All the discussion on immigration has some citizens looking at farmers in a negative light. When you read blogs and some postings they talk about farmers living high off the hog and being subsidized by the federal government.I think we are extremely fortunate to still have some local farmers, although the numbers are dwindling.When I…
The Handley Tigers defended the home turf in Roanoke Friday night and moved to the front of the pack in the region with a 20-13 victory over the Clay County Panthers. Clay County and Handley both boasted top five rankings in class 3A going into the game, with the Panthers coming in at number four…
For the third straight week, the Wadley Bulldogs got the job done in region play, with Wadley defeating Talladega County Central 32-26 in Wadley Friday night. Talladega County Central was proficient in the running game, racking up 225 yards on 34 attempts. But Wadley quarterback Ryan Siskey also had a productive outing, going 21 of…
The Woodland Bobcats went to Ranburne Friday night and got the job done in dominating fashion, taking a 49-21 win over their region rivals. Woodland took control in the first half, cruising to a 35-0 lead by the time halftime rolled around. “It’s a big rivalry game for us and our kids were ready to…
If ever there was a game that showed just how much a few small mistakes can affect a game, Randolph County’s 21-0 region loss to Reeltown Friday night on the road is it. The Tigers matched up well with the Rebels, with the Randolph County defense allowing 156 total yards and the Reeltown defense allowing…
Last year when the talks of conference realignment began to come up, I was admittedly excited. I always thought there were some things lacking in the way the conferences were made up and thought maybe this was a chance to balance things. Maybe make the conferences make a little more geographic sense. After last year’s…
Remember Knile Davis? The general consensus when he was lost for the season was that Arkansas was done for the season, but that just might not be the case. Ronnie Wingo is doing his a best to pick up the slack and give the Razorbacks a threat when they run the football. Wingo had 109…
(MOBILE) Mary Heflin Kinard Jenkins, a long-time resident of Mobile, died Saturday, Sept. 17, 2011. She is survived by her loving and devoted husband, John Melvin Jenkins; her daughter, Catherine Coffey and son-in-law, Jack of Kyle, Texas; two grandchildren; her sister, Linda Kinard Holt of Sanford, Fla.; four sisters-in-law; and a host of nieces and…
(MANHATTAN, Kan.) Edith Lila Huddleston Wood, 83, of Manhattan, Kan., former longtime resident of Alabama, died Thursday, Sept. 15, 2011, in Leonardville, Kan. A memorial service will be held at a later date in Gadsden. She had moved to Manhattan in 2008 to be with her daughter. Lila was born on Sept. 3, 1928, in…
(VALLEY) Horace McCain, 78, of Valley died Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011, at East Alabama Medical Center, Opelika. Mr. McCain was born in Wedowee June 7, 1933, son of the late Guy and Eva M. McCain. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was retired as a construction foreman with Batson-Cook. He…
Roanoke Police Chief Adam Melton said the Roanoke Police and Chambers County deputies cooperated in arresting David Scott Bowden, 33, of 916 Kirk St., Roanoke Sept. 13 at 10:58 p.m. Law enforcement had been looking for him on felony warrants from the Randolph County Sheriff’s Department when Roanoke Patrolman Bernard Sheppard did a traffic stop…
(ROANOKE) Graveside services for Janice D. Meeks, 66, will be Sat., Sept. 17, at 2 p.m. at Meeks Family Cemetery in the Wehadkee community with son and pastor Dennis Meeks and pastor Scott Whaley officiating. She was a long-time resident of the Wehadkee community and went home to be with the Lord on September 15,…
(VALLEY) Horace McCain, 78, of Valley died Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011, at East Alabama Medical Center, Opelika. Mr. McCain was born in Wedowee June 7, 1933, son of the late Guy and Eva M. McCain. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was retired as a construction foreman with Batson-Cook. He…
The fourth annual Rock Mills Folk Pottery Show & Heritage Day will be this Saturday, Sept. 17, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Frank Foster, the Rock Store’s tenant, is encouraging local participation by organizing local groups and individuals to set up booths helping to promote interest in the history and heritage of the community.…
WEDOWEE–Randolph County Commission approved a plan to improve the population of District 5 at Monday’s meeting, but will the changes be sufficient to satisfy the Department of Justice? Prior to the vote, the commission held two public hearings on Thursday morning and evening of last week to inform the public and receive their input. Dawn…
Monday night the Roanoke City Council voted to appoint Terry “Smokey” Cole to the remainder of Joseph Roberson’s term that will expire next August. Roberson and his family moved to Lee County where both he and his wife work. Cole will be sworn in at the next council meeting Sept. 26. He is a sales…
On Sept. 6, deputies received information about a white male driving a camoflage-painted all-terrain vehicle (ATV) on County Road 20 in the Lime community. They responded to a residence at 845 County Rd. 20, where the resident, Dempsey Ray Borden, 37, pulled into the driveway on the ATV. Deputies spotted items in plain view that…
WEDOWEE––A recent meeting on the new Alabama immigration law was eye-opening, even for those who support House Bill 56. It will affect most Alabamians if fully implemented, but that is in doubt since U.S. District Judge Sharon L. Blackburn has delayed enforcement of the law until Sept. 28. Aimed at about 2.5 percent of the…
Representatives of the Department of Transportation mediated a meeting between CSX Railroad representatives and the city of Roanoke last week but came away with nothing firm about reopening the closed CSX Railroad bridge on Louina Street. However, Mayor Mike Fisher said a 30-day time period was mentioned and he assumes CSX would do something within…
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain Mortgage executed by CLARA F. MITCHELL, a single person, to SMALL TOWN BANK on April 7, 2009, said Mortgage being recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate, Randolph County, Alabama, in Book 542, Page 658 in…