TALLADEGA – The RCHS Tigers entered this season in a rare and unenviable position. For the first time in over three years they were on a losing streak.Having lost the final three games of 2005, the Tigers got themselves moving in the right direction with a 14-0 win over Talladega County Central on Friday.“It gives…
Arrests Robert Lane Parks, 47, of 360 Sunset Dr., Wedowee, was arrested on Aug. 27 on Central Avenue, Roanoke, and charged with DUI, possession of a controlled substance (cocaine), running a stop sign and improper turn (no signal). Oscar A. Reyes, 38, of Oxford was arrested on Aug. 26 on County Road 61 and charged…
Page Enloe loves his corn-burning furnace, which warms his large home on West Point Street and has halved his heating bill. He is cold natured and wants to be warm, he said, but wants to save money. This works. “It will easily pay for itself this year, and from then on it will be gravy,”…
The United Way kickoff luncheon will be Thursday, Sept. 14, at 11:30 a.m. at the Roanoke First United Methodist Church Christian Life Center. The program begins at noon with guest speaker Glenn Estes, past Rotary International president. Everyone is invited to help kick off the 2006-2007 campaign. For reservations, call the Randolph County Chamber of…
WADLEY – This was not the script that the Wadley Bulldogs are used to following. Forced to improvise a heroic ending, the ‘Dogs pulled away from Horseshoe Bend in the last five minutes of the game for a deceptively large winning score of 46-18. The win pushed No. 2 Wadley’s regular-season winning streak to 32…
The race for the playoffs gets off the starting line this week as region play begins. All four county teams will begin with home field advantage. Here’s a look at how the matchups should play out. White Plains at No. 8 RCHS The Tigers’ offense was solid but underwhelming against an improved TCC team. The…
(VALLEY) Novella Burson Cardwell, 94, of Valley died Saturday, Sept. 2, 2006, at Lanier Memorial Nursing Home in Valley. Services will be Tuesday, Sept. 5, at 11 a.m. at Johnson Brown-Service Funeral Home Chapel in Valley with the Rev. Jerome King officiating. Burial will follow at Resthaven Memorial Gardens, Lanett. Mrs. Cardwell is survived by…
(ROANOKE) Arrangements for Overseer George L. Silmon will be Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2006, at noon at Friendship Baptist Church #2 of LaFayette with the Rev. Curtis Spidell officiating. The body will lie in state at the church Tuesday from 10 to noon. Mr. Silmon is survived by his parents, Thelma Silmon, Annie Beard and Samuel…
(FIVE POINTS) Services for Wilburn Drennen Farmer, 69, of Five Points will be Saturday, Sept. 2, 2006, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel, with the Revs. Richard Richie, Carol Royster and Sonny Kent officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 4 to 8…
(RANBURNE) Memorial services for Ricky Joe Kimbrell, 51, of Ranburne will be Saturday, Sept. 2, 2006, at 11 a.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Ridley Parmer officiating. Burial will follow in Bethel East Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 10 to 11 a.m. on Saturday. Mr. Kimbrell died…
(FIVE POINTS) Services for Drennen Wilburn Farmer, 69, of Five Points will be Saturday, Sept. 2, 2006, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel, with the Revs. Richard Richie, Carol Royster and Sonny Kent officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 4 to 8…
(HAMPTON, Ga.) RueDean B. Mason, 73, of Hampton, Ga., died Monday, Aug. 28, 2006. She was born in Newell, Ala., to the late Willie Carl and Gladys McKeen Nelson. Her main purpose was teaching people the word of God. She loved flowers and birds. Many remember her from the Casual Shop in Forest Park. Most…
The Southern Union Cheerleaders brought home two trophies from the recent Universal Cheerleader Association’s college spirit camp held at The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. The only junior college competing in the small co-ed division at the camp, the Southern Union squad was recognized over four-year schools from across the state. Under the direction of…
RANDOLPH COUNTY IN RE: ESTATE OF CHRISTOPHER POET HILL, DECEASED NOTICE OF PETITION FOR FINAL SETTLEMENT Take notice that on the 23rd day of August, 2006, Patricia Hill, Administratrix, filed her Petition for the Final Settlement of the Estate of Christopher Poet Hill, deceased, and that the 15th day of September, 2006, at 11:30 a.m.…
ROCKY BRANCH – An all-terrain vehicle (ATV) accident on Monday evening claimed the life of a Woodland sixth-grader. According to the report from the Jacksonville post of the Alabama State Troopers, the accident happened on County Road 470 north of Rocky Branch at approximately 6:30 p.m. Victoria Margaret “Maggie” Wells Hicks, 11, was pronounced dead…
Arrests Robert Lane Parks, 47, of 360 Sunset Dr., Wedowee, was arrested on Aug. 27 on Central Avenue, Roanoke, and charged with DUI, possession of a controlled substance (cocaine), running a stop sign and improper turn (no signal). Oscar A. Reyes, 38, of Oxford was arrested on Aug. 26 on County Road 61 and charged…
ROANOKE – Woodland’s three-headed backfield monster lived up to its billing and the Bobcat defense shut down the Handley running game as they knocked off the Tigers 28-14 Friday night at Wright Field. As if sending a message, Woodland head coach Larry Strain’s first three offensive plays were a handoff to Justin Heard, a handoff…
When the Alabama Coating Technology, LLC facility opens in Roanoke Industrial Park East next August it will join only two other such facilities in the world using a certain technology. This is according to a news release from ALCOTE announcing it has obtained official project approval from the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs…
LINEVILLE — Two of the state’s elite teams squared off in a preseason matchup that was largely forgettable for the Wadley Bulldogs, ranked No. 3 in class 1A heading into the season. The Bulldogs coughed up two turnovers against the No. 2-ranked team in class 2A as Lineville came away with a 14-8 win in…
Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage dated May 5, 2003, executed by AMANDA G. BERNA and BRANDON KYLE BERNA, to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. (“MERS”) Solely as nominee for PERIMETER MORTGAGE FUNDING CORPORATION, which mortgage was recorded on May 20, 2003, in Book 445, Page…