NOTICEThe following vehicles will be auctioned for storage and repair cost on Dec. 22 at Chris Auto Sales.1994 Jeep Cherokee VIN 1J4FJ6854RL2507971997 Ford Ranger VIN 1FTDR15X9VPA510592007 Hyundai Sonata VIN 5NPEU46F37H248978(50-51c)
The Handley Tigers boys’ basketball team got off to a great start this season by winning their first game over Marbury, 68-57, on the road Friday. Handley, having cancelled its first few games because of the football team winning a state title, played its first area game against Marbury. Handley head coach Cliff Drummond said…
The Handley Lady Tigers are off to a 3-3 start this season with wins over Beauregard, Notsulga and Benjamin Russell. Handley began its season with a trio of games in the James Hardy Classic in Lanett. The Lady Tigers fell in their first game to 5A Russell County, 82-28. “We were thrown in the fire…
The Randolph County Tigers are on a roll early in the season with a 6-0 record after defeating White Plains, Horseshoe Bend, Donoho and Clay County. After winning a tournament in White Plains a few weeks ago, Randolph County defeated White Plains, 53-49, in Wedowee. Randolph County started slow, but a big fourth quarter gave…
Woodland Boys The Woodland Bobcats defeated the Wadley Bulldogs, 70-35, to start the season. The Bobcats followed up the win over the Bulldogs with a 59-48 area win over Ranburne. Woodland girls The Lady Bobcats are up to their usual tricks early in the season, dominating every opponent. Woodland defeated White Plains, 72-34, to start…
The Randolph County Lady Tigers suffered three tough losses over the last week to Horseshoe Bend, Donoho and Clay County. Against Horseshoe Bend, Randolph County hung with the Lady Generals through the first quarter, trailing only 13-8, but couldn’t keep up the pace. “We started out really good,” first year Randolph County head coach Laurie…
It’s about the time of year when I write my annual, obligatory piece about how completely stupid the Bowl Championship Series is. This kind of column has become somewhat of a tradition for me. Every year I write about how someone got left out, or how someone who didn’t deserve a certain bid got one…
It was disappointing to learn that Auburn had suspended Michael Dyer for the Chick-fil-A Bowl game. Forget what it means to Auburn’s bowl chances because, let’s face it, the game isn’t very important. Of course, no bowl games are important any longer (except for that last one and it’s not even a real bowl game).…
(WOODLAND) Funeral services for Sue Huddleston Grant, 83, of Woodland will be Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011, at 2 p.m. Benefield Funeral Chapel with the Revs. Wendell Ford and David Daniel officiating. Burial will follow in Zion Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Grant died Monday, Dec. 12, at East Alabama Medical Center, Opelika. A Randolph County native,…
ROANOKE) Funeral service for Herbert Lee Swann, 83, of Roanoke will be at 2 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011, at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with Bro. Gerald Romine. Burial will follow in Cedarwood Cemetery. Mr. Swann died Monday, Dec. 12, at Wedowee Hospital. Mr. Swann was born Oct. 5, 1928, the son of Jesse Lee and…
(WEDOWEE) Funeral services for Otto Edgar Fowler, 92, of Wedowee will be Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011, at 10 a.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel in Wedowee with the Revs. Gene Robinson and Benny Cosper officiating. Graveside services will be held at Elmwood Cemetery in Birmingham at 2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 15. Mr. Fowler died Monday, Dec.…
(CRAGFORD) Funeral services for Lorene Carter Perry, 91, of Cragford will be Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011, at 11 a.m. at Benefield Funeral Home in Ashland with the Rev. Bruce Willis and Dr. Seth Polk officiating. Burial will follow in Clay County Memory Gardens. Mrs. Perry died Sunday, Dec. 11, at East Alabama Regional Medical Center…
(WADLEY) Funeral services for Everett John Howe, 72, of Wadley, were at 20 p.m., Monday, Dec. 12, 2011, at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Revs. Thompson Pitts, Tim Craft and Mickey Vaughn officiating. Burial followed in Pine Grove Cemetery. Mr. Howe died Saturday, Dec. 10, at East Alabama Medical Center. Mr. Howe was born Oct.…
(OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss.) Mary Elizabeth Crenshaw Bosarge, 85, of Ocean Springs, Miss., died Friday, Dec. 9, 2011, in Vancleave, Miss. Services will be Thursday, Dec. 15, at noon at St. Michael Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Biloxi National Cemetery. She was born April 8, 1926, to Reuben and Nettie Jane Sharpe Crenshaw in Randolph…
(ANNISTON) Sue Nolen, 59, of Anniston died Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011, at Regional Medical Center. The funeral will be Monday, Dec. 12, at 6 p.m. at Dryden Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Benny Abney and Cloyse Johnson officiating. The family will receive friends Monday from 4-6 p.m. at Dryden Funeral Home. Ms. Nolen was…
(LINEVILLE) Graveside funeral services for Glyn Satterfield, 85, of Lineville will be Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2011, at 11 a.m. at Clay County Memory Gardens with the Rev. Jerry Colquett officiating. Mr. Satterfield died Sunday, Dec. 11, at Clay County Nursing Home. He was a native of Randolph County but had lived most of his life…
(WEDOWEE) Funeral services for Charlie Will Thompson, 93, of Wedowee will be Monday, Dec. 12, 2011, at 11 a.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Cade Ferris officiating. Burial will follow in Providence Baptist Church Cemetery, Woodland. Mr. Thompson died Friday, Dec. 9, at Wedowee Hospital. Mr. Thompson was a Randolph county native, born…
(LINEVILLE) Graveside memorial services for Larry Wayne Erwin, 50, of Lineville will be at Christiana Baptist Church Cemetery immediately following the Sunday morning church service on Dec. 18, 2011. The Rev. Bob Bain will officiate. Mr. Erwin died Friday, Dec. 9, at his home. A Calhoun County native, he lived most of his life in…
(DECATUR, Ga.) Madison Minor Lewis, 19, a lifelong resident of Decatur, Ga., was a sophomore athlete on scholarship at Southern Union College State Community College in Wadley, Ala. Ms. Lewis was a 2010 graduate of Decatur High School and was a well known local softball player but more importantly an outstanding sister, daughter and member…
A Southern Union student was killed in an early Thursday morning traffic accident and the driver, another student, is charged with murder. According to Sgt. Steven Jarrett of the Alabama Department of Public Safety, at approximately 3:20 a.m. Thursday a 1995 Chevy Trailblazer traveling north on Alabama Highway 77 was involved in a one-vehicle accident…