(ASHLAND) Services for Joyce O. Sheppard Butler, 71, of Ashland will be Thursday, May 24, 2007, at 11 a.m. at Benefield Funeral Home Chapel in Ashland, with the Revs. J.D. Bearden, Gerald Sheppard and Claude Bennett officiating. Burial will follow in Cedarwood Cemetery in Roanoke.Mrs. Butler died Monday, May 21, in Dadeville. She was a…
After a disappointing 2006 campaign that saw the Handley Tigers go 1-9, a lot of questions were answered this spring. Handley shut out the Valley Rams in the spring jamboree game, 14-0, silencing the doubters. “That was a big thing for our kids,” Handley head coach Mike Battles said. “We needed something positive out of…
Local American Legion Post 53 sponsored “Echo Taps Around the World” Saturday, Armed Forces Day, at the veterans portion of Randolph Memory Gardens Cemetery. This will be an annual event. Memorial Day will be next Monday, May 28.
Despite loads of youth and inexperience, the Randolph County Tigers appear to be in pretty good shape for the fall after a surprising 16-12 win over Horseshoe Bend in the spring jamboree. The Tigers return three starters on offense and three starters on defense, making this a rebuilding year of sorts. But head coach Pat…
The Georgia Bulldogs took a real hit last week when cornerback Paul Oliver was declared academically ineligible and then he responded by petitioning for inclusion in the NFL’s supplemental draft. It’s not unusual when a player is declared academically ineligible. What makes this situation so curious is that Oliver had decided he wanted to forego…
Many remember last summer’s drought. In July more than 80 percent of Alabama’s pasture and range land was in poor or very poor condition, and soil moisture in more than 90 percent of the state’s topsoil was rated short or very short. This year we are well on our way to those conditions again, and…
Arrests Cheryle Lynn Griffin, 45, of Richland Hill, Texas, was arrested on May 19 on U.S. 431 north of County Road 82 and charged with public intoxication. Thefts Larry Hodges of 2525 Louina Rd. reported an auto burglary on May 19. A gun and a small maglight were taken. Marty Bryan Robinson of Waco, Ga.,…
Roanoke City Schools’ staff members who are retiring were recognized at Monday’s Board of Education meeting, and a number of personnel actions were approved. Marcum lamented the temporary loss of Chris Martin, who runs the central office. She tripped over some cords while plugging or unplugging something and broke her foot, he said, in explaining…
WEDOWEE — A summer reading program for Rock Mills School was once again approved by Randolph County Board of Education. During Monday evening’s regular school board meeting, Rock Mills principal Patricia Prince gave the board an update of the progress of the Alabama Reading First Initiative or ARFI at her school. Rock Mills has received…
The Wadley Bulldogs proved why they may be the team to beat in the county after a 21-0 win over the Woodland Bobcats Thursday night in Wedowee. Wadley’s stingy defense held the Bobcats to only 108 yards of total offense. The Bulldog defense even scored the first touchdown of the game. With Woodland pinned deep…
The speculation on Goat Hill about Sen. Bradley Byrne’s motives began 30 seconds after Gov. Bob Riley announced Byrne had agreed to become chancellor of the state’s two-year college system. One of his law school classmates opined that the appointment would be a great opportunity for the Fairhope Republican to seek the GOP nomination for…
Approximately 130 kids caught more than 300 pounds of catfish during the Lake Wedowee Property Owners’ Association’s annual Kids’ Fishing Day, according to event chairman Ray Mansfield. Other activities included casting contests, the competition for the largest fish and drawings for door prizes donated by LWPOA, Alabama Power Company and Wal-Mart. Once again the LWPOA…
The Southern Union Bison completed a successful season by finishing second in the ACCC State Tournament in Dothan last week. After winning the opening round game against Calhoun, being sent to the losers’ bracket by Central Alabama and fighting their way into the championship game, the Bison fell to Shelton, 13-0, giving them the runner-up…
Arrests Eugene Harold Tucker, 37, of 740 Bell St., Roanoke, was arrested on May 22 at Randolph Plaza and charged with public drunkenness. Jeffery Jones Pickard, 35, of 2095 Doublehead Rd., Roanoke, was arrested on May 19 and charged with probation violation. Ronnie Shearer “Pinball” Morgan Jr., 22 of 425 Border St., Roanoke, was arrested…
Wadley is hardly considered a “destination” community. In the last census, only 540 people called this little town on the banks of the Tallapoosa River in the southwest corner of Randolph County home. But on a recent Tuesday, mamas and daddies and husbands and wives from all over east Alabama made Wadley their destination as…
Boat owners should take steps to protect property The worsening drought across north and central Alabama continues to adversely affect lake levels on Alabama Power reservoirs on the Coosa, Tallapoosa and Black Warrior rivers. With lake levels expected to continue dropping, people with boats and other water-related equipment and facilities should take steps to protect…
The East Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission is applying to the Alabama Department of Transportation for an administrative, operating and capital assistance grant under 49 U.S.C. Section 5311 of the Federal Transit Laws, as codified. The operating grant may provide financial assistance for public transportation services for the residents of Randolph County during FY…
(ROANOKE) Services for James Monroe Bennett, 70, of Roanoke, formerly of Rock Mills, will be Monday, May 21, 2007 at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel, with the Revs. Wendell Rush, Steve Barr and Ricky Cummings officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens. Mr. Bennett died Saturday, May 19, at East Alabama Medical Center,…
(WEDOWEE) Services for Nealie Daugherty Key, 90, of Wedowee will be Wednesday, May 23, 2007, at 2 p.m. at Pilgrim’s Rest Baptist Church, with the Rev. Steve Dempsey officiating. Mrs. Key will lie in state one hour before the service at the church. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. Mrs. Key died Monday, May…
(HOGANSVILLE, Ga.) William Jack Henson, 75, of Hogansville, Ga., died Saturday, May 19, 2007, at West Georgia Medical Center. Mr. Henson was born on July 18, 1931, in Randolph County, Ala., son of the late William Henson and Mattie Lou Hamilton Henson. He had been an area resident all his life and was a member…