NOTICETO: THOMAS WRIGHT and all other unknown putative fathersYou are hereby notified that on February 5, 1998, a female minor child named TaKara Mae Martin was born to Tammy R. Simpson (formerly Martin). A petition for Step-Parent Adoption of this child was filed by James W. Simpson Jr. in the Superior Court of Carroll County,…
Plans are being firmed up for this year’s Summer on Main Street Festival and Concert, which may include a band performing for the first time in decades in the old Martin Theatre site. The festival will include a dedication of the Streetscape project downtown. Wild Knights, comprised of Benjie Whaley, Tom Ziglar, Rick Robinson and…
The Wadley Bulldogs spent much of the 2013 season with a rotating cast of characters taking the snaps at quarterback. Caleb Calhoun, Devin Freeman, Dakota Brown and Kamaury Avery each manned the position at some point as head coach Ken Fordham scrambled to find an effective trigger man for his offense. Now in his second…
If his spring performance is any indication, Jerreion Williams intends to make his upcoming senior season a special one. Williams rushed for 143 yards and two touchdowns on 12 carries as Handley slipped past Cherokee County 28-21 Friday in Centre. Williams emerged as the Tigers’ leading rusher a year ago as Handley went 5-5 and…
The Southern Union Lady Bison lost their first game in the NJCAA national softball tournament last Wednesday in heartbreaking fashion. The team that beat them went on to win the national championship. SU bounced back after that initial loss to win its next four games, but the Lady Bison lost to Chattanooga State on Friday…
I’m no expert on the history of Randolph County. So in the big picture I don’t know where the hiring of the first black head football coach in the county registers on the county’s racial Richter Scale. What I do know is that Woodland believes it has its man. Randy Boyd wasn’t hired to make…
We’re in full campaign swing now with the Republican and Democratic primary elections coming up in less than two weeks. Between now and then we’ll be bombarded with campaign messages––some infor-mative but most falling far short of letting us know why we should vote for a particular candidate. Some, especially those running for statewide offices,…
Read a few weeks ago as to how, come September, Scotland will vote on whether it will remain as part of the United Kingdom or if it will secede and take off on its own. Now I am in no position to comment on the ramifications of such a move for England or for the…
In 2010, the federal government took the hundreds of billions of dollars it received in corporate, income and property taxes from each state and spent that money-and then some-on programs in each state. A review of federal data indicates that some states, considering their size and the taxes they paid, received a disproportionate amount of…
Lake Wedowee Summer Jam will be Saturday at Chimney Cove featuring Confederate Railroad and the Roanoke-based group Wind. Tickets are $15. Gates open at 5 p.m. and the show starts at 7. Proceeds from the concert will benefit the Brown Bag Buddies and Buddy Bags of Randolph County. Confederate Railroad first rolled onto the national…
The episode of “American Pickers” filmed in Roanoke in February will air on Wednesday, May 21st, at 8 p.m. on the History Channel. Most of the filming took place in the Dunn Chevrolet building on Chestnut Street with the show’s stars Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz. Dunn’s is also featured in the current issue of…
(WEDOWEE) The funeral for William Junior Amason, 73, of Wedowee will be Monday, May 19, 2014, at 4 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Home in Lineville with the Rev. Chris Mitchell officiating. Burial will follow in Clay County Memory Gardens. Mr. Amason died Saturday, May 17, at Clay County Nursing Home. He was born in Randolph…
(DECATUR) Addie Elizabeth Taylor, 97, of Decatur died Friday, May 16, 2014. Services will be at 2 p.m. on Monday, May 19, at Grant Street Church of Christ, Decatur. Mike King will officiate, assisted by Alan Watkins. Musicians will be Elizabeth Clark and Jeffrey Rich. Interment will be at Roselawn Cemetery, Decatur. An exceptional teacher,…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for George Mickle “Mickey” Young, 58, of Roanoke will be Tuesday, May 20, 2014, at 3 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Billy Puckett officiating. Burial will follow at Union Hill Baptist Church Cemetery. Mr. Young died suddenly on Saturday, May 17, at Midtown Medical Center in Columbus, Ga. A…
(WOODLAND) Billey Ray Gilley of Woodland died Friday, May 16, 2014. He was 19 years old. The funeral for Mr. Gilley will be Wednesday, May 21, at 3 p.m. at Rainwater Funeral Home with Bro. Wendell Ford officiating. Mr. Gilley was born Oct. 16, 1994, to Stephen and Patricia Cox Gilley. He enjoyed farming and…
(ALEXANDER CITY) Funeral service for Rudine Sherrer Ray, 87, of Alexander City will be Saturday, May 17, 2014, at 11 a.m. at the chapel of Radney Funeral Home. The Rev. Larry Cummings officiated. Burial will follow in Hillview Mausoleum. Mrs. Ray died Wednesday, May 14, at her residence. She was born on April 18, 1927,…
(ATTICA, Ind.) Cheryl Lynn Gray Bulington, 49, Attica, Ind., died at her residence, surrounded by her family, on Wednesday, May 14, 2014. Services will be held at the funeral home on Sunday, May 18, at 2 p.m. with Pastor Daniel Jordan officiating. Burial will follow in Independence Cemetery, Independence, Ind. Cheryl was born in Lafayette,…
(ROANOKE) Kenneth “Greg” Sanders, 42, of Roanoke died Tuesday, May 13, 2014, at West Georgia Health in LaGrange. The funeral will be Friday, May 16, at 1 p.m. CDT at Canaan Baptist Church in the Welch community with the Rev. Mario McDaniel, pastor, officiating. Burial will follow at the church cemetery. Mr. Sanders is survived…
(ROANOKE) Jerome Watts, 58, of Roanoke died Sunday, May 11, 2014, at West Georgia Medical Center in LaGrange. The funeral will be Saturday, May 17, at 1 p.m. CDT at Canaan Missionary Baptist Church in the Welch community with the Rev. Dr. Mario McDaniel, pastor, and the Rev. William Terry eulogist. Burial will follow at…
(WOODLAND) Visitation for Martha J. Smith, 79, of Woodland will be held from 5-7 p.m. on Saturday, May 17, 2014, at Benefield Funeral Home of Wedowee. Mrs. Smith died Wednesday, May 14, at her residence. A Selma native, Mrs. Smith was born Feb. 13, 1935, the daughter of Marvin and Odessa Daniel Clifton. She was…