The weekend announcement that auto manufacturer Kia Motors Corporation is locating 30 miles from Roanoke in West Point, Ga. has ignited the hopes of jobs for Randolph County residents.The county was not considered for the big prize, but officials do hope to be in the running for a supplier company to the main plant.The lack…
HOLLIS CROSSROADS – Residents of northern Randolph County and the Hollis Crossroads area of Cleburne County have a new source for health care just minutes from home. Crossroads Clinic, a service provided by the Wedowee Hospital Network, opened on Monday. The clinic, located at 8427 Hwy. 431, next door to Dollar General at Hollis Crossroads,…
(WEDOWEE) Services for Katy Whaley, 65, of Wedowee will be Thursday, March 16, 2006, at 4 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Jerry Smith officiating. Burial will follow in Wedowee City Cemetery. Mrs. Whaley died Wednesday, March 15, at East Alabama Medical Center, Opelika. The family will receive friends on Thursday from 2…
Friday night Roanoke Volunteer Fire Department personnel responded to a fire at Jean’s Attic on Main Street. Assistant Fire Chief Ron Cameron said it has been ruled an accident so far. Three fire trucks responded, and the Randolph County Sheriff’s Department and Roanoke Police Department blocked Alabama Highway 22 while firefighters attacked the blaze, which…
They passed an ordinance in the town, They said we’d have to tear it down, That little old shack out back so dear to me. Though the Health Department said, Its day was over and dead, It will stand forever in my memory. That Little Old Shack Out Back Billy Ed Wheeler “Hardy,” my neighbor…
ROANOKE – The Handley Lady Tigers roared through Saturday’s county tournament with three convincing wins to claim the championship for the second straight season. After taking care of business in their first two games against Wadley and RCHS, Handley ousted Woodland 6-2 in the championship game. Katie Romine picked up the win on the mound…
(WEDOWEE) Services for Harold B. Key, 79, of Wedowee will be Thursday, March 16, 2006, at noon at Benefield Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. James Abernathy and the Rev. Basil Key officiating. Burial will follow in Forestlawn Gardens. Mr. Key died Tuesday, March 14, at Clay County Hospital. The family will receive friends on Thursday…
WEDOWEE – In a split decision, Randolph County Commission decided to let the probate court decide what to do about compensating two property owners on County Road 501 for their right of way. The county is preparing to pave County Road 501, a 1.4-mile dirt road east of Newell, in Commissioner Ed Creed’s district. Six…
District Judge Pat Whaley found probable cause Tuesday to bind the homicide case against James Edward Staples over to a grand jury. Maria Byrdsong Staples, 33, of 549 N. Berry St., Wadley was stabbed multiple times in her home Feb. 27 and died a short time later. Her husband, James Edward Staples, 43, is charged…
Handley Middle School is forging a partnership with Jacksonville State University to become part of the Alabama Math, Science and Technology Initiative, better known as AMSTI. Roanoke City Schools Superintendent Chuck Marcum said he is excited about this innovative new program being implemented by HMS Principal Greg Foster. Foster did a PowerPoint presentation on the…
(WEDOWEE) Services for Caroline “Essie” Braden Meeker, 94, of Wedowee will be Friday, March 17, 2006, at 11 a.m. at Benefield Funeral Home Chapel in Lineville, with the Rev. Braden Morrison officiating. Burial will follow in Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Meeker died Wednesday, March 15, in Woodland. She was a native of Randolph County…
Arrests Jerrime Bedingfield, 29, of 11311 County Rd. 87, Roanoke, was arrested on March 10 on County Road 87 and charged with DUI, violation of the prohibition law, third-degree domestic violence (harassment), resisting arrest and driving with a suspended license. Ashley Henderson, 21, of 3290 Country Club Rd., Roanoke, was arrested on March 9 and…
Kia’s announcement on Sunday that it will build its first U.S. auto assembly plant in West Point, Ga., is great news for the entire Valley area and also great news for us in nearby Randolph County. Not only will the plant provide high-paying jobs for its employees, numerous plants that supply components for the assembly…
8:30 a.m. The AARP will offer a driver safety program at the Galley Restaurant in Roanoke until 12:30 p.m. for a minimal fee. Call Mildred Taylor at (256) 363-2471 or Ralph Davis at (334) 885-6592 to preregister. 11:30 a.m. The Randolph County chapter of the American Association of Retired Persons meets at The Galley Restaurant…
(NEWELL) Services for Floyd Lee “Buster” Hudgins, 59, of Newell were Monday, March 13, 2006, at 2 p.m. at Pinetucky Baptist Church, with the Revs. Ridley Herren, David Reeves and Freddie Whitley officiating. Burial followed in the adjoining cemetery. Mr. Hudgins died Friday, March 10, at his home. Mr. Hudgins is survived by his wife,…
(NEWELL) Services for Floyd Lee “Buster” Hudgins, 59, of Newell will be Monday, March 13, 2006, at 2 p.m. at Pinetucky Baptist Church, with the Revs. Ridley Herren, David Reeves and Freddie Whitley officiating. Mr. Hudgins will lie in state at the church one hour before the service. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery.…
(WOODLAND) Services for Doris Lee Perry Huey Adamson, 89, of Woodland will be Wednesday, March 15, 2006, at 3 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel, with Bro. Rayford Edmondson officaiting. Burial will follow in Midway United Methodist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Adamson died Monday, March 13, at Wedowee Hospital. The family will receive friends on Tuesday from…
(WADLEY) Services for Ned C. Clark, 76, of Wadley will be Thursday, March 16 2006, at 3 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Home Chapel in Lineville, with the Revs. Richie Farrow and Zenus Windsor officiating. Burial will follow in Mt. Olive Baptist Church Cemetery. Mr. Clark died Monday, March 13, at Clay County Hospital. He was…
(SAGINAW, Mich.) Annie Terry, 92, of Saginaw, Michigan, died Friday, March 10, 2006, at Hoyt Nursing Home, Saginaw. Services will be Saturday, March 18, at 11 a.m. at Rock Mills Baptist Church, with the Rev. Jerone Fannin and the Rev. Lonnie B. Houston officiating. Burial will be in Skyview Memorial Gardens. Survivors include a daughter,…
(WOODLAND) Mildred Harris, 86, formerly of Woodland, died Monday, March 13, 2006, at Carrollton (Ga.) Nursing and Rehab. Mrs. Harris was born in Randolph County on March 26, 1920, to the late Arlin and Willie Bell Prescott Laney. She was a loving and devoted wife, mother and homemaker and was of the Baptist faith. Survivors…