Apparently Roanoke councilman Mack Arthur Bell got a shock when Donnie Cash told him re-paving all the streets in Roanoke would cost an estimated $20 million.A surprised Bell told the streets department supervisor to go back and pick out the roads that needed repair such as LaFayette Highway, which will benefit the city, jobs and…
Wedowee Town Council approved a retail beer and wine license for Allen’s Food Mart on U.S. 431, but tabled action approving a liquor store that the owner plans to adjoin that store. At the meeting on July 2, the owner brought plans for the addition, which will have a separate entrance from the convenience store.…
Fun, food, fellowship and entertainment is how Linda Hurst looks at Friday’s fundraiser for The Lighthouse. She is director of The Lighthouses. Gospel Airs and Gospel Expressions will be singing. John McKinney, UMC minister of music, accompanied by John Noel and Tom Norton, will close the program. This is one of two fundraisers The Lighthouse…
There’s an old saying in the South (and probably plenty of other places as well.) If you don’t like the weather just wait five minutes because it’s bound to change. The same concept could be applied to Woodland head coach Larry Strain’s take on his expectation level of his 2012 team. If you don’t like…
It’s time again for the traveling rabies clinic in Randolph County. Veterinarian Paul McMurray, the county’s rabies inspector, will be making stops through-out the county next week to vaccinate cats and dogs. His schedule of stops is in an advertisement on page 2A of this paper. Convenience and low cost are two of the reasons…
July 3rd. Around 3:00 in the morning rain began to fall on Seagrove Beach, Florida. It rained through the day and into the night. So much for “rain before 7, fair before 11.” There we were with a houseful of kids–ages 13 to 22–who were no more excited about spending rainy days inside with parents…
Are the Democrats down to Harry Lyon, the Pelham lawyer and Alabama’s perennial candidate for governor, to put up against Gov. Robert Bentley in 2014? I haven’t talked with Harry, but he’s always a threat to run and it helps his law practice. They may be down to Harry. It is doubtful former Chief Justice…
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Owner: Town of Wadley, AL Sealed BIDS for the construction of: PROJECT NO. 242-W6 Hwy 77 Tank Altitude Valve and Tank Re-circulation Pump: Town of Wadley P.O. Box 0320 (265 Highland Avenue) Wadley, AL 36276 City Hall (256) 395-2261 Fax (256) 395-4411 until 4:00 PM, (CENTRAL TIME) August 5, 2013, and then…
LEGAL NOTICE APAC Midsouth Inc. hereby gives notice of completion of contract with the State of Alabama for construction of Project No. STPNU-5670(200) in Randolph County. This notice will appear for four consecutive weeks beginning on July 10, 2013 and ending on July 31, 2013. All claims should be filed at P.O. Box 7850, Oxford,…
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA CASE NO. CV 2013-900070 Alabama Power Company, Plaintiff Vs. Susie Vinson and Narrie Nelson and their heirs or devisees, if deceased, and the following described land in Randolph County, Alabama to wit: North 1/2 of the Southeast 1/4 of the Northeast 1/4 Section 21, Township 19 South,…
The Randolph County Board of Education selected former Handley assistant football coach Ken Fordham as the next head football coach at Wadley high school. Fordham, who had short stints as a head coach at Chambers Academy and Beulah earlier in his career, takes over for Darrel Roach, who resigned after two seasons as Wadley’s head…
The Randolph County Sheriff’s Dept. PCA Rodeo fended off wet weather and managed to draw good crowds and good competitors over the holiday weekend. Friday’s events went on as planned, and after a rainout on Saturday, the rodeo concluded on Sunday.
(LANETT) Funeral service for Ollie Mae Payne, 89, of Lanett, formerly of Roanoke, will be Thursday, July 11, 2013, at 10 a.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel. Burial will follow at Levens Baptist Church Cemetery, Wedowee. Mrs. Payne died Monday, July 8, 2013, at Golden Living Center in Lanett. A Randolph County native, Mrs. Payne was…
(ANNISTON) Funeral service for Mrs. Xochitl Sanchez, 28, of Anniston will be at 2 p.m. Friday, July 5, 2013, at Iglesia Hispana Shalom Church in Bynum with the Rev. Alejandro officiating. Burial will follow in Oxford City Cemetery. Mrs. Sanchez died Monday, July 1, at Regional Medical Center. To cherish her memories are husband, Gamaliel…
(ROANOKE) James Merrell Upton, 73, of Roanoke died Saturday, July 6, 2013, at Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center in Anniston. A long-time Roanoke resident, Mr. Upton was born June 4, 1940, in Tallapoosa County, the son of Mims and Mae Jennings Upton. He was an Army veteran and a dairy cattle farmer. Survivors include his…
(WOODLAND) Funeral services for Hugh Darrell Huddleston, 66, of Woodland will be Wednesday, July 10, 2013, at 2 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Wendell Ford officiating. Burial will follow at Providence Baptist Church. Mr. Huddleston died Saturday, July 6, in Woodland. A lifelong resident of Randolph County, Mr. Huddleston was born on…
(ATLANTA) Funeral services for Linda Jean Knight Mayberry, 74, of Atlanta, formerly of Roanoke, will be Wednesday, July 10, 2013, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Keith Benefield officiating. Burial will follow at Cedarwood Cemetery, Roanoke. Mrs. Mayberry died Friday, July 5, at a caretaker’s home in Decatur, Ga. A former…
(MARIETTA, Ga.) Edmon Frank Hunter, 88, of Marietta, Ga., died Friday, July 5, 2013. Funeral services were Sunday, July 7, at 4 p.m. EDT at the chapel of Jones-Wynn Funeral Home in Villa Rica, Ga., with the Rev. Don Mason officiating. Interment will follow at Melrose Hills Memorial Park in Villa Rica. Mr. Hunter was…
(WADLEY) Funeral services for Joaquin H. Allende, 68, of Wadley will be Wednesday, July 10, 2013, at 5 p.m. at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Roanoke, with Father Antoo C. Alappat officiating. Burial will follow at Concord Baptist Church Cemetery, Wadley. Mr. Allende died Thursday, July 4, in Calhoun County. A native of Mexico, Mr. Allende…
(WEDOWEE) JaQuetta Frances Goodwin, 25, a native of Wedowee and current resident of Sylacauga, died Wednesday, July 1, at Coosa Valley Medical Center in Sylacauga. Memorial services will be observed Monday, July 8, at 11 a.m. at Union Chapel United Methodist Church, Wedowee, with the pastor, Rev. Charles Woods, and eulogist Rev. Curtis Spidell officiating.…