A while back I got off on whether or not cheerleading should be a sport.I am about to get off on it again.It should be. In fact, it is in 29 states. But not Alabama.Well, if the people who say it shouldn’t be had been with me a couple of Sundays ago, I think they…
For several years I have been meaning to visit my friend and former boss Clement Clay ‘Bo’ Torbert of Opelika, who served Alabama as a state representative, a state senator, chief justice and chief administrator of Alabama’s judicial branch of government. In 1958 Bo was elected to represent Lee County in the state legislature. In…
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA CASE NO. DV-2012-900064 ACE HARDWARE, PLAINTIFF VS. JIMMY HUDSON, DEFENDANT NOTICE TO: JIMMY HUDSON Notice is hereby given to the above-named individual that an action has been filed in the District Court of Randolph County, Alabama. You must file an Answer to the subject Statement of Claim…
STATE OF ALABAMA RANDOLPH COUNTY PROBATE COURT NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DALTON G. COFIELD, DECEASED Letters Testamentary on the estate of Dalton G. Cofield, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on the 17th day of January, 2013, by the Judge of Probate of said County, notice is…
STATE OF ALABAMA RANDOLPH COUNTY PROBATE COURT NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF HAZEL BAIN, DECEASED Letters Testamentary on the estate of Hazel Bain, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on the 14th day of January, 2013, by the Judge of Probate of said County, notice is hereby given…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: ESTATE OF WILLIAM DARNELL WARD, DECEASED Letters Testamentary of said deceased having been granted to the undersigned on the 15th day of January, 2013, by the Honorable George Diamond, Judge of the Probate Court of Randolph County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons…
Last week the “punch list” walk-through took place to identify the final steps and finishing touches needed to complete Roanoke’s downtown Streetscape project. That is a big step for a project that lasted much of the past year. Patience has been rewarded, though, in the way the work has transformed what had been a blighted…
The Handley Tigers won their sixth straight county championship with wins over Wadley and Randolph County Friday and Saturday nights in Wedowee. None of the previous five county championships looked quite this easy for the Tigers though. Handley outscored Wadley and Randolph County 115-60 in the two games. “Winning the county tournament is always big…
If there was any doubt about which girls’ basketball team was the best in the county, the doubt was erased as the Woodland Lady Bobcats cruised to wins over Wadley and Handley to win the county tournament Friday and Saturday nights in Wedowee. The tournament win marks the fifth straight for the perennial state contenders…
Girls Woodland 66, Spring Garden 46 Before their dominating county tournament performance, the Woodland Lady Bobcats took a 66-46 win over Spring Garden last Tuesday at home. “Spring Garden is a quality team with great tradition,” Woodland head coach Larry Strain said. “That’s one reason we like to play them.” Spring Garden got the best of…
Can anyone think of a stranger story in the world of sports than the one that broke last week involving Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o’s girlfriend? Well, imaginary girlfriend at least. If you’ve kept up with college football through the 2012 season, undoubtedly you heard about Te’o’s heart-warming story. He was a Mormon football player…
In case you’ve wondered what is the secret behind the Southeastern Conference’s continued success on the football field, the answer is unfolding again right before our eyes. The success on the field is directly related to the success they enjoy every year in football recruiting, which is almost finished for this season. Actually, that’s not…
(FIVE POINTS) Funeral arrangements are pending for Earnest Hambrick, 87, of Five Points, who died Monday, Jan. 21, 2013, at his residence. Silmon-Seroyer Funeral Home, LaFayette.
(LaGRANGE, Ga.) Annie M. Burke, 81, of LaGrange, Ga., died Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013, at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta. Mrs. Burke was born July 23, 1931, in Randolph County, Ala., daughter of the late Zachary Taylor and Arrie Estelle Rollins Carr. She was a homemaker and a member of East Vernon Baptist Church. Survivors include…
(DAVISTON) The funeral for Willa Nell Freeman, 85, of Daviston was Friday, Jan. 11, 2013, at 2 p.m. at Calvary Heights Baptist Church. The Rev. Jeff Freeman and Bro. Ray Dunn officiated. Burial followed in Hillview Memorial Park. Mrs. Freeman died Thursday, Jan. 10, at Arbor Springs Nursing Home in Auburn. She was born April…
(NEWELL)Funeral services for Adean Pool Hadley, 87, of Newell will be Monday at 11 a.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Bobby Burroughs officiating. Burial will follow in Wedowee City Cemetery. Mrs. Hadley died Saturday, Jan. 19, at her residence. Mrs. Hadley was born Sept. 22, 1925, the daughter of Otis and Verdia Holloway…
(ROANOKE) Jimmy “Bubble” Pate, 77, of Roanoke died Friday evening, Jan. 18, 2013, at Roanoke Health Care Center after an extended illness. Mr. Pate will be in state one hour prior to funeral services, which will be held at Wehadkee Missionary Baptist Church at 2 p.m. Jan. 21. Officiating will be the Revs. Elijah Jackson…
(NEWELL) Funeral services for Durward Williamson, 77, of Newell will be Sunday, Jan. 20, at 2 p.m. Benefield Funeral Chapel with the Revs. David Daniel and Lewis Cushings officiating. Masonic graveside rites will follow in Valley Grove Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Wedowee. Mr. Williamson died Friday, Jan. 18, at Wedowee Hospital. Mr. Williamson was born…
(MONTGOMERY) Joe B. McCollough, 79, a longtime resident of Montgomery, who was born and raised in the Pine Hill community of Randolph County, died Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013, after a long illness. He was a longtime elder of Highland Gardens/Redland Road Church of Christ. Mr. McCollough is survived by his wife of 59 years, Benna…
(ALEXANDRIA, La.) Virginia Ruth Velona, 91, of Alexandria, La., died Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013 at Lexington House. A memorial service for Mrs. Velona will be at 3:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 18, 2013, in the chapel of John Kramer & Son with the Rev. Ross Ford officiating. Interment will follow at a later date in Virginia’s…