WEDOWEE–Figures presented at the most recent Wedowee Town Council meeting show that the Town of Wedowee is benefiting financially from the legalization of alcohol.Mayor Tim Coe said when the latest licensee has paid, the town will have received more than $4,500 from licenses and more than $2,000 on taxes, which tops what it would have…
They were called to service. They were called the “greatest generation.” They were called men of valor, courage and honor. But one word defines William Ralph Benefield–and that word is, “liberator.” The confined Polish prisoners of war at Dachau regarded Benefield and all of Patton’s 10th Armored Division as, “redeemers, rescuers and a knight in…
The Alabama Legislature has adjourned, but we’ll be feeling the effects of the recent session for years to come. After drastic cuts to most state agencies the previous year, the new budget provides level funding for the year to come. No more cuts sounds good, but most agencies, due to previous cuts now being felt,…
Shortly after it was published back in 1997, I gave my father a copy of Stephen E. Ambrose’s Citizen Soldiers, which focuses on the role played by junior officers in the defeat of Germany in World War II. Daddy was one of those junior officers. Recently, back home to visit my mother (she is doing…
I’ve written about or lobbied the Alabama Legislature for almost 50 years and witnessed the good and the bad over that period of time. As a part of my duties I spent most of my 28 years with the state court system dealing with legislators and legislative issues. Prior to that time I spent eight…
For the third time in four years the Wadley Bulldogs have begun their search for a new head football coach. Darrel Roach is out after two seasons in which he managed a 7-13 record and failed to get his team to the playoffs. Mum was the word regarding the reasons for the coach’s departure. “We…
(LaGRANGE, Ga.) Funeral services for Walter Carey Gantt Jr., 76, of LaGrange, Ga., will be at noon Tuesday, May 28, 2013, at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Revs. Danny Geter and Mike Hawkins officiating. Mr. Gantt died Sunday, May 26, at West Georgia Hospice. Mr. Gantt was born June 6, 1936, the son of Walter…
(DELTA) Funeral services for Morris E. Borden, 65, of Delta were Monday, May 27, 2013, at 11 a.m. at Delta Baptist Church with the Rev. Turk Holt and Dr. Larry Riddle officiating. Burial followed in Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery. Mr. Borden died Friday, May 24, 2013 at Clay County Hospital. A native of Cleburne County,…
(ROANOKE) Funeral arrangements are pending for James W. Daniel, 81, of Roanoke, who died Friday, May 24, 2013, at Roanoke Healthcare Center. Vines Funeral Home, LaFayette.
(WETUMPKA) Virginia Bell Bailey of Wetumpka was born Oct. 30, 1938, in Houston, Texas, and died Thursday, May 23, 2013, at the age of 74. Funeral services were Sunday, May 26, at 1 p.m. at Gassett Funeral Home Chapel with ministers Buddy Thrasher and Kenneth Randolph officiating. Graveside services were Sunday at 4 p.m. at…
(OPELIKA) Funeral services for Jo Ann Cruise, 73, of Opelika will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 28, 2013, at Jeffcoat-Trant Chapel. Pastor John Russell will officiate. Burial will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday in Childersburg City Cemetery. Mrs. Cruise died at her home Wednesday, May 22. She was born Aug. 11, 1939, in Sylacauga…
(CUMMING, Ga.) Christopher James White, 34, of Cumming, Ga., died at Northside Hospital Forsyth on May 22, 2013. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Born in Valley, he was the son of Susan Whitley of LaGrange, Ga., and the late Randall Joseph White. Chris was a 2006 graduate of the University…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Harold Edgar Arrington, 72, of Roanoke, formerly of Heard County, Ga., will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 25, 2013, at Welcome Home Baptist Church with the Revs. Russell DeLee and David Glass. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. Mr. Arrington died Wednesday, May 22, at his residence.…
(LaGRANGE, Ga.) Robert Gerald “Jerry” Carmical, 86, of LaGrange, Ga., died Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at his home. A memorial service will be at 3 p.m. Friday, May 24, at First United Methodist Church of LaGrange with Dr. Harold Lawrence and the Rev. Helen Henry officiating. Mr. Carmical was born Oct. 4, 1926, in Moreland,…
(ANNISTON) Graveside services for Peggy Lee Coleman McManus, 76, of Anniston will be Friday, May 24, 2013, at 3:30 p.m. at Liberty Grove Congregational Methodist Church Cemetery in Woodland with the Rev. Greg Norred officiating. Mrs. McManus died Tuesday, May 21, at Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center, Anniston. Mrs. McManus was a devoted Army officer’s…
(LAKELAND, Fla.) Graveside services for William Roger Anglin, 81, of Lakeland, Fla., will be at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 23, 2013, at High Pine Baptist Church Cemetery, Roanoke, with Jack Anglin delivering the eulogy. Mr. Anglin died Monday, May 20, at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. Mr. Anglin was born Feb. 6, 1932, son of…
(LaFAYETTE) Harvey Lee Clark, 85, of LaFayette died Monday, May 20, 2013, at East Alabama Medical Center, Opelika. The funeral will be Wednesday, May 22, at 1 p.m. at Rock Springs Baptist Church with the Rev. James Caulfield officiating and burial in the church cemetery. Mr. Clark was born Oct. 27, 1927, in Milltown to…
Oh my, what a big time we had! Despite threatening weather, we had 38 boats compete in the Fifth Annual Cardboard Boat Regatta, with 134 paddlers in those boats, and we raised $20,827 for the Randolph County Animal Shelter for our critters! Great job to those creative souls who tried new boat designs, and every…
Ninety-seven firefighters from volunteer fire departments across Randolph County trained in the Alabama Fire College’s burn trailer last week. The training was sponsored by Randolph County Fire Association, and the burn trailer was parked at Rock Stand Volunteer Fire Department. Two instructors and the regional coordinator all came from Heflin. The Fire College itself is…
It was no easy task considering the incompetence/mal-feasance (take your choice) of some previous legislatures, but the bunch that ended its regular session Monday night may have set the bar for the level of damage done to the state. From the misnamed Alabama Accountability Act, which takes funds away from underfunded public schools and turns…