(LANETT) Grover C. Tomlin Jr., 87, of Lanett died Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2005, in Opelika.Funeral services will be Friday, Aug. 26, at 11 a.m. at First Baptist Church of Lanett with Dr. Hugh Richardson officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Cemetery in Lanett.Mr. Tomlin is survived to two sons, Joel Tomlin of Opelika and Phillip…
RANDOLPH COUNTY MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE NOTICE Default having been made in the terms of that mortgage executed on the 13th day of January, 2001 by Sherry L. Agenten to the Bank of Wedowee, said mortgage is recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Randolph County, Alabama, in Mortgage Record 409, Pages 410-416; and…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Bonnell Norred, 83, of Roanoke will be Thursday, Aug. 25, 2005, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Frank Foster officiating. Burial will follow at Wehadkee Cemetery. Mr. Norred died Wednesday, Aug. 24, at East Alabama Medical Center, Opelika. Survivors include two grandchildren, Bambi Norred of Foley and…
The Woodland Water Board is required to monitor your drinking water for specific contaminants on a regular basis. Results of regular monitoring are an indicator of whether or not your drinking water meets health standards. During April 2005, we did not collect followup samples for total coliform bacteria and therefore cannot be sure of the…
MONTGOMERY — The political career of Terry Butts, which has taken a lot of twists and turns, took another one a few days ago. Butts announced he would not seek any state office in 2006 but is retiring from politics to spend more time with his family. Butts was elected to the state Supreme Court…
(COLUMBUS, Ga.) Faye Lynch, 91, of Columbus, Ga., formerly of LaGrange, Ga., died Sunday, Aug. 21, 2005, at her home. Mrs. Lynch was born July 16, 1914, in Wadley and retired as a seamstress from Playtex International. She was a member of New Hope Baptist Church and attended Calvary Christian Church in Columbus. Survivors include…
(MARIETTA, Ga.) Betty Traylor Williamson of Marietta, Ga., died Saturday, Aug. 20, 2005. Mrs. Williamson was born in Wedowee on May 26, 1930, daughter of Herbert Hoover Traylor and Gladys Simpson Traylor. She was educated in the public schools of Randolph County and graduated from Jacksonville State University. She taught kindergarten when her children were…
Randolph County Sheriff’s Department will conduct a blitz of Labor Day sobriety checkpoints during the next two weeks at points across the county. The theme of this summer’s efforts is “You Drink, You Drive, You Lose.” Roanoke Police Department will also conduct a “Labor Day Blitz” of traffic checkpoints between Aug. 19 and Sept. 5…
Here is part two of my SEC football Q&A in which I will answer a few questions that are weighing on my mind because no one at ESPN will answer them because they are obsessively fixated with Terrell Owens. Here we go. Let’s start with the big picture. Why are we even bothering to play…
Tuesday between 6 and 6:30 a.m., a woman was traveling east on Highway 22 toward Daviston while headed to work in Wadley when a white four-door older model vehicle, possibly a Nissan Sentra, with a 17 (Clay County) tag pulled alongside the vehicle and its occupants had her pull over, indicating that she had a…
A masked gunman robbed J.F. Market on Main Street in Roanoke on Sunday night. According to Chief Adam Melton of Roanoke Police Department, a black male between 6 feet and 6-foot-2 and weighing between 160 and 180 pounds went into the convenience store at approximately 9:05 p.m. He was wearing a ski mask and dark…
The Roanoke city council unanimously agreed to apply for funds for a project that will include cutting into private property near the airport to expand the facilities. According to Mayor Spec Bonner, the expansion will not threaten anyone’s homes or require them to be removed. “I’m not going to condemn anyone’s house,” said Bonner. The…
If you’re looking for a place to watch high school football this week, you won’t have very far to go as all four county schools will host their 2005 season openers. And there’ll be no scrambling each week to figure out if your team plays at 7:00 or 7:30. Every high school football game will…
Lum Pierce Whaley, 46, of 381 County Rd. 42, Roanoke, was arrested by Randolph County Sheriff’s Department on Monday near the intersection of County Roads 695 and 693, near Rock Stand, and charged with second-degree manufacturing of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, violation of the prohibition law and no turn signal. Among the…
6:30 p.m. Randolph County Healthcare Authority meets at Randolph County Courthouse Annex. 7 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous meets at Woodland Volunteer Fire Department. THURSDAY, August 25 noon Roanoke Rotary Club meets at The Galley Restaurant. 9 a.m. Lamar Denkins with Congressman Mike Rogers’ office will be at Roanoke City Hall until 11 a.m. to meet with…
Despite a strong showing in the Valley jamboree Friday night, the No. 6 Woodland Bobcats were feeling less than excited about the upcomnig football season on Saturday morning. The reason for the gloom was the news that starting tailback Trae Strain would be lost for the season after tearing his anterior cruciate ligament in his…
Randolph and northern Chambers counties will receive federal support in the form of grants for eight fire departments, funding which should total $1,125,430 this year. The following fire departments will receive funding for operations and firefighter safety, which includes training, equipment, personal protective equipment, wellness and fitness, and modifications to fire stations and facilities: Newell…
A Roanoke man was arrested on Monday evening following the execution of a search warrant at his home. According to Roanoke Police Chief Adam Melton, James Luther Ester, 47, is charged with possession of cocaine and obstructing government operations by trying to destroy the evidence. Roanoke officers executed a search warrant at Ester’s home at…
It has been a long time since a story appeared in the paper that generated as much interest and response as did the two-part series on the decline of downtown Roanoke. We have heard from residents and former residents, some with suggestions and others merely reminiscing about the way things used to be. That was…
WEDOWEE – County engineer Burrel Jones announced that a public hearing regarding the closing of a portion of County Road 480 will be Monday, Sept. 12, at 9 a.m. in the courthouse annex. Jones said that all property owners in the area have been invited to participate. The road is north of the Napoleon area.…