NOTICE OF SALEThe following vehicles will be sold on Sept. 3, 2011.1997 Ford RangerVIN# 1FTCR14X7TPB577942006 Take 3 Trailer HaulerVIN# 1T9TS503X6B540140American TowingRoanoke, AL334-646-0798(34p)
I am here to warn you men–yes you–yes, us–of a new and troubling development of which I have become aware. Although men have known for some time that women outlive us, we men have tended to write this off to some genetic flaw or (the more crass among us) have tended to blame women for…
For many years Alabama had one of the lowest unemployment tax rates in the nation. We also paid some of the lowest benefits. So when the recession hit a few years back, Alabama’s unemployment trust fund dried up quickly and ran out of money in 2009. To shore up the fund, a tax increase from…
Irene, the first hurricane of the season, may come in this weekend. I hope it will miss Alabama but we have gotten hurricane winds in the past. Tuesday there was an historic earthquake of 5.8 along the Eastern seaboard, particularly in the Virginia area, as well as other places, such as New York, Georgia and…
The Randolph County Tigers got on the right track going into game one of the regular season by beating Beulah 34-0 in the jamboree game Friday night in Wedowee. Randolph County showcased its newfound proficiency in the running game by shredding the Beulah defense for 327 yards on the ground. In the air, first-year starting…
The Handley Tigers looked sharp in their preseason jamboree with a 26-12 victory over the Bowdon Red Devils Friday night in Bowdon. The Tigers’ first stringers on offense amassed 242 yards rushing and seven first downs in typical Handley fashion. “We’ve got a lot of stuff to correct on offense and defense,” Handley head coach…
Woodland made a statement in its jamboree game Thursday night by outgunning White Plains 35-21 on the road. The Bobcats used their rediscovered emphasis on rushing to grind out 221 yards against the White Plains defense. Woodland’s passing game didn’t suffer much either as the Bobcats passed for 141 yards. “I haven’t had an opportunity…
Handley junior varsity baseball player Will Lumpkin is getting some extra practice in on the diamond this offseason. Some good practice. Lumpkin is also a member of Team Florida, a travel team based out of Panama City, Fla. that plays in the USSSA league. Team Florida placed second in the USSSA Elite 32 Tournament at…
Man, what happened down there in Miami? The Hurricanes are staring down the barrel of a really big gun right now after a shunned booster spilled the beans to a Yahoo! Sports reporter. That big gun is likely to deliver a pretty nasty wound to the Miami program. It could even be a “death blow.”…
Last week was quite a week in the Southeastern Conference, much more so than a normal countdown to kickoff week. One quarterback job was filled when Auburn handed the keys to the Tigers’ offense to junior quarterback Barrett Trotter. Then, less than two days later, LSU’s quarterback situation was called into question when quarterback Jordan…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for the Rev. Aaron Baldwin, 67, of Roanoke will be Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2011, at 11 a.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with the Revs. Charlie Bolt and Danny Hanner officiating. Burial will follow in Highway Memorial Gardens. Rev. Baldwin died Monday, Aug. 22, at his residence. Rev. Baldwin was born June 29,…
(COLUMBUS, Ga.) Eunice Elizabeth Saines, 89, of Columbus, Ga., died Sunday, Aug. 21, 2011, at her residence. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. EDT Tuesday, Aug. 23, at McMullen Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Don Wilhite officiating. A private interment will follow at Ft. Mitchell National Cemetery, Ft. Mitchell. Mrs. Saines was born Jan.…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Derick O’Neal Fincher, 26, of Roanoke will be at 1 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2011, at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Frank Foster Jr. officiating. Burial will follow in Randolph Memory Gardens. Mr. Fincher died Sunday, Aug. 21. He was born Feb. 23, 1985. Mr. Fincher was a plumber for…
(MONTGOMERY) Funeral services for Annie Lynn Waldrep Kenney, 88, of Montgomery, formerly of Randolph County, will be held at 3 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2011, at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with Rev. Frank Sledge and Rebecca Fulks officiating. Burial will follow in Randolph Memory Gardens. Mrs. Kenney died Sunday, Aug. 21, at Merry Wood Lodge. Mrs.…
(WOODLAND)Funeral services for Dowell Dodson, 76, of Woodland were Monday, Aug. 22, 2011, at noon at Benefield Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Jerry Smith and Debbie Hendrix officiating. Burial followed in Pinetucky Baptist Church Cemetery, Micaville. Mr. Dodson died Saturday, Aug. 20, at his residence. He was born Nov. 9, 1934, the son of Trumie…
(ANNISTON) Funeral services for Ruby Mae Reaves, 89, of Anniston were Sunday, Aug. 21, 2011, at 2 p.m. at K.L. Brown Memory Chapel in Golden Springs with Mrs. Reaves’ nephews, Revs. Timmy McConnell and Jerry McConnell officiating. Entombment followed at Forestlawn Mausoleum. Mrs. Reaves died Friday, Aug. 19, following an extended illness. Mrs. Reaves was…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Mary Jim Findley Ramsey, 69, of Roanoke were at 2 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 21, 2011, at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Revs. Steve Dean and Tim Whaley officiating. Burial followed in Mt. Zion Christian Church Cemetery. Mrs. Ramsey died Friday, Aug. 19, at Wedowee Hospital. Mrs. Ramsey was born May 8,…
(WADLEY) Funeral services for Linda Joyce Robinson Wilkerson, 60, of Wadley were Sunday, Aug. 21, 2011, at 2 p.m. at Mt. Gilead Community Church with the Revs. Ray Franklin, Jimmy Brand and Zenus Windsor officiating. Burial will follow in Mt. Gilead Community Church Cemetery. Mrs. Wilkerson died Friday, Aug. 19, at Clay County Hospital. She…
(POOLER, Ga.) James Amos Nixon, 85, died Friday, Aug. 19, 2011, at Hospice Savannah. Mr. Nixon was born in Roanoke on Sept. 6, 1925, to the late Mary Beulah Henry and Andrew Marion Nixon. He served in World War II in the army. Mr. Nixon received a Purple Heart for being wounded in both legs.…
(LANETT) Roderick Blair Stone, 63, of Lanett died Thursday, Aug. 18, 2011, at his residence. The funeral was Saturday, Aug. 20, at 2 p.m. at Johnson Brown-Service Funeral Home Chapel in Valley with the Rev. Milton Newton officiating. Burial followed at Resthaven Memorial Gardens. Born May 17, 1948, in Lineville, Mr. Stone was the son…