We survived. Friday, March 11, I loaded up four teenage boys and a dog and, with a heady mixture of fear and anxiety, I took off with the crew for the coast.The rest of the group–in-cluding two mamas and three teenage girls–came down the next day.House party? Not hardly. The kids were good. I even…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: THE ESTATE OF HUBERT A. BONNER JR. NOTICE OF FILING OF FINAL SETTLEMENT OF CONSERVATORSHIP/GUARDIANSHIP You will take notice that Nancy Watwood, as Conservator/Guardian of the Estate of Hubert A. Bonner Jr., filed her account and vouchers for a Final Settlement of said Conservatorship/Guardianship on…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: ESTATE OF CURTIS CALHOUN, DECEASED NOTICE OF HEARING TO: Maegan Gilland Take notice that on this day came Vina L. Calhoun and filed in this Court a certain paper in writing, purporting to be the Last Will and Testament of Curtis Calhoun, and therewith an…
STATE OF ALABAMA RANDOLPH COUNTY PROBATE COURT NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF CORA WILDER, DECEASED Letters Testamentary on the estate of Cora Wilder, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on the 25th day of March, 2011, by the Judge of Probate of said County, notice is hereby given…
The Wadley Cemetery Board will be accepting bids for the job of maintaining the cemetery grounds for the year beginning April 15, 2011. Only lump-sum written bids will be acceptable. Lump-sum bids will be for one year to be paid out in twelve equal payments at the end of each month. The Board reserves the…
It’s kind of ironic. For two years the infusion of federal dollars has been propping up Alabama’s government and public schools. Now, when the state is forced into coming up with funds to carry out its duties to state citizens by pay-ing its own way, our elected leaders run scared. The ques-tion must be: “Gosh,…
In a tournament normally characterized by offensive firepower, the Woodland Lady Bobcats proved why defense leads to wins. Woodland defeated Handley and Randolph County to become this year’s county softball champion. The Lady Bobcats earned the tournament crown by taking down the Randolph County Lady Tigers in the title game Friday evening, 3-1. And after…
The Handley Tigers got some clutch hits when they needed them to take an 8-6 win over Horseshoe Bend last week. Handley, in its last game at the old field, went out in style with a win over the Generals. “It seems like every game we play against them is like this,” Handley head coach…
The Randolph County Tigers pulled off a huge area win over rival Woodland Friday, but unfortunately it was sandwiched between two double header losses to Ranburne and Lineville. Against Woodland, it seemed the Tigers could do no wrong, especially where offense was concerned. Only one player in the Randolph County lineup had less than two…
The Wadley Bulldogs took a pair of close losses to one of the premier 1A teams in the state, area foe Fayetteville, last week. Wadley fell in the first game, 3-2, and was well within reach of taking a win. Starting pitcher Ryan Siskey was on his game for the Bulldogs, striking out eight, walking…
Saturday I went to the unveiling of the new Handley baseball field here in Roanoke. It got me thinking. Handley is having a great season on the diamond so far. The Tigers are 8-4 right now and looking sharp. But it’s not just the baseball team at Handley that’s had success this year. The football…
While the last vestiges of basketball season are still hanging around for a few more days, most people in the Southeast have moved on to football, the pride and joy of fans in the Southeastern Conference. This is spring football time, and while it may not fuel the passions like football in the fall, it…
(WOODLAND) Geraldine Middlebrooks of Woodland, formerly of Ranburne, died March 28, 2011. She was 86. Mrs. Middlebrooks was born March 21, 1925, in Cleburne County to the late Leonard “Lum” and Dora Grizzard. She retired as a seamstress from Bremen-Bowdon Investment Company. She was a member of Goldridge Baptist Church and was also a member…
(ROANOKE) Annie Pearl Trammell Robinson, 100, formerly of Avenue A in Roanoke, currently residing at Traylor Nursing Home, died Sunday morning, March 27, 2011, at the Traylor Nursing Home. Visitation will be Wednesday, March 20, from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. The funeral will be Thursday, March 31, at noon at Bethel United Methodist Church. The Rev.…
(NAPOLEON) Funeral services for Tommy Joe Prince, 62, of Napoleon will be Tuesday, March 29, 2011, at 2 p.m. at Napoleon Church of Christ with Pat Adkisson and Jeffery Thompson officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. Mr. Prince died Saturday, March 26, at the Veterans’ Hospital in Birmingham. Mr. Prince was born July…
(CRAGFORD) Funeral services for Bill M. McVey, 86, of Cragford will be Tuesday, March 29, 2011, at 2 p.m. at Shiloh Baptist Church (Lineville) with the Revs. Kenneth Fuller and Zenus Windsor officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. Mr. McVey died Sunday, March 27, at his residence in Cragford. Born in Clay County,…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Rudy Olin Ferrell, 80, of Roanoke, will be held Monday, March 28, 2011, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Revs. Bill Calhoun and Wayne Sheppard officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens. Mr. Ferrell died Saturday, March 26, at his home. Survivors include his wife, Ellen Ferrell…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for LeNora Ella Taylor Moore, 76, of Roanoke were at 11 a.m., Wednesday, March 16, 2011, at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Roger Jones officiating. Burial followed in Springfield Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Moore died Monday, March 14, at Traylor Nursing Home. Mrs. Moore was born July 12, 1934, the daughter…
POTASH–After 67 years spent lying in a German field, the remains of World War II soldier Ralph McDonald were finally laid to rest on Friday afternoon at Potash Church of God Cemetery near Roanoke. Born to an unnamed Georgia couple in 1921, his adoptive parents, native Randolph Countians Robie and Mary Baldwin McDonald, took him…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Alva Jean Benefield McKay, 63, of Roanoke, will be at 11 a.m., Saturday, March 26, 2011,?at Benefield Funeral Chapel with the Rev. S.T. Janney and F.W. Sheppard officiating. Burial will follow in Zion Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. McKay died Thursday, March 24, at University of Alabama Hospital, Birmingham. Mrs. McKay was…