., Roanoke – probation violation. Aug. 24 – Billy Joe Hawkins, 34, of 305 County Rd. 18, Roanoke – DUI near intersection of Highway 22 and County…
Arrests Aug. 26 – Mary Jill Holloway, 24, (no address given) – domestic violence. Aug. 26 – Eddie Todd Whaley, 39, of 135 Pinetucky Lane – failure to appear in court (domestic violence). Aug. 26 – Jason Meadows, 29, of 504 Morgan St., Roanoke – DUI near the intersection of Highway 22 and County Road…
Mayor Spec Bonner told the city council about funding requests received for the new budget year starting Oct. 1, obviously shocking them with the Randolph County Randolph County Animal Shelter director’s $28,000 request. That amount is based on $4 per city resident, which prompted council members Walter Sudduth and Tammi T. Holley to ask how…
RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: THE ESTATE OF LUCILLE PIKE, DECEASED A Summary Distribution of a Small Estate being probated by the Office of the Probate Court of Randolph County, Alabama, the Honorable George Diamond, Judge of Probate of Randolph County, Alabama, does hereby give notice that all persons having claims against said estate are…