A Roanoke man was arrested on drug charges after being on the run for over a year.According to Chief Adam Melton, Brosarick Ernesto Trammell, 24, of 518 Strozier St., Roanoke, was arrested in Calhoun County on Valentine’s Day.Trammell had been on the run since Jan. 1, 2006, when he fled from a traffic checkpoint.He is…

RENOVATION TO HANDLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL PHASE 1 FOR THE ROANOKE CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION ROANOKE, ALABAMA PROJECT NO. 06-197 Proposals will be received for separate material and sub-contractor bids for the above referenced project by Mr. Chuck Marcum, Superintendent, at the office of the Roanoke City Board of Education, Roanoke, Alabama until 4:00 PM, Thursday,…

I’m not real sure where this is going, but I know where it has been. Take the case of Wayne Goldsberry of Bentonville, Ark. Wayne went over to visit his daughter. Just as he arrived he heard a crash back in the bedroom. Like any good father he went to see what was going on.…

(CRAGFORD) Funeral services for Ethel Windsor Hornsby Hodnett, 88, were at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17, 2007, at Corinth Baptist Church with the Rev. Kenneth Fuller officiating. Burial followed in the Concord Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery in Randolph County. Flowers will be accepted but the family prefers memorial contributions be made to Corinth Baptist Church…

(VALLEY) Martin L. Umberger, 65, of Valley died Sunday, Feb. 11, 2007, at Salem of Tuskegee in Tuskegee. Memorial services were planned for Thursday, Feb. 15, at 5 p.m. at Johnson Brown-Service Funeral Home Chapel in Valley with the Rev. Wesley Dykes officiating. Mr. Umberger is survived by his wife, Joyce Cloud Umberger; his stepchildren,…

(WEDOWEE) Services for Mrs. Luna Vernell Turley, 84, of Wedowee will be Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2007, at 1 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Home in Lineville, with the Rev. Brian Moore officiating. Burial will follow in Lineville City Cemetery. Mrs. Turley died Monday, Feb. 19, at Clay County Hospital. She was born Feb. 25, 1922, daughter…

(ROANOKE) Services for Sarah Elizabeth Collier Harris, 99, of Roanoke will be Saturday, Feb. 24, 2007, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Anthony Herren and Dr. Frank McCook officiating. Burial will follow at Antioch Christian Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 1 to 2 p.m. on…

(ROCK MILLS) Sam Freeland, 62, of 1214 County Road 686, Rock Mills, died Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2007, at Trinity Medical Center, Birmingham. Services will be Monday, Feb. 19, at 1 p.m. at Mount Carrie Baptist Church, Franklin, Ga., with the Revs. Ronnie Jones and Stanley Freeland officiating. Burial will be at State Line Baptist Church…

(ROANOKE) Jason Holmes, 20, of Roanoke died Sunday, Feb. 18, 2007, at East Alabama Medical Center, Opelika. Mr. Holmes was a native of Marietta, Ga., born July 14, 1986. He was a graduate of Handley High School and a member of El Bethel Church. He has been ill most of his life and had fought…

(ROANOKE) Services for Eleanor Jane Calhoun Whaley, 67, of Roanoke will be Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2007, at 2 p.m. at Midway United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Tim Whaley and the Rev. Mike Whaley officiating. Mrs. Whaley will lie in state one hour before the service at the church. Burial will follow in the adjoining…

(WEDOWEE) Services for Mrs. Cressel Huddleston Wallace, 80, of Wedowee will be Monday, Feb. 19, 2007, at 2 p.m. at Corinth United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Mark Rasberry officiating. Mrs. Wallace will lie in state one hour before the service at the church. Mrs. Wallace died Thursday, feb. 15, at her home. The family…

(LAGRANGE, Ga.) Services for Ara Louise Gay Kausch, 67, of LaGrange, Ga., formerly of Randolph County, will be Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2007, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Chad Bishop officiating. Burial will follow at Springfield Baptist Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 to 8…

(WEDOWEE) Services for Mrs. Cressel Huddleston Wallace, 80, of Wedowee will be Monday, Feb. 9, 2007, at 2 p.m. at Corinth United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Mark Rasberry officiating. Mrs. Wallace will lie in state one hour before the service at the church. Mrs. Wallace died Thursday, feb. 15, at her home. The family…

(STANDING ROCK) Rufus Bobby Wright, 57, of Standing Rock, will be held Monday, Feb. 19, 2007, at 2 p.m. at Fellowship Baptist Church with the Rev. Tripp Foster and the Rev. Phillip Johnson officiating. Burial will follow at the adjoining cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 4 to 8 p.m.…

(COLUMBUS, Ga.) Services for Jewell Truitt VanCleave, 98, of Columbus, Ga., formerly of Wadley, will be Saturday, Feb. 17, 2007, at 2 p.m. at Wadley First United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Mike Benson and the Rev. Charles Dennis officiating. Burial will follow in Wadley City Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the church…

(ATLANTA, Ga.) James E. Capers, 50, of Atlanta died Monday, Feb. 12, 2007, at Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta. Services will be Saturday, Feb. 17, at 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church, Riley Street, Roanoke, with the Revs. Gilbert Staples, Willie Clyde Houston, Jeffrey Rosser and Calvin Trammell officiating. Burial will be in Bethleham Primitive Baptist…

(WEDOWEE) Services for Daniel Howard Wortham, 33, of Wedowee will be Saturday, Feb. 17, 2007, at 2 p.m. at Iduma Congregational Methodist Church, with the Rev. Tim Craft and the Rev. Brian Moore officiating. Mr. Wortham will lie in state one hour before the service at the church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.…

(NEWELL) Fred Harris Buckhannan, 84, of Newell died Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2007, in Wedowee Hospital. He was born in Clay County Aug. 25, 1912, son of the late Jake and Ella Morrison Buckhannan. He was a member of Freedom Baptist Church, Ranburne, and was a retired machine operator for Blue Mountain Cotton Mill in Calhoun…

(WEDOWEE) Services for Samuel Gordon “Sam” Wilson, 78, of Wedowee will be Friday, Feb. 16, 2007, at 2 p.m. at Liberty Grove Congregational Methodist Church, with the Rev. Greg Norred officiating. Mr. Wilson will lie in state one hour before the service at the church. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. Mr. Wilson died…