A two-vehicle collision Tuesday afternoon claimed the life of former county schools superintendent, teacher and long-time Wedowee resident Gold Cofield.The accident occurred at about 4 p.m. yesterday at the intersection of County Road 15 and U.S. 431 just south of Wedowee. Apparently the Chevrolet 1500 pickup truck driven by Cofield pulled into 431 from CR…
The Roanoke City Council discussed the high cost of natural gas at Monday’s meeting. Mayor “Spec” Bonner said the utilities board has cut its margin in half to make the increased cost a little more palatable. The utilities board is making half of what it made last year, he said, because all the increase is…
Cameras are in town today trained on residents, landmarks but most importantly on Randolph Medical Center. RMC administrator Tim Harlin is excited the Learning Channel is here to highlight RMC and the importance of rural health care. “This is the Inside Health production crew coming Wednesday,” Harlin said. Peggy Fleming, of ice-skating fame, host of…
For others… You can give a gift this year that can make a huge difference in someone’s life, yet it won’t cost you a thing but a little time. LifeSouth Community Blood Centers, which supplies area hospitals with blood, and the American Red Cross are making urgent appeals for blood donors this year. At the…
I love the smell of piety in the morning, or is it biscuits? J. L. Strickland Linthead Emeritus Valley, Alabama by Hardy Jackson Isn’t it great when politicians, without fear or research or maybe even meaning to, open a can of worms that will keep folks like me and J.L. entertained for months to come?…
The Randolph County Health Department took appointments for those who have not received the influenza vaccine and quickly exhausted the health department’s new supply. Clinic Supervisor Kathy Green said she had received 120 more doses of the vaccine last week and by 2 p.m. Monday they were gone. There is now a waiting list for…
RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: MARY FRANCES PARMER, DECEASED NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS Letters Testamentary on the estate of Mary Frances Parmer, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on the 5th day of Dec., 2005, by the Judge of Probate of said County, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said…
RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA CASE NUMBER CV-2005-197 STATE OF ALABAMA, ex. rel. E. PAUL JONES, DISTRICT ATTORNEY, FIFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT PLAINTIFF VS. One (1) 1985 Chevrolet automobile VIN 1GCFC24H3FF350211, and one (1) Ruger .44 caliber pistol, serial number 8389753, and one (1) Stevens 20 gauge shotgun, and one (1) Bryco Arms 380 pistol, serial number 1223326,…
MONTGOMERY — I knew when I said it that it would not go unnoticed. Last week I was interviewed on a local TV station about the 2006 gubernatorial election, and in passing I noted that three of the four announced candidates would end up at Buck’s Pocket licking their wounds. The phone began to ring…
WADLEY – The Southern Union Lady Bison got back into the win column last Thursday with a strong 68-46 win over Darton College. The Bison jumped out to a 13-point halftime lead and never looked back as they picked up their second win of the season. The win against the Lady Cavaliers avenges SU’s loss…
Arrests Roanoke Police Officers arrested Itanya Denice Durham, 18, of 405 Omaha Road, Roanoke, Monday and charged her with negotiating a Worthless Instrument (bad check), a misdemeanor. She was arrested at RPD. Officers arrested Patrick Lamar Nolan, 22, of 266 Longshore St. Roanoke, on Friday and charged him with disorderly conduct, a misdemeanor. Police arrested…
Imagine a place where women are raped to make them unworthy for proper marriage, a place where crops are burned in order to create famine in an already poverty-stricken land, a place where people avoid living together in communities for fear of being easy targets of militant helicopter gunships that are frequently hovering in the…
RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA CASE NUMBER CV-2005-196 STATE OF ALABAMA, ex. rel. E. PAUL JONES, DISTRICT ATTORNEY, FIFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT PLAINTIFF VS. One (1) Remington model 66 .22 caliber rifle, one (1) Sears 30-30 rifle, serial number 27372, one (1) Remington 30-06 rifle, serial number 8239975, one (1) Remington .22 caliber rifle, serial number 2149407, and…
(ALEXANDER CITY) Willene Green, 78, of Alexander City died Friday, Dec. 9, 2005, at Adams Nursing Home, Alexander City. Services will be Monday, Dec. 12, at 11 a.m. at New Hope Christian Church, Wadley, with the Rev. Ray Dunn and the Rev. Joe Burdette officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be…
(ROANOKE) Services for former county commissioner Ottis Hester of Roanoke, 84, of Roanoke will be Saturday, Dec. 10, 2005, at 2 p.m. at Big Springs Baptist Church, with the Rev. Scott Hannah and the Rev. Steve Dempsey officiating. Mr. Hester will lie in state at the church one hour before the service. Burial will follow…
(ROANOKE) Services for Jodie Pinnell Hamner, 45, of Roanoke will be Friday, Dec. 9, 2005, at 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Roanoke, with Dr. William Dean and the Rev. Tim Whaley officiating. Mr. Hamner will lie in state at the church one hour before the service. Burial will follow at Cedarwood Cemetery. The…
Roanoke City Schools is taking sealed bids for: (1) 160 ft. (more or less) of 4 ft. galvanized chain length fencing. Some top rails and some posts are included. (All sold as one lot.) (2) Two Amana combination heating/air-conditioning window units Heating 16,100 BTU/Cooling 17,600 BTU (sold individually) Items offered for sale are sold as…
Bonners Point Shopping Center in Roanoke scored a promising new business in Hibbett Sports, which”softly” opened Dec. 3. A grand opening will take place in mid-January. Based out of Birmingham, Hibbett stores total 600 in the United States, with roughly 20 to 30 located in Alabama. Manager Marshall Woods says that Hibbett Sports chose Roanoke…
TUSCALOOSA — When Megan May of Roanoke was presented the Wendy’s High School Heisman in 2001 in New York City, it was not the end of her travels to New York in connection with the award. Each year for the rest of their lives previous winners are flown to New York to attend the annual…
Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness described in and secured by that certain Mortgage executed by DANIEL T. HERNANDEZ and wife, SUSAN HERNANDEZ, to SOUTHTRUST BANK OF ALABAMA, National Association, n/k/a WACHOVIA BANK, National Association, as successor by merger to SouthTrust Bank, dated May 30, 1997 and recorded in Mortgage Book…