“It’s the ropes and the reins and the joy and the pain, and they call the thing a rodeo.”This line from Garth Brooks’ popular country song “Rodeo” is a good way to describe a cowboy’s feelings about his favorite sport.But for some rodeo competitors, it’s all about the adrenaline rush.“I’m an adrenaline junkie,” said Bradley…
Arrests July 1 – Stacy Scott Smith, 32, of 559 County Rd. 680, Cleburne County – failure to appear in court (harassment). June 30 – Delvin O’Neal Phillips, 24, of 1307 Crest Club Dr., Valley – failure to appear in court (driving with a suspended license). June 29 – Jason Floyd Mitchell, 32, of 1744…
Randolph County Relay for Life has once again completed a highly successful event, bringing in $108,400 to fight cancer. Caribeth Brown, chairwoman for the last two years, said contributions are still coming in but the teams raised $83,395 and sponsorships brought in $25,005.11 so the organization once again met its goal. Twenty-nine teams participated, and…
(WOODLAND) Services for Patsy Mae Spradlin Dye, 59, of Woodland will be Thursday, July 5, 2007, at 2 p.m. at Providence Baptist Church, with the Rev. David Daniel, the Rev. Tony Morris and Bro. Ricky Murphy officiating. Mrs. Dye will lie in state one hour before the service at the church. Burial will follow in…
Pure pandemonium, hula-hoops flying, whistles trilling — no one had a “be quiet” sign at Annie L. Awbrey Library Thursday. Children were even eating frozen pops provided by the Junior Service League. The carnival atmosphere was to celebrate the end of the Summer Reading Program and the world of reading books. Cammie Warren earned the…
(VALLEY) Ben William Huddleston, 73, of Valley died Saturday, June 30, 2007, after a brief illness. He was at his residence, and his family was with him. Mr. Huddleston was married to Nettie Bobbie Rollins for 50 years. They had just celebrated their 50th anniversary on April 3. He was born in Randolph County in…
Services for Jessie “Bo” Ellis, 50, were Saturday, June 30, 2007, at noon at Mt. Carmel United Methodist Church in Woodland. Mr. Ellis was born March 6, 1956, in Woodland to the late Jessie Harmon Ellis Sr. and Catherine Little Ellis. Survivors include his wife, Patsy Strong Ellis; three sisters; two brothers and a number…
(HEFLIN) Services for Ernie Joseph “Joey” Turley, 23, of Heflin were at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 30, 2007, at Dryden Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Benji Turley and Rob Turley officiating. Burial followed at Antioch Baptist Cemetery. Mr. Turley died Wednesday, June 27. Survivors include his wife, Robbie Denise Turley of Heflin; mother, Lydia…
Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain Real Estate Mortgage executed by Arthur Lewis Tucker and wife, Katherine F. Tucker, to the United States of America, United States Department of Agriculture, acting by and through the Farmers Home Administration, or its successor, dated December 20, 1982, recorded in…
(RANBURNE) Mr. Terry Oswald Hanson, 55, of County Road 10, Ranburne, died Sunday, July 1, 2007, in Tanner Medical Center, Carrollton,Ga. He was born in Carroll County, Ga., Aug. 11, 1951, the son of Emmett Oswald and Lela Mae Robinson Hanson. He was a member of Union Hill Baptist Church. Survivors include his parents, Emmett…
(ROANOKE) Services for John Hardy Hendon, 83, of Roanoke will be Monday, July 2, 2007 at 2 p.m. at Roanoke First Baptist Church, with Dr. Phil Russell officiating. Mr. Hendon died Saturday, June 30, at Traylor Nursing Home. Survivors include his wife, Carolyn Sudduth Hendon of Roanoke; one son, Tommy Hendon of Roanoke; three grandchildren…
(WEDOWEE) Visitation for Harley Nelson Carson Boyd, 11, of Wedowee, will be Monday, July 2, 2007, from 4 to 8 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Home. Arrangements for a memorial service will be announced at a later date. Harley died Saturday, June 30, in Clay County. Harley is survived by his parents, Thad and Tonya Boyd…
Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain Real Estate Mortgage executed by Johnny B. Ferrell, single (now deceased), to the United States of America, United States Department of Agriculture, acting by and through the Farmers Home Administration, or its successor, dated September 12, 1978, recorded on September 13,…
The Randolph County Commission is considering the feasibility of closing a segment of roadway in the Graham community being more particularly described as follows: Commencing at the intersection of County Road 433 and the Little Tallapoosa River, thence run Southerly along County Road 433 a distance of 500 feet, more or less to the Heard-Lovvorn…
(WEDOWEE) Services for Erma Jean Carter Wilson, 75, of Wedowee will be Monday, July 2, 2007 at 2 p.m. at Bear Creek United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Cloyse Johnson and the Rev. Stanley Yarbrough officiating. Burial will be at Noonday Christian Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 4…
(VALLEY) Mrs. Grady Louise Baldwin Coleman, 87, of Valley died Wednesday, June 27, 2007, at George H. Lanier Memorial Hospital, Valley. Services will be Friday, June 29, at 2 p.m. EDT at Johnson Brown-Service Funeral Home in Valley, with the Rev. Steve York officiating. Burial will follow at Fairfax Cemetery. Mrs. Coleman was preceded in…
(SALEM) Services for Travis James Harris, 20, of Salem will be Friday, June 29, 2007, at 2 p.m. at Iduma Congregational Methodist Church, Wedowee, with the Rev. Bobby Watford officiating. Mr. Harris will lie in state one hour before the service at the church. Burial will follow at Valley Grove Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Wedowee.…
(CARROLLTON, Ga.) Kathryn Lane Bolding, 77, of Carrollton, Ga., formerly of Ellijay, Ga., died June 23, 2007. She was born Feb. 25, 1930, in Randolph County, Ala., to the late Whittlin S. Lane and Irene Dannielly Lane. Ms. Bolding worked for the Corps of Engineers at Dobbins AFB in Marietta, Ga., and was a teacher…
(FRANKLIN, Ga.) Gloria Dean Thompson of Franklin, Ga., died Monday, June 25, 2007, at Southern Regional Medical Center in Atlanta. Mrs. Thompson, a native of Heard County, Ga., was born Aug. 22, 1963, and was the daughter of the late Harves Daniel and Ora Lee Person. She was a 1981 graduate of Heard High School…
AUSLIN’S CHAPEL – A Heflin man was killed on Wednesday afternoon in a tractor accident in a remote area near R.L. Harris Dam. According to Randolph County Sheriff’s Office, Ernie Joseph Turley, 23, was driving a tractor with a rotary cutter off of County Road 890. An employee of Buford Tree Service, he was cutting…