(WEDOWEE) Services for Jonathan Coty Brown, 18, of Wedowee will be Wednesday, April 5, 2006, at 3 p.m. at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, with the Rev. Wayne Pike officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery.Mr. Brown died Monday, April 3, at his home.The family will receive friends on Tuesday from 4 until 8 p.m.…

(HEFLIN) Services for Allen Todd Short, 17, of Heflin were Sunday, April 2, 2006, at 2 p.m. at Oak Grove Church of Christ, with Bro. Allen Daniel and Bro. Ricky Murphy officiating. Burial was in the adjoining cemetery. Mr. Short died Thursday, March 30, in Heflin. Survivors include his mother, Terri Spradlin Short of Heflin;…

(ROANOKE) Services for Carrie Lee Vaughn Rice, 57, of Roanoke will be Tuesday, April 4, 2006, at 2 p.m. at Union Hill Baptist Church, with the Rev. Len Martin officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. The family will receive friends at Union Hill Baptist Church from 10:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Monday…

(RIVERDALE, Ga.) Dereck Lewis Copeland, 31, of Riverdale, Ga., died Saturday, March 25, 2006. Funeral services were Friday, March 31, at 1 p.m. at Rehope Baptist Church in LaFayette with the Rev. H.L. Jones officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Zion Cemetery in Fredonia. Mr. Copeland is survived by his wife, Takelin Copeland of Atlanta;…

(ATLANTA) Services for Willie R. Billingsley, formerly of Newell, were Tuesday, March 28, 2006, at 1 p.m. CST at Mt. Gilead Baptist Church, Newell, with the Rev. David Staples officiating and the Rev. W.H. Trammell, the Rev. Edward Bolton, the Rev. Arthur Welch Jr., the Rev. T.L. Ackles, the Rev. R.L. Heflin, the Rev. C.R.…

(LEXINGTON, Ky.) Elsie Moses Harlin, wife of Thomas Frederick Harlin, died Friday, March 31, 2006. Mrs. Harlin was born in Roanoke, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. W.B. Moses. She attended Transylvania University in Lexington, Ky., and later earned degrees from Auburn University. Doctoral studies were done at the University of Kentucky, where she…

(DACULA, Ga.) Mildred “Mickey” Heptinstall, 84, of Dacula, Ga., formerly of Lanett, died Friday, March 31, 2006, in Lawrenceville, Ga. Graveside services will be Monday, April 3, at 2 p.m. at Hillcrest Cemetery in Lanett. Mrs. Heptinstall is survived by her daughter, Kathryn Edwards of Dacula; her son, David Heptinstall of Sylacauga; one brother, John…

(VALLEY) Herbert F. Windsor, 73, of Valley died Saturday, March 25, 2006, at Beverly Health Care in Lanett. Funeral services were Tuesday, March 28, at 2 p.m. at Johnson Brown-Service Funeral Home Chapel in Valley with the Rev. Bill Williams officiating. Burial followed at Hillcrest Cemetery in Lanett. Mr. Windsor is survived by four daughters,…

(VALLEY) Flossie Kent Stone, 86, of Valley died Monday, March 27, 2006, at her residence. Funeral services will be Wednesday, March 29, at 3 p.m. at West Side Baptist Church in Lanett with the Revs. Bob Lee and Jerome Hicks officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Mrs. Stone is survived by two brothers, Andrew…

(VALLEY) Harvey Robert Brown, 101, of Valley died Sunday, April 2, 2006, at Lanier Memorial Nursing Home in Valley. Services will be Tuesday, April 4, at 2 p.m. at Johnson Brown-Service Funeral Home in Valley with the Rev. Gary Cotney officiating. Burial will follow at Beulah Cemetery. Mr. Brown is survived by his wife, Jewell…

(RANBURNE) Services for David Braxford Swofford Jr. of Ranburne, 51, will be Saturday, April 1, 2006, at 4 p.m. EST at Indian Creek Baptist Church with the Rev. Lanis White, James Benefield, Stoney Halsey and Frank Swinney officiating. Burial will follow at the adjoining church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 4 to 8…

WEDOWEE – A public hearing will be held on Tuesday, April 4, at 5 p.m. at Wedowee Town Hall, and Wedowee Town Council will vote on rezoning recommendations from the town’s planning commission. Max and Sara Dobson of 212 N. Main St. (the white house next door to Dollar General) have asked that their 1.5…

(ROANOKE) Services for Lee Hartwell Handley, 61, of Roanoke will be Sunday, April 2, 2006, at 2:00 p.m. at Cedarwood Cemetery with Bro. Al Perkins officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, April 1, 2006. Mr. Handley died Thursday, March 31, 2006, at his home.…

(ROANOKE) Services for Mary Ann Hamilton, 63, of Roanoke will be Thursday, March 30, 2006, at 4 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. S.T. Janney and the Rev. Frank Foster officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 to 8 p.m. on…

(WEST POINT, Ga.) Lawrence Allious (L.A.) Robinson, 64, of West Point, Ga., died Monday, March 27, 2006, at George H. Lanier Hospital in Valley. Mrs. Robinson was born Oct. 1, 1941 in Roanoke, son of the late L.C. and Florence Fetner Robinson. He was a graduate of Handley High School and had lived in Troup…

WADLEY – The Southern Union Bison stretched their winning streak to eight games with a double header sweep of Chattahoochee Valley on Tuesday. The vaunted SU offense kept on humming as they pounded out 23 hits in the two games, led by the usual suspects – Chase Burch, Matt Horton, and Lane Hammond all of…

(WEDOWEE) Eula Mae Billingsley, 80, of Wedowee died Monday, March 27, 2006, at Bethany House, Auburn. Services will be Saturday, April 1, at 1 p.m. at Union Chapel United Methodist Church, Wedowee, with the Rev. William W. Crawford officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include two sons, Charlie West of Tuskegee and…

(ROANOKE) Services for Burlie Lorene Robinson Washington, 90, of Roanoke will be Thursday, March 30, 2006, at noon at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Tim Teague and the Rev. Kenneth May officiating. Burial will follow at Lebanon Christian Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6 to 8 p.m. on…

U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) announced a $103,356 award for the Roanoke Municipal Airport for the purchase of additional land on Tuesday. Veronica Lovvorn of Garver Engineers said the money comes from Federal Aviation Administration entitlement funds. Her firm, based in Huntsville, is handling work at the airport for the city. Shelby said, “This funding…