Roanoke native Michelle McKay Conner has been named director of the immunization program for the state of Georgia.Mrs. Conner is a registered nurse who has worked in the health care field since 1991. Her career has included roles of certified pediatric nurse, public health nurse, and coordinator of multiple child health programs for a 12-county…
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The Alabama Hospital Association honored 10 area hospital employees for their dedication to the health care industry, and four of the 10 work at hospitals in Randolph County. The awards were presented at a reception hosted by the Northeast Alabama Regional Hospital Council of the Alabama Hospital Association. The reception is one of seven regional…
IN THE JUVENILE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA CASE NUMBERS: JU-2003-066 JU-2003-065 JU-2003-064 IN RE: THE MATTER OF NAOMI UNDRELLA BURKES, MAQUAN Z. BURKES, BETTY MONIQUE HARRIS, minor children To Billy Harris, the father of Naomi Undrella Burkes, date of birth: November 22, 1999, and MaQuan Z. Burkes, date of birth: November 27, 2001, and…
Dr. Rona Green, a podiatrist, will christen Randolph Medical Center’s operating room today with the first surgery since May of 2004. A surgical team eagerly stands ready to return to what they love to do. Checking the OR preparatory to the surgery are: Sara Billingslea, RN/OR Manager; Donna Hendrix, OR scrub tech; Herbert Kimble, OR…
(WEDOWEE) Services for I.D. Harmon, 77, of Wedowee will be Thursday, Feb. 9, 2006, at 2 p.m. at Zion Baptist Church, with the Rev. Brian Moore and the Rev. Howard Woody officiating. Mr. Harmon will lie in state one hour before the service at the church. Burial will follow in adjoining cemetery. Mr. Harmon died…
Three people were injured in an accident Friday morning at 8:05 on County Road 82, according to a spokeswoman at the Jacksonville State Trooper Post. One driver, Patty Benefield, 38, of Newell was driving a 1995 Mitsubishi. She was injured. Driver of the second vehicle was Lewis Steed, 82, of Wedowee and his wife, Lois…
MONTGOMERY — The four leading candidates for governor in the upcoming primaries have filed their first campaign finance reports, and the numbers confirm a couple of things. First, it helps to be an incumbent state official when you are soliciting campaign funds. Second, it hurts if you are facing allegations of wrongdoing that may result…
Noon The Crape Myrtle Club Silent Auction will feature a variety of items donated by businesses and by members. The event will be from noon until 2:30 p.m. at the Annie L. Awbrey Library on College Street. 7 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous meets at Woodland Volunteer Fire Department. THURSDAY, February 9 noon Roanoke Rotary Club meets…
A Roanoke council meeting called to discuss a tractor for the street department dealt with a wide range of issues Monday night. Prodded somewhat by Handley High School student Bryant Whaley, Mayor Spec Bonner went ahead and announced some changes contingent upon council approval. He said the purchase of the National Guard Armory on old…
National signing day has come and gone and college football fans spent the majority of last week debating the merits of their team’s recruiting class and lamenting the blue-chippers that got away. But I think a little too much emphasis is placed on signing day and the ratings that so-called experts place on recruiting classes.…
Roanoke’s mayor and city council through the years have had plenty of critics – usually from people upset by some real or perceived inequity or problem that they feel city government should solve for them. In most of those instances, those doing the complaining aren’t offering to be part of the solution; they are only…
Rev. Fred Toland came to my little Methodist church in 1958. I was 15 years old and full of teenage angst and attitude. He was about 28 years old and, so it seemed to me, secure in the knowledge that he was doing the work of the Lord. Our previous pastor had been very popular…
Gubernatorial candidate Roy Moore’s characterization of the church fires last week as a war on religion was irresponsible. Until the culprits are found and the investigation is further along we do not know why the churches were burned. It is easy to assume it is an attack on religion since five churches, possibly six, are…
A Corinth couple and a Sylacauga man injured at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24, in a two-vehicle accident are still recovering in UAB Hospital. According to UAB spokesman Hank Black, Sue Windsor, 68, and her husband, Ralph Windsor, 67, are both in critical condition in the intensive care unit. The other driver, Jarred Dale Abrams,…
WOODLAND – The Woodland Bobcats put together their first winning streak of the season with a 62-59 win over Beulah last Tuesday. The Bobcats beat Wadley last week to snap a 12-game losing streak. Chris Strain had 14 points and 10 rebounds for Woodland (4-17) who had to hold off a late Beulah surge to…
Arrests Anthony Wayne Bozeman, 24, of 101 County Rd. 219, Delta, was arrested on Feb. 6 and charged with failure to appear in court. Fred Allen, 28, of Apt. 24, Avenue A, Roanoke, was arrested on Feb. 5 and charged with failure to appear in court. Portia Wofford, 18, of Chestnut Street, Roanoke, was arrested…
WEDOWEE – The RCHS Tigers made it a clean sweep for the season with an 84-76 win over Handley on Friday night. The back-court experience of RCHS was too much for the inexperienced Handley squad to match as Tremaine Green had 27 points and Rod Houston sprung for 17 points and 7 steals. RCHS led…
(LAGRANGE, Ga.) Charles Ray Mapp, 66, of LaGrange, Ga., formerly of Randolph County, died Monday, Feb. 6, 2006, at West Georgia Medical Center in LaGrange. Services will be Wednesday, Feb. 8, at 3 p.m. at Tom Stutts and Son Funeral Home, Franklin, Ga., with the Rev. Gerald Sheppard and the Rev. Doug Bingham officiating. Interment…
(WEDOWEE) Services for Ethel Mae Whaley Huckeba, 74, of Wedowee will be Thursday, Feb. 9, 2006, at 11 a.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Glen ward and the Rev. Jerry Smith officiating. Burial will follow in Wedowee City Cemetery. Mrs. Huckeba died Monday, Feb. 6, at Wedowee Hospital. The family will receive friends…