Aside from the cowardly and underhanded manner in which it was passed, why is the ridiculously misnamed “Alabama Accountability Act of 2013” bad for Alabama? Unfortunately, the reasons are many, starting with the fact that both of our equally misnamed “representatives” voted for it. Their actions of the past year indicate that the best interests…

While Rep. Gerald Dial, the pride of Republican Lineville, is on a crusade to paper public walls with Christian Commandments, just north of us, in Tennessee, religious liberty is under attack, and no one up there or down here is doing a thing about it. Yessir, while Alabama legislators are lining up like lemmings to…

A bill introduced by Rep. Wes Long of Guntersville that would shorten the time Alabamians could register to vote was passed out of a House Committee last week and sent to the floor for consideration by the entire House of Representatives. Under existing law, a board of registers is prohibited from registering any person to…

The Wadley Bulldogs baseball team got the season started on the right foot with three straight wins. Wadley’s first two wins came in a double-header against Lanett early last week. In game one, a 15-1 victory over Lanett in five innings, starting pitcher Ridge Dobson tossed 8 strikeouts with no walks and no hits. Reliever…

For the first time in school history, Woodland has a blue trophy to add to its trophy case. Sure there are several red trophies decorating the halls of Woodland high school. One is from a state championship loss in 2004 in football. There’s another red one from a state championship loss in football from 2006.…

Two Southeastern Conference schools opened spring football last Saturday. One team was Texas A&M and the other was Georgia. Two other teams-South Carolina and Tennessee-open practice this week. It was the perfect day for football in Athens as the Georgia Bulldogs hit the practice field for the first time. It was overcast, cold and it…

BIRMINGHAM–The Woodland Lady Bobcats claimed the 2013 Class 2A state basketball championship Friday morning with a 64-53 victory over Prattville Christian. Woodland got off to a slow start early in the first quarter but came back strong to tie the game at 25 by halftime. The third quarter made the difference, with Woodland outscoring Prattville…

(BIRMINGHAM) Terry W. Barnes, 64, of Birmingham died Sunday, March 3, 2013. The funeral will be Tuesday, March 5, at 7 p.m. at Southern Heritage Funeral Home with burial will at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Randolph Memory Gardens in Roanoke. Terry was a graduate of the University of Kentucky and was a project engineer at…

(WEDOWEE) Funeral services for Rudy Paul Yates, 79, of Wedowee will be Monday, March 4, 2013, at 1 p.m. at First Baptist Church Wedowee with the Rev. Cade Farris officiating. Burial will follow at Providence Baptist Church Cemetery, Woodland. Mr. Yates died Saturday, March 2, at Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center. A Randolph County native,…

(COLLEGE PARK, Ga.) Buford Gosdin of College Park, Ga., died March 1, 2013. Funeral services were Sunday, March 3, at 2 p.m. at the chapel of Parrott Funeral Home with Dr. William “Bill” Lacy and the Revs. Wendell Burdette and Ridley Parmer officiating. Interment followed at Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery in Graham, Ala., at 4:30…

(WADLEY) Funeral services for Nancy Eason Noles, 98, of Wadley will be 2 p.m., Sunday, March 3, 2013, at Providence Baptist Church with the Rev. Wendell Ford officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining church cemetery. Mrs. Noles died Friday, March 1, at Wedowee Hospital. Mrs. Noles is survived by several cousins; and her caregiver,…

(RANBURNE) Funeral services for Geraldine Wise Walker, 78, of Ranburne will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 2, 2013, at Ranburne First United Methodist Church with the Revs. Jeremy Harris and Tommy Ledbetter and Dr. Kevin Thomas officiating. Burial will follow in Cleburne Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Walker died Thursday, Feb. 28, at Tanner Medical Center…

(WOODLAND) Funeral services for Dorothy Brown Mitchell, 72, of Woodland will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 2, 2013, at Benefield Funeral Chapel with the Revs. Carl Phillips and Donald Spradlin officiating. Burial will follow in Liberty East Baptist Cemetery. Mrs. Mitchell died Thursday, Feb. 28, at her home. Mrs. Mitchell was born Feb. 15,…

(HUNTSVILLE) Ida Mae Andrews, 66, of Huntsville died Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013, at Madison Hospital. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 3, at Owens Chapel Missionary Baptist Church with Pastor H. Wendell Thompson officiating. Interment will be in Meadowlawn Garden of Peace. Ms. Andrews will lie in repose one hour prior to…

(LaGRANGE, Ga.) Ruthie Kate Prather Howard, 97, of LaGrange, Ga., died Feb. 26, 2013, at Hospice LaGrange. Graveside services were Friday, March 1, at 1 p.m. EST at Shadowlawn Cemetery. The Rev. Mike Hornsby officiated. Mrs. Howard was born in Roanoke on April 26, 1915, to the late Jackson Prather and Lura Phillips Prather. She…

(ROCK MILLS) Funeral services for the Rev. Gerald Sheppard, 72, of Rock Mills will be at 2 p.m., Saturday, March 2, 2013, at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Revs. Jeremy Sheppard, Tommy Burke and Ronnie Mitchell officiating. Burial will follow in Randolph Memory Gardens. Rev. Sheppard died Wednesday, Feb. 27, at his home. Rev. Sheppard…

(LaGRANGE, Ga.) Sara Frances Hearn, 83, of LaGrange, Ga., died Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013, at her residence. Mrs. Hearn was born Feb. 21, 1930, in Randolph County, Ala., the daughter of the late Walter Lee Smith Sr. and Ruth Gray Smith. She was a member of First Assembly of God Church of LaGrange. Survivors include…

(HEFLIN) Marvin Bowen, 92, died Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013, at his residence. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. on Friday, March 1, at Dryden Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Kenneth Howell and Billy Kennedy officiating. Burial will follow in Cedar Creek Cemetery. Mr. Bowen was a native of Randolph County and a resident…