RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMACASE NO.: CV-2005-021STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOINSURANCE COMPANY, AS SUBROGEE OFBOBBY R. KIRBY, PLAINTIFFVS.JULIE LYNN EDWARDS, DEFENDANTIn this cause it is made to appear to the Court, by the affidavit of State Farm Mutual Auto Insurance Company as subrogee of Bobby R. Kirby, Plaintiff, that Julie Lynn Edwards, Defendant, is either a nonresident of…
Pete Mathews died a couple of weeks ago. I’m gonna miss him. The first time I met Mr. Pete was when he asked if he could sit in on my Alabama history class. Pete Mathews, head of the JSU Board of Trustees, the guy with the biggest coliseum in Northeast Alabama named after him, former…
Nearly 120,000 wireless calls reach 911 centers across the country daily. However, in Randolph County there could be a problem when you dial 911 from your cellular phone. Randolph County E9-1-1 has had several calls from concerned citizens who said that they tried to dial 911 from their cell phone and the call went to…
WEDOWEE – If Gilliard Health Services, the owners of Randolph Medical Center in Roanoke, cannot find additional funding or sell the hospital, they might ask that it be taken back over by Randolph County Healthcare Authority. According to RCHA office manager Gerald McCord, the authority received a letter in mid-April from Gilliard Health Services requesting…
On Tuesday, April 26, Randolph County Sheriff’s Office deputy Stephen Caldwell made a traffics stop at the intersection of County Roads 65 and 59 in the Tin Shop community. Caldwell called for K9 officer Craig Davidson to assist with a search of the vehicle. K9 Cedric alerted to the presence of a narcotic odor. A…
(DOUGLASVILLE, Ga.) Oliver “Evan” Traylor, 79, of Douglasville, Ga. died Wednesday, May 4, 2005. Mr. Traylor was born in Randolph County and moved to Douglasville at a young age. He was the son of the late Elbert Washie and Bula Henderson Traylor. He was retired as a supervisor in the textile industry. He was a…
Prior to the regular meeting of Roanoke Board of Education on Monday of last week, board members heard from state evaluator James Wright, regarding his evaluation of Superintendent Chuck Marcum. According to Wright, Marcum’s performance reflects a score of 46 out of a possible 52 points. He demonstrated “excellence” in seven of the 13 “knowledge…
At the halfway mark of the fiscal year, the Roanoke City Council received a financial report from Mayor Spec Bonner on the city’s budget status at last week’s council meeting. Bonner’s report showed that, overall, the city’s various departments are operating at or near their budgeted finances. One of the few exceptions was a police…
The Randolph County Learning Center Bike Hike Warm-Up beach party will be held Friday at WELR Eagle 102 in Roanoke. Participants will warm up for the May 14 Bike Hike by riding on stationary bicycles for 30 minutes, while their friends, family and co-workers phone in pledges to support their ride. Dr. Alan “Doc Rock”…
The RCHS Lady Tigers cruised past Wadley 12-5 last Friday to close out their regular season with a win. RCHS jumped out to a big lead early and pitcher Heather Spradlin made it stand up as she went the full seven innings, striking out five, to earn the win. Spradlin was her own best friend…
The Southern Union Bison found themselves in an unfamiliar situation over the weekend. For the first time all season the Bison lost a 3-game conference series as Chattahoochee Valley took two of three from the Central Division champs. But for the Bison (36-11, 23-4) and head coach Joe Jordan the weekend was less about wins…
Wadley’s sub-state playoff series with Reeltown had everything a baseball fan could hope for – action, excitement, last-minute drama. It did not, however, have everything a Wadley baseball fan could hope for as the Bulldogs lost a heart-breaking third game 6-5 in extra innings to see their successful season come to a sudden end. “This…
(MARIETTA, Ga.) Milton Bruce Chase, 80, of Marietta, Ga., a native of Roanoke died Wednesday, May 4, 2005. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 7, in the Jonquil Chapel of Castellaw Funeral Home with the Rev. Scotty Davis officiating. Burial will be in Kennesaw Memorial Park with military honors. The family will receive…
(McDONOUGH, Ga.) Norma Sanders Whaley, 66, of McDonough, Ga., died Saturday, April 30, 2005. She was born in Randolph County, daughter of the late J.T. and Dessa Towler Sanders. She loved her family and was an avid Braves fan. She is survived by her husband, James R. Whaley Sr.; four children, Freddie Crowell, Jimmy Whaley,…
(WEDOWEE) Willie Joe “Pap” Prothro, 54, of Wedowee died Sunday, May 1, 2005, at Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center, Anniston. Services will be Tuesday, May 3, at 2 p.m. at Burks Chapel United Methodist Church, with the Rev. James Wright officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Mr. Prothro is survived by his mother,…
A two-story building in downtown Wadley that had been condemned by the Wadley Town Council two years earlier collapsed Saturday morning under what is now believed to have been an F-1 tornado. The collapse destroyed the adjoining building and damaged another. The building that had at one time been Fred Pearson’s grocery store, is now…
(ROANOKE) Services for William Horace McDaniel, 60, of Roanoke will be Tuesday, May 3, 2005 at Highway First Congregational Methodist Church, with the Rev. Vernon Willis officiating. Mr. McDaniel will lie in state at the church for one hour prior to the service. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Mr. McDaniel died Monday, May…
(ROANOKE) Services for Olive Precious Cole, 79, of Roanoke will be Tuesday, May 3, 2005, at 1 p.m. at Center Chapel Baptist Church, with the Revs. Jody Overton and William Pemberton officiating. Mrs. Cole will lie in state at the church one hour before the service. Burial will follow at Cedarwood Cemetery. The family will…
The violent storm that rolled through Randolph County early Saturday morning left a few trees down across roads and collapsed a building in downtown Wadley. What made this storm different from last week’s was the presence of numerous lightning strikes. A direct hit on the home of Jacques and Joyce Oliver in the Dickert community…
A two-story building in downtown Wadley that had been condemned by the Wadley Town Council two years earlier collapsed under heavy winds Saturday morning, also destroying the adjoining building and damaging another. The building that had at one time been Fred Pearson’s grocery store, is now owned by Phillip Smith. It is located next to…