The recent untimely death of J. Frank Phillips has shocked and saddened those with whom he worked so closely over the years but the work continues, said Mark Prestridge.Prestridge, general manager of the Randolph County Water, Sewer and Fire Protection Authority, which Phillips chaired, said, “We still have got four other board members, which is…
The Chris Hammond Youth Foundation will hold a fundraising Family Fun Day event Sunday, Sept. 2, at 3 p.m. at French Hammond Park on the corner of Old Highway 431 and County Road 6 in Wedowee. Admission to the event is free. Family Fun Day will feature music by Ryan Robertson and Roger Hammett and…
The Randolph County Tigers had some success and some disappointments in Friday night’s jamboree scrimmages against Coosa Central and Verbena. The 4A Coosa team pounded the Tigers 33-0, but the Tigers blanked Verbena 14-0 in the second scrimmage game. Randolph County head coach Pat Prestridge said with it being this early in the season, the…
If you’re reading this page, you’re probably a sports fan, right? Sure. And if you’re a sports fan, like me, you probably watch a lot of sports on TV, right? Of course. And if you’re a big sports fan, like me, you probably wish you could still play, right? Well, duh. See, there are these…
All it took was a 66-yard touchdown pass with one second left to play in the game to start the Wadley Bulldogs on the right track this season. The Dogs downed the number-nine ranked 2A Lineville Aggies, 28-21, in Thursday night’s jamboree game in Wadley. Freshman quarterback Trey Fetner launched the 66-yarder to receiver Martevan…
Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by James Edward Holliday and spouse, Bobbie T. Holliday, and Edna Blakes, to Option One Mortgage Corporation on August 3, 2005, said mortgage being recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Randolph County, Alabama, in Book…
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…
(BREMEN, Ga.) John “Frank” Lewis, 81, of Bremen, Ga., died Aug. 18, 2007, at Tanner Medical Center. Mr. Lewis was born on Sept. 11, 1925, in Haralson County, Ga., the son of the late Lomie Lewis and Mattie Swann Harrison. He was formerly employed as a truck driver and in the construction field. He was…
(BOWDON, Ga.) M.B. Harris Jr., 64, of Bowdon, Ga., died Saturday, Aug. 18, 2007, at his residence. He was born in Randolph County, Ala., on Oct. 14, 1942, the son of the late Marion Bradford Harris Sr. and Eva Wilson Harris. He was a member of Sardis Baptist Church and was a retired carpenter with…
(VALLEY) Services for Margie Genell Burks Rainwater, 68, of Valley will be Thursday, Aug. 30, 2007, at 4 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Bishop Joseph Schucks, the Rev. Gerald Sheppard and Pastor Teddy Reece officiating. Burial will follow in Randolph Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from…
(WADLEY) Albert Bailey, 58, of Wadley died Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2007, at his residence. Services were Saturday, Aug. 25, at 2 p.m. at Hopewell Baptist Church in Abanda with the Rev. Calvin Trammell, pastor, officiating. Burial followed at Bailey Cemetery. Mr. Bailey is survived by his wife, Jannie Bailey of Wadley; two daughters, Shenell Bailey…
(CARROLLTON, Ga.) Bernice Irene Lovvorn Roberts, 91, of Carrollton, Ga., died Friday, Aug. 24, 2007. Mrs. Roberts was born May 26, 1916, in Randolph County, Ala., to the late John William Lovvorn, who died during the 1918 influenza pandemic, and Della Cassel Lovvorn, who died in 1978. In addition to her parents, she was preceded…
(ELYRIA, Ohio) Anner C. “Anna” Little, 74, of Elyria, Ohio, died Friday, Aug. 24, 2007, in Wesleyan Village of Elyria following a long illness. Mrs. Little was born in LaFayette, Ala., coming to Elyria in 1953. She was homemaker and had worked at Elyria Country Club where she was in the kitchen department and was…