(HOGANSVILLE, Ga.) Velma Irene Prescott Brown, 81, of Hogansville, Ga., died Saturday, Aug. 26, 2006, at her home.Mrs. Brown was born Dec. 7, 1924, in Roanoke, daughter of the late George Washington Prescott and Carrie Lovvorn Prescott. She had been an area resident since 1950 and was retired from International Play-Tex. Mrs. Brown was a…

(ATLANTA) Thomas Melvin Houston, 89, of Atlanta died Monday, Aug. 28, 2006, at his home. Services will be Thursday, Aug. 31, at noon at Mount Bethel United Methodist Church, Roanoke, with the Rev. Shannon Allison and the Rev. Robert L. Heflin officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include two sons, Stanley Warren…

(ROANOKE) Services for Daisy Mae McCarter, 79, of Roanoke will be Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2006, at 3 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Harold Bonner officiating. Burial will follow at Pleasant Grove Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 to 8 p.m. on Monday. Mrs. McCarter will receive…

(ELKHART, Ind.) Services for Curtis Herschel Dalrymple, 77, of Elkhart, Ind., formerly of Woodland, will be Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2006, at 10 a.m. at Prospect Congregational Methodist Church, with the Rev. Ridley Parmer officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. Mr. Dalrymple died Friday, Aug. 25, at his home. The family will receive friends…

(OWINGS MILLS, Md.) Sgt. 1st Class Dwayne Houston of Owings Mills, Md., died Monday, Aug. 21, 2006, at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. Sgt. 1st Class Houston, born Aug. 30, 1963, in Troup County, Ga., was the son and eighth child of Mrs. Mary Alice Houston of LaGrange, Ga., and the late Mr. Seyphous…

(MOODY) Bobby Joe Jackson, 51, of Moody died Monday, Aug. 21, 2006. Graveside services were Thursday, Aug. 24, at 10 a.m. at Jefferson Memorial Gardens, Trussville. Survivors include a brother, Alan Jackson of Calhoun, Ga.; and several relatives, including aunts, uncles, cousins and friends in Randolph County. Kilgore Funeral Home, Leeds.

(RANBURNE) Mrs. Vastie “Ty” Haynes Gibbs of Ranburne died Monday, Aug. 21, 2006, at her residence. She was 82. Mrs. Gibbs was born on Aug. 24, 1924, in Cleburne County to the late Moses and Elsie Hanson Haynes. She was a homemaker and member of Ranburne Baptist Church, where she taught Sunday school for many…

(HEFLIN) Michael Leonard McVey, 30, of Heflin, formerly of Bremen, Ga., died Monday, Aug. 14, 2006. He was born Dec. 9, 1975, in Cobb County, Ga. He was the son of the late Elby Leonard McVey and Irene LaVon Marek McVey. Mr. McVey was of the Christian faith. He worked as a heavy equipment operator…

(VILLA RICA, Ga.) Bessie Emae Williamson Parrett, 83, of Villa Rica, Ga., died Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2006 at her residence. She was born Sept. 13, 1922, in Randolph County, the daughter of the late Andrew Williamson and Pearl Craft Williamson. She was of the Baptist faith and was a homemaker. She is survived by her…

(ROANOKE) Jesse J. “Smokie” Trammell, 76, of 1725 U.S. Highway 431, Roanoke, died Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2006, at Randolph Medical Center, Roanoke. Services will be Aug. 26, at 1 p.m. at Mount Pleasant United Methodist, Five Points, with the Revs. Tommie Finley and Calvin Trammell officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include…

(LAGRANGE, Ga.) Katie Bell Andrews, 87, of LaGrange, Ga., died Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2006, at her home. Services will be Saturday, Aug. 26, at 2 p.m. EDT at LaGrange Pentecostal Holiness Church with the Revs. Leonard Hodge and Joe Strickland officiating. Burial will follow at Highway Congregational Methodist Church Cemetery in Randolph County. Mrs. Andrews…

(WOODLAND) Services for Martha Burson Wilson, 77, of Woodland will be Saturday, Aug. 26, 2006, at 1 p.m. at Prospect Congregational Methodist Church, with the Revs. Ridley Parmer, Donald Spradlin and Cloyse Johnson officiating. Mrs. Wilson will lie in state one hour before the service at the church. Burial will follow in Gray Hill Church…

Arrests Babette Botsford Hester, 43, and Don Keith Hester, 42, of 7692 County Rd. 87, Roanoke, were arrested on Aug. 20 and charged with harassment. Christopher George Green, 24, of Lanett was arrested on Aug. 19 on Airport Road and charged with DUI. Gertrude Laverne Foster, 46, of 706 Chestnut St., Roanoke, was arrested on…

MONTGOMERY — Lt. Gov. Lucy Baxley, the Democratic nominee for governor in the November general election, unveiled an ambitious platform last week in a whirlwind tour of the state. The highlights: To raise the minimum wage in Alabama to $6.15 an hour and bring to an end annual property tax appraisals in the state. Baxley…

Randolph County Sheriff’s Department raided two residences early Monday morning, arresting seven individuals on methamphetamine charges. According to Chris May, investigator with the sheriff’s office, the search warrants were executed at approximately 4:35 a.m. at homes on County Road 61, just north of Roanoke city limits, near the Williams Transco pumping station. Larry Joe Ward,…

The Fine Arts Department of Southern Union State Community College is pleased to offer many new courses on the Wadley campus this fall. The college will offer Art Workshop: Drawing to Multi-Media on Tuesday nights from 6-8 p.m. Taught by local artist Tammy Swicord, the class will feature instruction of a variety of art styles…

Carol Ray attended last week’s council meeting to voice opposition to the proposed building ordinance that was defeated but surprised council members when she placed a crack pipe in front of them. She said she found the converted antenna pipe when cleaning up the roads around her property. “It’s disgusting to find a crack pipe…

Shaking a baby to make it quit crying will shut it up. It may also make it blind, never walk or talk and in some cases leave it in a vegetative state, according to Tim Birt, executive director of the Tri-County Children’s Advocacy Center. At the last Roanoke City Council meeting he requested $1,500 to…

Season tickets for the upcoming Woodland varsity football season are now available for $50 each. Tickets will be sold on a first come, first serve basis. For more information please call the Woodland school office at 256-449-2315. RCHS football season tickets A few reserved season tickets remain for the upcoming RCHS football season at a…

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