The Handley Tigers took care of business in typical Handley fashion on the road against B.B. Comer, coming away with a 43-14 region win.The Tigers took control of the game early and didn’t let up until the scoreboard read 43-0.Handley’s running backs racked up a total of 235 yards on the ground. Breyon DeBerry led…
Sometimes going back and reliving college days can remind one of just how old the age 27 really is. My weekend was excellent, thank you very much. The start of the college football season is always an exciting time for me. It means I get to watch my favorite sport, enjoy some nice weather (well…
What did we learn from the first weekend of the football season about the Southeastern Conference? We learned that Auburn still has the heart of a champion although the Tigers don’t have the expertise that they put on the field last year. Any team that overcomes a 10-point deficit in the final 3:38 to win…
(NEWELL) Funeral services for Phillip ‘Spanky’ Lipham, 35, of Newell will be Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2011, at 2 p.m. at Smyrna Baptist Church with the Revs. Keith Rivers and Brian Moore officiating. Burial will follow in Jordan’s Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery. Mr. Lipham died Sunday, Sept. 4, at his residence. Mr. Lipham is survived by…
(LaGRANGE, Ga.) Mrs. Nazie Geneva Whitlock, 86, of LaGrange, Ga., died Friday, Sept. 2, 2011, at West Georgia Medical Center. Mrs. Whitlock was born April 28, 1925, in Roanoke, daughter of the late Charlie McCormick and Sally Simmons McCormick. She had lived in LaGrange most of her life and was Holiness by faith. Mrs. Whitlock…
(ROME, Ga.) Paul Judson Moss, 81, of Rome, Ga., died Wednesday night, Aug. 31, 2011, upon arrival at a Rome hospital. Dr. Moss was born in Brunswick, Ga., on March 10, 1930, the son of the late Charles Hill and Maude Hawthorne Moss. Dr. Moss was a graduate of Glynn Academy in Brunswick and received…
(GRAHAM) Funeral services for Brooksie Eureda Beck Iverson, 86, of Graham will at 11 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 3, 2011, at Benefield Funeral Chapel with Pastor Ken Bowman and Pastor Mike Rollins officiating. Burial will follow in Pine Hill Christian Church Cemetery. Mrs. Iverson died Wednesday, Aug. 31, at her home Mrs. Iverson was born Oct.…
(PHENIX CITY) A memorial service for James Calvin Harris, 74, of Phenix City will be at noon, Friday, Sept. 2, 2011, at Benefield Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Larry Clifton officiating. Burial will follow in Valley Grove Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Wedowee. Mr. Harris died Tuesday, Aug. 30, at Columbus Medical Center. Mr. Harris was…
(LINEVILLE) Funeral services for Ida Mae Duke Rice, 102, of Lineville will be Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011, at 2 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Home with Bro. Zenus Windsor and Bro. Terry Rowell officiating. Burial will follow in Clay County Memory Gardens. Mrs. Rice died Tuesday, Aug. 30, at her home. Mrs. Rice is survived by…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for James Waymon Waller, 93, of Roanoke were at 2 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 4, 2011, at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church with the Revs. Rick Thorne and Glenn Willsey officiating. Burial followed in the adjoining cemetery. Mr. Waller died Thursday, Sept. 1, at Wedowee Hospital. Mr. Waller was born April 10, 1918, the…
(ROANOKE) Services for David Sikes, 55, of Roanoke were at 2 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 4, 2011, at Forest Home Christian Church with the Rev. Stoney Halsey officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. Mr. Sikes died Thursday, Sept. 1, at Atlanta Medical Center of injuries sustained in an automobile accident six weeks prior. Mr.…
Benny Talley (LaFAYETTE) Benny Talley, 76, of LaFayette died at his home on Aug. 30, 2011, after a lengthy battle with Parkinson’s disease. Mr. Talley was born Aug. 5, 1935, and lived his entire live in Chambers County. He was predeceased in death by parents, Dewey and Luverne Talley, and brother, Earnest Talley. Mr. Talley…
LaGRANGE, Ga.–A Wedowee native was killed in a hit-and-run accident in LaGrange, Ga., on Friday night. According to the press release from LaGrange Police Department, Max R. New, 48, of Greenville Street, LaGrange, was driving his 2008 Linhai 150cc scooter westbound on Hill Street at approximately 9 a.m. when witnesses said he was struck by…
WEDOWEE–Two public hearings will be held Thursday, Sept. 8 in preparation for a redistricting plan for areas of southwest Randolph County. Dawn Landholm, principal planner with East Alabama Regional Planning & Development Commission in Anniston, met with Randolph County Commission for a special called meeting on Friday morning. She informed the commission that a plan…
Don McLeod, deputy registrar with the Randolph County Board of Registrars, wants the public to know the requirements for petitions for ballot issues. The last petition for a vote to legalize alcohol sales in Randolph County was in November of 2008 but was defeated 52 to 48 percent, 4,756 in favor of legal sales to…
Regional Medical Center (RMC) of Anniston is currently signing up doctors to work locally and is having land surveyed in preparation for a planned imaging and urgent care center in Roanoke. The location will be announced soon. Speaking at a meeting of the Roanoke Rotary Club last Thursday, RMC CEO David McCormack said he expects…
Roanoke City Schools Chief Financial Officer Pam Mitchum presented the proposed $12.2-million budget for fiscal year 2011-2012 at the last meeting. She and Cathy McKinney, assistant to Superintendent Chuck Marcum, prepared the budget. It is the fourth consecutive year when the budget is less than the previous year. Expenditures from 2011 decreased by $731,331.63 from…
The grand jury made the following report to Ray D. Martin, presiding circuit judge during the spring term. Along with returning 200 true bills or indictments, the jury also commented on the condition of the courthouse and jail. The jurors noted after touring the courthouse with Circuit Clerk Chris May they thought all structures were…
A Roanoke woman was arrested just after midnight Saturday and charged with stabbing her husband. According to the reports from Roanoke Police Department, officers responded to the call at 333 Wilkie Clark Dr., where the victim, Terrance Terrell Reese, 35, was allegedly stabbed by his wife Shanetta C. Reese, 36. Mrs. Reese said the two…
Randolph County Sheriff’s Department will conduct Click It or Ticket through Sept. 9 county wide. Drivers are reminded to buckle up and use child restraints as they may run into a traffic checkpoint during this time. (For arrest and theft reports from the Randolph County Sheriff’s Department see the August 31 issue of The Randolph…