GRAHAM–A Roanoke man is hospitalized and a Graham man faces criminal charges following a shooting incident in Graham on Friday night.According to the report from Randolph County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to 244 County Rd. 4351, Graham, the home of Christopher Marques Cannon, 27, at around 7:45 that evening.Deputies took a gun from Cannon, who…
The Roanoke Fire and Police Departments and the Roanoke Rotary Club Downtown Fall Festival last Wednesday was highly successful as downtown filled with costumed children and adults. Dorothy Tidwell, point person for the Rotary Club, said nobody expected the crowd they had. “We stimulated the economy with the candy buying.” She said many people made…
The Jacksonville post of the Alabama State Troopers responded to three accidents with injuries in Randolph County on Monday, Oct. 29. The first of these happened at 10 a.m. on County Road 87 near Gray Hill. Injured was the driver, 34-year-old April Moon of Woodland, who was in a 2013 Toyota that overturned. Then at…
A Veterans’ Day Parade will be Saturday, Nov. 10, at 11 a.m. in Roanoke. All veterans are invited to attend. The program will be on the First Baptist Church lot beside the church downtown. All school bands and cheerleaders are invited. Floats are welcome. Parade entries will assemble at Randolph Plaza at 10 a.m. Entry…
A majority of Randolph County voters said yesterday, by a margin of 799 votes, that they favor the legal sale and distribution of alcoholic beverages within the county. This question has been answered differently in the past, as it has appeared on the ballot every few years. Each time, however, the margin of the “no”…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: ESTATE OF HAZEL LEE PAYTON, DECEASED NOTICE OF PETITION FOR PROBATE OF WILL Notice is hereby given to the following individuals that a document purporting to be the Last Will and Testament of Hazel Lee Payton has been filed in the office of the Judge…
STATE OF ALABAMA RANDOLPH COUNTY PROBATE COURT NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JOYCE MOORE COFIELD, DECEASED Letters Testamentary on the estate of Joyce Moore Cofield, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on the 31 day of Oct., 2012, by the Judge of Probate of said County, notice is…
The election is over, let hard feelings pass. I’ll hug your elephant, and you kiss my a**. (Why did I self censor with **, when each and every one of you know what ** means. Manners I suppose.) That said, this bit of doggerel was written on a card that I found among my…
Why give thanks on Nov. 7? It will all be over–maybe, unless there are recounts and court challenges. If I could wave a magic wand I would limit the election process, primaries and all, to four months. Somebody please start a petition drive. Call it the “sanity” petition. Writing this on Sunday afternoon, there’s no…
The Woodland Bobcats went on the road in week 10 of the regular season and came away with an impressive victory over Cleburne County, 23-21, in Heflin Friday night. Woodland was able to run the ball effectively, manage the game on the ground and make several crucial defensive stops. The Bobcats struggled in the first…
In only its second season as a program, the Faith Christian Academy Lions defeated Marion Academy for the championship Friday night, 38-34. After an 0-5 start this season, Faith pulled together and finished the season with a 6-5 record. Marion scored three plays into the game, but Faith answered with a touchdown of its own,…
The Handley Tigers looked to have a handle on Dora Friday night, mounting a 22-18 first-half lead, but Dora was too much for Handley in the second half, leading to a 39-22 loss for the visiting Tigers. Handley had little trouble producing rushing yardage like it has all season, but the trouble came in stopping…
The Wadley Bulldogs put up a good fight for a half against Beulah on the road, but the Bobcats took advantage of big plays in the second half to down Wadley, 46-20. “We had a decent night, but our kids just wore down,” Wadley head coach Darrell Roach said. “We were gassed.” The Bulldogs had…
A strong body makes the mind strong. As to the species of exercises, I advise the gun. While it gives moderate exercise to the body, it gives boldness, enterprise and independence to the mind. Games played with the ball, and others of that nature, are too violent for the body and stamp no character on…
Alabama’s clutch game-winning drive last week to beat LSU has set up a true championship challenge this weekend for the Crimson Tide. With Texas A&M bringing the Johnny Manziel Show to Bryant-Denny Stadium Saturday, Alabama can clinch the SEC West title and a trip to Atlanta to meet the East challenger for the overall 2012…
(WADLEY) Graveside services for Martha Kate McGill, 84, of Wadley will be at 2 p.m., Nov. 8, 2012, at Pleasant Hill Cemetery with the Rev. Phillip Gore officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. Mrs. McGill died Nov. 6, at Clay County Hospital. Mrs. McGill was born Dec. 15, 1927, in Daviston, the daughter…
(CONYERS, Ga.) William Herschel Wilson, 85, of Conyers, Ga., died Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012. The funeral will be Wednesday, Nov. 7, at 3 p.m. EST at Scot Ward’s Green Meadow Chapel with pastor Ron Compton officiating; Interment will follow at Green Meadow Memorial Gardens. Mr. Wilson is survived by his children, Brenda Wilson and Carolyn…
(ECLECTIC) Hoyt Thomas Barsh, 95, of Eclectic died Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012, in Huntsville. Graveside services were Monday, Oct. 29, at 1 p.m. in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Eclectic. Born April 23, 1917, Mr. Barsh was a native of Roanoke, the son of Birt and Etta Parrish Barsh. He had been employed as a truck driver.…
(ROANOKE) Graveside service for Gary Gene Hand, 61, of Roanoke will be at noon, Nov. 6, 2012, at Randolph Memory Gardens with the Revs. Keith Benefield and Gerald Sheppard officiating. Mr. Hand died Sunday, Nov. 4, at his home. Mr. Hand was born Oct. 20, 1951, the son of John Donovan and Betty Jean Brand…
(LaGRANGE, Ga.) James F. Landers, 75, of LaGrange, Ga., died Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012 at Hospice LaGrange. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. EST Tuesday, Nov. 6, at Striffler-Hamby Mortuary, LaGrange Chapel with the Revs. Andy Buchanan and Frank Sledge officiating. Entombment will follow in Shadowlawn Mausoleum. Mr. Landers was born Dec. 17, 1936,…