Mayor Mike Fisher said it appears the Alabama Department of Transportation is moving forward with the relocation of Alabama Highway 22 at North Main Street to U.S. Highway 431.DeJarvis Leonard, division engineer for the Fourth Division of the Alabama Department of Transportation, sent Fisher a resolution of agreement to be signed by him and the…
I am not, friends will attest, a slave to fashion. My eldest daughter once described my wardrobe as being composed of “earth tones” and my sartorial splendor being that of an “aging preppy.” Over the years my attire has evolved to the point that comfort wins out over couture. So it follows that in…
Roanoke City Schools seems to be faring fairly well in the midst of a widespread flu outbreak nationwide. Dr. Don Williamson, state health officer, urges the public to get a flu vaccination. He said Alabama has higher than normal levels of influenza activity, mostly of the Influenza ‘A’, a strand that tends to cause more…
Former Heflin attorney Russell Emrick is facing 10 years in prison after his conviction in Cleburne County on conspiracy to commit theft of property first degree. A Cleburne County jury convicted him on the charge Dec. 13, and 7th Judicial Circuit Judge Debra Jones sentenced him Jan. 4, according to Barbara Yarbrough, Cleburne County chief…
Most public officials and workers who are required to file a “statement of economic interests” annually with the State Ethics Commission do so promptly lest they get hauled into court facing fines or charges of a failure to file. Many state officials and employees hand-deliver their forms and obtain a receipt of delivery when they…
The Handley Tigers scored a pair of big wins over rivals Central Clay County and LaFayette, but fell to region foe Dadeville and perennial contender Lanett over the last week. The Tigers had little trouble with Central last Tuesday, taking down the Volunteers 58-35. “We ran our offense fairly well in that game and created…
The Lady Bobcats of Woodland earned another pair of wins before falling to the top-ranked team in class 5A in the Alabama Shootout at the Birmingham Jefferson Convention Center. Last Tuesday, Woodland took a 56-41 win over a competitive Bowdon, Ga. team. Woodland flew to a 10-5 lead in the first quarter before increasing its…
The Woodland Bobcats are improving in the second half of the season, with a win over Wadley and a close loss to area leader Pleasant Valley last week. The Bobcats found themselves in a dogfight against the Bulldogs last Thursday in Wadley. The Bulldogs came out on fire in the first quarter with both teams…
The Handley Lady Tigers improved to 3-2 in area play with a convincing 48-36 win over Central Clay County last Tuesday night. Handley took control in the first quarter and never let up, which was a big step for the Lady Tigers in terms of postseason play. “That was big for us as far as…
After taking a lopsided 57-30 loss to Lanett last Tuesday, the Randolph County Tigers came back to earn a pair of wins Friday and Monday. Friday against Bowdon, the Tigers took home a 50-41 overtime victory. Bowdon led 13-10 after one quarter of play and extended the lead to a 23-18 advantage by the time…
It’s odd that a newspaper, tucked away in Randolph County, is spending any time on the sport of bicycling. But if you haven’t heard, one of America’s fallen sports heroes had a big interview with Oprah Winfrey that will air soon. Of course I’m talking about Lance Armstrong. Supposedly, Armstrong admitted to using performance-enhancing drugs…
Southeastern Conference football fans hardly had time to enjoy the conference’s seventh consecutive national championship-courtesy of the Alabama Crimson Tide-than they started scanning the headlines to see if their favorite team was going to lose many underclassmen to the NFL draft. That’s a phenomenon that didn’t plague college football until the early 1980s when Georgia’s…
Kathryn Jones Lumpkin, age 91, of Rome, Ga., and formerly of Wedowee, passed away Friday, Jan. 11, 2013. Mrs. Lumpkin was born in Wehadkee, Ala., on Oct. 28, 1921, to the late Edith Green Jones and Thomas Valentine “T.V.” Jones. She spent her entire life, except for the last eight years, in Randolph County, Ala.…
(ENTERPRISE) Elise Cotter, 89, of Enterprise, formerly of the Ridge Grove community in Chambers County, died Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013, at Kelley’s Place in Enterprise. The funeral will be Wednesday, Jan. 16, at 2 p.m. at Jeff Jones Funeral Home in LaFayette with the Rev. Wayne Henderson officiating. Burial will be at LaFayette City Cemetery.…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Annie Maude Calhoun, 91, of Roanoke will be Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013, at 11 a.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Revs. Billy Watts and Johnny Williams officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens. Mrs. Calhoun died Sunday, Jan. 13, at Wedowee Hospital. A resident of Roanoke most of her…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Mary Jeanette Pike, 98, of Roanoke will be Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Kenneth Johnson officiating. Burial will follow at Cedarwood Cemetery. Mrs. Pike died Friday, Jan. 11, at Traylor Nursing Home. A resident of Roanoke most of her life, Mrs. Pike…
(OXFORD) Memorial services for Robie Finley Hudgins, 49, of Oxford were Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013, at 4 p.m. in the chapel of Miller Funeral Home. The Rev. Jimmy Keel officiated. Ms. Hudgins died Thursday, Jan. 10, at her residence. Ms. Hudgins was a native of Randolph County. She loved to skate and was a big…
(TEMPLE, Ga.) Linda J. Black, 73, of Temple, Ga., died Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013, in Tanner Medical Center/Carrollton. Funeral services were Saturday, Jan. 12, at 2 p.m. from the chapel of the J. Hoyt Thomas Funeral Home with Dr. Corky Addison officiating. Music was provided by Dr. Addison and his wife, Wanda. Interment followed in…
(BOWDON, Ga.) Beulah Mae Smith Jackson Cooke, 92, died Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013, at Memory Lane Assisted Living in Bowdon, Ga. Funeral services were Sunday, Jan. 13, at 2 p.m. CST at Macedonia Baptist Church, Ranburne, with her grandson, Rev. Chris Jackson, and great-nephew, Bro. Roger Wood, officiating. Great-grandchildren will serve as pallbearers with interment…
(CONYERS, Ga.) Belinda Gail Parker Crutcher, 55, of Conyers, Ga., died Jan. 5, 2013. The funeral was Tuesday, Jan. 8, at 11 a.m. EST at Crawfordville Baptist Church, Conyers with the Rev. George W. Levett Jr. officiating. Burial was at Union Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery, Wedowee. Mrs. Crutcher was born Feb. 13, 1957, to…