(WOODLAND) Mildred Harris, formerly of Woodland, died Monday, March 13, 2006, at Carrollton Nursing and Rehab. She was 86.Services for Mrs. Harris will be Wednesday, March 15, at 1 p.m. (Alabama time) at Herren’s Grove Baptist Church in Randolph County.The family will receive friends at Rainwater Funeral Home, Bowdon, Ga., on Tuesday from 5 to…
(ROANOKE) Rubin Royston, 65, better known as “Moochie,” a resident of Roanoke, died on Friday, March 10, 2006, at Randolph Medical Center. Services will be Tuesday, March 14, at 2 p.m. at Roanoke Funeral Home Chapel, with the Revs. Gilbert Staples, Jeffery Rosser and Robert Smith, and Bishop Lathonia Wright officiating. Interment will follow in…
(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.…
(WEAVER) Funeral services for Ronnie George Westbrook, 64, of Weaver, will be 11 a.m. Saturday, March 11, 2006, at Chapel Hill Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Charles Wright and the Rev. Basil Key officiating. Burial will be at Nance’s Creek Methodist Cemetery in Jacksonville. The family will receive friends Friday from 6 to 8…
(NEWELL) Services for Junior M. “J.M.” Gosdin, 75, of Newell will be Sunday, March 12, 2006, at 2 p.m. at Jordan’s Chapel Congregational Methodist Church with the Rev. Brian Moore and the Rev. Julian Murphy officiating. Mr. Gosdin will lie in state one hour before the service at the church. Burial will follow in the…
WADLEY – Stephen Yates carried a no-hitter into the sixth inning and Travis Calloway homered and drove in three runs as the Southern Union Bison took the first game of a doubleheader against Shorter College 6-1 on Thursday. Yates (1-0) cruised through the first five and two thirds innings, his only hiccups being a walk…
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, opens March 13. The clinic, located at 8427 Hwy. 431, next door to Dollar General at Hollis Crossroads,…
WEDOWEE – The RCHS Lady Tigers continued their hot start and built momentum heading into Saturday’s county tournament with a 6-3 area win over Linevile Thursday night. The win puts RCHS at 3-0 to start the season, with previous wins over Clay County and Faith Christian. Heather Spradlin went the distance on the mound for…
(ANNISTON) Dorothy Lea Reaves, 75, of Anniston, died Tuesday, March 7, 2006, at Regional Medical Center, Anniston. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Thursday, March 9, at Dryden Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jerry Willingham officiating. Burial will follow at Beason Grove Cemetery in Heflin. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8…
WEDOWEE – Baseball has begun at French-Hammond park, the new burgeoning athletic facility just outside of Wedowee that is the brainchild of Cincinatti Reds relief pitcher and Wedowee resident Chris Hammond. The RCHS Tigers baseball team has taken the recently completed baseball field – one of two fields scheduled to eventually be constructed – twice…
(FITZGERALD, Ga.) Rudene S. Moncus, 80, of Fitzgerald, Ga., formerly of LaGrange, Ga., died Monday, March 6, 2006, at the Life Care Center in Fitzgerald. Mrs. Moncus, born July 10, 1925, in Roanoke, the daughter of the late Lester and Gussie B. Smith. Mrs. Moncus had lived in Fitzgerald since 1970. She was a member…
(VALLEY) Lucile Newton, 87, of Valley died Sunday, March 5, 2006, at Lanier Memorial Nursing Home in Valley. Funeral services will be Saturday, March 11, at 2 p.m. at Evergreen Baptist Church in Valley with the Rev. David Benton and the Rev. Jones officiating. Burial will follow at Rehoboth Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Newton is…
(WEDOWEE) Services for Kathy Davis Rice, 52, of Wedowee will be Friday, March 10, 2006, at 2 p.m. at Bellview Baptist Church with the Rev. Scott Whaley and the Rev. Woody Woodard officiating. Mrs. Rice will lie in state one hour before the service at the church. Burial will follow in the adjoining church cemetery.…
(ANNISTON) Services for Betty Bailey Toney, 53, of Anniston will be 11 a.m. Friday, March 10, 2006, at Macedonia Baptist Church with pastor Ross Reed Jr. officiating. Burial will be in the Pleasant Grove Church cemetery in Wedowee. Public visitation will be Thursday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mrs. Toney died Sunday, March 5,…
The starting time for Saturday’s baseball contest between RCHS and Woodland was incorrectly listed as 3:30 p.m.
(WADLEY) Services for Annie Mae Hall, 89, of Wadley will be Sunday, March 12, 2006, at 2 p.m. at Beulah Christian Church, Wadley, with the Revs. Phillip Gore, Zenus Windsor and David Richburg officiating. Burial will be in Wadley Cemetery. Visitation will be at the funeral home Saturday from 6 to 8 p.m. Mrs. Hall…
WEDOWEE – Baseball has begun at French-Hammond park, the new burgeoning athletic facility just outside of Wedowee that is the brainchild of Cincinatti Reds relief pitcher and Wedowee resident Chris Hammond. The RCHS Tigers baseball team has taken the recently completed baseball field – one of two fields scheduled to eventually be constructed – twice…
(ROANOKE) James Hall, 92, of 680 Seymour Dr., Roanoke, died Sunday, March 5, 2006, at George H. Lanier Memorial Hospital in Valley. Services will be Saturday, March 11, at 1 p.m. at Mount Bethel United Methodist Church, Roanoke, with the Rev. Robert L. Smith officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. Public viewing will…
There’s nothing like a couple of dramatic one-run wins to rid your mouth of the sour taste of a 2-game losing streak. Chase Burch crushed a 3-run home run with two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning to give the Southern Union Bison a 10-9 win over Meridian in the first game of…
Would you like to be a supporter of the schools within the Randolph County and Roanoke City school systems? Now would be a great time to show your support, enjoy a great meal, watch groups of children perform and hear an exciting speaker all in one night. A $20 donation will purchase your ticket to…