The Woodland Lady Bobcats look like a state title contender going into the area tournament after big wins over Handley and Bowdon last week.Against Handley, the Lady Bobcats got off to a 28-17 lead in the first quarter before going into halftime with a 51-26 advantage.“Handley is much improved,” Woodland head coach Larry Strain said.…
That Super Bowl was terrible. I hope you’re ready to read one of Matt’s famous rants of discontent, because it’s coming. First of all, who really wanted to see another New York versus Boston championship game in any sport? Didn’t we see this Super Bowl a few years ago played out in nearly the same…
Everything is going Nick Saban’s way lately. He is the king of SEC coaches at the moment, having won two of the past three national championships, although oddly enough he has not won the SEC Championship since 2009. He’s just landed the country’s top recruiting class, although admittedly that is subjective because nobody really knows…
(ALEXANDER CITY) Graveside service for James Enver Mitchell Jr., 80, of Alexander City will be Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012 at 2 p.m. at Hillview Memorial Park with honors provided by the Alabama Marine Police. The Rev. Matt Haines will officiate. The family will receive friends on Wednesday from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. at Radney Funeral…
(LINEVILLE) Funeral services for William L. Proctor, 74, of Lineville will be Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012, at 2 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Home in Lineville with Rev. Claude Bennett officiating. Burial will follow in Lineville City Cemetery. Mr. Proctor died Monday, Feb. 6, at Clay County Hospital. A native and lifelong resident of Clay County,…
(ABANDA) The funeral for Cleve Aikens, 73, of Abanda will be Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012, at 2 p.m. at Abanda Methodist Church with the Revs. Mark McGee and Floyd Aikens officiating. Burial will be at Tatum Cemetery. Mr. Aikens died Monday, Feb. 6, at University Hospital in Birmingham. Born Sept. 12, 1938, in Chambers County,…
(OPELIKA) Melvin Eugene Fetner Sr., 84, of Opelika, formerly of Valley, died Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012, at Columbus Regional Medical Center. The funeral will be Wednesday, Feb. 8, at 2 p.m. at Langdale Congregational Christian Church in Valley with Dr. Ken Holt and the Rev. Bobby Elliott officiating. Entombment will follow at Resthaven Mausoleum in…
(FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga.) Sam Knight, 69, of Flowery Branch, Ga., died Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, at his home. A Randolph County native, Mr. Knight was born Nov. 22, 1942, son of Edward B. Knight Sr. and Mary Lemmer Ussery Knight. From an early age, he knew that he was to work full time for the…
(LaGRANGE, Ga.) Jesse James Kilpatrick Jr. of LaGrange, Ga., died Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012, at West Georgia Health, LaGrange. The funeral service will be Tuesday, Feb. 7, at 2 p.m. at Zion Hill Baptist Church on Cox Street. The Rev. W.A. Dean will officiate. Burial will be in Southview Cemetery with military honors. Mr. Kilpatrick,…
(FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga.) Sam Knight, 69, of Flowery Branch, Ga., died Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, at his home. A Randolph County native, Mr. Knight was born Nov. 22, 1942, son of Edward B. Knight Sr. and Mary Lemmer Ussery Knight. From an early age, he knew that he was to work full time for the…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Mason Thanuel “Sam” Freeman, 79, of Roanoke will be Monday, Feb. 6, 2012, at 3 p.m. at Big Springs Baptist Church with Revs. Cecil Halsey and Scott Whaley officiating. Burial will follow at the adjoining cemetery. Mr. Freeman died Friday, Feb. 3, at Northway Healthcare & Rehabilitation in Birmingham. A lifelong…
(LaFAYETTE) The Rev. John F. Cole, 80, of LaFayette died Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, at his residence. The funeral will be Monday, Feb. 6, at 1 p.m. at LaFayette Heights Baptist Church in LaFayette with the Rev. Paul Howard and Eddie Weaver officiating. Burial will follow in Pleasant Grove Christian Church Cemetery in the Union…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Grace Young, 81, of Roanoke will be Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012, at 2 p.m. at Union Hill Baptist Church with the Rev. Len Martin officiating. Burial will follow at the adjoining cemetery. Mrs. Young died Friday, Feb. 3, at Bethany House in Auburn. A lifelong Roanoke resident, Mrs. Young was born…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Virginia Ann Whitlow, 64, of Roanoke will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012, at St. Paul Baptist Church with Pastor Jeffery Rosser Jr. officiating. Burial will be in the Skyview Cemetery in the Welch community. Mrs. Whitlow died Tuesday, Jan. 31, at East Alabama Medical Center, Opelika. Survivors include…
(ASHLAND) Funeral services for Jerry Wayne “Popcorn” Hurst, 71, of Ashland will be Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012, at 2 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Home in Ashland with the Rev. Tim Tipton and Tanner Hurst officiating. Burial will follow in Clay County Memory Gardens. Mr. Hurst died Thursday, Feb. 2, at Clay County Hospital. Mr. Hurst…
(HEFLIN) Talette Michele Dale, 30 of Heflin died Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012. Funeral services were at Rosehaven Chapel with Pastor Kent Mattox officiating. Interment followed in Rosehaven Memorial Park. She was born Oct. 1, 1981, in Douglasville, Ga. Talette attended Burnett and Chapel Hill schools and participated in Special Olympics. Talette loved various types of…
“When you get this far it’s happening,” said Jane Ross, landscape architect with the engineering firm of Goodwyn Mills & Cawood, at Tuesday’s bid opening for the downtown Roanoke Streetscape project. There are still many steps to climb but by the end of March something might be visible downtown. Mayor Mike Fisher and Ross briefly…
Roanoke City Schools Supt. Chuck Marcum told the school board members they are going to have to be cognizant of the upcoming legislative session for several reasons. Gov. Robert Bentley wants to combine the education budget with the general fund, and that action would take money from education. Roanoke City Schools has received less money…
Thomson Reuters has named Tanner Health System one of the 15 Top Health Systems in the nation. Tanner was listed among small health systems, but was the only health system in Georgia on the list in any category–small, medium or large. Researchers from Thomson Reuters analyzed the clinical quality and efficiency of more than 300…
A Roanoke woman was killed early Saturday in a one-vehicle accident on Bud Cummings Road. According to the report from the Jacksonville post of the Alabama State Troopers, Cynthia Elizabeth “Beth” Crabtree Bassett, 34, of Roanoke, was driving a 2007 Nissan Murano three miles southeast of Roanoke when her vehicle left the roadway and struck…