PUBLIC HEARING NOTICENotice is hereby given that the Roanoke Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing pursuant to Section 11-52-77 of the Code of Alabama on Tuesday, March 12th 20213 at 5:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers, Roanoke City Hall. The purpose of this hearing shall be to receive public comments on an application submitted…
The state attorney general’s office, using state troopers, seized about 1,000 electronic gambling machines and an undisclosed amount of cash from VictoryLand last week after the Alabama Supreme Court ordered Circuit Judge Tom Young to issue a search warrant over Young’s objections. Young is a judge in Alabama’s 5th Judicial Circuit, which includes Macon, Tallapoosa,…
The Handley Tigers basketball team is going where no Handley basketball team has gone before. The Tigers will be playing in the Final Four at the BJCC Arena in Birmingham after taking down Carbon Hill and Dora in the regionals at the Alabama State Acadome in Montgomery last week. In Wednesday night’s 53-43 win over…
The Woodland Lady Bobcats will be returning to the state championship game this Friday after defeating Lanett in the regional round at Jacksonville State last week and Providence Christian in the first round of the final four Tuesday. The last time Woodland found itself in the state title game was two years ago against Tanner,…
The Handley Tigers baseball team started the season off right, with a pair of wins over Cleburne County in a double header last week. In game one, which Handley won 5-2, Lance Daniel was the winning pitcher and Hunter Fulghum was credited with the save. At the plate, the Tigers were led by Daniel going…
Well, this is it, basketball fans. Two teams–the Handley Tigers and the Woodland Lady Bobcats–are representing Randolph County on the biggest stage of high school basketball this week. We have two teams in the Final 48 in the state. One team in class 4A boys’ basketball and one team in class 2A girls’ basketball from…
There will be four new football coaches in the Southeastern Conference this fall. Each one will be in what should normally be considered a honeymoon season. Those four new coaches are Gus Malzahn at Auburn, Butch Jones at Tennessee, Mike Stoops at Kentucky and Bret Bielema at Arkansas. But this will not be a normal…
(EPHESUS, Ga.) Funeral services for Jessie Carlton Crenshaw, 101, of Ephesus, Ga., will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013, at Mt. Carmel Church of Christ, Woodland, with Bro. Terry Langley officiating. Mr. Crenshaw will lie in state one hour before the service at the church. Burial will follow in the adjoining church cemetery.…
(WOODLAND) Vicky Lynn Hill Pollard, 49, of Woodland died Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013, at her residence. A memorial service will be announced at a later date by the family. Mrs. Pollard was born Feb. 2, 1964, the daughter of Eugene and Sara Breed Hill. She was a member of Gray Hill Church of God and…
(ROANOKE) Jerome “Red Bone” Lewis, 57, of Roanoke died Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013, at Wedowee Hospital. The funeral will be at Rehope Baptist Church in the Doublehead community on Friday, March 1, at 1 p.m. with the Rev. H.L. Jones officiating. Interment will be the church cemetery. The remains will lie in state for one…
(LaGRANGE, Ga.) Jimmy “Rick” Moncus, 58, of LaGrange, Ga., died Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013, at West Georgia Health Center in LaGrange. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. EST Tuesday, Feb. 26, at the Hunter-Allen-Myhand Chapel with the Rev. Doug Bingham officiating. Interment will be at Shadowlawn Cemetery. Mr. Moncus was born Aug. 6, 1954,…
(WOODLAND) Funeral services for James Albert “A J” Huddleston, 71, of Woodland will be Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013, at 1 p.m. at Prospect Methodist Church with the Revs. Donald Leggett, Randy Terrell and Ridley Parmer officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. Mr. Huddleston died Sunday, Feb. 24, at his residence. Mr. Huddleston was…
(LINEVILLE) Funeral services for Marie Dingler Maddox, 89, of Lineville will be Monday, Feb. 25, 2013, at 2 p.m. at Wesley’s Chapel Christian Church with the Revs. Billy Todd and Braden Morrison officiating. Burial will follow in Clay County Memory Gardens. Mrs. Maddox died Saturday, Feb. 23, at Clay County Hospital. A native and lifelong…
(ROANOKE) Funeral arrangements are pending for Jerome Lewis, 57, of Roanoke, who died Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013, at Wedowee Hospital. Vines Funeral Home, LaFayette.
(RANBURNE) Mary Agnes Butler, 81, of Ranburne died Feb. 22, 2013. Services will be Monday, Feb. 25, at 2 p.m. CST at First Baptist Church of Ranburne. Mary was born in Randolph County on April 14, 1931, and attended Ranburne High School where she met the love of her life, Holland. Mary moved to Fairbanks,…
(HEFLIN) J.L. Eason, 85, of Heflin died Friday, Feb. 22, 2013, at Regional Medical Center. The funeral was Sunday, Feb. 24, at 2 p.m. at Dryden Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. T.J. Morgan officiating. Burial followed in Hepsabah Cemetery. Mr. Eason was a native of Randolph County and lifelong resident of Cleburne County. Survivors…
(DALTON, Ga.) Funeral services for Mavis Jane Brown Calhoun, 85, of Dalton, Ga., formerly of Wedowee, will be 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013, at Benefield Funeral Chapel with the Revs. Terry Graham and David Daniel officiating. Burial will follow in Providence Baptist Cemetery, Woodland, Ala. Mrs. Calhoun died Friday, Feb. 21, at Hamilton Medical…
(WEST POINT, Ga.) Catherine Loyette May Hester Mount, 95, of West Point, Ga., died Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013, at her residence. The funeral will be Saturday, Feb. 23, at 2 p.m. EST at First Baptist Church of West Point with Dr. Thomas Tucker and the Rev. Mark McGee officiating. Burial will be at Marseilles Cemetery,…
(FIVE POINTS) Albert Adams, 76, of Five Points died Feb. 18, 2013, at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Jacksonville. Mr. Adams is survived by two sisters, Eula Kate Adams of Charlotte, N.C., and Thersya Adams Smith of Miami; one brother, William Russell Adams of Detroit; a special niece and caretaker, Yolanda Hambrick Watkins; and a host…
(ROANOKE) Bobby Roy Thomas, 78, of Roanoke died Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013, at Traylor Nursing Home in Roanoke. The funeral will be Monday, Feb. 25, at 5 p.m. at McKoon Funeral Home Chapel, Newnan, Ga., with Pastor Danny Wilson officiating. He is survived by his daughter, Jennifer Hopper; and granddaughters; Emma Hopper and Ella Hopper,…