Tae Meadows rushed for 137 yards and two touchdowns and Handley overcame some weather-related miscues to defeat Beauregard 36-6 Friday in Opelika.Heavy rains prior to the game left wet field conditions in the first half, and Handley struggled to secure the football early on. Handley head coach Larry Strain said the offense had 11 bad…
WEST POINT, Ga. – A man wanted in connection to a shooting in West Point, Ga., last week turned himself into police. Nicklous Staples, 21, of Roanoke turned himself in to the West Point Police Department on Thursday in connection with a shooting on Aug. 24. According to jail records, Staples was charged with three…
At last Tuesday’s Roanoke City School Board meeting, Superintendent Chuck Marcum gave an update on the status of the COVID-19 pandemic and how it is affecting the city schools. Marcum told the board, “We have had some issues with COVID-19 that I want to bring to your attention. Please know that due to HIPPA law…
MONTGOMERY – Randolph County Commissioner Lathonia Wright has been elected to serve as a member of the 2020-2021 Legislative Committee of the Association of County Commissions of Alabama (ACCA), the statewide association representing Alabama’s 67 county governments.__ The Association’s Legislative Committee is composed of a chairman and a representative from each county. Commissioner Wright will…
(ROANOKE) Mary Sue Collins, 89, died on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020 at Traylor Retirement Community. Mary Sue Collins was born in Chambers County on Sept. 5, 1930 to the parentage of the late Bob and Ora Lee (Trammell) Tucker. Her family were life-long members of the United Methodist Church in both Chambers and Randolph County.…
(ROANOKE) Anthony J. Traylor, 53, died on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020, at Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center in LaGrange, Ga. Anthony was born on April 1, 1967, in Randolph County to the parentage of the late Mr. and Mrs. Willie Lee Traylor and Lucille (Johnson) Traylor. At an early age, he joined First Baptist Church…
(GADSDEN) Thomas Felton “Crow” Hodges, 72, of Gadsden, formerly of Wadley, died Aug. 20, 2020, at his residence. The memorial service will be Saturday, Aug. 29, at 2:30 p.m. The family will accept friends an hour before services at Forrester’s Chapel Church at 3831 Co. Rd. 33, Wadley. Burial will be in the adjoining cemetery.…
(FRANKLIN, Ga.) Darrin Ray Mitchell, affectionately known as “Rabbit,” of Franklin, Ga., died Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020. His funeral was Sunday, Aug. 30, at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Stutts Funeral Home with the Rev. Horace Harper officiating. Interment followed in Prospect Church Cemetery. Rabbit was greatly admired by all who knew him for…
(ROANOKE) A memorial service for Paul Joseph Swisher, 82, of Roanoke will be Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020, at noon at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel. Mr. Swisher died Friday, Aug. 21, at Midtown Medical Center in Columbus, Ga. Mr. Swisher was born in Miami on Aug. 14, 1938, to Jeffrey and Pauline Swisher. He graduated Miami High…
(TUSCALOOSA) The funeral for Mrs. Mildred Faye Parker Breedlove, 88, of Tuscaloosa was Friday Aug. 28, 2020, at 11 a.m. at Benefield Funeral Home in Lineville. Burial took place in Bellview Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Breedlove died Monday, Aug. 24, at Heritage Health Care in Tuscaloosa. Born in Clay County, Mrs. Breedlove lived in different…
(LAKELAND, Fla.) Peggy Marie Anglin, 79, of Lakeland, Fla., died on Aug. 24, 2020. The funeral will be Friday, Aug. 28, at 11 a.m. at High Pine Baptist Church Cemetery with Bro. Alan Anglin officiating. She will be laid to rest in High Pine Cemetery next to her husband Roger. The family will receive friends…
Last week in a loss to White Plains, Ranburne managed a total of 30 yards of offense on the ground. Friday night against Wadley, Ranburne’s Tylor Cornwell surpassed that on his first carry of the night. Ranburne used a handful of big plays early to take the lead, then rode a smothering run defense to…
Human remains were found on Saturday inside a burned trailer at the edge of Roanoke. The victim is believed to be James Knight, 63, who resided in an isolated area at 345 County Rd. 18. According to the report from Roanoke Police Department, a call came from another resident of County Road 18, which is…
Peggy Marie Anglin (LAKELAND, Fla.) Peggy Marie Anglin, 79, of Lakeland, Fla., died on Aug. 24, 2020. The funeral will be Friday, Aug. 28, at 11 a.m. at High Pine Baptist Church Cemetery with Bro. Alan Anglin officiating. She will be laid to rest in High Pine Cemetery next to her husband Roger. The family…
Paul Joseph Swisher (ROANOKE) A memorial service for Paul Joseph Swisher, 82, of Roanoke will be Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020, at noon at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel. Mr. Swisher died Friday, Aug. 21, at Midtown Medical Center in Columbus, Ga. Mr. Swisher was born in Miami on Aug. 14, 1938, to Jeffrey and Pauline Swisher. He…
Thomas Felton ‘Crow’ Hodges (GADSDEN) Thomas Felton “Crow” Hodges, 72, of Gadsden, formerly of Wadley, died Aug. 20, 2020, at his residence. The memorial service will be Saturday, Aug. 29, at 2:30 p.m. The family will accept friends an hour before services at Forrester’s Chapel Church at 3831 Co. Rd. 33, Wadley. Burial will be…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Wedowee native Jalen Drummond was named assistant White House press secretary last week. Drummond announced the position in a Facebook post last Thursday, saying, “Incredibly thankful to have been promoted to assistant press secretary.” Prior to this appointment, Drummond was associate director of research in the White House communications shop. In 2018,…
Everyone talks about the storybook ending, but Woodland showed on Friday night that a storybook beginning can be just as sweet. Woodland took the lead on a late 60-yard touchdown pass, then iced the game with an interception on the game’s penultimate possession to secure a 20-16 victory over Fayetteville in the season-opener for both…
The song “Eye of the Tiger” is a constant around the Handley football program on Friday nights, and a lyric from that song helps explain how Handley was able to come away with a 41-0 preseason victory Friday over RCHS. So many times, it happens too fast. Handley scored four unanswered touchdowns in the game’s…
Wadley could not overcome a slew of self-inflicted wounds as the Bulldogs suffered a 26-15 loss to Horseshoe Bend to start their season last Friday. Even when things went right for Wadley, they just didn’t seem to stay that way. That was the case on the opening sequence of the game as Wadley stuffed the…