(VALLEY) Lillian S. Mathews, 91, of Valley died Monday, Jan. 31, 2005, at Lanier Memorial Nursing Home.Mrs. Mathews was born in Chambers County Sept. 15, 1913, daughter of the late Woody Pearl Powers Sims and John Sims. She was a retired employee of Palm Beach Company in Roanoke and had been a very active member…
Recently the Randolph County E9-1-1 Communication Center has received numerous calls made from a few disconnected cellular telephones. The caller will either hang up without saying anything or will say there is an emergency at a given address when there is no emergency. County E9-1-1 director Marie Cain asks parents to please instruct your children…
WADLEY – It’s not often that a team can outscore its opponent 23-6 over a 6-minute span in the fourth quarter and lose. But the Wadley Lady Bulldogs did just that in their 60-52 loss to the Alabama School for the Deaf on Monday night. The Lady Bulldogs(13-5) managed just eleven total points in the…
The Wadley Bulldogs got back on the winning track Monday night with a 67-52 win over the Alabama School for the Deaf. Junior forward Terrell Zachery stuffed the stat sheet with 27 points, 15 rebounds, eight assists, and eight steals as the Bulldogs raised their record to 5-10 on the season. The difference in the…
(WADLEY) Services for Emma Prince Wright, 84, of Wadley, formerly of Tallassee, will be Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2005, at 1 p.m. at Wadley First United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Abi Wilke officiating. Burial will follow at Elam Baptist Church Cemetery in East Tallassee at approximately 3 p.m. The family will receive friends at the…
The ice storm that struck Randolph County Friday night left around 10,000 county homes and businesses without power at one point Saturday, and service still had not been restored to all of them by Monday morning. According to Buddy Eiland, media relations representative with Alabama Power Company’s Eastern Division, as of 8:17 a.m. Monday the…
BAY MINETTE – Faulkner State (16-3, 5-0) showed why they are the class of the ACCC South on Monday night as they knocked off Southern Union 78-70 to take sole possession of first place in the conference. Southern Union (7-6, 5-1) came in winners of five straight and holding a half-game lead over the Sun…
The Woodland Lady Bobcats won their fourth straight and avenged their loss in the county tournament championship with a convincing 64-54 win over Wadley. The win is the tenth in the last 12 games for Woodland (13-7) while Wadley fell for the second straight time after winning nine in a row. Seventh-grade phenom Courtney Strain…
WADLEY – Woodland forward Junior Strain hit a quick put-back with 2.9 seconds left in overtime to give the Bobcats their first win in nearly two weeks as they knocked off Wadley 72-70 last Tuesday night. Wadley led 70-69 with 32 seconds left in the game following a short jumper by Terrell Zachery. A few…
The RCHS Tigers drove into Talladega Friday trying to stay ahead of the weather and move ahead of Talladega County Central in the area standings. They managed the former, but faltered in the latter as they fell to TCC 79-68. The win completed a perfect 8-0 area record for TCC and earned them the right…
The RCHS Lady Tigers closed their area schedule with a surge as they put together back-to-back wins to climb out of last place. The Lady Tigers earned the No. 3 seed in next week’s area tournament with wins over Lineville and Talladega County Central. They snapped the losing streak on Tuesday night with a 44-36…
The Wadley Lady Bulldogs and the Woodland Lady Bobcats will be the favorites to win their respective area tournaments when the playoffs begin next Monday. Both teams earned their areas’ top seeds and will host their tournaments. Woodland came by their No. 1 seeding as cleanly as you can, as they ran the table with…
The ice storm that struck Randolph County Friday night left around 10,000 county homes and businesses without power at one point Saturday, and service still had not been restored to all of them by Monday morning. According to Buddy Eiland,, media relations representative with Alabama Power Company’s Eastern Division, as of 8:17 a.m. Monday the…
The RCHS Tigers drove into Talladega Friday trying to stay ahead of the weather and move ahead of Talladega County Central in the area standings. They managed the former, but faltered in the latter as they fell to TCC 79-68. The win completed a perfect 8-0 area record for TCC and earned them the right…
Roanoke Board of Education members heard an update on the system’s construction projects at their meeting last week. Superintendent Chuck Marcum said the new gym will be “second to none.” The floor is complete and will set for one week before the bleachers may be installed. Classrooms in the gym building and mechanical work in…
(WEDOWEE) Memorial services for Paul Bernard “Nick” Nicholson, 90, of Wedowee were Sunday, Jan. 30, 2005, at 7 p.m. at Brown & Kughn Memory Chapel with Robert Richards officiating. Mr. Nicholson died Friday, Jan. 28, in Wedowee. Survivors include four daughters, Edna LeCroy of Heflin, Paula Brown and Joyce Morrow of Lineville, and Diane Nicholson…
(ROANOKE) George Bryant, 79, a resident of Lineville Nursing Home, formerly of Roanoke, died Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2005 at Lineville Nursing Home. Services will be Tuesday, Feb. 1, at 2 p.m. at Mount Olive United Methodist Church in the Dickert community, with the Revs. L.B. Houston and Calvin Trammell officiating. Interment will follow in the…
(ROANOKE) Services for Nonnie Ruth Yarbrough, 88, of Roanoke will be Monday, Jan. 31, 2005 at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. William Dean officiating. Burial will follow in Randolph Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at Quattlebaum Funeral Home on Sunday from 6 to 8 p.m. Mrs. Yarbrough died…
(OXFORD) Services for Mable Manzie Shoffiett Yates, 90, of Oxford, formerly of Graham, will be Friday, Jan. 28, 2005, at 11 a.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with Bro. Garey Morrison and Dr. Paul G. Shoffiett officiating. Burial will follow at Pine Hill Christian Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from…
(OXFORD) Services for Mable Manzie Shoffiett Yates, 90, of Oxford, formerly of Graham, will be Friday, Jan. 28, 2005, at 11 a.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with Bro. Garey Morrison and Dr. Paul G. Shoffiett officiating. Burial will follow at Pine Hill Christian Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from…