(ATLANTA) Kevin Williams, 42, of Atlanta, formerly of Wedowee, died Friday, March 30, 2007, at Fulton-DeKalb Hospital in Atlanta.Funeral services are planned for Wednesday, April 4, at 1 p.m. CDT at Union Chapel United Methodist Church in Wedowee with the Revs. Craig A. Hill and William Crawford, church pastor, officiating. Burial will follow at Mt.…
(WEDOWEE) Nellie B. Chappell, 88, of 1463 County Road 213, Wedowee, died Saturday, March 31, 2007, at Wedowee Hospital. Services will be Friday, April 6, at 1 p.m. at Zion Rest Baptist Church, Wedowee, with the Rev. William Phillips officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include five sons, Melvin Chappell and Kenneth…
(FIVE POINTS) Sibyl McLean, 89, of Five Points died Saturday, March 31, 2007, at East Alabama Medical Center, Opelika. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, April 3, at Mt. Pisgah Cemetery in Stroud, with the Rev. Russell Williams and the Rev. Joyce Akridge officiating. Visitation will be from noon until 2 p.m.…
(ROANOKE) Services for Jimmie Brown Bridges, 77, of Roanoke will be Monday, April 2, 2007, at 2 p.m. at Faith Baptist Church, with the Revs. Carl Partain, Scott Whaley and Stacey Pearcy officiating. Burial will follow at Cedarwood Cemetery. Mrs. Bridges will lie in state at the church for two hours prior to services on…
The Roanoke City Council unanimously voted to buy Randolph Medical Center at Thursday night’s called meeting. Cheers, handclapping and big smiles followed the historic vote and a large block of hospital staff and some citizens shook hands with council members thanking them for their vote. Then they adjourned to Happy Trails for a celebration of…
(WOODLAND) Services for Lonsie “Handley” Mitchell Jr., 77, of Woodland will be held Sunday, April 1, 2007, at 2 p.m. at Liberty East Baptist Church with the Rev. Ridley Parmer and the Rev. Doris Williamson officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining church cemetery. Mr. Mitchell died March 30 at his home. The family will…
(ROANOKE) Shirley Ann Johnson Bafford Todd of Roanoke went to be with he r Lord and Savior, Friday, March 30, 2007. Mrs. Todd was born on Oct. 24, 1950, in Atlanta to Nelson and Mildred Johnson. She was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, daughter and sister. She is preceded in death by her father Nelson…
(ROANOKE) Graveside services for Tommy Ralph Deason, 71, of Roanoke will be Saturday, March 31, 2007, at 2 p.m. at Zion Baptist Church Cemetery, with the Rev. Lendon Fields officiating. The family will receive friends at Benefield Funeral Home from 4 to 8 p.m. on Friday. Mr. Deason died Thursday, March 29, at Wedowee Hospital.…
Traffic stops in Roanoke this week yielded two felony drug arrests. Semmie Theodore Baggin, 47, of 438 Chestnut St. was arrested on Thursday by Roanoke Police Department officers on Louina Road and charged with possession of cocaine and resisting arrest. Demetrus Antonio Sutton, 22, of 441 LaFayette St. was arrested on Wednesday on LaFayette Street…
(ROANOKE) Services for Doris French Taylor Giles of Roanoke, will be Wednesday, March 28, 2007, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel, with Dr. Frank McCook and the Rev. Billie Watts officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday.…
The Southern Union Bison had an uncharacteristic series against Wallace-Dothan last week, winning only one of three games. Wallace walloped Southern Union 11-1 in the opening game of the series, handing the Bison their biggest loss of the season. Head coach Joe Jordan said the score wasn’t a fair indicator of how the team played…
WADLEY — Jaded neither by living nor her more than a century of birthdays, Zula Battle met those coming to pay her homage with grace and delight. She doesn’t tire of celebrating her birthday, she said. She obviously enjoyed the cake provided by Bulldog Market, as well as the cards and gifts showered on her…
RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA CASE NUMBER CV-2007-030 State of Alabama, ex. rel. E. Paul Jones, District Attorney, Fifth Judicial Circuit, Plaintiff Vs. One (1) Radio Shack scanner, serial number 55006011, and one (1) Uniden Bearcat scanner serial number 65002859, and one (1) Uniden Bearcat scanner, serial number 05006824, and one (1) Southern Linc phone, serial number…
The Ricky Whaley family could relate to the old country saying: “If it wasn’t for bad luck I wouldn’t have no luck at all.” However, that wouldn’t be exactly true because, thanks to smoke alarms, they escaped their home of 25 years without injury when a fire destroyed their mobile home earlier this month. They…
I’ve been hearing rumblings from traditionalists about doings down in Mobile, where an ancient and time-honored tradition may soon be consigned to history’s trash-heap. So I am writing to calm their fears – and yours to, if they need calming. Here goes. It all started back in 1873, when a group of Mobile movers and…
WOODLAND – An automobile accident on Thursday night of last week claimed the life of a Woodland teen. According to the Jacksonville post of the Alabama State Troopers, Kristen Nichol Green, 16, was fatally injured in the one-car accident that occurred at approximately 10 p.m. on County Road 59, one mile south of Woodland. She…
One thing that has always drawn me to sports, and competition in general, is the strong yet subtle parallels between sports and being a Christian. I am a born-again Christian and have been for a long time. My growth as a Christian has coincided somewhat with my growth in sports knowledge and experience. For instance,…
It was a long Friday for three county softball teams. Handley, Wadley and Randolph County each competed for the Randolph County Tournament crown in Wedowee, but in the end, it was the Handley Tigers who took home the title. The Woodland Bobcats were slated to compete in the tournament also, but they cancelled their tournament…
Dr. Lorenzo Simmons, OB/GYN, will join Southern Family Health Care on April 4. Dr. Simmons is the initial physician from the Greater Atlanta OB/GYN Associates to begin practicing in Roanoke. Dr. Velvet McDonald, owner and founder of Greater Atlanta OB/GYN Associates in Union City, Ga., opened Southern Family in 1993 and has been an integral…
Randolph County struggled on the diamond last week, losing three of four games, but an important win over area and county foe Woodland may have been just what the Tigers needed. The blue and gold Tigers began their week with a convincing 12-0 win over Woodland. Randolph County’s solid defensive effort and strong bats were…