(WEDOWEE) Services for infant Tristan Jacob Harmon, age 2 months, of Wedowee will be Monday, Oct. 23, 2006, at 2 p.m. at Jordan’s Chapel Congregational Methodist Church, with the Rev. Brian Moore officiating. Pallbearers will be Jimmy Harmon and Chris Whidby. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery.He died Friday, Oct. 20, at his home.The…
(LANETT) Graveside services for James Ralph Cooper, 85, of Lanett were Saturday, Oct. 21, 2006, at 2 p.m. in Cedarwood Cemetery, Roanoke. Mr. Cooper died Friday, Oct. 20, at Beverly Health Care. Survivors include one sister, Rudine C. Wilson of Auburn. Mr. Cooper was born Feb. 2, 1921, son of Guy Olin and Precious Hill…
(MIDLAND, Ga.) Wendell J. Edmondson, 72, of Midland, Ga., died Friday, Oct. 20, 2006, at St. Francis Hospital, Columbus, Ga., after an extended illness. Services were at the Chapel of Striffler-Hamby Mortuary, Columbus, on Monday, Oct. 23, at 2 p.m. with Minister Ricky Martin officiating. Interment was in Parkhill Cemetery, Columbus. Mr. Edmondson was born…
(ROANOKE) Services for Sarah Rebecca Staples, 91, of Roanoke will be Monday, Oct. 23, 2006, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Tim Craft officiating. Burial will follow at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. Miss Staples died Saturday, Oct. 21, at Roanoke Health Care. Survivors include two sisters, Lucy Wood and Mary…
The Handley High School drama class and chorus will perform a musical comedy, murder-mystery, dinner theatre entitled I Buried an Idol on Oct. 23 and 24. It is a spoof on the popular show “American Idol.” During the first act, there will be several solo performances including: “Hit Me with Your Best Shot,” “Conga” and…
The Woodland Lady Bobcats ended their regular season play with another victory over Munford. The team combined for 25 kills, 19 digs and 38 ace serves. Courtney Strain had 17 ace serves and 6 kills. Morgan Edwards had 8 kills and 2 blocks. Katlin Edmonson and Ariel Baldwin each added 5 ace serves. Woodland will…
LINEVILLE – Woodland stemmed an early Lineville surge, but was unable to fully recover as the Bobcats dropped a crucial 14-7 decision to the Aggies on Friday night. Lineville scored twice in the first six and a half minutes of the game to build a quick 14-0 lead, then held off Woodland’s second half resurgence…
11:30 a.m. The Randolph County chapter of the American Association of Retired Persons meets at The Galley Restaurant in Roanoke for a Dutch treat lunch. 7 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous meets at Woodland Volunteer Fire Department. THURSDAY, October 19 8:30 am. Randolph County Commissoin will have an agenda workshop meeting at Randolph County Courthouse Annex. noon…
FOLSOM – Folsom Head Start/Pre-K Center has earned accreditation from the National Association for the Education of Young Children – the nation’s leading organization of early childhood professionals. “We’re proud to be accredited by NAEYC and recognized for our commitment to reaching the highest professional standards,” said Charlene White, center manager for the CAA TCRCC…
“Now it’s in the commission’s lap,” said Bob Yates after the Randolph County Health Care Authority voted to sell Randolph Medical Center and assorted office buildings contingent upon an opinion from the attorney general’s office. It was agreed the Randolph County Commission would request an attorney general’s opinion on the legality of the Roanoke Health…
One woman was injured in a two-vehicle accident on Monday evening. According to the report, the accident occurred at the intersection of U.S. 431 and Old LaFayette Highway near dusk in the rain. Robert Carl Jones, 77, of Graham was traveling north on U.S. 431 in his 1980 Dodge truck. Windell John Nolan, 44, of…
Joshua Lynn Brown, 28, of 83 Robin Lane, Wedowee, was arrested on Oct. 16 and charged with promoting prison contraband. Bobbie Lynn Brown, 24, of Franklin, Ga., was arrested on Oct. 16 and charged with promoting prison contraband and writing a bad check. Charles Anthony Jones, 37, of 1665 Oak Grove Rd., Lineville, was arrested…
Soldiers of the 1st Battalion 117th Field Artillery Forward Three Battery of Andalusia recently completed training at Camp Shelby, Miss., and will deploy this week in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. During the eight-week training, the 152 soldiers went through intense training on convoy security operations, weapons qualifications, entry control point operations, base security, military…
PROBATE COURT ESTATE OF LUTHER DWIGHT BAKER, SR. Letters Testamentary of said deceased having been granted to the undersigned on the 10th day of Oct., 2006, by the Honorable George Diamond, Judge of Probate Court of Randolph County, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate are hereby required to present…
SteelFab celebrated its 10th anniversary Saturday with an open house including food, face painting, a clown, music by The Wild Knights, the Little Toot Train and a thoroughfare of inflated slides, a bungee jump and animals like a gigantic purple dinosaur. Russell Barngrover, plant manager at the leading structural steel fabricator for the construction industry,…
Ole Miss and Vanderbilt have won five football games between them this season. Vanderbilt almost beat Arkansas and did beat Georgia. Ole Miss came close against Georgia. So at times even the worst teams in the Southeastern Conference play good games against good teams. And sometimes, good teams play bad games against bad teams. It…
VERBENA – The Wadley Bulldogs won their second straight game after a 2-game losing streak and simultaneously thrust themselves right back into the top two of their region with a pivotal 26-20 win over Verbena Friday night. The Bulldog defense struggled to hold Verbena in check, but they came up with four turnovers that proved…
WEDOWEE – Randolph County Board of Education accepted a revised bid for the construction of a new gym at Wadley High School during its Oct. 9 meeting. After hearing a presentation from a representative of McKee & Associates, the architects designing the new gym at Wadley, the board approved the revised bid of $2,018,090 for…
With just two weeks remaining on the region schedule, the playoff picture for each region is starting to come into focus. Three of the four county teams seemed destined for the postseason, with at least two having a very real possibility of playing at home in the first round. Here are the likely playoff scenarios…
I read a piece by New York Times columnist David Brooks in which he cited statistics showing that folks with college degrees earn more, smoke less, exercise more, give blood, vote, and volunteer more than the degreeless. From which I can only conclude that if we want a nation of affluent, healthy, responsible citizens, we…