The Randolph County Lady Tigers took some lumps last week against some tough competition, but managed to show well at the Woodland Park Tournament over the weekend.Last Tuesday, the Lady Tigers took a close 6-5 loss to Munford on the road.“We made a few errors and couldn’t quite hit as well as normal, but Munford…
The Woodland Bobcats scored a pair of wins despite a disappointing midweek loss to Handley last week. Woodland’s bats were alive and well in a 14-8 win over the Wadley Bulldogs last Tuesday on the road. The Bobcats took a 2-0 lead after the first inning, but extended the lead to 7-0 with a 5-run…
I’m just going to go ahead and ignore this big tournament thing that’s about to start up in the United States. Every year, I write about how much I despise the NCAA basketball tournament. It’s never for the reasons anyone thinks, though. It’s not that I don’t enjoy basketball. Quite the contrary. I place college…
It was hardly a shock last weekend in New Orleans when Vanderbilt upset Kentucky to end the Wildcats’ 25-game winning streak and give the Commodores their first SEC Tournament championship since 1951. After all, the Wildcats had already sewed up the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament and the Wildcats hardly played with any…
(WOODLAND) The funeral for Leola Brown, 91, of Woodland will be at 2 p.m., Thursday, March 15, 2012, at Providence Baptist Church with the Revs. David Daniel and Cecil Halsey officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. Mrs. Brown died Tuesday, March 13, at Traylor Nursing Home, Roanoke. Mrs. Brown was born April 18,…
(JACKSONVILLE) Memorial service for Grover H. Whaley, 75, will be at 4 pm, Wednesday, March 14, 2012, at Jacksonville United Methodist Church of Jacksonville with the Rev. Ted Anderson officiating. Mr. Whaley died Monday morning, March 12, at Regional Medical Center in Anniston. Mr. Whaley graduated in the Randolph County High School class of 1955.…
(FRUITHURST) Millie Joyce McIntyre, 66, died Sunday, March 11, 2012, at her son’s residence. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 14, 2012, at Dryden Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. David Ginn officiating. Burial will follow in Oak Grove Cemetery. Mrs. McIntyre was a resident of Cleburne County for most of her…
(HEFLIN) William Quinton “W.Q.” Wilkinson Sr., 93, died Saturday, March 10, 2012, at Cleburne County Nursing Home. Funeral services were at 11 a.m. March 13 at Cedar Creek Baptist Church with the Revs. W.E. Jones and Donald Triplett and Dr. Steve Dempsey officiating. Military services followed in Cedar Creek Cemetery. Mr. Wilkinson was born May…
(TALLADEGA) Funeral service for Linda Melton Boyd, 66, of Talladega will be Wednesday, March 14, 2012, at 11 a.m. at Usrey Funeral Home Chapel of Talladega. The Rev. Andy Mims will officiate. Graveside services will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Forester’s Chapel Church Cemetery in Wadley. Mrs. Boyd died Monday, March 12, in Anniston.…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Faris Bethaney Pike Arrington, 82, of Roanoke were Saturday, March 10, 2012, at 2 p.m. at Forest Home Congregational Christian Church with the Rev. Stoney Halsey officiating. Burial followed at the adjoining cemetery. Mrs. Arrington died Thursday, March 8, at Columbus Regional Health System. A lifelong Randolph County resident, Mrs. Arrington…
(TUSCALOOSA) Services for Jerome Belcher “Jerry” “J.B.” Baird will be Wednesday, March 14, 2012, at 2 p.m. at First United Methodist Church in downtown Tuscaloosa with burial to follow at Tuscaloosa Memorial Park. Dr. Charlie Durham of First Presbyterian will preside over the service and Thomas Jordan Baird will present the eulogy. Retired judge and…
(CARROLLTON, Ga.) Ellen Jane Lovvorn Lambert of Carrollton, Ga., died Friday, March 9, 2012. She was 83. A private graveside service will be held at a later time. Mrs. Lambert was born to the late William Arthur and Lummie Lovvorn. She was a member of Harmony Congregational Methodist Church of Newell, Ala. Mrs. Lambert worked…
(FIVE POINTS) The Rev. James Vernon Brown, 92, of Five Points died Wednesday, March 7, 2012, at Bethany House Hospice in Auburn. Services will be at Five Points Baptist Church Saturday, March 10, at 2 p.m. with burial at Randolph Memory Gardens in Roanoke. Visitation will be two hours prior at Jeff Jones Funeral Home…
(FIVE POINTS) Charles Andrew Stephens, 40, of Five Points, Ala., formerly of Douglasville, Ga., died Wednesday, March 7, 2012, at West Georgia Medical Center, LaGrange. A celebration of life memorial service was held at 11 a.m. March 9 at New Community Church with the Rev. Rickey Bolden officiating. Mr. Stephens was born Sept. 2, 1971,…
(WEST POINT, Ga.) Otis D. Higgins, 65, of West Point, Ga., died Sunday, March 4, 2012, at Hospice LaGrange in LaGrange, Ga. The funeral will be Saturday, March 10, at 1 p.m. EST at Bethlehem Baptist Church in West Point with the Rev. Dr. Willie T. Edmondson, Elder Dennis Broughton Sr., and the Revs. Louis…
(WEDOWEE) Funeral services for Winnie L. Holloway, 90, of Wedowee will be Friday, March 9, 2012, at 1 p.m. at Leven’s Baptist Church with the Rev. Barrett Holloway and Bro. Terry Graham officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. Mrs. Holloway died Tuesday, March 6, at Stringfellow Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Holloway was born June…
A Roanoke woman died in a house fire on Thursday night. According to Roanoke Volunteer Fire Department assistant chief Bill Ford, the woman was identified as Cindy Baez, 43. The call came in to 911 reporting the fire at 410 Cannon St. at 8:16 p.m. Firefighters were on the scene at 8:18 p.m. and stayed…
Primary elections will be Tuesday, March 13, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Circuit Clerk Chris May, also the absentee manager, reminds anyone planning to vote absentee that 5 p.m. Thursday, March 8, is the deadline to obtain an application deadline to vote absentee. The next day poll workers start picking up the election materials,…
After ten successful years of service to Roanoke schools, the Roanoke Schools Association (RSA) has decided to retire its fundraising organization. On January 22, almost ten years after RSA was originally formed, the members voted to disband after much heartfelt discussion. It was a hard decision for the group to make, but as charter member…
WEDOWEE–With the assurance of some assistance from APAC, Randolph County Commission will now proceed with plans to resurface County Road 140, the designated truck route for the quarry. During the Thursday workshop meeting, Sam Reed, vice president of sales and production with APAC Midsouth, which owns the Wedowee quarry, said that they would put up…