The Handley Lady Tigers have been on a roll early in the season with good showings at opening-season tournaments and a 2-1 record over the last week.Handley, with wins over Russell County, Charles Henderson and Benjamin Russell and losses to Auburn and Opelika twice, took a pair of wins last week before falling to White…
There’s a lot of fuss in the NFL right now about bounty hunting. Now I don’t mean looking for a roll of the quicker picker-upper after a disastrous Gatorade spill. Thank you, I’m here all week. No, apparently former New Orleans Saints assistant coach Gregg Williams and 20-something Saints defensive players had a bounty program…
This week’s Southeastern Conference Basketball Tournament in New Orleans should really be a foregone conclusion-it should be the coronation of the Kentucky Wildcats as the tournament champions on their way toward another national championship. Of course, the best team doesn’t always win the tournament because the favored team already has its NCAA Tournament invitation locked…
(BETHEL, Conn.) Nadezda “Nettie” Lemet, 91, of Bethel, Conn., loving wife of the late Herman Lemet, died Sunday, March 4, 2012. The family will receive friends from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 8, at Cornell Memorial Home, 247 White St., Danbury, Conn. Burial will follow in Milltown Rural Cemetery, Brewster, N.Y. Mrs. Lemet…
(OPELIKA) Dana Carolyn “Carol” Jones Merritt, 66, of Opelika, died peacefully on Monday, March 5, 2012. The funeral service is at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 8, at Jeffcoat-Trant Chapel. Dr. Rusty Sowell of Providence Baptist Church is officiating. Burial will be in Garden Hills Cemetery immediately following the funeral service. She was born to Henrietta…
(HOGANSVILLE, Ga.) Frances Thomaston Head, 85, of Hogansville, Ga., died Saturday, March 3, 2012, at Piedmont Newnan Hospital. The funeral service was conducted at 2 p.m., Tuesday, March 6, in the Chapel of Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home in Hogansville. Elder Frank Buttrey officiated and interment was in Myrtle Hill Cemetery in Hogansville.…
(ROANOKE) Graveside services for Cindy Dawn Baez, 43, of Roanoke were at 11 a.m., Monday, March 5, 2012, at Cedarwood Cemetery with the Rev. Stephen Dedman officiating. Miss Baez died Thursday, March 1, at her residence. She is survived by one daughter, Jessica Lynn Hardeman of Millport; and two sons, Brandon Miles Baez and Matthew.…
(HAMILTON, Ga.) Wenona Virginia Smith, 80, of Hamilton, Ga., formerly of Rock Mills, died Sunday, March 4, 2012, at her niece’s home. A Randolph County native and lifelong Rock Mills resident, Mrs. Smith was born July 23, 1931, daughter of Hobson and Era Foster Chasteen. She had retired from the Palm Beach Company and…
(NEWELL) Funeral services for Marie Johnson, 83, of Newell will be Monday, March 5, 2012, at 2 p.m. at Union Baptist Church with the Revs. Roy Wysner and Larry Cosper officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. Mrs. Johnson died Saturday, March 3, at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika. Mrs. Johnson was born…
(WOODLAND) Funeral services for Awbrey Strain, 89, of Woodland will be at 2 p.m. Monday, March 5, 2012, at Zion Baptist Church with the Revs. Roger Woodard and David Daniel officiating. Mr. Strain will lie in state one hour before the service at the church. Burial will follow in the adjoining church cemetery. Mr. Strain…
(ROANOKE) Clarence O. Edwards Sr., 60, a resident of County Road 26, Roanoke, died Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012, at Wedowee Hospital. Services will be Tuesday, March 6, at 11 a.m. at New Life Worship Center, 305 N. Handley Ave., Roanoke. Bishop Lathonia J. Wright, pastor, will officiate. Burial will follow in Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery,…
(McDONOUGH, Ga.) Eddie Oglesby, 90, died Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012, while in hospice care in McDonough, Ga. Services were Saturday, March 3, at Springhill Baptist Church with the Rev. Tremaine Solomon officiating. Burial was in Lineville Community Center. He was born Aug. 31, 1921, in Wadley, Ala., to the late Dave and Ancy Berry Oglesby.…
(WEDOWEE) Funeral services for Brenda Gail Richardson, 53, of Wedowee were at 1 p.m. Tuesday, March 6, 2012, at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Keith Benefield officiating. Burial followed in Welcome Home Baptist Church Cemetery, Roanoke. Mrs. Richardson died Thursday, February 23, at East Alabama Medical Center. Mrs. Richardson was born Dec. 30, 1958,…
A Roanoke woman died in a house fire on Thursday night. According to Roanoke Volunteer Fire Department assistant chief Bill Ford, the woman’s name cannot be released until her official next of kin has been contacted. The call came in to 911 reporting the fire at 410 Cannon St. at 8:16 p.m. Firefighters were on…
(ALEXANDER CITY) Services for Wilka Eloise Neighbors, 72, of Alexander City were Friday, March 2, 2012 at 1 p.m. at the Chapel of Radney Funeral Home. The Rev. Lynn Peters and the Rev. Jerry Baker officiated. Burial was in Hillview Memorial Park. Mrs. Neighbors died Wednesday, Feb. 29, at Russell Medical Center. She was born…
(WOODLAND) Funeral services for Russell P. Bass, 89, of Woodland will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 4, 2012, at Bear Creek United Methodist Church with the Rev. Jacob Wilkerson officiating. Mr. Bass will lie in state one hour before the service at the church. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. Mr. Bass died…
(VALLEY) Wanda Lea McManus Stiles, 71, of Valley died Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012, at Bethany House in Auburn. The funeral will be Sunday, March 4, at 1 p.m. EST at Johnson Brown-Service Funeral Home Chapel in Valley with the Rev. Howard Merchant officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Cemetery in Lanett. Born Dec. 16,…
(WEST POINT, Ga.) William Martin “Marty” Haynes Jr., 56, of West Point, Ga., died Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012, at his residence. A memorial service will be Friday, March 2, at 11 a.m. EST at McCarthy Funeral Home in West Point. Mr. Haynes was born Oct. 19, 1955, in Los Angeles, the son of William…
There can be no doubt to anyone that we are in the midst of a political campaign. Nationally, we know by the amount of time television news shows are dedicating to political battles. Locally we know by the many ads run by candidates in the newspaper and by the signs–lots of signs–that have been appearing…
Benjamin Meek Miller became governor in the worst of times. 1931. Depression was on the land. Alabama was broke and conservative Democrats (everyone was a Democrat, except black folks, who weren’t allowed to be anything) argued that the way out was to keep taxes low and cut state spending down to what low taxes could…