(WADLEY) Services for Shirley Brodie Robertson, 74, of Wadley were Saturday, March 5, 2005, at 11 a.m. at Mountain Springs Baptist Church, Wadley. The Rev. Tim Whaley officiated. Burial followed in the adjoining cemetery.Mrs. Robertson died Thursday, March 3, at East Alabama Medical Center, Opelika.She was born March 8, 1930, in Newark, N.J., and was…

ASHLAND – The Handley Tigers fell victim to an early-inning onslaught by the Clay County Panthers that led to an 11-6 loss on Friday. The Panthers scored six of their 11 runs in the first two innings, and it was a hole that the Handley offense was unable to get out of. Jody Bozeman took…

(BOWDON, Ga.) Eunice Thompson Robinson, 82, of Bowdon, Ga., died Tuesday, March 8, 2005, at Carrollton Manor in Carrollton, Ga. Mrs. Robinson was born Dec. 8, 1922, in Carroll County, Ga., to the late Arlin and Frances Sears Thompson. She was employed at Lamar Manufacturing in Bowdon for 23 years, where she worked as a…

There may never have been a better time than now to push for four-laning U.S. Hwy. 431 through Randolph, Cleburne, Chambers and Lee counties. Work is going on right now to complete four-laning, and in some sections re-routing, of 431 in Russell and Barbour counties to the south. The promise of a four-lane connector between…

Randolph County Historical Museum needs your help. A group of helpful volunteers met at the future site of the museum, the old Roanoke Post Office, last week to determine what needs to be done. The first priority will be to repaint the walls and ceilings and clean the floor in the stately old building. Volunteers…

(ROANOKE) Girleaner Hudson Wright, 58, of Roanoke died Saturday, March 5, 2005, at Randolph Medical Center in Roanoke. Mrs. Wright was a native of Baxley, Ga. For more than 20 years, she was employed as a home health aide with the Randolph County Home Health division of the Randolph County Health Department. She was a…

My wife’s pregnancy is moving right along these days. In the varying stages of pregnancy my wife has advanced past the cute-little-pooch-belly phase to the perpetually uncomfortable smacking-into-things-with-her-belly phase. Also, the baby’s delightful little wigglings have turned into a full-fledged intra-uterine Tae-Bo workout that makes me wonder if an unborn child has ever just punched…

(OPELIKA) Services for Annie Stillwell Miller, 83, of Opelika, formerly of Roanoke, will be Thursday, March 10, 2005, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel, Roanoke, with the Rev. Henry Sheppard officiating. Burial will follow at Potash Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday. Mrs.…

(ROANOKE) Rocelius Allen Sr., 72, of Roanoke died Monday, March 7, 2005, at East Alabama Medical Center, Opelika. Services will be at noon on Saturday, March 12, at First United Methodist Church, Roanoke, with the Rev. O’Neil Ridgeway officiating. Burial will be in Rocky Mount United Methodist Church Cemetery. Public viewing will be at Clark…

Of all the laws that govern us, the least appreciated, and yet most powerful, is the “Law of Unintended Consequences.” This is the principle that tells us that no matter what consequences are intended; the untended ones are just as likely to happen. Usually. Most often we see this law working its wonderful way up…

MONTGOMERY-To borrow a line from a commercial advertising a movie of years ago, just when he thought it was safe to go back into the water (if you don’t remember, the movie was “Jaws II”), former Gov. Don Siegelman got the bad news last week . Those waters — political waters — are still not…

(WOODLAND) Services for Beatrice Jones Bailey, 76, of Woodland will be Monday, March 7, 2005 at 2 p.m. at Mt. Carmel Church of Christ, with Bro. Mark Carpenter, Bro. Ricky Murphy and Bro. Alan Daniel officiating. Mrs. Bailey will lie in state at the church one hour before services. Burial will be in the adjoining…

(LAGRANGE, Ga.) Sara Embrey Waldroup, 79, of LaGrange, Ga., died Wednesday, March 2, 2005, at West Georgia Medical Center, LaGrange. Mrs. Waldroup, born June 16, 1925, in Randolph County, Ala., was the daughter of the late Ben and Doshie Embrey. She had lived in LaGrange most of her life and was a member of Gray…

(LANETT) Christenelia I. Jairrels, 80, of Lanett died Sunday, Feb. 27, 2005, at her residence. Funeral services will be Saturday, March 5, at noon CST at Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church in Roanoke with the Revs. Robert L. Heflin, pastor, Louis Upshaw and Calvin Trammell officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Miss Jairrels is…

(GARY, Ind.) Mae Emma Sims, 62, of Gary, Ind., died Tuesday, March 1, 2005, at St. Mary and Hobart Hospital, Hobart, Ind. Services will be Saturday, March 5, at 1 p.m. at Canaan “Shining Light” Baptist Church, Wedowee, with the Rev. A.J. Sims officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include her husband,…

(ROANOKE) Services for Elton Ertis Boyd, 59, of Roanoke will be Friday, March 4, 2005, at 11 a.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Jerry Smith officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 2 to 8 p.m. on Thursday. Mr. Boyd died Tuesday,…

RANDOLPH COUNTY PROBATE COURT NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF BOB OLINGER, DECEASED Letters Testamentary on the estate of Bob Olinger, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on the 17th day of Feb., 2005, by the Judge of Probate of said County, notice is hereby given that all persons…