(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 death by…
(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.…
The saying goes, it ain’t the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog. But according to investigators in Surry, Va., the size of the dog in the fight does matter. In this case, the dog is Michael Vick, quarterback of the Atlanta Falcons. Investigators found 66…
WEDOWEE – “A lot of folks think this is further along than it is,” said Wedowee Hospital administrator Farrell Turner of the local hospital’s courtship by Tanner Health Systems of Carrollton, Ga. Rumors have been circulating for a couple of weeks around Wedowee that Tanner would buy Wedowee Hospital. “We’re doing due diligence right now.…
Two Roanoke children were arrested on Wednesday of last week following a break-in at a neighbor’s house. According to Roanoke Police Chief Adam Melton, the brothers, ages 10 and 11, broke a window to gain access and took a BB gun, which was later recovered. The 10-year-old is charged with criminal mischief, and the 11-year-old…
WADLEY – As surely as General Sherman marched on Atlanta, today the Fulton County area is marching on East Alabama, including Randolph County, according to Larry Lee. Lee, project director for Vision 13, told a diverse group from across Senate District 13 last Thursday night “Atlanta, much more than Birmingham, is marching on East Alabama.…
At last week’s Roanoke Utilities Board meeting it was mentioned once the drought is over the board may look at raising water rates. Board manager Donna Tucker said utilities board member Robert Staples wanted to look at the rates, possibly raising the minimum from $10 to $20. Board members include Chairman Spec Bonner, Staples, Ron…
The Roanoke Rotary Club recently received two prestigious awards from Rotary International. The Presidential Citation and the Club of Distinction Award are presented to local Rotary Clubs for excellence in areas such as community service, membership growth and international service. During the past year, the Roanoke Rotary Club planned and coordinated the construction of Kids…
The crowd that gathered on Southern Union’s Wadley campus last Thursday to learn about the Vision 13 leadership program was impressive. A clear majority was from Randolph County, probably because of geography. Many from here, though, attended because they recognize change and growth have found us after decades of stagnation, and we need to be…
The city of Roanoke is down to 63 days of water, Mayor Spec Bonner said at Monday night’s council meeting prior to a vote banning all outside watering. The vote affirms the vote of the Roanoke Utilities Board taken last week. Citizens had previously been asked to restrict their use of water but due to…
As many of you know, I have been a dialysis patient now for almost two years. When I found out I was going into kidney failure it scared me to death, and then the day I had to start dialysis really scared me. Being hooked up to this big machine for three hours is not…
The severe lack of rainfall this year has caused a storm of problems, but not in the realm of sports and recreation. The Associated Press reported that in some severe cases in the South, rainfall is currently 20 percent below normal levels. With that rainfall deficiency, problems could potentially occur on the football fields in…
State Forester Linda Casey signed an order amending the fireworks element of the drought emergency that was put in place in 33 counties on June 9. The new regulation will allow the use of ground level fireworks such as basic firecrackers, sparklers, poppers, etc. but restrict the use of aerial type rockets. According to the…
Editor’s note: This story is part two of a series on recruiting at Southern Union. After a successful season which saw the Southern Union baseball team place second in the state tournament, head coach Joe Jordan and the Bison squad are already reloaded for next season. Jordan said the success found in the 2007 season…
LifeSouth Community Blood Centers – East Alabama Region will make three stops in the county this week with opportunities to donate blood. A blood drive will be held at Candlewick Yarns in Roanoke from 7 to 10 a.m. on Thursday. From noon until 5 p.m. Thursday blood donations will be taken in the bloodmobile outside…
Seven more counties added to No Burn Seven additional counties were placed under a Drought Emergency (No Burn) bringing the number of counties to 40. State Forester Linda Casey presented the Declaration of Emergency Drought Conditions for Chilton, Choctaw, Greene, Hale, Marengo, Perry and Sumter counties. Gov. Bob Riley approved the action that went into…
(ROANOKE) Services for Myrtis Brown Mitchell, 92, of Roanoke will be Thursday, June 28, 2007, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. J.D. Bearden and the Rev. Richard Farrow officiating. Burial will follow at Mount Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 to 8…
During last Thursday’s trip to Alabama where he raised almost a million dollars for the campaign coffers of Sen. Jeff Sessions at a Mobile reception, President Bush stopped long enough at the port city’s airport to make a presentation of the President’s Volunteer Service medal at the foot of Air Force One’s steps. The presentation…
WEDOWEE – Randolph County Commission will accept bids for a 40-bed temporary addition to Randolph County Jail. During the regular commission meeting, the commissioners approved a motion to take bids on both a steel-reinforced composite structure (pod) and a traditional brick structure for the 40-bed temporary addition. Then they will compare the bids on the…
Memorial Day. I was about to back out and let them go without me. Fishing. A hot wind was blowing up from the south (“wind from the south, you catch ’em in the mouth” never really worked for me). Probably only the bugs would be biting. And then my son, my 14-year-old fisherman, said “I…