Voters turned out for city elections Tuesday in varying numbers, largely re-electing incumbents. There will be two runoffs, one in Roanoke and one in Woodland. The runoffs will take place October 9.Winning the mayoral position in Roanoke was incumbent Mike Fisher with 857 votes. He defeated Jeff Fetner, who had 259 votes. Wedowee incumbent mayor…
As Tropical Stome Isaac approached the Gulf Coast, Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange emphasized that his office is prepared to crack down on those who would try to benefit from the situation, whether through price gouging, looting or home repair fraud. While we are safe here from the conditions that could cause price gouging or…
Football season. While the teams go at each other on the field, fans take pot shots at each other everywhere else. Which is the way it has been and should be. In years past University of Alabama partisans have hammered Auburn University fans with zingers like “all dirt roads lead to Auburn,” a reference to…
During one’s lifetime there are a few things outside of personal and family moments that become etched with precise detail in one’s memory. One of those for me was one of my first assignments after becoming a fulltime reporter at the daily newspaper in Florence and the Muscle Shoals area. It was May 18, 1963…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: Estate of Horace Worth Holliday, deceased Letters Testamentary of the Estate of Horace Worth Holliday, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on the 20th day of August, 2012, by the Honorable George Diamond, Judge of the Probate Court of Randolph County, Alabama, notice is…
LEGAL NOTICE PROJECT NO. RCP-56-237-12 The Randolph County Commission is considering the feasibility of patching, widening, leveling, resurfacing, paint striping and pavement markers on Randolph County Highway Number 59 commencing at the intersection of County Road 51 at Woodland, thence continue northerly along County Road 59 a distance of 5.315 miles to the intersection of…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA NOTICE Notice is hereby given to Roberto Martez that a Petition for Adoption concerning a child whose date of birth is March 7, 2002, has been filed by Brenda Phillips in the Probate Court of Randolph County, Alabama, and that the 24th day of September, 2012, at…
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA CASE NO. CV-12-900083 IN RE: RANDOLPH COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT AND STATE OF ALABAMA, ex. rel. E. Paul Jones, District Attorney, Fifth Judicial Circuit Plaintiff vs. MISCELLANEOUS CONFISCATED FIREARMS with descriptions attached Defendants NOTICE Notice is hereby given that any and all parties claiming an interest in the…
The Randolph County Tigers made winning look easy in their preseason jamboree against the Beulah Bobcats Friday night on the road. Randolph County dusted Beulah 29-3. But according to Randolph County head coach Randy Sparks, it was a far cry from what he wanted to see. “I’m hard to please,” Sparks said. “I didn’t think…
After a couple of early mishaps put Handley behind 7-0, the Tigers rallied and scored 36 unanswered points to squash the Bowdon Red Devils in Friday night’s jamboree game in Roanoke. Handley head coach Mike Battles said he was pleased with Handley’s performance after the early setback. “When we took over after they scored, I…
The Woodland Bobcats looked like a potential playoff team in Thursday night’s 43-31 jamboree win over White Plains in Woodland. Woodland showed off its deadly running game against White Plains, racking up 231 yards on the ground with just 26 carries. In the passing game, the Bobcats were 6-of-15 for 130 yards. Woodland head coach…
Rejoice my friends! Football season is finally here! With week one of the high school football season coming this Friday, I want to give my early predictions about where our four high school teams will be at the end of the season. Starting with the defending class 3A state champion Handley Tigers, I don’t think…
With the 2012 Southeastern Conference football season opening this week it is time to take a long-range look at what we can expect for the season… and to break out the first addition of the Crystal Ball and make our picks for the upcoming weekend’s games. Let’s take a look at the SEC East first,…
(CAMP HILL) Funeral service for Woodrow Tidwell, 95, of Camp Hill will be Sunday, Aug. 26, 2012, at 3 p.m. at the chapel of Radney Funeral Home. Bro. Jimmy Allen and Bro. Wayne Barrett will officiate. Burial will follow in the Hillview Memorial Park. Mr. Tidwell died Thursday, Aug. 23, at his residence. He was…
(LaGRANGE, Ga.) Erin Caswell Hudson, 73, of LaGrange, Ga., died Friday, Aug. 24, 2012, at Hospice LaGrange. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. EDT Tuesday, Aug. 28, at Hunter-Allen-Myhand Chapel with the Rev. Ellis Freeman officiating. Interment will be at Standing Rock United Methodist Church Cemetery following the service. Mrs. Hudson was born May…
(NEWELL) Funeral services for Warren H. Williams, 90, of Newell will be Sunday, Aug. 26, 2012, at 2 p.m. at Antioch Baptist Church with the Rev. Jason Reaves officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. Mr. Williams died Friday, Aug. 24, at his residence. Mr. Williams was born Aug. 15, 1922, the son of…
(GRAHAM) Bernice Bovine Rogers Cosper of Graham died Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012. She was 81. Funeral services will be Sunday, Aug. 26, at 2 p.m. EDT at Shiloh Baptist Church in Graham. The Rev. Tony Morris, Dr. Larry Cosper, Dr. Barry Cosper, Rev. Jerry Wiggins and Rev. Phillip Swofford will officiate. Music will be by…
(CHARLOTTE, N.C.) Curtis James Nolen Sr., 92, of Charlotte died Aug. 20, 2012. A memorial service with Masonic rites will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 25, in the chapel of Forest Lawn West Funeral Home, with the Revs. Jim Aldridge and Tom Huntsinger officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at…
(BIRMINGHAM) Wylodine Hester Hull, 81, of Birmingham died on Aug. 21, 2012, following a brief illness. A memorial service will be held in the sanctuary of Mountain Brook Baptist Church in Birmingham (3631 Montevallo Rd.) on Friday, Aug. 24, at 11 a.m. The family will receive friends following the service in Hudson Hall. Wylodine grew…
(ROANOKE) Ceroy Clyde Pate, 93, a resident of County Road 16, Roanoke, died Monday, Aug. 20, 2012, at his residence. The funeral will be Saturday, Aug. 25, at 11 a.m. at Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church. The Rev. Timothy Huguley, pastor, along with the Rev. Elijah Jackson Jr. will co-officiate. Mr. Pate will lie in state…