Political action committees controlled by Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard, R-Auburn, and former Gov. Bob Riley are lacking in significant funding as they head into the November election, according to whispers in Montgomery. And the numbers seem to back that up.The Riley political action committees, according to what I have heard, have less than…
The concrete slabs that served as seating? Gone. The faded yellow poles that held up those concrete slabs? Gone. The dilapidated press box with old sheets of exposed insulation? That’s gone too. Say hello to the new Humphries Stadium at Randolph County High School, a glistening stainless steel grandstand that features rows of bleachers, a…
The games may still be over three weeks away, but football season has officially arrived. Wadley, Woodland, RCHS and Handley – along with every other high school in the state – began official practice on Monday. And this year more than ever the AHSAA has laid out in refined detail just what the first week…
Laura Prestridge was awarded the $1,000 Ladarious Phillips Foundation Scholarship for her accomplishments in the classroom and in athletics. Laura, a recent Handley High graduate, was chosen from a field of outstanding senior student-athletes. Her exceptional academic record as well as a stand-out athletic career in two sports, basketball and softball, earned her this prestigious…
Alabama’s National Team brought home two All-Americans and 55 wins this week after competing in the nation’s largest wrestling tournament for high school students. The Cadet and Junior National Wrestling Championships, known as “Fargo Nationals,” were held at the Fargodome July 19-26 in Fargo, N.D. Aleks Slavich of Lanett and his 15 teammates on the…
(LAKELAND, Fla.) Janice Gail “Jan” Blanton Anglin, 69, of Lakeland, Fla., died Saturday, Aug. 2, 2014. The funeral will be Tuesday, Aug. 5, at 10 a.m. at Crossroads Baptist Church in Lakeland with graveside services immediately following at Oak Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Anglin was born in Thomasville, Ga., on May 19, 1945, to J. Lamar…
(ROANOKE) Graveside services for Clara Frances Waters, 87, of Roanoke will be at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2014, at Paran Baptist Church Cemetery with the Rev. Jamie Taylor officiating. Mrs. Waters died Friday, Aug. 1, at Roanoke HealthCare Center. A Buford, Ga., native, Mrs. Waters was born March 8, 1927, the daughter of…
(LaGRANGE, Ga.) Lewis H. Parker, 79, of LaGrange, Ga., died Monday, Aug. 4, 2014 at Hospice LaGrange. The funeral will be at 3 p.m. EDT Aug. 6 at Striffler-Hamby Mortuary Chapel with pastor Greg Brown and the Rev. Clay Snyder officiating. Burial will follow in Meadoway Gardens. Mr. Parker was born July 30, 1935, in…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Ray Eugene Moon Jr., 55, of Roanoke will be Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2014, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Revs. F.W. Sheppard and Jack Vidler officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens. Mr. Moon died Sunday, Aug. 3, at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika. A lifelong…
(GRIFFIN, Ga.) Orville “Gene” Laird, 72, of Griffin, Ga., died Sunday, Aug. 3, 2014, at Spalding Regional Hospital. The funeral will be Wednesday, Aug. 6, at 11 a.m. EDT in the chapel of McKoon Funeral Home with pastor Allan Mathura officiating. Burial will follow at 12:30 CDT at Randolph Memory Gardens in Roanoke. Mr. Laird…
(WOODLAND) Graveside services for S. Larry Jackson, 70, of Woodland will be Monday, Aug. 4, 2014, at 2 p.m. CDT at Sunrise Memorial Gardens in Douglasville, Ga., with the Rev. Ethan Parker officiating. Mr. Jackson died Saturday, Aug. 2, at his residence. Mr. Jackson was born May 17, 1944, the son of Samuel Harry and…
(GRAHAM) Billy Edgar Ward of Graham died Friday, Aug. 1, 2014. He was 86. The funeral was Sunday, Aug. 3, at 3 pm EDT in the chapel of Rainwater Funeral Home with Bro. Jerry Wiggins officiating. Interment followed at Campground United Methodist Church in Graham. Mr. Ward was born in Graham on April 2, 1928,…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Blondell Gray Potts, 105, of Roanoke were Sunday, Aug. 3, 2014, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Revs. Wendell Rush and Ricky Cummings officiating. Burial followed at Randolph Memory Gardens. Mrs. Potts died Friday, Aug. 1, at Roanoke HealthCare. Mrs. Potts was born June 11, 1909, the daughter…
(OXFORD) Funeral services for Mabel Wyatt Jackson, 85, of Oxford were Monday, Aug. 4, 2014, at 11 a.m. at K.L. Brown Memory Chapel in Golden Springs with the Rev. Dr. Harris Hand officiating. Interment followed at Forestlawn Gardens. Mrs. Jackson died Friday, Aug. 1, at Brookwood Medical Center in Birmingham. Mrs. Jackson retired from Regional…
(GADSDEN) Funeral services were at 10 a.m. Monday, Aug. 4, 2014, at Crestwood Chapel for Nancy Boone Rollins, 87, of Gadsden, who died Thursday, July 31, 2014. Bro. John Dickerson officiated. Burial was in Crestwood Cemetery. Mrs. Rollins was an avid reader and known for her research in genealogy. She was known as one of…
Rollie Person Jr., 84, formerly of Roanoke, died Wednesday, July 30, 2014, in Atlanta. The funeral will be Saturday, Aug. 9, at 1 p.m. CDT at Wehadkee Missionary Baptist Church, Roanoke, with the Rev. Elijah Jackson Jr., pastor, officiating. Young Funeral Home, Atlanta.
(WINDER, Ga.) Joyce Ann Hightower, 72, of Winder, Ga., died Sunday, July 27, 2014. Graveside services were at 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 30, at Barrow Memorial Gardens with pastor Steven Smallwood officiating. Mrs. Hightower was a member of Hope Baptist Church. She served in the U.S. Army and retired as an office manager for Instrument…
(MATTHEWS, N.C.) Mary Chase Morgan of Matthews, N.C., died July 25, 2014. The family held a memorial celebration of Mary’s life at 2 p.m., Wednesday, July 30, at Providence Road Church of Christ with senior minister Jeff Walling officiating. Mary (or “GrandMary” to her grandchildren) was born March 18, 1933, to Loma and Irwin Chase…
(DAYTON, Ohio) James Poole Sr., 77, died July 25, 2014, at Hospice of Dayton. The funeral was Monday, Aug. 4, at 11 a.m. at Bowman & Young Funeral Chapel with the Rev. John Williams officiating. Interment was in Green Castle Cemetery. Mr. Poole was born Nov. 7, 1936, in Wedowee to James and Vera Poole.…
Funeral services for Fannie Dell Traylor, 88, will be held Sunday, Aug. 3, 2014, at 2 p.m. from Benefield Funeral Chapel with Rev. Mark Moore and Rev. David Daniel officiating. Burial will follow in the Zion Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Traylor passed away Thursday, July 31, at Regional Medical Center in Anniston. The family will…