Poutin’ House South, Seagrove Beach, Fla.On Saturday morning, June 28, 2014, I realized that Puckett had arrived.The evidence was clear enough.Parked next door at Cousin Benny’s (you remember Benny) was a golf cart. Golf carts are big in Puckett and they go where Puckettians go–three came down on a cattle trailer. Everybody who is anybody…
Most Article III “federal” judges serve for life during good behavior and hold their seats until they resign, die or are removed from office. The current legal thinking, according to those familiar with the issue, is that judges cannot be removed from office except by impeachment by the House of Representatives followed by conviction by…
(FORTSON, Ga.) Gary Alan Lavender, 58, of Fortson, Ga., died Saturday, Aug. 16, 2014, at Columbus Hospice House. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. EDT Wednesday, Aug. 20, at Parkhill Cemetery with the Rev. Stephen Brinkman officiating. Mr. Lavender was born Feb. 26, 1956, in Columbus, Ga., son of the late Hollis Lavender and…
(ROANOKE) Annye Ruth Foster, 63, a resident of Government Street, Roanoke, died Saturday, Aug. 16, 2014, at Bethany House Hospice, Auburn. The funeral will be Thursday, Aug. 21, at 1 p.m. at Deliverance Temple Church with Bishop C.L. Wilkes, pastor, and Bishop Tom Staples, eulogist. Other ministers sharing the roster will include the Revs. Jeffery…
(STEILACOOM, Wash.) Edgar Wayne Pyle, 80, of Steilacoom, Wash., died Monday, Aug. 4, 2014, after a long bout with Alzheimer’s. A celebration of Ed’s life was held in Valdez, Alaska, on Aug. 10. The family spread his ashes on Prince William Sound, where Ed had spent many summers running a fishing charter business with his…
(LANETT) Funeral services for Tommy Nelson “Bob” Smallwood, 76, of Lanett will be Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2014, at 4 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Jeremy Sheppard officiating. Burial will follow at Potash Church of God Cemetery, Roanoke. Mr. Smallwood died Sunday, Aug. 17, at East Alabama Medical Center. A Randolph County native,…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Betty Ann Dunn, 74, of Roanoke will be Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2014, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Revs. Ken Griffith and Joe Bob Traylor officiating. Burial will follow at High Pine Baptist Cemetery. Mrs. Dunn died Saturday, Aug. 16, at her residence. Survivors include her husband, James…
(HEFLIN) Gerson Floyd Green, 78, died Saturday, Aug. 16, 2014, at Cleburne County Nursing Home. The funeral will be at 7 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 18, at Dryden Funeral Home Chapel, Heflin, with the Revs. Cloyse Johnson and Roger Nolen officiating. Mr. Green was a native of Roanoke and a resident of Cleburne County for…
(CARROLLTON, Ga.) Evelyn Williams Stanford, 85, of Carrollton, Ga., died Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014. The funeral was at 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 17, at Martin & Hightower Heritage Chapel with the Revs. Damon Smith and Talmadge Chandler officiating. Interment followed in First Methodist Church Cemetery in Bowdon, Ga. Mrs. Stanford was born Feb. 5, 1929,…
(CAMP HILL) Karmeshae N. Thomas, 19, of Camp Hill died Sunday, Aug. 10, 2014. The funeral was Saturday, Aug. 16, at 3 p.m. at New Canaan Baptist Church in Camp Hill with the Rev. Justin Freeman, pastor, and Rev. Corey Huguley, eulogist, officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Sinai Baptist Church Cemetery in Waverly. Ms.…
(ROANOKE) Mitchell Leon Ogletree, 50, of Roanoke died Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2014, at East Alabama Medical Center, Opelika. Arrangements are pending from Clark Memorial Funeral Service, Roanoke.
(WOODLAND) A memorial service for Dwight Deese, 50, of Woodland, will be Friday, Aug. 15, 2014, at 11 a.m. at Union Baptist Church at Morrison’s Crossroads with the Rev. Steve Dempsey officiating. Mr. Deese died Wednesday, Aug. 13, at Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center in Anniston. He was a Randolph County native and had worked…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Alice Mae Brewer, 80, of Roanoke will be Saturday, Aug. 16, 2014, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Revs. Keith Benefield and Mike Brewer officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens. Mrs. Brewer died Wednesday, Aug. 13, at East Alabama Medical Center. A Randolph County native, Mrs.…
The Foundation for Randolph County Schools recently presented Superintendent Rance Kirby and Curriculum Coordinator Sonja Dill with a check to be used to purchase more than half the new social studies textbooks needed for eighth-graders in Randolph County Schools. Randolph County Schools adopted the new edition for social studies this year. The State of Alabama…
WEDOWEE–Randolph County Rescue Squad is proud of some recent improvements and acquisitions being made. The squad welcomes new K9 member Beau, a bloodhound. Beau had some preliminary training as a young pup and came to the squad at age 9 months. He is now about 11 months. Capt. Douglas Kirk said Beau will live with…
Roanoke City Schools held its annual institute Friday to galvanize staff for the start of school Wednesday. Many of those present worked through the summer, teaching various classes and attending workshops. The past few days they have been preparing their classrooms for the new school year. School board president Penny Bradshaw told the group they…
WEDOWEE–Representatives of Randolph County Healthcare Authority and Wedowee Hospital addressed Randolph County Commission at its workshop meeting regarding a possible vote on a 1-percent sales tax to build and support a new hospital. Vice chairman of RCHCA Bill Caypless said the Wedowee Hospital building is obsolete and operates under a grandfather clause. A new facility…
WEDOWEE–A few more vacancies were filled during a Randolph County Board of Education meeting on Thursday evening of last week. The board approved hiring: Kyle Culver as elementary teacher at Wedowee Elementary School; Justin Decker as social science teacher at Woodland High School; Bob Wylie as interim science teacher at Wadley High School. Matt Smith…
Roanoke City Council discussed increasing its funding of the Randolph County Animal Shelter at Monday night’s meeting but delayed action until the annual budget is prepared. Animal shelter president Chuck Smith gave an update and said the shelter has one of the highest ratings in compliance, health of animals, cleanliness and record keeping from both…
Roanoke Councilman Mack Arthur Bell made a motion at Monday’s regular meeting for the city council to donate $7,000 to the Roanoke Rotary Club to help with the Martin Theatre project. His motion came prior to the city’s receiving a requested attorney general opinion about the legality of such a contribution. His motion died for…