MONTGOMERY — There is simply no way to overstate the significance of the decision of German steelmaker ThyssenKrupp to locate its $3-billion plant in Mobile County. They announced their decision in the pre-dawn hours Friday, and you could almost hear the corks of champagne bottles popping all over southwest Alabama.The numbers are simply overwhelming: Some…
(WEDOWEE) Betty Jean Molden Lancaster, 63, of 308 Main Street, Wedowee, died Sunday, May 13, 2007 at Gadsden Regional Medical Center. Services will be Saturday, May 19, at 1 p.m. at Canaan “Shining Light” Baptist Church, Wedowee, with the Revs. A.J. Sims, R.L. Heflin and William Phillips officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced Thursday that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development has approved a grant of $3.3 million and a loan of $6 million to extend Randolph County water lines. “Randolph County is in an ideal geographical position to…
Clearly, a new jail is needed but what about the loss of education funds to Roanoke City Schools and Randolph County Schools? Balancing seriously crowded jail cells with inmates sleeping on the floor versus a good education for children in Randolph County is a decision worthy of Solomon. However, this is a decision Randolph County…
The 2007 Bike Hike raised $70,011 to benefit Randolph County Learning Center. On Bike Hike Day, 122 bikers and walkers brought in $12,826. As the youngest participant, Koreen Henry received a $50 savings bond from Small Town Bank. The oldest participant, Mattie Mae Overton, 82, received a $25 Wal-Mart gift card. Raising the most money…
(ROANOKE) Services for Etha Mae ‘Mama Red’ Bowen, 87, of Roanoke will be Friday, May 18, 2007, at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Ed Grooms and Rev. Jimmy Dale Abrams officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 4:30 to 8 p.m. on Thursday,…
Randolph County is loaded with athletic talent. And on the baseball diamond, it’s no surprise there’s plenty of talent to go around. Ten players from Handley, Wadley, Woodland and Randolph County were selected as members of The Randolph Leader’s All-County Baseball Team. Handley leads the selection count with four players on the team, while Randolph…
Wadley The Wadley Lady Bulldogs went home early from the state softball playoffs after a pair of losses to Hubbertville last week. Hubbertville, ranked fifth in the state in 1A, defeated Wadley by scores of 13-1 and 13-0 to end the Lady Dogs’ season. “We just had way too many defensive errors,” Wadley head coach…
NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF RUBYE LEE PINKSTON Letters Testamentary on the estate of Ruby Lee Pinkston, deceased, having been granted to Myrna Kirkland on the 8th day of May, 2007, by the Judge of Probate of said County, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against…
(CAMP HILL) James Floyd (Cowboy) Smith, 57, of Camp Hill died Saturday, May 12, 2007, at Lake Martin Community Hospital, Dadeville. Mr. Smith was born in Chambers County on June 5, 1949. He was retired from the Chambers County Highway Department. Services will be at Osanippa Baptist Church at 10 a.m. on Thursday, May 17,…
The Southern Union Bison are hanging tough in the ACCC State Baseball Tournament in Dothan. Southern Union began the tournament Saturday against Calhoun in the first round. The Bison downed Calhoun 9-3 on the arms of starting pitcher Danny Davidson and reliever Jeremy Smith. Davidson pitched a five-inning, 10-strikeout game and Smith threw seven strikeouts…
Being a sports editor, I hang around coaches a lot. You could say I infiltrate their facilities, get in good with head and assistant coaches alike, learn their mannerisms, their styles — I’m in a privileged position here. A big thing I’ve learned around coaches is they have their own language. Actually they have several…
IN THE ESTATES OF RUTHYE IRENE MURGESON AND DOLLYE MARIE POKE, DECEASED NOTICE OF HEARING ON PETITION TO SELL REAL ESTATE To: Reginald Murgerson, whereabouts unknown You are hereby notified that Pamela D. Taylor, Administrator, filed an application to sell the real property of Ruthye Irene Murgerson and Dollye Marie Poke, deceased. A hearing will…
The 2007 college football magazines start hitting the newsstands in about a week and they will be crammed with useful information for the college football fan. Although I will admit a supreme prejudice, I believe Lindy’s Southeastern Football is the best of the bunch. In case you didn’t know, I work as an editor for…
(DAWSONVILLE, Ga.) Graveside services for Cora Mae Purdy, 70, of Dawsonville, Ga., formerly of Roanoke, will be Tuesday, May 15, 2007, at 1 p.m. at Randolph Memory Gardens, with the Rev. Sonny Kent officiating. The family will receive friends at Quattlebaum Funeral Home beginning at 11 a.m. on Tuesday. Mrs. Purdy died Saturday, May 12,…
(ELLENTON, Fla.) Thomas Zere McDaniel, 81, of Ellenton, Fla., died Wednesday, May 9, 2007. Tom was born in Saint Petersburg, Fla., on July 27, 1925, the son of Robert H. McDaniel and Susie Lovelace McDaniel. He enjoyed fishing and gardening and was an avid conservationist. Tom graduated from Saint Petersburg High School (1943) and Auburn…
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(ELLENTON, Fla.) Thomas Zere McDaniel, 81, of Ellenton, Fla., died Wednesday, May 9, 2007. Tom was born in Saint Petersburg, Fla., on July 27, 1925, the son of Robert H. McDaniel and Susie Lovelace McDaniel. He enjoyed fishing and gardening and was an avid conservationist. Tom graduated from Saint Petersburg High School (1943) and Auburn…
(BIRMINGHAM) Ethel Landers Braswell Morrison, 81, died May 10, 2007, in Birmingham. She is survived by her husband of 59 years, Thomas Jackson Morrison of Birmingham; one son, Thomas Michael Morrison of Birmingham; one daughter, Meg Morrison Jamison of Birmingham; two sisters, Thelma Braswell of Wedowee and Mary Cobb of Anniston; one brother, Grady Braswell…
(ASHLAND) Services for Jeremie Wayne Messer, 32, of Ashland will be held Monday, May 14, 2007, at 1 p.m. at Wadley First Baptist Church with Bro. Jimmy Sprayberry officiating. Burial will follow at Wadley Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Benefield Funeral Home of Wedowee from 5 to 8 p.m. on Sunday. The body…