(CARROLLTON, Ga.) William Durwood Poor, 79, of Carrollton, Ga., died Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2005.Mr. Poor was born March 31, 1926, in Lawley, Ala., to the late Jessee Lee Poor and Fawnya Poor. He was a U.S. Navy World War II veteran and was a retired truck driver, having worked for the Tyson Food Company for…
(ROANOKE) Rufus Burrow, 96, of Lucky Street, Roanoke, died Monday, Nov. 21, 2005, at his home. Services will be Saturday, Nov. 26, at 11 a.m. at Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church, Roanoke, with the Revs. Robert L. Heflin, William Phillips and Calvin Trammell officiating. Burial will be in Skyview Memorial Gardens. Survivors include three sons, Nathaniel…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Eula Mae Daughtrey, 91, of Roanoke will be Friday, Nov. 25, 2005, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Carl Partain and the Rev. Scott Whaley officiating. Burial will follow at Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Quattlebaum Funeral Home from 3:30 to 8…
(ROANOKE) Eddie Moses Houston, 55, of County Road 18, Roanoke, died Sunday, Nov. 20, 2005, at Randolph Medical Center, Roanoke. Services will be Nov. 26, at 2 p.m. at Rock Mills Baptist Church, with the Revs. Lonnie B. Houston and Jerone Fannin officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include two brothers, James…
Taking care of a couple of people who needed help in 1955 blossomed into a nursing home that 50 years later has expanded into the ever-growing Traylor Retirement Community. In the fall of 1955 Beulah and W.J. Traylor started in their home what is now the Continuing Care Retirement Community. She always liked to rent…
ROANOKE – The Handley Lady Tigers got their basketball season started on a high note as they swept through the Handley tip-off tournament to claim first place. The tournament took place last Monday and Tuesday at the new Handley High School gymnasium. Handley 45, RCHS 33 Brittany Paige recorded a double-double in the first game…
WADLEY – If the Wadley Bulldogs were to put a theme on this football season, it would probably have to be &#8220Records are made to be broken.” Terrance Wilkes set the state record for touchdowns in a season as the Bulldogs survived a 53-36 shootout with Cedar Bluff to advance to the state semifinals for…
(ROANOKE) Carrie Owensby, 99, of Roanoke died Monday, Nov. 21, 2005, at Randolph Medical Center, Roanoke. Services will be Friday, Nov. 25, at 2 p.m. at Peace and Goodwill Baptist Church, Roanoke, with the Rev. Lonnie Houston officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include a son, Arthur James Owensby of Roanoke; a…
Although much of Alabama received rainfall on Monday and Tuesday of last week, it was not enough to relieve the drought conditions in north Alabama. The fire alert issued Friday, Nov. 11, will remain in effect for Randolph and 32 other counties. According to officials with the Alabama Forestry Commission, the rain was not enough…
ALABAMA, RANDOLPH COUNTY Default having been made in the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Willie R. Smith, an unmarried person to Mortgage Electronic Registration System Inc. as nominee for Homeowners Loan Corp., its successors and assigns, dated December 31, 2004, said mortgage being recorded in Book 475, Page 208, in the Office…
ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT NOTICE OF PERMIT RENEWAL OF A CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION WASTE LANDFILL PERMIT UNDER THE ALABAMA SOLID WASTES DISPOSAL ACT AND REQUEST FOR COMMENTS RANDOLPH COUNTY The City of Roanoke has applied to renew its current Solid Waste Disposal Permit (Permit No. 56-02) for the Roanoke C/D Landfill. The waste stream…
Garbage customers in the town of Wedowee who normally have their trash picked up on Mondays by Waste Management should instead roll their cans to curbside on Thursday, Dec. 1. Waste Management will not come to Wedowee on Monday, Nov. 28, but will remove all of their cans from customers on Dec. 1. Wedowee’s new…
WEDOWEE – “We should be thankful throughout the year, instead of just one day,” said Paul Till, guest speaker at Thursday’s Farm-City Week breakfast held at The Hub Restaurant in Wedowee. Farm-City Week, Nov. 18-24, is a time to promote understanding between farm and city residents. This year marked its 50th annual observance. The speaker…
ALABAMA, RANDOLPH COUNTY Default having been made in the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Henry L. Ryan, a married man and his wife, Beatrice K. Ryan to ABN AMRO Mortgage Group, Inc., dated August 23, 2001, said mortgage being recorded in Book 420, Page 54, in the Office of the Judge of…
Considering all that has happened in the past year, from natural disasters like hurricanes and tsunamis to man-made ones like terrorist attacks and wars in hot spots all over the world, most of us here have much to be thankful for this holiday season. Those spending time with family members this Thanksgiving should cherish the…
A Roanoke man was arrested last week and charged with enticing a child for immoral purposes. According to Roanoke Police Chief Adam Melton, the incident happened on Nov. 10 as a 16-year-old female was walking to school. The victim told police that a male unknown to her approached her in his vehicle and exposed himself…
The career of a columnist is based on the simple proposition that the columnist has something to say that someone might find interesting, which in the columnist’s conceit is interpreted to mean that everything he or she has to say is interesting to someone, which of course ain’t necessarily so, as you are probably proving…
One coach has been to the Super Six. One is hoping to get there for the first time this year. Now they’ll get to stand shoulder to shoulder as assistant coaches for the elite North team in this year’s North-South all-star game in Troy. Woodland’s Larry Strain and Wadley’s Randy Sparks will represent Randolph County…
Arrests Jimmy Wayne Karr, 43, of 1216 Carinth Rd., Cragford, was arrested on Nov. 19 and charged with failure to appear in court (expired tag). Robert O’Neal Phillips, 48, of 858 County Rd. 67, Roanoke, was arrested on Nov. 18 and charged with writing a bad check. Lum Pierce Whaley, 46, of 381 County Rd.…
(LANETT) Lucille Briskey Staples, 49, of Lanett died Sunday, Nov. 20, 2005, at Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta. Services will be Wednesday, Nov. 23, at 1 p.m. at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, Wadley, with the Rev. Cornelius Reese officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. The remains will lie in state at the church one…