(ATLANTA) Rosie L. Thornton-Cunningham of Atlanta, Ga., died Tuesday, May 8, 2007, at Hospice Atlanta Center.Services will be Saturday, May 12, at 1 p.m. at Wehadkee Missionary Baptist Church, Roanoke, with the Revs. Elijah Jackson, L.B. Houston and Johnny Thornton officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.Survivors include nieces Maggie Rowland, Tracy Thornton and…
There’s so much I could discuss this week in the world of sports. Roger Clemens regains his title as the greatest mercenary in baseball with his out-of-retirement-for-the-umpteenth-time return to the Yankees. I could talk about Street Sense’s victory in the Kentucky Derby this past weekend. The controversial De La Hoya-Merriweather match that ended in a…
(ROANOKE) Edgar Oliver Stevenson of Roanoke, 92, died May 7, 2007, at Randolph Medical Center. Survivors include one daughter, Anne A. Ginesteir of Italy; two sons, Jan A. Stevenson of England and Richard E. Stevenson of Roanoke; and five grandchildren. Mr. Stevenson was born July 27, 1914, son of Leon M. and Alma Oliver Stevenson.…
(OXFORD) Services for Faye White Long, 72, of Oxford will be Monday, May 7, 2007, at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Miller Funeral Home & Crematory with the Rev. Ronnie Adams and the Rev. Gary Stewart officiating. Burial will follow in the Forestlawn Gardens. Mrs. Long died on Friday, May 4, in Randolph County.…
(ROANOKE) Gennaro Barone, 77, of Roanoke died on Thursday, April 26, 2007, at a hospital in Acri, Italy, from complications with diabetes. He was laid to rest on Saturday, April 28, at 4 p.m. in his hometown of Santa Sofia d’Epiro, a small community near Cosenza, Italy. Born on Jan. 2, 1930, in Santa Sofia…
(WEDOWEE) Graveside services for Hubert Edgar Burnam, 64, of Wedowee, will be Saturday, May 5, 2007, at 1 p.m. at Bethel West Baptist Church Cemetery with the Rev. David Holcombe and the Rev. Dan Keith officiating. Mr. Burnum died Thursday, May 3, at his home. The family will receive friends on Friday, May 4, from…
(ASHLAND) Services for Mr. Levelle Lipham, 85, of Ashland will be Friday, May 4, 2007, at 11 a.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Chris Mitchell officiating. Burial will follow in Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery. Mr. Lipham died Wednesday, May 2, at Clay County Hospital. The family will receive friends on Thursday, May 3,…
(LAGRANGE, Ga.) Carolyn Ann Rutledge Drake of LaGrange, Ga., died Monday, April 30, 2007, at her home. She was born on Sept. 14, 1952, in Troup County, Ga., to Mildred Rutledge and the late Lewis Rutledge Sr. Carolyn was educated in the Troup County School System. After high school, she received a formal education at…
(LAGRANGE, Ga.) Rosa Lee Bowen Haynes, 88, of LaGrange, Ga., died Tuesday, May 1, 2007, at her residence. Mrs. Haynes was born Nov. 18, 1918, in Randolph County, Ala., daughter of the late Henry and Naomi Ray Bowen. She was a member of Friendship Christian Church in Randolph County and she retired from the Kex…
Spring is in the air, and that can only mean one thing: spring football practice. All four county high schools began spring drills, with Randolph County High School starting last Monday, Woodland High School starting last Wednesday, Wadley High School starting last Thursday and Handley High School starting Monday. The coaches said they will use…
RANDOLPH COUNTY LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the debt secured by that certain mortgage executed by Vester S. Whitmore Jr. and, Mortgagor(s) to Bank of Wedowee, Mortgagee, on April 1, 2005, said mortgage being recorded in the Probate Office of Randolph County, Alabama, on April…
WEDOWEE – George W. Yarbrough must have been some man. Imagine a room full of folks who admired their old high school principal enough to raise money to come together and formally honor him nearly 50 years after he left the school. That was the scene on Sunday afternoon in the auditorium of Randolph County…
Here’s an encouraging note to five teams in the Southeastern Conference Eastern Division – there is a slight window of opportunity for you this year. If you want to win the SEC East football championship, you might better do it this year because that window will probably be closed soon. I know Tennessee and Georgia…
The Southern Union Bison split a two-game series with Darton College and topped Chattahoochee Valley Community College, winning two games in a three-game series. Darton shut out Southern Union in game one, 2-0, in a major pitcher’s duel. Both Darton runs came off solo home runs. Darton managed to out-hit the Bison 6-3, something Southern…
The Woodland Lady Bobcats and the Randolph County Lady Tigers survived the opening day of the 2A Area 9 tournament Tuesday night. Woodland advanced to the second day of the tournament after downing Lineville 17-10. The Aggies led 7-2 going into the sixth inning, but Woodland came back to tie the score at 7 apiece.…
RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA CASE NO. 2007-060 LINDA TURNER PLAINTIFF VS. Commencing at the Northwest Corner of Fractional Section 28, T-18-S, R-10-E, Randolph County, Alabama; thence North 75 degrees 10′ 35″ East, a distance of 418.89′; thence North 89 degrees 54′ 55″ East, a distance of 224.69′ to a nail found in rock pipe; thence South…
What is spring football all about anyway? Spring practice and spring scrimmages in the college ranks are somewhat interesting. Although no head coach in his right mind would bust out some of a team’s more astounding plays in front of the media and dedicated fans, you still can get a feel for what the team…
Investigator Jimmy Holmes of Randolph County Sheriff’s Office wants to make the public aware of a scam that has recently been reported in this area. A con artist will call victims and say they are with the Social Security Administration and ask for bank routing numbers. Holmes warns that this is a scam. The real…
The Wadley Lady Bulldogs dropped their final four regular season games, but remain positive about the upcoming area tournament in Childersburg. After taking a disappointing 10-0 loss to Beulah last Monday, the Lady Dogs managed to improve on their performance in a 12-4 loss to Lineville. Ebony Battle hit a triple and a single and…
During the April 23, 2007 regular meeting, the Randolph County Commission enacted a Resolution to close (vacate) sections of County Road 654 and County Road 644 as follows: SEGMENT 1: Commencing at the intersection of County Road 17 and County Road 654, thence run Southwesterly along County Road 654 a distance of 0.858 miles to…