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PUBLIC SALE

By Editor | March 4, 2015 |

PUBLIC SALEStack & Pack Self Storage, pursuant to the Alabama Self Storage Act (8-15-33) will conduct a public sale to the highest bidder for cash only on their premises, 410 Industrial Ave., Roanoke, AL 36274. Phone 334-863-7867. The auction will be on March 14, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. on the following unit. The company reserves…

PUBLIC SALE

By Editor | March 4, 2015 |

PUBLIC SALE Stack & Pack Self Storage, pursuant to the Alabama Self Storage Act (8-15-33) will conduct a public sale to the highest bidder for cash only on their premises, 410 Industrial Ave., Roanoke, AL 36274. Phone 334-863-7867. The auction will be on March 14, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. on the following unit. The company…

‘Miscommunication’ lowers RCHS test scores

By Editor | March 4, 2015 |

WEDOWEE–Superintendent Rance Kirby told the board and audience at the Feb. 19 meeting of Randolph County Board of Education that he was instructed by the State Department of Education that sophomores who were not permitted to use calculators on the ACT Plan test will not be given the opportunity for a re-test and will instead…

Chili cook-off, quilt drawing raise $2,000 for Lighthouse

By Editor | March 4, 2015 |

The 5th annual chili cook-off to benefit The Lighthouse soup kitchen and the Buddy Bag program the night of Feb. 24 was a great success, Linda Hurst said. She oversees the annual event held at the McDonald Family Life Center, First United Methodist Church, Roanoke.   Eight pots of chili were entered. Hottest chili was…

RCHS starts season 3-3

By Editor | March 4, 2015 |

RCHS went 0-2 in the Handley Invitational Tournament on Saturday, but the Tigers bookended those losses with wins over Wadley and Beulah to even their record a 3-3 on the young season. RCHS 14, Wadley 0 A trio of RCHS pitchers combined for a one-hit shutout, and the Tigers scored six runs in the second…

ACCC tournament begins for Southern Union basketball

By Editor | March 4, 2015 |

Southern Union’s men’s and women’s basketball teams will look to advance in the ACCC tournament this week. The women kept their season alive with a 74-71 win over Alabama Southern on Sunday. That win gave them the seventh seed out of the North region and set them up with a tournament showdown against Gadsden State…

Unintended consequences

By Editor | March 4, 2015 |

An email this week from the publisher of the Clark County Democrat in Grove Hill served as a reminder of the law of unintended consequences. The publisher was trying to figure out what had just happened to his town, as it is among those affected by an Alabama Supreme Court ruling Friday. He was looking…

Jackson: The Great Boar Squirrel Blast Off

By Editor | March 4, 2015 |

Well, I missed it. The 2014 Boar Squirrel Blast Off. Dang. We went with some friends to eat at Nick’s Seafood Restaurant, the one east of Freeport, on the north side of Choctawhatchee Bay. It is the sorta place you go into and think “Thank God there is one of these left.” The Nick family…

Flowers: Common Core could divide legislature

By Editor | March 4, 2015 |

The first regular legislative session of the quadrennium has begun. Legislators have arrived in Montgomery for their three and a half month session and they will face a myriad of problems and issues. The General Fund budget has been in the doldrums for several years. The chickens have to come home to roost. There is…

James Arden Reynolds

By Editor | March 3, 2015 |

(OWENS CROSSROADS) A memorial service for Dr. James Arden Reynolds, 72, will be Saturday, March 7, 2015, at 2 p.m. at the K.L. Brown Funeral Home and Cremation Center Chapel in Jacksonville with Deacon Mike Cova officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home for two hours prior to the service. Mr. Reynolds…

Letha Annette Parmer

By Editor | March 3, 2015 |

(ROOPVILLE, Ga.) Letha Annette Parmer of Roopville, Ga., died March 1, 2015. She was 71. The funeral will be Wednesday, March 4, at 11 a.m. EST at Gray Hill Church of God in Woodland, Ala. Bro. Mark Moore will officiate. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Prior to the services, her body will lie-in-state…

Sarah Kate Colvin Perry

By Editor | March 2, 2015 |

(WEDOWEE) Sarah Kate Colvin Perry, 83, of Wedowee passed away Sunday, March 1, 2015. The funeral will be Wednesday, March 4, at 11 a.m. at Wedowee First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Russell Hestley and Dr. Jon Tal Murphree officiating. Burial will follow in Wedowee City Cemetery. Mrs. Perry was born in Fernbank, Ala.,…

Winfred Z. Meadows

By Editor | March 2, 2015 |

(WOODLAND) Funeral services for Winfred Z. Meadows, 87, of Woodland were Sunday, March 1, 2015, at 3:30 p.m. at Herren’s Grove Baptist Church with the Revs. Wayne Stevens and David Daniel officiating. Burial followed in the adjoining cemetery. Mr. Meadows passed away Friday, Feb. 27, at his residence. A Randolph County native, Mr. Meadows was…

Curtis Arlin Laney

By Editor | March 2, 2015 |

(WOODLAND) Funeral services for Curtis Arlin Laney, 89, of Woodland were Sunday, March 1, 2015, at 11 a.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with the Rev. David Daniel officiating. Burial followed at Herren’s Grove Baptist Cemetery with Masonic graveside services. Mr. Laney died Friday, Feb. 27, in Anniston. A Randolph County native, Mr. Laney was born…

Deborah Darlene Mobley

By Editor | February 27, 2015 |

(FIVE POINTS) Funeral services for Deborah Darlene Mobley, 57, of Five Points will be Sunday, March 1, 2015, at 2 p.m. at Bethany Lime Congregational Christian Church, Rock Mills, with the Revs. Stanley Yarbrough and Milton Newton officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. Mrs. Mobley passed away Friday, Feb. 27, at East Alabama…

John Craig Elliott

By Editor | February 27, 2015 |

(WADLEY) Funeral services for John Craig Elliott, 62, of Wadley will be Sunday, March 1, 2015, at 2 p.m. at Wadley First Baptist Church with the Revs. Mickey Vaughn, Zenus Windsor, Michael Gibson and Matthew Vickers officiating. Burial will follow at Wadley City Cemetery. Mr. Elliott passed away Thursday, Feb. 26, at his residence. A…

Jeff’s Place

By Editor | February 27, 2015 |

951 Chestnut Street (next to cattle barn) Roanoke, Al 36274 334-863-2285 Open: Mon. – Sat. 6:00 am till 9:00 pm

William Clark ‘Billy’ Fuller

By Editor | February 25, 2015 |

(LaGRANGE, Ga.) William Clark “Billy” Fuller, 82, of LaGrange, Ga., died Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015, at Hospice LaGrange. Graveside funeral services were at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 25, in Shadowlawn Cemetery. The Revs. Mike Hornsby and Jimmy McMillian officiated. Mr. Fuller was born June 4, 1932, in Palmetto, Ga., son of the late Horace Clark…

Fannie Pearl Goodwin Green

By Editor | February 25, 2015 |

(WEDOWEE) Fannie Pearl Goodwin Green, 82, a longtime resident of County Road 213, Wedowee, died Monday evening, Feb. 23, 2015, at her home after an extended illness. The funeral will be Friday, Feb. 27, at 1 p.m. at Zion Rest Baptist Church with the Rev. William Phillips officiating assisted by Elder Leroy Holley and Rev.…

Eldora Sims Molden

By Editor | February 25, 2015 |

(WADLEY) Funeral services for Eldora Sims Molden, 72, of Wadley will be Saturday, Feb. 28, 2015, at 1 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Robert Welch officiating. Burial will follow at Canaan Baptist Church Cemetery, Wedowee. Mrs. Molden died Tuesday, Feb. 24, at her residence. A Wedowee native, Mrs. Molden was born May…