(ROANOKE) Frank D. Earles, 79, of Roanoke, formerly of LaGrange, Ga., died Wednesday, April 3, 2013, at Hospice LaGrange.The gathering of family and friends will be Saturday, April 6, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. EDT at Striffler-Hamby Mortuary, LaGrange, with graveside services immediately following in Shadowlawn Cemetery.Mr. Earles was born July 24, 1933, in Chambers County,…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Angela Rebecca Taft, 41, of Roanoke will be at 11 a.m. on Thursday, April 4, 2013, at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Steve Dean officiating. Ms. Taft died Tuesday, April 2, at her home. A lifelong Roanoke resident, Ms. Taft was born Feb. 28, 1972, daughter of Billy Ray and…
(LaGRANGE, Ga.) Janette McCord Burroughs, 80, of LaGrange, Ga., died Monday, April 1, 2013. Mrs. Burroughs was born Nov. 11, 1932, in Newell, Ala., the daughter of the late Daniel and Hester Edwards McCord. She was a member of the First Baptist Church on The Square, and had worked as a bookkeeper for a number…
Handley senior Trae Dunson put up good numbers all year. So it’s no surprise that he led the county in scoring at 20.6 points per game and has been chosen as the Leader’s 2013 player of the year for the second straight season. And he had some big games along they way – 24 points…
As the season progresses Handley’s softball team seems only to grow stronger compared to the competition. The Lady Tigers claimed the championship of the Woodland Park Tournament in Anniston by breezing through five games by a combined score of 30-0. Handley 5, Geraldine 0 In the first game Friday Handley scored five runs on five…
There are good starts, and then there are starts like Handley had to its crucial three-game series against area foe Dadeville. The Tigers opened the bottom of the first inning of game one of the series with a triple by Joey Jordan and a home run by Lance Daniel and never looked back as they…
In their only game last week the Wadley Bulldogs dropped a 16-8 decision to Reeltown, leaving them with a 7-3 overall record and a 2-1 area mark. Head coach Gary Broach said, “We made too many errors to have a chance to win. It wasn’t just one guy; it seemed like it was contagious.” Arin…
Before life finally stopped throwing me chin music to remind me that it owned the plate, and I ended up back here, I was forced into a profession that never once showed up on my list of “what I want to be when I grow up.” (Of course for the first 20 years of my…
The passing of Alabama athletic director Mal Moore last Saturday was a real blow, not only to the University of Alabama but to the world of college athletics as a whole. He represented the university with class and dignity whenever he was at some collegiate athletic function. Like those old E.F. Hutton commercials, when Mal…
“It’s a trendsetting thing for the county,” said Gary Fisher, one of the north battalion chiefs who are helping to man the county’s first incident command vehicle. Fisher said four volunteer fire departments–A&M, Morrison Crossroads, Foster’s Crossroads and Auslin’s Chapel–have an agreement for the use of the vehicle, which is manned 24-7 for a quick…
WEDOWEE–Randolph County Commission appointed a finance committee to look at options for paying for a new Randolph County Jail at its last meeting, March 25. The committee will consist of Commissioners Lathonia Wright and Richard Fetner, Sheriff David Cofield, chief deputy Billy Lane and county administrator Cindy Arrington. Wright said he has talked with representatives…
The Randolph County Economic Development Authority voted to oppose the tobacco tax legislation being advanced by Rep. Richard Laird (I-District 37) and Sen. Gerald Dial (R-District 37). In last week’s meeting a majority of the RCEDA members voted to oppose the legislation, which strips any funding for salaries. The only employee is Executive Director Cotina…
A Woodland woman was killed on Thursday afternoon in a one-vehicle accident on County Road 51, five miles north of Woodland. According to the Jacksonville post of the Alabama State Troopers, Melony Leigh McLaughlin, 39, was driving a 1996 Nissan pickup when the accident happened about 5:11 p.m.
WOODLAND–Randolph County Commissioner Terry Lovvorn is learning that no good deed goes unpunished. Lovvorn, 66, of Graham was arrested on Thursday of last week and charged with menacing after the boyfriend of a girl he says he was trying to help filed a warrant against him. The charges resulted from Lovvorn brandishing a pistol when…
WADLEY––The Town of Wadley is nearing the end of its 2008-2009 Water and Sewer Improvement Economic Development Grant. Monday night the council unanimously approved amending the grant funded by the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs to reflect Wadley Holdings, doing business as Meadowcraft, had not met its commitment for job creation within the…
A Roanoke wife turned in her husband this weekend after he brought home property she suspected was stolen. According to the report from Roanoke Police Department, Anthony Lee Clark, 49, of 131 Nook St., Roanoke, was charged with auto theft and receiving stolen property. Clark had brought home a pressure washer, lawnmower, buffer, piece of…
Right now, someone in our county is looking to the American Red Cross for help and hope. In the past few months, the Red Cross has responded to 15 house fires in Randolph County, dispersing more than $8,000 in financial assistance to these victims. Nationwide, the Red Cross responds to more than 70,000 disasters every…
The 2nd Annual Randolph County Special Olympics will be Thursday, April 4, at 9 a.m. at Handley High School’s Wright Field. Concessions will be available. T-shirts will be on sale the day of the event for $10. You may make a donation to Special Olympics Alabama, 880 S. Court St., Montgomery, AL 36104. (It needs…
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by John N. Fables, an unmarried man, on June 25, 2007, to First State Bank, said mortgage being recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Randolph County, Alabama, in Mortgage Book 518, Page…
NOTICE OF COURT ORDERED PUBLIC AUCTION WHEREAS Buffalo Holdings, LLC is the owner of following described real property located in Randolph County, Alabama, such real property also being located within the boundaries of the Improvement District of the Town of Wedowee-Chimney Cove (the “District”) and subject to the final special assessments (the “Assessments”), as set…