WEDOWEE – Woodland and RCHS may be in the same area, but they are in two completely different worlds.While the Tigers are blazing through their area schedule with an eye on hosting the area tournament, the Bobcats are trying to figure out if they can make some noise in the area tournament after going winless…
WEDOWEE – Wedowee Town Council approved rezoning a historic home near downtown to make way for a home décor business. During the regular meeting on Jan. 17, the council approved the request made by Gene and Ramonda Crouch to rezone the property at 6 2nd St. SW, the former home of Dick and Margy Israel,…
WADLEY – The Wadley Lady Bison seem to wake up once the games start to matter. After struggling to a 4-8 record to start the season, the Lady Bison find themselves off to a 2-1 start in conference play, their only loss coming in a double-overtime defeat at the hands of Alabama Southern on Monday…
When I say &#8220Georgia Bulldogs” no matter what time of year it is, the members of Dawg Nation immediately hearken to mental images of Athens garnished with car-lined streets and merry tailgaters. Of an autumn breeze with just a hint of chill and a packed house at Sanford Stadium. (For you Tech fans, I’m guessing…
Wadley scored 13 unanswered points in the final five minutes to pull off a dramatic 47-46 win over Horseshoe Bend on Friday. Terrell Zachery broke a 46-46 tie with a free throw with no time on the clock to tip the scale to Wadley’s side. &#8220It was one of the most exciting games I’ve ever…
WEDOWEE – Randolph County has received a grant of $110,600 to purchase seven new storm-warning sirens for the county. During Monday’s meeting of Randolph County Commission, Commissioner Larry Raughton said the grant was approved through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), following a study by Randolph County EMA director Donnie Knight and the state EMA…
WEDOWEE – The good Lord answers John Houston’s prayers. “I prayed to the Lord to let me keep my mind and my hair,” said Houston, who turned 100 on Sunday and still flashes a head full of thick, white hair. Houston was born outside of Roanoke on Guy Handley’s farm on Jan. 22, 1906, to…
The Wadley City Council, in its monthly meeting, discussed the city’s 2007 centennial, police department overtime, clean-up of the building that fell on Main Street, repair of a building, and passed a resolution implementing a 5-percent franchise tax on cable bills. After a wide discussion, the council added the franchise fee to CommuniComm bills. CommuniComm…
The 10th-ranked Wadley Lady Bulldogs’ perfect season came to an end in dramatic fashion on Saturday as they dropped a 66-64 decision to Ranburne. Wadley trailed by 12 with just over two minutes left in the game, but stormed back to have the ball in the closing seconds with a chance to tie. But there…
Three accidents during the past few days caused three injuries, and a fire on Doublehead Road Monday was quickly extinguished. A fourth accident Tuesday seriously injured a Wadley man and a Sylacauga man near Talladega, who were airlifted to UAB in Birmingham. Both drivers were air lifted after the two-vehicle collision Tuesday morning at 11…
At high noon Friday, Roanoke Police intercepted a drug-making operation and began a chase at the Budget Inn that ended late that night with one of the culprits still on the run. Police are still searching for Kenny Steeley of Roanoke, who was one of the drivers of one of the vehicles involved. While fleeing,…
WOODLAND – The pipeline between Woodland and Southern Union is wide open. After Amanda Denny (softball and volleyball) and Meghan Rollins (volleyball) both signed scholarships in 2004, two more Lady Bobcats are following in their path. Brooke Herren and Kasey Morris put their signatures on letters of intent to play for the Lady Bison beginning…
WEDOWEE – Randolph County’s state representative and senator asked the county’s elected officials what was on their minds during a breakfast meeting Monday at The Hub Restaurant. Rep. Richard Laird welcomed the group, saying he hopes to have a meeting like this at the beginning of each legislative session. Alabama has the lowest unemployment rate…
Gov. Bob Riley has proposed a $500-million capital improvement plan for schools, taking the money from the state’s suddenly well funded Education Trust Fund to spend on repairs and new school facilities throughout the state. Each school district would get at least $200,000 for capital improvements, with additional money based on enrollment figures. A sudden…
Rock Stand Grocery on U.S. 431 reported the theft of 110 gallons of regular gasoline valued at $252.89 on Jan. 21. Jason Lee “Jay-Bird” Smith, 29, of LaFayette was arrested in connection with the stolen gas and charged with second-degree theft and possession of a controlled substance. Other arrests Anthony Staples, 23, of 250 Magnolia…
(AUSTELL, Ga.) Christine K. Graham, 80, a resident of Traylor Retirement Community in Roanoke and formerly of Austell, Ga., died Friday, Jan. 20, 2006. Christine was a homemaker and a member of Austell First Baptist Church and the Adelphia Sunday School Class. She is survived by her husband, Robert F. Graham; two sons, Terry Graham…
(WEDOWEE) Services for Charles L. Dawson, 76, of Wedowee will be Saturday, Jan. 21, 2006, at noon at Calvary Baptist Church, with Rev. Chris Mitchell officiating. Burial will follow in Bucksville Cemetery, Birmingham, at 3:30 p.m. Mr. Dawson died Wednesday, Jan. 18, in Wedowee. The family will receive friends on Saturday from 8 a.m. until…
(WADLEY) Services for Thomas Siggers, 72, of Wadley will be Friday, Jan. 20, 2006, at 11 a.m. at Mt. Gilead United Methodist Church in Wadley, with the Revs. Jimmy Brand, Ray Franklin and Clifford DeLee officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. Mr. Siggers died Wednesday, Jan. 18, at his residence. He was a…
(ROANOKE) Services for Janice Turner Burks, 58, of Roanoke will be Friday, Jan. 20, 2006, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel, with Pastor Carolyn Hanner and the Rev. Gerald Sheppard officiating. Burial will follow at Rock Mills Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Quattlebaum Funeral Home from 5 to 8 p.m. on Thursday.…
Almost everyone remembers hearing stories about what it was like to go to school back in the “good ole days.” Back then there was usually one school for all the children in town, only one or two teachers, and one room to teach many different grades. Education in our state has come a long way…