NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT TO BE PUBLISHED BY PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVEIN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF CHARLES VINSON, DECEASEDLetters Testamentary of said deceased having been granted to the undersigned on the 9th day of Nov., 2006, by the Hon. George Diamond, Judge of the Probate Court of Randolph County, notice is hereby given that all persons…
The Wadley Bulldogs and the Woodland Bobcats both defeated their first-round opponents and after this week should still be in the state title hunt. by Tim Altork Wadley (9-2) at Sunshine (7-3) The Wadley Bulldogs have now won a playoff game in eight straight seasons under head coach Randy Sparks. But here’s an interesting note…
Roanoke police made two arrests for cocaine this week while investigating suspicious activity on Wilkie Clark Drive. According to Police Chief Adam Melton, his officers were observing activity on the street when they saw Philip Arthur Jacobs, 51, of 160 Cook Rd., come out of a residence with what appeared to be cocaine in his…
(WEDOWEE) Bobby Dwayne Hickey, 29, of Wedowee, formerly of Williamsburg, Ky., died Wednesday, Nov.8, 2006, in Wedowee. He is survived by his wife, Kristin Hickey of Wedowee; one stepson, Jacob; mother and stepfather, Barbara Sue and Burly Hammons of Corbin, Ky.; four sisters, Ralona Hall, Anitra Wright and Christina Messer of Corbin and Joy Begley…
(WOODLAND) Services for Betty Jo Henderson Parmer, 71, of Woodland will be Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2006, at 2 p.m. at Prospect Congregational Methodist Church, with the Rev. Ray Runyan and the Rev. Donald Spratlin officiating. Burial will follow at Bethel East Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Benefield Funeral Home from 4:30…
(FRANKLIN, Ga.) Services for Ida Mae Brightwell, 77, of Franklin, Ga., will be Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2006, at 1 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel, with Rev. Orr officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 2 to 7 p.m. on Monday. Mrs. Brightwell died Sunday,…
(ROANOKE) Services for David Allen Ramsey, 29, of Roanoke will be Sunday, Nov. 12, 2006, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Frank Sledge and the Rev. Richard Richie officiating. Burial will follow at High Pine Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 4 to 8…
A total of 6,682 ballots were cast in Tuesday’s general election in Randolph County, and 1,935 of those just marked one spot and vote a straight party ticket. Democrats were the preference of more than 67 percent of the straight ticket voters. Even with that going against them, many Republican candidates fared well here, starting…
(LAGRANGE, Ga.) Jean Burroughs Tipton, a long-standing LaGrange, Ga., resident, died Nov. 3, 2006, at The National Lutheran Home in Rockville, Md., following a long illness with brain cancer. Mrs. Tipton was born in Newell on Aug. 12, 1928, and graduated as valedictorian from Woodland High School. In 1949, Jean married Abe Tipton and they…
The controversial District 13 State Senate race is decided and Randolph County Circuit Clerk Kim Benefield became state senator at midnight Nov. 7, Election Day. Under Alabama law, lame duck legislators are not allowed. The legislature will not be in formal session until the spring but all legislators immediately became senators or representatives. Benefield, a…
A Randolph County native son is coming home for Veterans Day activities Saturday, Nov. 11. Veterans Affairs Officer Charles Ester, a member of the planning committee, invited Rear Admiral Clyde Marsh, USN, as the keynote speaker for activities honoring and remembering veterans. Ester said he was pleased such a high-level official agreed to participate in…
Now that Florida is the SEC East champion and Arkansas has taken another step toward winning the West, the most intriguing storyline still alive in the Southeastern Conference involves a team that is going nowhere fast. It is at Alabama where the Mike Shula Era continues its ever-increasing slide into mediocrity. Actually, Alabama’s football program…
VALLEY HEAD – The Wadley Bulldogs posted their fifth straight win and second consecutive shutout as they topped Valley Head 35-0 in their regular season finale. Terrance Wilkes gave his chances at breaking the state rushing-yards record another shot in the arm with his third consecutive 200-plus yard game. He finished with 217 yards on…
Roanoke police hope a recent arrest clears up several carport thefts from the spring of 2005. According to Chief Adam Melton, Stephen John Brown, 42, of 334 Pine Valley Dr., Roanoke, was arrested Friday and charged with third-degree burglary, second-degree theft and five counts of third-degree theft in connection with a rash of thefts from…
Begun in the mind of Rotarian David Denton, Kids’ Town is now a wood, metal and nails reality. It will officially open later this week, but the volunteers who put it together celebrated Sunday. Black, white, old, young and everything in between, men and women, every part of the Randolph County community came together to…
Plenty has been written and discussed about Kids’ Town, the community playground constructed over five days by volunteer labor. The result speaks for itself — it’s something we all can be proud of and something that will be enjoyed by children from throughout this area for many years to come. For those of us who…
Frank Fetner remembers Elmer Lee Belcher who died 60 years ago — a man he never met – as a true American hero. Fetner was working on his family’s gravesite and began noticing the nearby monument where no one left flowers. The simple monument featured an airplane engraved into its surface and told the story…
In the forty-odd years that I have been teaching I have witnessed and endured all sorts of educational innovations. I lived through the curriculum reforms that replaced history with something called social studies. I watched the New Math get old. I saw students and teachers grapple with phonics and phonetics. I stood aside as deconstruction…
“We are saddened about the recent school shootings across the country,” Roanoke City Schools Superintendent Chuck Marcum told the school board in last week’s meeting, but they have spurred a review of school security. He said he has met with the principals, Donna Hodges, coordinator of Special Education/ Student Services, and Dr. David Crouse, coordinator…
MONTGOMERY – I am sure some of you remember a hit television show of a few decades ago called “Mission Impossible.” That title perfectly describes my mission as I sit down at my word processor to write this column. I am writing this piece several days before the election; many of you will be reading…