Randolph County Circuit Clerk/absentee manager Chris May said voters can apply for an absentee ballot up until Thursday, Oct. 30, at 5 p.m. He said he has to have the applications in hand by Oct. 30. An earlier report incorrectly said the deadline to apply for an absentee ballot had already passed.
A boater on Lake Wedowee alerted responders to a mobile home fire on Tuesday evening of last week. According to Randolph County E-911, the call came in at approximately 5:57 p.m. to 593 County Rd. 2401 in the Mt. Pleasant community; however, when the first firefighters arrived the structure was fully involved and already on…
Monday’s grand jury indictment of Alabama House Speaker and former Alabama Republican Party chairman Mike Hubbard on 23 felony ethics law violations is a pretty good indication little has changed in state-level politics. The charges include using his office as party chairman and his office as a member of the legislature for personal gain, voting…
College football season is halfway over. And once again I ask myself why, every autumn, I waste so much emotional energy over what a bunch of “student-athletes” do in front of a stadium full of rabid fans. Maybe this year I will write about something else. Then I saw the headline: “SEC teams get Jell-O…
Paul Hubbert spent his career trying to improve education in Alabama and has often been called in political circles the “real governor of Alabama,” but one of the two times he ran for that office he was defeated by someone who didn’t attend a day of college. Dr. Hubbert, who had led the Alabama Education…
The Woodland Bobcats started slow and finished strong, and in the end they had secured their 11th straight playoff berth with a 30-7 win over Horseshoe Bend. Woodland forced four more turnovers – including an end-zone fumble recovery for a touchdown by John David Jacobs – in another dominant defensive performance. “Defensively we turned it…
RCHS and Woodland are in and will finish third and fourth in some order. Wadley still technically needs a win this week to clinch its second straight playoff spot. Here’s what’s at stake based on the outcomes of this week’s upcoming games. Wadley: 1A, Region 5 We erroneously reported last week that a Wadley win…
The Wadley defense made sure that a few hiccups on offense would not prove costly as the Bulldogs moved one step closer to the postseason with a 23-0 win over Victory Christian. Wadley head coach Ken Fordham used the first half to break in some new looks on offense and the unfamiliarity showed. “We made…
RCHS managed just 58 rushing yards, and the passing game could not bridge the gap as the Tigers fell to Reeltown 28-14 Friday. “They’re so big, we just couldn’t get the run going,” said RCHS head coach Pat Prestridge. “We thought we could beat them passing more, and we had some opportunities. But we just…
A 99-yard touchdown drive and a blocked punt for a touchdown in the first quarter sparked a Handley homecoming rout Friday as the Tigers blasted Abbeville 55-0. The win put Handley at 3-5 for the season and snapped the Tigers’ four-game losing streak. “It was a good night for our seniors and for our football…
Three weeks ago I committed to stick my neck out for the remainder of the football season and tell you who I think will win the upcoming weekend’s football games. After last week’s second straight 7-4 finish I’m starting regret that decision. Now I understand what Georgia Tech feels like every year. I’m glad that…
(WADLEY) Funeral services for Kristopher Brian Rice, 35, of Wadley will be Thursday, Oct. 23, 2014, at 2 p.m. at Mt. Olive Baptist Church (South) with the Rev. Richie Farrow officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. Mr. Rice died Monday, Oct. 20, at Clay County Hospital. A native and lifelong resident of Clay…
(AUBURN) Debra “Debbie” Nell Braswell Rice died Saturday, Oct. 18, 2014. The funeral was Tuesday, Oct. 21, at 2 p.m. at Auburn United Methodist Church with the Rev. Charles Cummings officiating. Debbie was born in Anniston, the second child of Bill and Betty Braswell. She grew up in Sylacauga and Wedowee and attended Randolph County…
(ROANOKE) Ruby N. Daniel, 72, of Roanoke died Oct. 16, 2014. The graveside service will be Wednesday, Oct. 22, at noon EDT at Stateline Baptist Church Cemetery, Franklin (Glenn community), Ga. Mrs. Daniel is survived by her husband, Charlie M. Daniel; son and daughter-in-law, Christopher M. and Judy Daniel; daughter, LaSharon Daniel, all of Roanoke;…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Willie Jackson “Jack” Cole, 88, of Roanoke will be Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014, at 11 a.m. Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Revs. Charles Fetner and J. Carlin Phillips officiating. Burial will follow at Cedarwood Cemetery. Mr. Cole died Sunday, Oct. 19, at Traylor’s Nursing Center. A Roanoke native, Mr. Cole was…
(LANETT) Ruth Talley Hawkins, 84, of Lanett died Friday, Oct. 17, 2014, at Hospice LaGrange. The funeral was Sunday, Oct. 19, at 3 p.m. at Penton Church of God in Penton with burial in the church cemetery. Mrs. Hawkins was born Oct. 4, 1930, in Chambers County. She was a faithful member of Community Chapel…
(RABBITTOWN) The funeral for David “Wayne” Brown, 61, was Sunday, Oct. 19, 2014, at 2 p.m. at Rabbittown Baptist Church with the Rev. Gene Burns officiating. Burial was in Rabbittown Baptist Church Cemetery. Mr. Brown died Wednesday, Oct. 15, at Regional Medical Center in Anniston. Mr. Brown was a Baptist by faith, and he owned…
(CAMP HILL) Mary Louise Lashley, 75, of Camp Hill died Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014, at Bethany House Hospice. The funeral will be Saturday, Oct. 18, at 2 p.m. at Jeff Jones Funeral Home with burial in Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery with the Rev. Jamie Duran officiating. Mrs. Lashley was born Feb. 11, 1939, in…
(PEORIA, Ill.) Shellie O. Williamson, 87, of Peoria, Ill., died in his sleep at 6 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014, at Bickford Cottage, where he had been a resident since 2010. Cremation rites have been accorded. A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18, at Wright & Salmon Mortuary. The Rev. Bill…
(NEWELL) Funeral services for Gladys Norris, 85, of Newell will be Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014, at 2 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with James Deese officiating. Burial will follow at Harmony Congregational Methodist Cemetery. Mrs. Norris died Tuesday, Oct. 14, at her residence. A Calhoun County native, Mrs. Norris was born Aug. 29, 1929, the…