Rates are based on volume (total column inches run) and adjusted quarterly.Up to 99 inches ………………………..$7.05100-199 inches …………………………$6.30200-299 inches …………………………$6.25300-399 inches …………………………$6.20400-499 inches …………………………$6.15500-599 inches …………………………$6.10600-699 inches …………………………$6.05700-799 inches …………………………$6.00800-899 inches …………………………$5.95900-999 inches …………………………$5.90Over 1000 inches ……………………..$5.85
(LINEVILLE) Funeral services for Steven Morris Luker, 57, of Lineville will be Wednesday, March 23, 2011, at 11 a.m. at Center West Baptist Church, Delta, with Bro. Ronnie Key, Bro. Chris Mitchell and Bro. Andrew Luker officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. Mr. Luker died Sunday, March 20, in Randolph County. He was…
(ROANOKE) George Frank “Green Hornet” Ware, 71, of Roanoke died Saturday, March 12, 2011. Mr. Ware was born Feb. 15, 1940, to Zelma and Ethel Hayes Ware. At an early age, he joined Mt. Beulah Baptist Church, LaGrange, Ga. Mr. Ware worked as a brick mason for various contractors until his health prevented it. He…
(BOWDON, Ga.) Sarah Ann Parker Pearce of Bowdon, Ga., died Friday, March 18, 2011, at her residence. She was 71. Mrs. Pearce was born July 11, 1939, in the Bethel community of Randolph County, Ala., to the late Joe and Rebecca Butler Parker. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. She enjoyed gardening,…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Mr. Cary “Duddy” Rorke Jr., 86, of Roanoke will be at 2 p.m., Sunday, March 20, 2011, at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Steve Dean officiating. Burial will follow in Randolph Memory Gardens. Mr. Rorke died Friday, March 18, at Talladega Health and Rehab. Mr. Rorke was born Dec. 17,…
(WEDOWEE) Funeral services for Ida Odessie Bolt, 92, of Wedowee were Sunday, March 20, 2011, at 2 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with the Revs. J.D. Bearden, David Waldrop and Billy East officiating. Burial followed in Morrison’s Chapel Church Cemetery, Heflin. Mrs. Bolt died Friday, March 18, at her residence. Mrs. Bolt was born July…
(LaGRANGE, Ga.) Elvis H. Hester, 88, of LaGrange, Ga., died Thursday, March 17, 2011, at Hospice LaGrange. Mr. Hester was born Feb. 4, 1923, in Randolph County, Ala., son of the late Arvin and Pearl Shepherd Hester. An army veteran of World War II, he lived in Troup County, Ga., most of his life, was…
Randolph Medical Center was going to be closed in 30 days if no buyer was found. Then it was going to be closed in two weeks. Friday, about 3 p.m. the last doctor left. Cuts in payments from Medicare, Medicaid, Blue-Cross Blue Shield and a high indigent-care loss allegedly led to the hospital closure. In…
Hospital abruptly closes doors Randolph Medical Center was going to be closed in 30 days if no buyer was found. Then it was going to be closed in two weeks. Friday, about 3 p.m. the last doctor left. Cuts in payments from Medicare, Medicaid, Blue-Cross Blue Shield and a high indigent-care loss allegedly led to…
In October 1940, W.P. “Jack” Clegg Jr., 22, sold three purebred cows and invested the money in four Singer sewing machines, one button and one buttonhole machine. He set up his first shirt factory in a vacant room of a dwelling house in the home community of Almond. He began with four operators, Mrs. Lola…
(LaFAYETTE) Thomas Dewey Stephens, 90, died Thursday, March 17, 2011, at his home. The funeral will be Saturday, March 19, at 2 p.m. at Five Points United Methodist Church. The Revs. Baxter Chisom and Joyce Akridge will officiate. Burial will follow at Mt. Pisgah Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery in Stroud. Mr. Stephens was born Dec.…
(GRANVILLE, Ill.) Raymond Theodore Naumann, 92, of Granville died Wednesday, March 16, 2011, at Illinois Valley Community Hospital, Peru. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 19, at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Peru. The Rev. Roger Helgren will officiate. Burial will be in Granville Cemetery. Friends may call for one hour prior to the service…
(LaGRANGE, Ga.) Bonnie Shaw Spears, 97, of LaGrange, Ga., died Wednesday, March 16, 2011, at Florence Hand Home. Mrs. Spears was born Dec. 21, 1913, in Randolph County, Ala., daughter of the late James and Molly Baldwin Shaw. She was a member of Gray Hill Church of God. Mrs. Spears was retired from the Kex…
(LINEVILLE) Funeral services for John Brinton Rice, 90, of Lineville will be Saturday, March 19, 2011, at 11 a.m. at Ashland Church of Christ with David Rozelle officiating. Burial with military honors will follow in Lineville City Cemetery. Mr. Rice died Thursday, March 17, at his home. A Randolph County native, he was a U.S.…
(BRASELTON, Ga.) Douglas W. Cotter, 77, of Braselton, Ga., died Thursday, March 17, 2011. Mr. Cotter was a veteran of the Korean War. He was retired from Motorola Inc. after 35 years of service. He coached Little League baseball and basketball for eleven years. He was a member of Hamilton Mill United Methodist Church in…
(ALEXANDRIA) Funeral services for Roy “Max” Irwin, 78, will be Saturday, March 19, 2011, at 11 a.m. at Leatherwood Baptist Church with Pastor Mike Owens officiating. Mr. Irwin died Wednesday, March 16, at the VA Hospital in Birmingham. Survivors include his wife of 46 years, Pat Irwin; sons, Rusty Irwin and wife Tracy and J.J.…
Randolph Medical Center will cease operating in two weeks as the result of an emergency called meeting of the Roanoke Healthcare Authority Thursday night. The vote to close the facility was unanimous. Actions toward shutting down the facility began immediately Friday morning. Current patients will be discharged or transferred over the next two weeks, and…
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Randolph County four-year starting quarterback Drew Benefield signed a scholarship to play at Bethel University Wednesday at a ceremony at the Randolph County High School gym. Benefield received interest from a host of schools including Western Kentucky, West Georgia, UAB, Middle Tennessee State and Huntingdon before deciding on Bethel. The multi-sport athlete from Wedowee was…
(LINEVILLE) Funeral services for Nell McDonald Hudson “Granny” Green, 78, of Lineville will be Saturday, March 19, 2011, at 2 p.m. at Bellview Baptist Church with the Rev. Sonny McCollum officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. Mrs. Green died Tuesday, March 15, at the Lineville Health & Rehabilitation Center. She was a native…