Statewide bonding WEDOWEE–A theft suspect escaped from custody on Monday afternoon but turned himself in the following day.Jason Daniel Harmon, 35, of 357 County Rd. 7, Wedowee, is a suspect in a theft case involving his father’s toolbox.Harmon ran from the Randolph County Jail parking lot in the direction of Dollar General and remained at…
A Roanoke man turned himself in on Nov. 29 after assaulting his supervisor at work. According to the report from Roanoke Police Department, Brian Ramon Houston, 39, of 903 Strong St., Roanoke, is charged with second-degree assault. On Nov. 21, following a disciplinary notification by his supervisor at Mohawk, Houston allegedly cut Donald Harrison, 52,…
WEDOWEE–Assistant District Attorney Amy Newsome prosecuted the William Harvey Bridges case in the fall criminal circuit court term. Bridges, 33, of 5639 County Road 65, Roanoke, faced multiple charges. Among the charges were: third-degree criminal mischief, two counts of second-degree possession of marijuana, first-degree unlawful imprisonment, two counts of possession of drug paraphernalia, possession/receipt of…
Handley senior quarterback Rhett Fetner earned MVP honors of the class 4A state championship game Friday at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn. Fetner completed 9-of-18 passes for 232 yards and two touchdowns, with one interception. The passing game was pivotal to Handley’s success in its 30-7 win over Madison Academy in the championship, as Handley played…
For those of you who love the photo finish, the fourth-quarter comeback, the edge-of-your-seat drama of a closely contested championship bout, I’m sorry to disappoint you. Because Handley-Madison Academy in the class 4A state championship was none of those things. This was comedy, not drama. This was a 3-hour victory celebration masquerading as a state…
Two different head coaches. Two different teams of players. Two different school size classifications. What they have in common is two state football championships in the past five years. When they defeated perennial state champion Madison Academy 30-7 last Friday, Handley High School’s football team became the class 4A state champion for 2016. But how…
Recently I did a piece about pickup trucks in which I observed that truck names were chosen to appeal to the good ol’ boy–”Ram,” “Silverado” and such. Responding to this, my buddy Charles wrote that he found himself out on Hwy. 280 in Birmingham, “behind a jacked-up Ford 250 dualie, profusely decorated with chrome accessories…
It is Christmas time, and since Alabama is one of the most charitable states in the nation, I would expect that many of us are in the giving mood and plan to help many worthy causes across our great state. Unfortunately, it appears that some recent rulings by the Alabama Ethics Commission are going to…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: THE ESTATE OF JAMES CALVIN OVERTON, DECEASED NOTICE Letters of Administration on the estate of James Calvin Overton, deceased, having been granted to Brooke F. Overton on the 30th day of Nov., 2016, by the Hon. George Diamond, Judge of Probate Court of Randolph County,…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: ESTATE OF LOUISE GOODWIN, DECEASED NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS Letters Testamentary on the estate of Louise Goodwin, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on the 5th day of Dec., 2016, by the Judge of Probate of said County, notice is hereby given that all…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA TO: JASON CHRISTOPHER EVANS On the 1st day of December, 2016, a Petition was filed in this Court for the name change of a minor child, whose date of birth is May 6, 2004. A hearing upon this petition has been set for December 28, 2016, at…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Phyllis Jean Pollard, 63, of Roanoke will be Saturday, Dec. 10, 2016, at 2 p.m. at Midway Methodist Church, Wedowee. Ms. Pollard was the daughter of the late Fred and Myrtle Pollard of Roanoke. Phyllis is survived by Joe Mitchell, her partner in life; her sister, Patricia Pollard Humphries; two sons,…
(CRAGFORD) The funeral service for Ruby W. Morris, 59 of Cragford, will be Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016, at 2 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Home in Lineville with Bro. John Waites and Bro. Brandon Johnson officiating. Burial will follow in New Harmony Christian Church Cemetery. Mrs. Morris died Sunday, Dec. 4, at her home. She was…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Tonya Formby Ferrell, 50, of Roanoke will be Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016, at noon at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Revs. Shane Formby and Scott Whaley officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 4-8 p.m. on Tuesday. Mrs. Ferrell died…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Grover Junior Weathers, 89, of Roanoke will be Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016, at 3 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Home with the Rev. Thomas Yaughn and David Baldwin officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 1-3 p.m. on Wednesday. Mr. Weathers…
(WEDOWEE) Funeral services for Charles Wayne Tucker Sr., 63, of Wedowee will be Tuesday, Dec. 6, at 4 p.m. with the Rev. David Little officiating. Burial will follow in Cape Canaveral National Cemetery in Mims, Fla., with military honors on a later date. The family will receive friends Tuesday from 2-4 p.m. at Benefield Funeral…
(ROANOKE) Vivian Elaine Presley, 63, a longtime resident of Prattville, having recently moved to Roanoke, died Friday, Dec. 2, 2016. Memorial services will be Monday, Dec. 5, at 1 p.m. in Prattville Memorial Chapel with Pastor Todd Wright officiating. The family will receive friends on Monday at Prattville Memorial from noon-1 p.m. She is survived…
(WOODLAND) Funeral services for Shelba Jean Arrington, 77, of Woodland will be Sunday, Dec. 4, 2016, at 2 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Greg Arrington officiating. Burial will follow at Liberty East Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5-8 p.m. on Saturday. Mrs. Arrington died…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Thomas Marvin Mayton, 88, of Roanoke will be Sunday, Dec. 4, 2016, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with Bro. Scott Whaley officiating. Burial will follow at a later date at Welcome Home Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 4-8 p.m. on Saturday.…
(LaGRANGE, Ga.) Annelle Bennett Littlefield, 78, of LaGrange, Ga., died Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016, at her residence. The family will receive family and friends from 6-8 p.m. EST Friday, Dec. 2, at Hunter-Allen-Myhand Funeral Home, LaGrange. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home with the Rev. Neil Stich officiating. Interment…