(VALLEY) Mary Ruth Houston Magby, 87, of Valley Sunday, May 20, 2012, at Lanier Health Services in Valley.Funeral services will be Friday, May 25, 2 p.m. EDT at New Mt. Sellars Missionary Baptist Church in LaFayette with the Rev. Terry L. Magby, pastor, Rev. Eugene Cooks, eulogist, and Rev. Melvin Owens, pulpit conductor, assisting, the…
You tell one snake story and pretty soon the yarns come slithering out of the woodwork. So when I wrote last week about the man who was bitten by the severed head of a water moccasin, Ed Williams, journalism professor at Auburn University, became a fountain of lore about snakes and other critters that inhabit…
I may be the only citizen of Alabama left standing who believes our state legislators should receive adequate compensation. But after observing the last four months of foolishness in Montgomery, even I am beginning to wonder if a lack of sanity hasn’t engulfed the brain cells or our lawmakers. I wouldn’t be surprised if the…
A couple of years ago when we were down at the coast we dropped by the Village Market to see what sort of winter sales they had on summer items – T-shirts and such. And when we came out I noticed my wife had something in a bag. Now my wife emerging from a store…
I know it is a stupid thing to think about, but when news comes in about disasters showing towns virtually wiped out by tornados I always wonder what the people did the day or hours before. I wonder if they spent hours working on repairs, remodeling or making their homes spotless. Maybe their children, parents…
Handley’s softball team reached the Elite Eight and a berth in the state finals in Montgomery last week. Two wins there put them in the Final Four, but a second loss eliminated Handley from reaching the goal of a state class 3A title. The Lady Tigers wound up their season with an overall 36-11 record.…
Woodland and Wadley met for their spring football practice-ending jamboree game, with the visiting Bobcats outscoring Wadley 56-48 after jumping out to an early 28-0 lead. Woodland coach Larry Strain said he had been concerned about his team’s secondary since he had moved some players from there to fill gaps at linebacker, but said, “We…
Randolph County Tigers coach Randy Sparks was pleased with his team’s performance in a 42-14 football spring jamboree win over Winterboro. The Bulldogs, after all, returned many players from a team that went 12-2 last season and reached the third round of the state playoffs. “I was proud of our defense; our first team didn’t…
Handley proved it won’t shirk a challenge by hosting 5A Pinson Valley for its spring jamboree game. Pinson Valley was 9-6 last year and 5-2 in its region. “We matched up pretty well with them,” said Handley head coach Mike Battles. “We had a little breakdown on special teams, and we ran out of steam…
Last week’s announcement that the Southeastern Conference and the Big 12 have entered into an agreement to have their champions meet in a bowl game starting after the 2014 season is another example of the forward thinking of SEC commissioner Mike Slive. “A new January bowl tradition is born,” said Slive in a press release.…
WEDOWEE––Two of the three young men charged with robbery/burglary in a home invasion in Roanoke pleaded guilty, and a jury quickly found the third guilty of the charges. It took jurors 16 minutes to find Brandon Terrell “Chubby” Shears, 20, of Recreational Drive, Roanoke, guilty of the Aug. 2, 2011, first-degree burglary and first-degree robbery.…
On May 8 at Southern Union State Community College in Wadley, 17 graduates were presented plaques during the Leadership Randolph County graduation ceremony. The 2012 graduating class includes Janice Cook, Kelli Hendon, Mandy Stone, Melissa Young, Johnnie Mae Henderson, Denise Wilson, Skip Wareham, Deanna Hall, Richard Bohm, Elaine Shelton, John Gasser, Tiffany Moore, Justin Traylor,…
Two counties are looking at filing lawsuits due to changes in the distribution of tobacco tax funds in Chambers and Clay counties. Clay County is also a hornet’s nest over Sen. Gerald Dial’s proposed redistricting that will split much of the county down the middle, including the courthouse town square. Reapportionment or redistricting is mandated…
Ron Sparks, director of Rural Development for the State of Alabama, was in Roanoke last week after being asked by Jimmy and Jeff Fetner for help with a project being planned for the county. Sparks spoke with the Fetners about the possibility of state help with an equine and agriculture center here. Plans call for…
LaFAYETTE–The corporate status of Fredonia will be the subject of a hearing Wednesday by Chambers County Probate Judge Cary Baldwin. Baldwin will hear statements on the petition of Fredonia residents to have the corporate status of the town reinstated. Chris Frickert, one of the petitioners, said, “The public is encouraged to attend this historic event.”…
It took a Randolph County jury four minutes of deliberation to come back with a guilty verdict in the case of Roanoke recreation volunteer coach Peter Pritchett and a 14-year-old girl. Tuesday, the second day of trial, he was found guilty of enticing a child for immoral purposes and electronic solicitation of a child. Pritchett,…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: JAMES AARON BOYD, DECEASED Letters of Administration of said deceased having been granted to the undersigned on the 15th day of May, 2012, by the Honorable George Diamond, Judge of Probate Court of Randolph County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims…
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Ross Dwayne Dye, a married man and Felicia K. Dye, a married woman, to Long Beach Mortgage Company, on the 3rd day of March, 2006, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the Judge of…
STATE OF ALABAMA RANDOLPH COUNTY PROBATE COURT NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MYRTLE MOHEE FOSTER, DECEASED Letters Testamentary on the estate of Myrtle Mohee Foster, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on the 16th day of May, 2012, by the Judge of Probate of said County, notice is…
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA CASE NO. DR 1998-031.01 NANCY SHAFFER, PLAINTIFF VS. MICHAEL SHAFFER, DEFENDANT NOTICE Notice is hereby given to Michael Shaffer that a Bill of Complaint for Divorce has been filed against you in the Circuit Court of Randolph County. You are hereby notified that a response to the…