(ROANOKE) Julia Belle Landers, 85, of Roanoke died Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012, at her son’s residence in Newell.The funeral will be Saturday, Oct. 20, at 11 a.m. EDT at Johnson Brown-Service Funeral Home Chapel in Valley with burial in Johnson Memorial Gardens. The Rev. Milton Newton officiating.A native of Randolph County, Mrs. Landers was born…
(PENTON) Mike Edge, 55, of Penton died Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012, at George H. Lanier Hospital, Valley. Mr. Edge was born in Chambers County on Jan. 22, 1957. He owned and operated Edge Cable Company. He was a member of Community Wide Church of Milltown. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct.…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Jennifer Luann Victory, 33, of Roanoke were at 3 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012, at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church with the Rev. Rick Thorne officiating. Burial followed in adjoining church cemetery. Mrs. Victory died Friday, Oct. 5, at her home. Mrs. Victory was born Aug. 23, 1979, the daughter of Frances…
(LaGRANGE, Ga.) Funeral services for Lorene Foster, 76, of LaGrange, Ga., formerly of Roanoke, will be Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012, at 1 p.m. at St. Paul Baptist Church with Rev. L.B. Houston and Rev. Jeffrey Rosser officiating. Burial will follow at Peace and Goodwill Cemetery. Ms. Foster died Monday, Oct. 15, at West Georgia Medical…
(LaGRANGE, Ga.) Harvoline Virginia Stevens, 63, of LaGrange, Ga., died Monday, Oct. 15, 2012, at her home. Memorial services will be at 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, at the Hunter-Allen-Myhand Chapel with Brother Ed White officiating. Ms. Stevens was born Feb. 1, 1949, in Heard County, Ga., daughter of the late Marvin C. and Cloie…
Matt talks with Handley head coach about the upcoming game against Dadeville.
(BOAZ) Bovine Jackson Gross, 88, of Boaz, formerly of Wedowee, died Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012, at Attalla Health Care. The funeral will be Friday, Oct. 19, at 2 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Home Chapel, Wedowee, with burial to follow in Rock Springs Cemetery, Roanoke. Mrs. Gross was born in Alabama on Jan. 22, 1924, to…
(SEALE) Marion E. Chapman, 70, of Seale died Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012, at Columbus Medical Center. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. EDT Friday, Oct. 19, in the chapel of Striffler-Hamby Mortuary, Phenix City, with burial in Lakeview Memory Gardens. Mr. Chapman was born Aug. 23, 1942, in Columbus, Ga., son of the late…
(LINEVILLE) Marcella “Marcy” Campbell Douglas, 87, formerly of Louisville, Ky., died peacefully on Oct. 14, 2012, at Lineville Health Center in Lineville. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18, at Pearson’s, 149 Breckenridge Lane, Louisville, with burial to follow in Louisville Memorial Gardens East. Visitation is noon until time of service. Mrs. Douglas…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Mack Colley Diamond, 75, of Roanoke will be at 3 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012, at First Baptist Church of Roanoke with the Rev. Ben Bailie officiating. Mr. Diamond will lie in state one hour before the service at the church. Burial will follow in Randolph Memory Gardens. Mr. Diamond died…
The 2012 Alabama Kids Count Data Book was releasedyesterday by VOICES for Alabama’s Children. The DataBook examines the health, safety, education, and economicsecurity of all children throughout Alabama’s 67 counties. The state publication follows the July release of the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s national KIDS COUNT Data Book, which compares the well-being of children in…
A watering ban will go into effect Wednesday, Oct. 17, in Roanoke. There will be no outside watering, car washing or power washing of houses allowed, according to Jerry Revis, general manager of the Roanoke Water, Sewage, Gas and Filter Plant. Crystal Lake, Roanoke’s primary source of drinking water, is too low now at below…
Randolph County Sheriff’s Office investigators conducted a search at the residence of Keith Argo at 22004 County Rd. 87, Graham on Friday, Oct 12. Investigators seized items from this residence believed to have been stolen in a number of burglaries in which Argo is the suspect. Investigators also searched another residence on County Road 87…
WEDOWEE––A group gathered Thursday to dedicate and bless the La’Keisha Sims home that Habitat for Humanity and volunteers had built. Sims and her sons, Melvin, 15, and Jai, 10, greeted visitors. Steven W. Brown, executive director of Troup/Chambers/Randolph Habitat for Humanity, oversaw the ceremonies. He said Carol Evans, president of Habitat for Humanity, is the…
Residents fighting the dust will probably be pleased that paving where the road was dug up to install the new water lines will start soon, according to Brent Wilson, field supervisor with the city of Roanoke Water, Sewage, Gas and Filter Plant. He thinks the paving work will start on Louina Road since it is…
The two weekends of the Randolph County Animal Shelter Book Sale brought in a total of $8,926, including the $2,500 match by the Modern Woodmen of America Chapter 16200, Tallapoosa City, which fundraising chairman Evelyn Smith was ecstatic about. She said, “The Randolph County Animal Shelter would like to thank all who participated in our…
Linda Hurst and Donna Brown of the Roanoke Pilot Club are gearing up for their Christmas for Kids project, because they are about two months away from handing out Christmas presents. The deadline for turning in applications for the children at the Department of Human Resources is about 30 days away. DHR accepts and screens…
John H. Hayes’s latest publication, Abanda, can be considered a historical novel. Parts of it reflect his own history, in the form of a novel because he introduces fictional incidents as well as experiences from other points in his life than the time period covered in the book. The setting is the northern Chambers County…
Back in the summer I got an e-mail asking me if I would be willing to take part in a “roast” of Dr. William A. Meehan, the president of the university at which I am employed and the man to whom my family is beholden for the salary that sustains us. My first thought was,…
Not many Alabamians would be surprised to learn that Nick Saban takes home $5 million-plus each year and Gene Chizik, a meager $3.5 million. But what about the compensation paid to other state and local public officials and employees? This past Sunday Advance Publications’ newspapers in Birmingham, Mobile and Huntsville issued a report detailing the…