A Newell man was arrested on Thursday of last week following an altercation with another man.According to the report from Randolph County Sheriff’s Office, Anthony James Hill, 34, of 20 County Rd. 134, was arrested and charged with DUI, third-degree assault and second-degree assault.Hill allegedly knocked a female victim down with his vehicle on Old…
Once Ralph Benefield and his battalion completed training in the hot sweltering heat of south Georgia, they moved again in order to conduct maneuvers and training at Murphressboro, Tenn. While Benefield was conducting river-crossing exercises, part of the division trained for parachute jumps. Several men jumped too close to the rocky ground and “drove their…
It always seemed like common sense for states to accept the federal government’s expansion of Medicaid, since it could greatly improve health care in a state while costing the state relatively little. Fourteen states, however, chose to ignore practicality and the common good and make a political statement at the expense or their citizens’ well-being.…
Shhhhhh Promise you won’t tell? OK, here it is. October and May are the best months to go to the beach. If you like solitude and serenity, as I do. October, with its blue skies, cool breezes, and still-warm-enough-to-swim-in-water is ideal. When I could, I’d save some vacation days and slip down there. Then schools…
We all remember as kids looking at a sheet of paper with what seemed to be random numbers on it. Then we would take a crayon and draw a line from 1 to 2 to 3 to 4 and so on. Suddenly, to our delight, the outline of a house or a boat or a…
I’ve been traveling through time for quite a few years now, and so I’ve had the advantage of comparing the prophecies of yesterday with the realities of today. And it only takes a brief stroll through any neighbor-hood or shopping mall or an hour spent in front of any tele-vision set to demonstrate that, by…
Among the long list of personnel changes announced by the Randolph County Board of Education was one that under most other circumstances would not warrant mention. But the resignation of Robert Wylie as a science teacher and assistant football coach at Randolph County School stands out because it leaves RCHS with just one certified boys…
Football training Clockwork Training Speed Academy will conduct the one-day football specific clinic on June 22nd for ages 6-14. Roanoke native and former Handley Tiger Cedric Phillips will be conducting the clinic. The clinic will focuson fundamentals of football: footwork, hand eye coordination, and position-specific drills to promote faster development. Clockwork has invited the help…
Words are a big part of what I do. Without words I wouldn’t have this job. And I feel like I have a solid grasp on how to effectively and appropriately use words. I pride myself on the ability to tell the difference between “affect” (a verb) and “effect” (a noun), and I know what…
(OPELIKA) Maxine Daniel Teel, 80, of Opelika died Monday, June 3, 2013, at Bethany House Hospice. The funeral will be Wednesday, June 5, at 3 p.m. at Jeff Jones Funeral Home in LaFayette with burial in LaFayette City Cemetery with the Rev. Mike Wells officiating. She was born May 11, 1933, in Randolph County to…
(OPELIKA) Funeral services for Marie Garrett Sheppard, 60, of Opelika will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 5, 2013, at Jeffcoat-Trant Chapel with the Rev. Priscilla Coleman is officiating. Burial will be held in Garden Hills Cemetery. Mrs. Sheppard died Monday, June 3, at East Alabama Medical Center. She was born Feb. 2, 1953, in…
(LaGRANGE, Ga.) Adelle Brown Criswell, 86, of LaGrange died Monday, June 3, 2013, at Florence Hand Nursing Home. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 5, at the chapel of Striffler-Hamby Mortuary with Dr. Paul Baxter and the Rev. Paul Blair officiating. Burial will follow in Restlawn Memory Gardens. Mrs. Criswell was born…
(WADLEY) Teresa Lynn Weaver-Pickard, 42, of Wadley died Wednesday, May 29, 2013, at West Georgia Medical Center, LaGrange. Mrs. Weaver-Pickard will be in state at County Line Baptist Church, Wadley, from noon until 1 p.m. when funeral services will be held on Thursday, June 6. The Rev. Sanders Higgins, pastor, along with the Rev. William…
(McDONOUGH, Ga.) Celebration of life services for Edward McPherson Sr. of McDonough, Ga., were Monday, June 3, 2013, at 11 a.m. at the Chapel of Gus Thornhill’s Funeral Home, East Point Ga., with the Rev. Ernest Bell officiating. Interment will be at Friendship Baptist Church, Roanoke. Mr. McPherson died Monday, May 27. He is survived…
(WEDOWEE) Services for Fred Lane, 90, of Wedowee will be Friday, June 7, 2013, at 1 p.m. at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, Wedowee, with the Rev. William Dillard, pastor, officiating. Mr. Lane died Thursday, May 30, in Chambers County. Mr. Lane was born March 3, 1923, in Randolph County to the late Jeff and Annie…
(ASHLAND) Funeral services for Dianne Baldwin, 64, were Sunday, June 2, 2013, at 2 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Home in Lineville with the Rev. Wayne Adams officiating. Burial followed in Clay County Memory Gardens. Mrs. Baldwin died Thursday, May 30, 2013, at Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center in Anniston. A Villa Rica, Ga., native, she…
(PHENIX CITY) Rounet Fomby Stewart, 86, of Phenix City died Wednesday, May 29, 2013, at her home. Graveside services will be at 11 A.M. EDT Saturday, June 1, at Lakeview Memory Gardens. Mrs. Stewart was born Nov. 13, 1926, in Alabama, daughter of the late John and Callie Bowden Fomby. Survivors include her daughters and…
(ASHLAND) Funeral services for Betty Cofield Rhines, 81, were Saturday, June 1, 2013, at 2 p.m. at Wesley’s Chapel Christian Church with the Rev. Billy Todd officiating. Burial followed in the adjoining cemetery. Mrs. Rhines died Tuesday, May 28, at Trinity Medical Center. She was a native and long-time resident of the Delta community in…
(FRANKLIN, Ga.) Graveside services for Charles Thomas Hawthorne, infant son of Hank and Angelique Hawthorne, will be Saturday, June 1, 2013, at 10 a.m. at Union Hill Methodist Church Cemetery, Wedowee, with the Revs. Chris Mitchell and Jimmy Hawthorne officiating. The infant died Wednesday, May 29, at Regional Medical Center. The infant is survived by…
(ALEXANDER CITY) The funeral for Maggie Arizona Sherrer Prather, 94, of Alexander City was Thursday, May 30, 2013, at 11 a.m. at Hillabee Baptist Church with the Revs. Vince Lee and Zenus Windsor officiating. Burial will follow in Hillview Memorial Park. Mrs. Prather died Tuesday, May 28, at Chapman Healthcare Center. She was born on…