ArrestsNicky Dwayne “Bull” Jeter, 43, of 308 Chestnut St., Roanoke, was arrested on June 24 and charged with public drunkenness.Lorenza Jermaine Linson, 33, of 43 Shady Branch Dr., Roanoke, was arrested on June 24 and charged with domestic violence.P’Andrea Chinese Whatley, 18, of 161 Cook Rd., Roanoke, was arrested on June 23 and charged with…
The annual band party and fireworks will be held Monday, July 3, beginning at 6 p.m. at Wedowee Citgo. Open microphone time will be from 6 to 8 p.m. and those who want to sing should sign up. Volunteers may sing two songs. Ryan Robertson and Roger Hammett and their band will begin playing at…
noon The Randolph County Retired Teachers will meet at The Galley Restaurant, Roanoke. 7 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous meets at Woodland Volunteer Fire Department. THURSDAY, June 29 noon Roanoke Rotary Club meets at The Galley Restaurant. 6 p.m. The Randolph County Republican Party will hold its monthly meeting at the Hub Restaurant in Wedowee. The group…
Roanoke City Council held another executive session on a situation involving a person in the police department but said little after the session Monday. Good name and character of a person is the primary reason an executive session can be held outside the hearing of the public and press, but in limited instances legal matters…
“Dissent is the greatest form of patriotism.” -Thomas Jefferson The most precious asset we have as citizens is our freedom. In fact, the Bill of Rights is the only thing that presently stands between us and an oppressive authoritarian government. That is why it is so essential that we voice our concerns and speak truth…
The other day I sat down and pulled all the pins out of my hurricane map. You know the cork-board one that I stick pins in to mark the route storms take. Red pins. Green pins. Orange, yellow, blue pins. White pins. Pink pins. And a couple of colors that don’t appear in nature. Lots…
HAWK – Many Randolph County residents have been busy working in their gardens lately … but not all of them are growing tomatoes. A Hawk couple was arrested last week as part of the annual aerial marijuana eradication program. According to Randolph County Sheriff’s Office investigator Chris May, Judy Lynn Morris, 42, and Ricky Leon…
(MONTGOMERY) Sue Pinckard Adair of Montgomery died Monday, June 19, 2006, at her residence. Services were Wednesday, June 21, at 10:30 a.m. at Leak-Memory Chapel, with the Rev. Jim Dannelly and the Rev. Robin Wilson officiating. Burial followed in Greenwood Cemetery. Survivors include her husband of 55 years, Henry Harold Adair; three daughters, Jane Finkelstein…
(WADLEY) Services for Robert Edward “Bob” Bailey, 83, of Wadley will be Wednesday, June 28, 2006, at 11 a.m. at Wadley Baptist Church, with the Rev. Paul Wilson and the Rev. Tripp Skipper officiating. Burial will follow at Wadley City Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Quattlebaum Funeral Home from 6 to 8 p.m.…
(WEDOWEE) Services for Lillie L. Gann, 88, of Wedowee will be Thursday, June 29, 2006, at 11 a.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Carolyn Hanner officiating. Burial will follow in Beulah Baptist Cemetery in Lithia Springs, Ga. Mrs. Gann died Monday, June 26, at her home. The family will receive friends on Tuesday…
(PENDLETON, S.C.) Harold Jerome Roberts, 73, of Pendleton, S.C., died Friday, June 23, 2006, at his residence. Born July 14, 1932, in Clarksville, Ga., he served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. He was a graduate of Anderson Boys High and attended Anderson College and Bowling Green State University in Ohio. He…
(FRANKLIN, Ga.) Clifford Garfield Smith, 96, of Franklin, Ga., died Thursday, June 22, 2006, at West Georgia Medical Center, LaGrange. Services will be Saturday, June 24, at 2 p.m. EDT at Prospect United Methodist Church in the Texas community of Franklin. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6 to 8 EDT…
(ROANOKE) Services for Mrs. Avis Beck Rice, 83, of Roanoke will be Friday, June 23, 2006, at 11 a.m. at Union Hill Baptist Church with the Rev. Keith Benefield and the Rev. Len Martin officiating, Burial will follow in the adjoining church cemetery. The family will receive friends at Union Hill Baptist Church from 10:30…
Competitors from Roanoke’s Karate for Christ recently returned from Pigeon Forge, Tenn., where they earned a nice collection of hardware at the Karate for Christ International World Tournament on June 10. The Roanoke chapter of the international organization is run by Thad and Heicke Burleigh, who are also the Alabama state representatives for the organization.…
IN RE: THE ESTATE OF DOROTHY E. PARRISH, DEC. Letters Testamentary of said deceased having been granted to The Baptist Foundation of Alabama on the 9th day of June, 2006, by the Honorable George Diamond, Judge of Probate of Randolph County, Alabama, notice is hereby given to all persons having claims against said estate are…
(DELANO, Tenn.) Services for Nannie Dell Pullen Collins, 81, of Delano, Tenn., formerly of Wedowee, will be Thursday, June 22, 2006, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel in Roanoke, with the Rev. David Stephens officiating. Burial will follow in Wedowee City Cemetery. Mrs. Collins died Monday, June 19, in Delano. The family will receive…
RANDOLPH COUNTY PROBATE COURT NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ALICE EDITH DAVIS, DECEASED Letters Testamentary on the estate of Alice Edith Davis, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on the 9th day of June, 2006, by the Judge of Probate of said County, notice is hereby given that…
RANDOLPH COUNTY PROBATE COURT NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DEBORAH L. MITCHELL, DECEASED Letters Testamentary on the estate of Deborah L. Mitchell, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on the 15th day of June, 2006, by the Judge of Probate of said County, notice is hereby given that…
The 32nd Annual Southeastern Baseball Camp will be held at Southern Union State Community College in Wadley in July. Camps are designed to teach players the correct skills and habits that enable them to fully develop their talent. There will be strong emphasis on hitting and throwing, as well as other aspects of the game.…
(COLUMBUS, Ga.) William Clyde Campbell Sr., 71, of Columbus, Ga., died Wednesday, June 7, 2006, in Columbus. Services were at 10 a.m. Friday, June 9, at Warm Springs Road Church of Christ with Caleb Campbell, Joseph Stewart and Thomas Wortham officiating. Mr. Campbell was born Jan. 12, 1935, in Wedowee to the late Thomas E.…