In case you missed it, April was Confederate History Month.Now if you haven’t done anything already, it is probably too late. But looking ahead to next year, this would be a good time to begin thinking about an appropriate way to remember what the Confederacy was all about.Re-enact a battle?Visit an historical site? Janney Furnace…
Arrests Stephen Martin Johnson, 49, of 6789 County Rd. 87, Roanoke, was arrested on May 1 on County Road 79 and charged with DUI. Terry Derryl Zackery, 21, of Lineville was arrested on May 1 on Seymour Drive and charged with giving a false name to a law enforcement officer. Jimmy Sherail Caldwell, 21, of…
Arrests James “Wayne” Higgins, 39, of 1298 County Rd. 16, Roanoke, was arrested on May 1 and charged with failure to appear in court for child support. Chad Sloan Carden, 24, of 1345 County Rd. 16, Roanoke, was arrested on April 30 near the intersection of County Roads 65 and 61 and charged wth DUI…
WEDOWEE – Wedowee City Council met Tuesday to address several issues. The first order of business was granting permission to Councilman Jerry Huddleston to negotiate costs with the school in order to remodel the bathrooms at the Randolph County High School football field to accommodate handicapped people. Mayor Tim Coe brought up a recent accident…
Applications for absentee ballots must be filed in the office of the absentee election manager by Thursday, June 1, at 5 p.m. The deadline to apply for medical and business emergencies is no later than the close of business on Monday, June 5. Any qualified voter in Alabama may vote an absentee ballot, provided they…
WEDOWEE – In 1978, Dr. Willie Webb of Opelika broke new ground by beginning a mobile surgical clinic at Wedowee Hospital, and 28 years later, the clinic is thriving under the leadership of Dr. W. Keith Adkins, an Opelika-based surgeon. Each Thursday, Adkins and his two assistants, registered nurse Lisa Yohn and endoscopy technician Leroy…
Roanoke’s ambitious community-built playground project took a huge first step Thursday when the architect incorporated the ideas of Knight-Enloe Elementary School students into the design. “We put in everything they suggested except a bungee jump and a swimming pool,” said John Dean of Ithica, N.Y.-based Leathers and Associates, which specializes in one-of-a-kind playground facilities such…
(ROANOKE) Services for Johh Chief Benefield, 85, of Roanoke will be Wednesday, May 3, 2006, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Roger Jones and the Rev. Hugh Vines officiating. Burial will follow at Cedarwood Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from noon to 2 p.m. on Wednesday.…
(CARROLLTON, Ga.) Cleveland M. Herren, 68, of Old Airport Road, Carrollton, ga., died Friday, April 28, 2006. Mr. Herren was born March 24, 1938, in Randolph County to the late Leonia Dye Herren and the late Garfield Herren. He was a U.S. Army veteran, worked for Printed Fabrics for over 50 years, and was a…
(ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla.) Services for George Taylor Kirby, 73, of Altamonte Springs, Fla., formerly of Randolph County, will be Saturday, April 29, 2006, at 10 a.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Gary Henderson officiating. Burial will follow at White’s Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from…
(ANNISTON) Services for Lula Mae Raven, 79, of Anniston will be 11 a.m. Friday, April 28, 2006, at Anniston Funeral Services with the Rev. Edward Scott officiating. Burial will be in Eden Hills Cemetery. The body will lie in state at the chapel until time of service. Ms. Raven died Wednesday, April 26, at Beckwood…
WEDOWEE – Randolph County Commission saw a presentation by PH&J Architects of Montgomery during the group’s workshop meeting on Thursday of last week. Renis Jones Jr. of PH&J said he had previously met with the sheriff and jail study committee and said his firm is considered to be “jail experts” in the state. Renis Jones…
Not long ago I got on a bus with my son, 30 or so of his 6th grade friends and half that many parents and teachers and headed for our nation’s capital. Fifteen hours away. As it turned out the bus ride wasn’t that bad. Snacks and “approved videos,” computer games, magazines, books and each…
Pomona’s Parent Project was created in California in 1987 to train parents to help prevent and intervene in their adolescent’s destructive behaviors. The project was intended to reduce gang violence, drug use, the rate of high school drop-outs and family conflicts by helping the parents of youth who were likely to become involved in such…
WEDOWEE – Randolph County’s 911 board, state legislators, commissioners, sheriff, EMA director and several firefighters met on Thursday afternoon of last week to look into funding options for Randolph County 911 program. Randolph County’s 911 board chairman Ronald Cameron began the meeting by asking state Sen. Gerald Dial of Lineville and state Rep. Richard Laird…
Some children are hurting and angry, and Angie Johnson believes her programs at Handley Middle School are helping them, but those programs are in peril due to proposed federal funding cuts. Johnson, counselor at HMS, was quoted in Education Week about the virtual elimination of the Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities grant program.…
There’s been a not-so-subtle discrepancy in the tone of the individual pre-draft coverage of quarterback prospects Matt Leinart and Vince Young leading up to this weekend’s NFL draft. This discrepancy, at the very least, is unnecessary and at the most is somewhat disturbing. Because while Leinart is being portrayed as the can’t-miss Hollywood golden boy…
WOODLAND – The Woodland Bobcats’ baseball season ended with a bang Thursday evening – literally. Woodland earned a 7-5 win over Handley in a game that was called because of nearby lightning and the loud thunder that accompanied it. Woodland’s Richie Smith ripped a one-out single in the bottom of the fifth inning just as…
Arrests Anthony Dewayne Staples, 23, of Magnolia Lane, Roanoke, was arrested on April 24 in the parking lot of Bob and Myra’s and charged with DUI. Roger Lamar Dozier, 36, of 438 Chestnut St., Lot 8, Roanoke, was arrested on April 24 at Wendy’s Restaurant and charged with theft of property. Undrell Lamar Burkes, 35,…
The Rock Mills School Rockets Archery team competed in the 2006 State Archery Championship on April 18 at the Birmingham Jefferson Convention Center. The competition was part of the physical education curriculum entitled &#8220Archery: On Target for Life.” After the program was developed in Kentucky in 2002, Alabama developed a similar program in 2003. &#8220Archery…