WADLEY – After missing a golden opportunity to clinch the ACCC Central early in the week, the Southern Union Bison didn’t let the second opportunity slide by.Essentially trailing Shelton St. by one game heading into the final week of the regular season, SU took three out of five from Jefferson St. while Shelton lost three…
Brian and John Sammons believe downtown Roanoke has tremendous potential, and they believe it so strongly they are investing their money. A block of Knight Avenue was closed last week as their company, Brilyn Construction, ripped out plaster and rotten parts of the stairway in the old City Bank and Trust Company building. The brother…
Animal lovers are hard at work preparing for the May 20 fundraiser at Chris Mitchum’s warehouse on Main Street. He donates space for the shelter fundraiser each year in hopes the shelter near Wedowee will open sometime in the future. Before it can open the group must have a year’s operating expenses in the bank,…
The 31st annual Randolph County Learning Center Bike Hike will begin Saturday, May 13, at 8 a.m. at Roanoke Sports Complex on West Point Street. Registration begins at 7 a.m. Walkers may walk at the track and pick their own time and their own distance. Bike Hike Run involves individuals securing pledges for miles walked,…
WADLEY – Susan Salatto has been named president of Southern Union State Community College. The Alabama Board of Education unanimously approved Salatto as president of SUSCC in a meeting on Thursday, April 27, after an intensive search process that drew 40 applicants from across the country. Roy Johnson, chancellor of Alabama’s two-year college system, recommended…
In the dark, lit by candles, soft music playing under the buzz of sometimes-raucous conversation, the smell of specialty coffees wafting through the air took Handley High students to an earlier time. Dressed for a special occasion, one by one they took the microphone, sat on the stool and in the flickering light shared a…
MONTGOMERY — I have been asked what I think is a valid question: When will the battle of TV commercials begin between the various and sundry candidates for state office in the upcoming primaries, which are now less than a month away? Understand, I don’t monitor TV on a 24-7 basis, but thus far the…
The capital murder trial of Tommy Alan Cook, 27, of Ranburne has been set for the week of May 30, according to Assistant District Attorney Amy Newsome. Cook, 27, of Ranburne is charged with capital murder and arson in the deaths of three people and a subsequent fire to cover up their murders. The bodies…
Football fans looking for a pre-summer fix of gridiron action will have plenty of options in the county this week. All four county high schools will participate in spring football jamborees this week. Woodland is hosting a 4-team jamboree beginning Thursday while Handley will host its game on Friday night. Things will get started in…
Alabamians are, or at least claim to be, pro-life. Based on Christian principles, many Alabamians believe abortion should be illegal. So the bills banning almost all abortions recently introduced by Sen. Hank Erwin (R-Montevallo) and Rep. Nick Williams (R-McIntosh) because &#8220the majority of people in this state are pro-life…” came as no surprise. The latest…
Fairly or not, Lt. Gov. Lucy Baxley has been criticized for not taking a stand on issues facing the state during her run for governor. So when she did come out with a stand on an issue it was merely to join in with what two other major candidates are saying. Baxley last week joined…
7 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous meets at Woodland Volunteer Fire Department. THURSDAY, May 11 noon Roanoke Rotary Club meets at The Galley Restaurant. 2 p.m. Sheri Rollins, field representative with Congressman Mike Rogers’ office, will be at Wedowee Town Hall until 4 p.m. to meet with constituents. Citizens may make an appointment by calling (256) 236-5655.…
Unless there is a last-minute extension, next Monday is the deadline for signing up for the new prescription drug benefit under Medicare. Many senior citizens have taken advantage of the opportunity and some are seeing significant savings. Others, due mainly to the complexity of the poorly designed program, still have not signed up. The problem…
(ROANOKE) Louise G. Staples, 79, of 1311 Satterwhite Street, Roanoke, died Saturday, May 6, 2006, at Randolph Medical Center, Roanoke. Services will be Tuesday, May 9, at 11 a.m. at Peace and Goodwill Baptist Church, Roanoke, with the Rev. Lonnie B. Houston officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include two sons, Wyatt…
(WADLEY) Garon “Pate” Hunter, 84, of Wadley died Friday, May 5, 2006, at Clay County Nursing Home, Lineville. Services will be Wednesday, May 10, at 1 p.m. at County Line Baptist Church, Wadley, with the Rev. Tim Heard and the Rev. William Trammell officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include his mother,…
(ROANOKE) Services for Danny Wayne Cunningham Heard, 30, of Roanoke will be Monday, May 8, 2006, at 4 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Keith Benefield and the Rev. Earl Rollins officiating. Burial will follow at Old Springfield Cemetery. Mr. Heard died Friday, May 5. Survivors include one son, Logan Chase Heard of…
(VALLEY) Earl Stilwell, 86, of Valley died Friday, May 5, 2006, at Traylor Nursing Home in Roanoke. Mr. Stilwell was born in Five Points on Oct. 26, 1919. He was a self-employed carpenter and served in the U.S. Army as a paratrooper. He was a member of Shawmut Methodist Church. Mr. Stilwell is survived by…
(WEDOWEE) Services for Jessie Bean Gabriel, 88, of Wedowee will be Tuesday, May 9, 2006, at 2 p.m. at Bethel West Baptist Church, with the Rev. David Holcombe and the Rev. Phillip Waits officiating. Mrs. Gabriel will lie in state one hour before the service at the church. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery.…
(FIVE POINTS) Joe Lewis Zachary, 58, of Five Points died Thursday, May 4, 2006, at George H. Lanier Memorial Hospital, Valley. Services will be Wednesday, May 10, at 1 p.m. at Sweet Home Baptist Church, Five Points, with the Rev. L.B. Houston, officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. The remains will lie in…
(WOODLAND) Funeral services for William Earnest Patterson, 86, of Woodland will be Sunday, May 7, 2006, at 2 p.m. at Bethel East Baptist Church with the Rev. Norris Lane and the Rev. Tony Morris officiating. Mr. Patterson will lie in state one-half hour before the service at the church. Burial will follow at the adjoining…