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(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…

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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…

Annual subscriptions are $22 in Randolph, Chambers, Clay and Cleburne counties and $28 elsewhere. Six-month subscriptions are available for $14 and $18 respectively. Subscribers will be notified by mail a month before their subscription ends.

(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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(FORT PIERCE, Fla.) Randolph County native Eldora Rowe, 98, of Fort Pierce, Fla., died Friday, Dec. 24, 2004 at Laurel Pointe Health and Rehab Center, Fort Pierce. Services will be Friday, Dec. 31, at noon at Mount Olive United Methodist Church, Wadley, with the Rev. Albertha Boddie, the Rev. William Phillips and the Rev. Hollis…

Letter to the Editor Alabama consumers already have the terrible distinction of having fewer consumer rights than other states. Now we can look forward to more consumer protections being removed by Congress unless we examine the situation and stand up for our rights. President Bush has announced one of his priorities is “tort reform”, which…

(WEDOWEE) Herman Lane, 69, of 10036 County Road 15, Wedowee, died Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2004, at Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center, Anniston. Services were Monday, Dec. 27, at noon at Lake Wedowee Church of Christ, with Bishop A. Amon officiating. Burial was in Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Flora Lane of…