(ROANOKE) Services for John W. Bridwell, 65, of Roanoke will be Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2006, at 11 a.m. at Fredericks Funeral Home Chapel, Opelika, with the Rev. Ron Smith officiating. Burial will follow in Garden Hills Cemetery.Visitation for Mr. Bridwell will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.Mr. Bridwell was born…
(WOODLAND) Services for Glenn Cooper, 80, of Woodland will be Monday, Nov. 6, 2006, at 2 p.m. at Bear Creek United Methodist Church, with the Revs. Cloyse Johnson, Warren Wilder and Gary Henderson officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mr. Cooper died Saturday, Nov. 4, at his residence. The family will receive friends…
(WEST POINT, Ga.) Ifrona Sheppard, 84, of West Point, Ga., died Sunday, Nov. 5, 2006, at George H. Lanier Memorial Hospital in Valley. Funeral services are planned for Tuesday, Nov. 7, at 2 p.m. EST at Three Pines Baptist Church in Huguley with the Rev. Bill Heath officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Cemetery in…
As dedicated volunteers continue to show up to work on the Kids’ Town playground it is beginning to look a lot like a playground. Thursday everywhere you looked there were groups of people or individuals working on individual projects that will make the whole once assembled. As people arrived at the registration tent they were…
(ROANOKE) Services for Zera Bell, 82, of Roanoke will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4, 2006, at Sweet Home Pillar of Truth Christian Church, Roanoke, with minister Corey Bell (pastor), minister Mark Phillips and Bishop C.L. Wilkes officiating. Burial will follow at Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Bell died Wednesday, Nov. 1, at East…
(LINEVILLE) Services for Elna Jenkins Dorris, 84, of Ashland were Saturday, Oct. 28, 2006, at 2 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Home Chapel in Lineville with the Rev. Terry George officiating. Burial followed at Lineville City Cemetery. Mrs. Dorris died Thursday, Oct. 26, at Clay County Nursing Home. She was born in Rainsville, but had lived…
(VALLEY) Dr. Marvin E. Norred Jr., 86, of Valley died Friday, Nov. 3, 2006, at Beverly Health Care in Lanett. Services will be Saturday, Nov. 4, at 11 a.m. EST at Langdale United Methodist Church with the Revs. Roger Thompson and Bill Williams officiating. Burial will follow in Langdale Cemetery. Dr. Norred is survived by…
(ROANOKE) Services for Willie Benny Foster, 67, of Roanoke will be Saturday, Nov. 4, 2006, at Wehadkee Missionary Baptist Church, Roanoke with the Rev. Elijah Jackson (pastor), Rev. Bruce Williams, Rev. John Evans and Rev. Charlie Garrett officiating. Burial will be in the adjoining cemetery. Mr. Foster died Friday, Oct. 27, at Randolph Medical Center,…
Penny L. Pool Work was going on in Roanoke Wednesday but it hard to see how since the hardest working people in the county were busy building a playground. Kids’ Town got off to a terrific start with people sanding, cutting, nailing, carrying boards that had never done it before. The sun poured through the…
(ROANOKE) Cora M. Oliver, 93, of Roanoke died Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2006, at Randolph Medical Center, Roanoke. Services will be held Saturday, Nov. 4, at noon at Canaan Baptist Church in the Welch community with the Rev. R.L. Heflin officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Mrs. Oliver will lie in state one hour…
Arrests Sara Lee Sims, 30, of 1310 County Rd. 242, Roanoke, was arrested on Oct. 31 and charged with simple assault (domestic violence). William Harvey Bridges, 23, of 5639 County Rd. 65, Roanoke, was arrested on Oct. 30 and charged with third-degree assault. A 15-year-old juvenile of Roanoke was arrested on Oct. 30 and charged…
County teams all on road for regular season finale Wadley (7-2) at Valley Head (6-3) Valley Head looked like a much more daunting opponent on the schedule when the season began and they certainly will be no pushover, but they haven’t been the contender that some thought they would be, as they finished third in…
And then there were eight. The Woodland Lady Bobcats are one of eight teams left in class 2A volleyball. Woodland advanced to the state tournament by winning a five-game set against Leroy last Thursday after a 5-hour bus ride that began in Woodland at 6 a.m. Things did not start out well for the visiting…
MORRISON CROSSROADS – A local man was arrested on Tuesday of last week after firing shots at another man. According to investigator Chris May of Randolph County Sheriff’s Office, James Odell Henry, 70, of 1485 County Rd. 42, Heflin, was arrested and charged with attempted assault and shooting into an occupied dwelling. May said Henry…
(LAGRANGE, Ga.) Irma Nell Crenshaw Laney, 83, of LaGrange, Ga., died Sunday, Oct. 29, 2006, at West Georgia Medical Center, LaGrange. She was born March 29, 1923, in Woodland, Ala., daughter of the late Matthew and Bela Shellnut Crenshaw and was a member of the Church of Christ. Survivors include a daughter, Elaine Bradley; a…
ROANOKE – Handley responded to last week’s win over Holtville by taking an 8-7 lead over region champion Cleburne County late into the second quarter Friday night. But Cleburne County responded with 20 unanswered points as the Tigers fell to 1-8 on the season with a 27-8 loss. Handley’s Tigers looked sharp at the outset.…
(CLARKESVILLE, Ga.) Todd Wilbanks, 34, of Clarkesville, Ga., died Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2006, at Emory University Hospital following a brief illness. Born in Habersham County, Ga., on Aug. 22, 1972, he was employed with Stephens Trucking. He attended Clarkesville Church of God. Survivors include his father, Bobby Ray Wilbanks, Mount Airy; mother and stepfather, Brenda…
MONTGOMERY — I have covered or been involved in more major state elections than most folks — 15 in all — and I don’t recall one quite like the one that will be settled next Tuesday. We have a governor’s race where all the polls show that Republican Bob Riley will win by a landslide…
Bessie McCain recently celebrated her 100th birthday at home with family and friends from her church and community. Mrs. McCain was born Oct. 20, 1906, to W.O. and Hattie Boyd Norred, who were farmers. As a child, Bessie attended a one-room schoolhouse called Stump Hill. Of course, there was no electricity in her early years,…
RANDOLPH COUNTY PROBATE COURT NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JEAN SMITH, DECEASED Letters Testamentary on the estate of Jean Smith, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on the 26th day of Oct., 2006, by the Judge of Probate of said County, notice is hereby given that all persons…