(ATLANTA) A celebration of life for John T. Bradshaw of Atlanta will be held Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012, at 11 a.m. at the Chapel of Gus Thornhill’s Funeral Home, East Point, Ga., with Rev. William Page officiating. Interment will be in Lincoln Memorial Gardens.Mr. Bradshaw died Aug. 31.He is survived by his wife, Gladys Bradshaw;…

Randolph County head coach Randy Sparks talks about the upcoming region opener against Isabella, the difficulties of defending the Notre Dame Box and the Tigers’ new region.

COLUMBUS, Ga. – Cynthia “Cindy” Braswell Shuford, 55, died Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012, at Magnolia Manor of Columbus. Ms. Shuford was born Dec. 31, 1956, in Savannah to John Thomas and Leigh Lumpkin Braswell. She was Episcopalian by faith, and she was a homemaker. Coming from Moore Haven, Fla., she had lived in the area…

(FIVE POINTS) Service for Sandra Elizabeth Brooks, 54, of Five Points will be at 2 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012, at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel. Mrs. Brooks died Tuesday, Sept. 4, at West Georgia Medical Center. Mrs. Brooks was born Jan. 19, 1958, the daughter of Charlie Johnson and Ismur Burke. Mrs. Brooks is survived by…

Another election is coming up, just three weeks after we went to the polls for our local municipal elections. The outcome of the September 18 vote, which calls for using money from the Alabama Trust Fund to prop up the state’s General Fund, has the potential to affect our daily lives far more than who…

The Weather Channel folks could hardly contain their glee.   After a couple of years with little hurricane activity, a tropical storm named Isaac popped up and all those meteorologists saw job security written all over it. I saw trouble. As Isaac moved across Haiti, that poor benighted island where trouble is a way of…

Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange says that the recent seizure of gambling devices from a Houston County casino should serve as a warning to others who are engaged in illegal gambling. Strange conducted a recent raid on the facility and confiscated about 500 electronic bingo machines from Center Stage, formerly called Country Crossing, near Dothan.…

Labor Day 2012 still saw barbecues and picnics as in the past, but not the optimism that often dominates this holiday dedicated to working people. Labor Day became a holiday in 1894 partly to calm labor unions after the government used troops to put down a strike. Then, and through most of the last century,…

Roanoke city council met to certify votes from last week’s municipal election and also declared runoff election day Oct. 9. The canvass proceeded slowly as city clerk Penny Holloway walked them through the steps. One provisional ballot did not count, so they dealt with seven. Candidate Jeff Fetner got one more vote for mayor, bringing…

WOODLAND–The Town of Woodland will have its Founders Day and Car Show on Saturday, Sept. 8, beginning at 9 a.m. Register early for this year’s Run Run/Walk, which begins at 8 a.m. Live entertainment will go on throughout the day from contemporary Christian to country and bluegrass music. For a little run and competition, all…

In Roanoke City Schools, Knight-Enloe Elementary School made Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) in reading and math as did Handley Middle School. Handley High School made AYP in math but not in reading under the annual No Child Left Behind (NCLB) testing. The school system overall made AYP. NCLB, signed into law by President George W.…

Roanoke Board of Education held a busy meeting last week, with Chief Financial Officer Pam Mitchum presenting the 2012-2013 budget in a public hearing; Donna Hodges, director of special education and student services presenting the recently released Adequate Yearly Progress information; and David Crouse, director of rederal programs and professional services, updating the board on…

STATE OF ALABAMA RANDOLPH COUNTY PROBATE COURT NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JOHN L. MURPHY JR., DECEASED Letters Testamentary on the estate of John L. Murphy Jr., deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on the 30th day of Aug., 2012, by the Judge of Probate of said County,…

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS REROOFING VARIOUS BUILDINGS FOR THE RANDOLPH COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION WEDOWEE, ALABAMA PROJECT NO. 12-170 Requirements for Bidding: The Randolph County Board of Education shall accept proposals only from Contractors who have successfully completed at least 5 similar warranted metal retrofit roofing projects on time for satisfied State, County or City Governmental…

CITY OF ROANOKE ORDINANCE NO. 2012-07-02 An Ordinance to amend the zoning Ordinance No. 682 of the City of Roanoke, Alabama, and the zoning map of Roanoke, Alabama, enacted pursuant to the authority granted by Title 11-52-70 through 84, inclusive of the Code of Alabama, 1975, as amended; repealing all conflicting ordinances and maps, and…