WEDOWEE – Signs lined U.S. 431 in Wedowee last week welcoming Gov. Bob Riley to a public appearance on Friday afternoon at Wedowee Citgo.Prior to Riley’s appearance, constituents enjoyed music by Shotgun and the Gentrys and Ryan Robertson and Roger Hammett. Many sat under the tent to enjoy their barbecue plates.In his introduction of the…
Mayor Spec Bonner told the Roanoke City Council at Monday’s meeting that he is discussing a possible $1 million Federal Emergency Management Agency grant to make the National Guard Armory a shelter in a storm. He also discussed a sales tax holiday that the council will vote on at the next meeting. He met with…
(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…
7 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous meets at Woodland Volunteer Fire Department. THURSDAY, April 27 noon Roanoke Rotary Club meets at The Galley Restaurant. 9 a.m. Sheri Rollins, field representative with Congressman Mike Rogers’ office, will be at Roanoke City Hall until 11 a.m. to meet with constituents. Citizens may make an appointment by calling (256) 235-5655.…
With much fanfare, Gov. Bob Riley went to a Target store in Montgomery to sign a bill creating a sales tax holiday for Alabama. The governor’s office predicts it will save consumers $3.3 million annually, help the economy, create jobs, etc. It was strongly supported by the Alabama Retail Association. Whether it actually will do…
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…
(ROANOKE) Services for Felix Lorenzo Cofield, 89, of Roanoke will be Tuesday, April 25, 2006, at 11 a.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. John Mann and the Rev. Steve Dean officiating. Burial will follow at Cedarwood Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 9:30 to 11 a.m. on Tuesday.…
Severe thunderstorms, possible hail, was forecast for Wednesday afternoon but no one really expected the amount and size of hail that fell, covering many lawns in a snow-like effect. It came in waves with light hail followed by increasingly larger hail, mixed in with rain, and then it would stop, and then start again. Randolph…
(VALLEY) Sadie Potts, 85, of Valley died Wednesday, April 19, 2006, at West Georgia Medical Center in LaGrange. Graveside services will be Friday, April 21, at 3 p.m. at Resthaven Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Steve York officiating. Mrs. Potts is survived by three sons, Sherman Potts and Wyatt Potts Jr. of the Lake Harding…
(VALLEY) James Marvin Bailey, 79, of Valley died Thursday, April 20, 2006, at his residence. Funeral services will be Sunday, April 23, at 2 p.m. at Johnson Brown-Service Funeral Home Chapel in Valley with the Revs. Stanley Duke and Kenneth Overby officiating. Burial will follow at Fairfax Cemetery. Mr. Bailey is survived by his wife,…
(MILLTOWN) Graveside services for Norma Elliott, 67, of Milltown will be Friday, April 21, 2006, at 2 p.m. at Penton Church of God Cemetery with the Rev. Steve Hendrix officiating. The family will receive friends at Jeff Jones Funeral Home on Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. Mrs. Elliott died Wednesday, April 19, at her…
IN RE: BARBARA HARDWICK, DECEASED NOTICE OF DAY SET FOR HEARING OF PROBATE WILL TO: Julie Case & Kim Case, whose whereabouts are unknown Notice that on the 11th day of April, 2006, a certain writing purporting to be the Last Will and Testament of Barbara Hardwick, deceased, was filed in my office for probate…
(HOBSON CITY) Funeral services for Orrige Ball Jr., 82, of Rock Quarry, Hobson City, will be 1 p.m. Thursday, April 20, 2006, at Rocky Mount Baptist Church in Oxford with the Rev. Stevie Houston officiating. Burial will be in Jennifer Cemetery in Munford. The body will be at the church one hour prior to the…
A new satellite receiver has Frances Williamson super excited. It is not a home dish but a dish at Randolph Medical Center that will greatly increase its communication and education abilities. Ron Cameron, plant operations manager, who is over bio-terrorism issues, applied for a grant funded by the State Department of Health and U.S. Homeland…
A young woman was killed and her boyfriend arrested following a shooting in Roanoke on Friday night. According to Roanoke Police Chief Adam Melton, the incident happened at approximately 9:30 in the driveway of a residence at 543 Seymour Drive. Witnesses there said Cecil Gunn, 48, of 485 Lucky St. and his girlfriend, Tammy Sue…