(HEFLIN) Services for Bertha Elizabeth Bolt, 60, of Heflin will be Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2005, at 1 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Charlie Bolt officiating. Burial will be at Union Baptist Church Cemetery.Mrs. Bolt died Monday, Jan. 3, at her home.Survivors include four daughters, Roxie Muse and Juanita Glagola of Villa Rice,…
MIDWAY – Two young men were seriously injured in an accident on Tuesday night of last week in the Midway community. According to the Jacksonville post of the Alabama State Troopers, the accident was reported at 11 p.m. on County Road 609, an unpaved road two miles southeast of Wedowee. Steven Kenney, 29, of Wedowee…
Jeld-Wen can’t compete with imported millwork by John W. Stevenson Jeld-Wen Millwork Manufacturing in Roanoke closed its doors Friday after three and a half years here, eliminating 40 jobs in the process. According to Jeld-Wen coordination manager Dan Hees in Sparta, Tenn., milling wooden components for doors and windows as was done at the Roanoke…
Roanoke mail carrier retiring after 40 years by John W. Stevenson Friday marked the end of another year for most of us, but for one Roanoke man it marked the end of 40. Joe Weathers ran his city mail route for the final time Friday, ending 40 years of federal service. Almost 38 of those…
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The aftermath of Woodland’s improbable run to the state finals continues to be felt on a state-wide level. Woodland head coach Larry Strain, who guided his team from the depths of last season’s 2-8 record to the very pinnacle of Alabama’s class 2A football mountain, was honored for his efforts by being named Coach of…
(LANETT) Roy G. Stewart, 74, of Lanett died Thursday, Dec. 23, 2004, at Lanier Memorial Hospital, Valley. Mr. Stewart was a LaFayette native, born May 21, 1930. He was retired from the U.S. Air Force. He was a member of Lanett First United Methodist Church, American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars, Opelika. He was…
(ROANOKE) Services for Carlos Awbrey Knott Jr., 48, of Roanoke were Thursday, Dec. 23, 2004, at 11 a.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Len Martin officiating. Burial was at Taylor’s Crossroads Church of Christ Cemetery. Mr. Knott died Tuesday, Dec. 21, at Randolph Medical Center. Survivors include his wife, Sonya Cagle Knott of…
The Woodland Lady Bobcats proved no match for a hot-shooting Pleasant Valley squad as they fell 62-47 in their bid to advance to the tournament semifinals. Both teams showed the hot hand early as Pleasant Valley battled to an 18-16 first quarter lead. But a 10-2 run early in the second quarter extended that lead…
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(WOODLAND) Services for Carl Keel, 80, of Woodland were Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2004, at 2 p.m. at Napoleon Church of Christ, with Bro. Terry Langley and Bro. Jeff Thompson officiating. Burial was in the adjoining cemetery. Mr. Keel died Sunday, Dec. 26, at University of Alabama Hospital in Birmingham. Survivors include his wife, Mammies Langley…
Handley and RCHS both survived big-time comebacks and nail-biting finishes Monday night to advance to the semifinal round of the Woodland Christmas Tournament. Handley held on to knock off Pleasant Valley, while RCHS needed overtime to get rid of a feisty Cleburne County team. Handley 59, Pleasant Valley 57 Justin Lyons hit a lay-up with…
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(ROANOKE) Tony Floyd Nelson, 47, of Roanoke died Sunday, Dec. 26, 2004 at Medical Center Blount, Oneonta. Mr. Nelson was a native of Blount County, son of the late Carl Nelson and the late Willene Maxine Stevenson Nelson. He worked as a truck driver with W.T.W. Trucking Company of Roanoke and was of the Baptist…
7 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous meets at Woodland Volunteer Fire Department. THURSDAY, December 30 noon Roanoke Rotary Club meets at The Galley Restaurant. FRIDAY, December 31, New Year’s Eve 7 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous meets at the Kiwanis Clubhouse in Roanoke. 7 p.m. Narcotics Anonymous meets behind Kentucky Fried Chicken in Roanoke in the building with the…
(ROANOKE) Services for Fount Lee Whitten, 82, of Roanoke were Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2004, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Ken Griffith and Kevin Ramsey officiating. Burial was in Cedarwood Cemetery. Mr. Whitten died Sunday, Dec. 26, at Wedowee Hospital. Pallbearers were Ronald Hanson, Roger Whitten, Johnny Whitten, Scott Holloway, Chris…
Letters Testamentary of said deceased having been granted to the undersigned Christopher Zimmer on the 3rd day of Dec., 2004, by the Honorable George Diamond, Judge of the Probate Court of Randolph County, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate are hereby required to present the same within the time…
Of the many changes taking place down in Dixie, few are more significant than the growth of the Hispanic community. I have heard of small towns where the best, sometime the only, restaurant serves up tacos, burritos and such. Look at any high school soccer team and see the impact immigrants are having on athletics.…
A one-car accident on Highway 22 east of Rock Mills on Wednesday morning of last week was not the first at this location. According to records compiled by Rock Mills Volunteer Fire Department, which assists with traffic control at accidents, there were seven accidents on this stretch of road in 2004. The driver of the…
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