IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMAIN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MINDY LEE BROWN, DEC.NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT TO BE PUBLISHED BY PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVELetters of Administration on the estate of Mindy Lee Brown, having been granted to Michael Brown on the 28th day of August, 2013, by the Honorable George Diamond, Judge of…
The Woodland Bobcats found out Friday night just exactly what happens when everything goes wrong. Woodland fell behind and then fell apart in a 69-20 defeat that left its head coach shaking his head on the field shortly after the final horn mercifully sounded. “It’s been a long time since we’ve been beat like this,”…
The Wadley Bulldogs fell to Horseshoe Bend 24-20 in Thursday night’s season opener and the regular season debut of head coach Ken Fordham in Wadley. The Bulldogs took an 8-0 lead on a 3-yard touchdown run by quarterback Caleb Calhoun after an impressive 11-play opening drive, but Horseshoe Bend scored the game’s next 24 points,…
On August 23 agents from the FBI, county SWAT teams and U.S. Attorney George Beck raided 13 locations and made arrests in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi and Texas in what turned out to be the second biggest dog-fighting raid in the country. The dogs they found were staked to heavy chains, often with no protection from…
For the second straight season, Handley opened with a loss to Beauregard that, judging by the score, looked a lot worse than it actually was. The Tigers were doubled up 56-28 Friday, but that final margin was the result of a combination of bad luck and a late offensive onslaught by Beauregard. The Tigers trailed…
“O Oysters, come and walk with us!” the walrus did beseech. A pleasant walk, a pleasant talk, along the briny beach.” Lewis Carroll, Through the Looking Glass It is September. An “R-month.” So now, according to tradition, it is safe to eat…
With their running game bottled up for much of the night, RCHS took to the air in an attempt to move the ball against Gaston Friday. The yardage was there in the air for the Tigers, but the points were not as RCHS fell 27-15. Quarterback John Mark Prestridge went 17-for-27 passing for 151 yards…
To say that educators everywhere are gun shy these days is an understatement. Chicago is closing more than 50 schools, actions of the North Carolina governor and legislature against education have prompted demonstrations at the state capitol, the Philadelphia school system is on the verge of bankruptcy, the mayor of New York City sent a…
What does the Executive Branch leader of our state have in mind? More pointedly, what has Gov. Bentley been inhaling? It takes a real genius to turn down $1.5 billion dollars a year for three years, passed on to us with no strings attached in order to help our poor, underprivileged and elderly who can’t…
Like closing your eyes and reaching into the variety bag of snack-size potato chips, here’s a hodge-podge of thoughts and musings after week one of high school football. • For the first time since 1994, all four county teams lost on the season’s opening week, a sign that this may be a down year for…
(ATLANTA) Services for Willie Lyen Wright Sr., 44, of Atlanta will be Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013, at 2 p.m. at Burks Chapel with Pastor Barry Milliner officiating. Burial will follow at the Burks Chapel Cemetery. The family will receive friend at Benefield Funeral Home in Wedowee from noon until 8 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 6.…
(CARROLLTON, Ga.) Geraldine Hand Anderson, 75, of Carrollton Nursing and Rehab, formerly of Ranburne, died Sunday, Sept. 1, 2013. Mrs. Anderson was born Sept. 8, 1937 in Haleyville to the late Earl and Zera Cole Hand. She was retired from the Southwire Company where she worked as a wire rewind operator. She was a member…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Betty Ann Strong, 79, of Roanoke, will be held Monday, Sept, 2, 2013, at 1:00 pm (CST) from Stateline Baptist Church with Rev. William Phillips officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. Mrs. Strong will lie in state at the church for one hour prior to services beginning at 12:00…
(WEDOWEE) Funeral services for Mary Frank Traylor Willingham, 90, of Wedowee will be held Monday Sept. 2, 2013, at 11 a.m. from the First Baptist Church of Wedowee with Rev. Cade Farris officiating. Burial will follow in the Wedowee City Cemetery. Mrs. Willingham passed away Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013, at Lineville Health and Rehabilitation Facility.…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Sara Anne Weaver Fannin, 70, of Roanoke, will be held Monday, Sept. 2, 2013, at 2:00 pm from Handley Avenue Church of God with Rev. Shirley Meddick and Rev. Gary Baugh officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens. Mrs. Fannin died Friday, August 30, 2013, at UAB. Survivors include six…
Celebration of life services for Joseph Charles Lett, 81, will be held Sunday, Sept. 1, 2013, at 3:30 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Oxford with visitation prior to the service from 12:30-3:00 p.m. at the church. Burial will be at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens immediately following the service. Joe died peacefully at UAB Hospital…
The Wadley Bulldogs fell to Horseshoe Bend 24-20 in Thursday night’s season opener in Wadley. The Bulldogs took an 8-0 lead after an impressive opening drive, but Horseshoe Bend scored the game’s next 24 points, fueled by Wadley turnovers. Two interceptions and a fumbled punt return led to 17 points for Horseshoe Bend as the…
(DOUGLASVILLE, Ga.) Louise Hayes Tolbert, 69, of Douglasville, Ga., died Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013. The funeral will be Friday, Aug. 30, at 2 p.m. EDT at Hightower’s Memorial Chapel with minister Wendell Ford officiating. In accordance with her wishes, her body will be cremated following the service. She was born Aug. 24, 1944, in Marietta,…
(EAST POINT, Ga.) Kenneth Reginald Poole, 58, of East Point, Ga., died Thursday, Aug. 22. The funeral was Tuesday, Aug. 27, at 11 a.m. EDT at Willie Watkins Funeral Home, Atlanta. Mr. Poole was born and raised in Detroit, son of the late Howard and Queen Ester “Queenie” Poole (formerly of Randolph County). He graduated…
(WOODLAND) Funeral services for Gladys Faye Wilson, 83, of Woodland will be Sunday, Sept. 1, 2013, at 2 p.m. at Liberty Grove Congregational Methodist Church with the Revs. Greg Norred and Bobby Jones officiating. Burial will follow at Liberty Grove Cemetery. Mrs. Wilson died Wednesday, Aug. 28, at her residence. A Louisiana native, Mrs. Wilson…