(FIVE POINTS) Ellen Lee Webb Autrey, 60, of Five Points died Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011, at her home.Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. EST Friday, Dec. 2, at Striffler-Hamby Mortuary Chapel with the Rev. Kenneth Johnson officiating. Burial will follow in Shadowlawn Cemetery.Mrs. Autrey was born Aug. 31, 1951, in LaGrange, Ga., daughter of…
(PALMETTO, Ga.) Eris Nixon Huddleston, 89, of Palmetto, Ga., formerly of Talladega, died at Piedmont Newnan Hospital on Nov. 10, 2011. Mrs. Huddleston was born in Roanoke on Nov. 28, 1921, the tenth of ten children of the late B.C. and Senith Nixon. Eris was a devoted Christian and longtime member of First Presbyterian Church…
(FIVE POINTS) Clinton M. Brown, 71, of Five Points died Monday, Nov. 28, 2011, at George H. Lanier Memorial Hospital in Valley. The funeral will be Wednesday, Nov. 30, at 2 p.m. at Johnson Brown-Service Funeral Home Chapel in Valley with burial to follow at Hillcrest Cemetery in Lanett. Mr. Brown was born Oct. 5,…
Two people were injured in an accident on Main Street in Roanoke on Wednesday morning of last week. According to the report from Roanoke Police Department, the accident happened near the main entrance to Cedarwood Cemetery when an eastbound 2001 Toyota Camry, driven by Dennis Leondus Pitts, 61, of 2350 County Rd. 43, Roanoke, crossed…
In a brief Roanoke City Council meeting council members dealt with several issues, including the ramifications of the Handley High School Tigers playing in the football championship game in Tuscaloosa Thursday. Mayor Mike Fisher was working in the recreation department in 1977, the last time the team was in the championship game, and said he…
WEDOWEE–Randolph County Commission welcomed its new member, Larry Joe Roberts, representing District 2, during its Monday meeting. Roberts was appointed by the governor to fulfill the unexpired term of Doug Sheppard, who resigned as a condition of a plea bargain. The other members of the commission welcomed Roberts. Commissioner Doyle Allen said he is sure…
WEDOWEE–Wedowee Town Council approved its 2011-2012 budget during the most recent council meeting. This year’s budget totals $1,247,343. That includes the follow budgets per department: administration – $309,368; police – $479,250; streets – $258,250; fire – $25,250; nutrition center – $42,925; court – $80,975; and parks and recreation – $51,325. During the meeting, Mayor Tim…
There was some disagreement about when the expansion and renovation of the Roanoke Senior Citizen on West Point Street began but there was no doubt a number of people were involved in the process that brought it to a reality. Mayor Mike Fisher said it began three years ago when Spec Bonner was mayor, and…
All are invited to participate in the Wreaths Across America celebration of our military at Ft. Mitchell National Cemetery on Saturday, Dec. 10 at 11 a.m.. The cemetery is 15 miles southeast of Columbus. Spectators and participants include the Patriot Riders, Ft. Benning Officer Candidate School troops, United Way of the Chattahooche Valley volunteers, and…
Alabama and Mississippi are the only states that charge the full state sales tax on food. Both are states with highpoverty, and applying the sales tax to necessary food itemsmakes the climb from poverty much steeper. State Sen. Gerald Dial, as he did during a previous term years ago, has proposed eliminating the food tax…
“Home” for Thanksgiving I went through some of Daddy’s books and found it. Dear Mr. Congressman, a collection of letters from constituents to their Senators and Representatives, written in the years after World War II. Considering the low opinion in which our current Congress is held, I thought it would make me feel better to…
Our black-robed Alabama Supreme Court has turned its back on the people of Alabama who might be subjected to malpractice at medical facilities merely affiliated with state owned hospitals such as those at UAB and South Alabama. In a decision this past January the court in Health Care Authority for Baptist Health v. Kay E.…
Are we not all excited about the Handley Tigers? Half the town will probably be in Tuscaloosa Thursday for the championship game. Kudos to the coaches, players, and those who have followed the team all these years. I know former coach and now superintendent Chuck Marcum is so excited. “Friday Night Lights” with Kyle Chandler…
FORECLOSURE NOTICE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness described in and secured by that certain mortgage executed by Charles L. Griffith, husband and wife, Arline A. Griffith to Bank of America, N. A., dated June 2, 2009, and Recorded in Book 545, Page 421 of the records in the Office of…
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Melvin L. Robinson, an unmarried man, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., acting solely as nominee for First Choice Funding, Inc., on the 1st day of September, 2006, said mortgage recorded in the Office of…
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Elaine Morrow Goodman, A Married Woman; joined herein by her spouse, T.S. Goodman, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc as nominee for Coldwell Banker Mortgage, on the 10th day of December, 2004, said mortgage recorded…
The Handley Tigers will return to the state championship game for the first time since 1977 after defeating the Clay County Panthers 13-6 Friday night at Wright Field. The win over Clay County caps off a playoff push following an undefeated regular season to give the Tigers a chance to play for the Class 3A…
Handley Tigers Region Record: 7-0 Overall Record: 14-0 Playoff wins: Slocomb, T.R. Miller, Washington Co., Clay Co. Notes of interest: The Handley Tigers hold the state’s longest home-winning streak at Wright Field at 34 wins. Handley head coach Mike Battles is the winningest coach in school history with 72 victories during his tenure at Handley.…
The Randolph County Tigers boys’ basketball team started its season on a positive note, taking wins over Westbrook Christian and White Plains to win the Daniel Davenport Memorial Tournament at White Plains over the weekend. Randolph County overcame a slow start against Westbrook to win 49-41 and advance to the championship game against White Plains.…
When I walked into Handley head coach Mike Battles’ office Tuesday afternoon for our post-Clay County interview we began by exchanging pleasantries. “How’s it going coach?” “Just another day at the office.” Just another day at the office? His reply surprised me a little bit. As everyone in Roanoke and the entire county know by…