(WOODLAND) The funeral for Mark Murphy, 62, of Woodland will be Monday, Oct. 28, 2019, at 2 p.m. at Jordan Chapel Southern Congregational Methodist Church with Bro. Chris Mitchell, Bro. Jonathan Hannah and Bro. Randall Skinner officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery.Mr. Murphy will lie in state at the church for one hour…
It may have been senior night for Handley in their region finale against Talladega, but it won’t be the last home game for the Tigers this season. Handley stamped out a second-half comeback bid by Talladega in the third quarter, then pulled away with two fourth-quarter touchdowns to secure a 41-14 win that gives the…
(ROANOKE) The funeral for Mrs. Clyde H. Brown, 81, of Roanoke will be Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. S.T. Janney and Bro. Mike Brewer officiating. Burial will follow at Welcome Home Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 to…
(FIVE POINTS) James G. “Pete” Weldon, 89, of Five Points, formerly of Lanett, died at his residence on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019. The funeral was Friday, Oct. 25, at 3 p.m. EDT at Johnson Brown-Service Funeral Home Chapel in Valley with interment following in Oakwood Cemetery with the Rev. Loren Sutton and the Rev. Mark…
(FIVE POINTS) Derrick Carlisle Sr., 88, of Five Points died Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019, at his home. The funeral will be Saturday, Oct. 26, at 1 p.m. t Rehope Missionary Baptist Church in the Doublehead community with the Rev. Dr. Harvey L. Jones officiating. Burial will follow in Sweet Home Baptist Church Cemetery in Five…
(BUCHANAN, Ga.) Jack Cottingham Sims, 88, of Buchanan, Ga., died at his residence on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019. The funeral was at 11 a.m. EDT on Friday, Oct. 25, in the chapel of Hutcheson’s Memorial Chapel in Buchanan with Pastor Alan Sims, Jerry Hall and the Rev. Randy Rooks officiating. Interment followed in Wadley City…
Randall Ladarius Brown, 25, died late Sunday morning, Oct. 20, 2019, at Clay County Hospital in Ashland. A celebration of life was held Saturday, Oct. 26, at 1 p.m. at Springhill Baptist Church with graveside services at Lineville Community Cemetery. Randall was born June 21, 1994, to Tracey Moss and Charles Brown at Clay County…
The story of how Braxton Daniel became a hero for RCHS for the second time in three games actually starts two weeks ago, but not in the obvious way you might think. Two weeks ago RCHS played Walter Wellborn in a crucial region matchup that the Tigers won 17-14 when Daniel kicked a 27-yard field…
Ranburne head coach Stephen Bailey’s message to his team before Friday’s region-championship showdown with Ohatchee was a simple one. “I told them before the game, if we play this game close, win or lose, we’re contenders,” Bailey said. “And I believe that.” Ranburne lost the game 20-7, but the Bulldogs proved to be the second-ranked…
Devontae Houston continued on his record-setting pace, and the Handley Tigers overcame a sluggish start to defeat Leeds 49-27 Friday at Leeds. The win puts Handley in the playoffs for the second straight season and moves them within one victory of the No. 2 seed and a first-round playoff game at home. Once again Houston…
RCHS assured itself of a playoff spot and kept itself in good shape for a first-round game at home after the Tigers knocked off Saks 36-6 Friday in Wedowee. Danted Jordan rushed for 146 yards and two touchdowns on eight carries, and Johnathan Prothro added a rushing touchdown and scored on a return of a…
Clay Central put together perhaps its most complete performance of the season to blank a solid Sylacauga team 28-0 Friday in Lineville. Sylacauga came in having scored no fewer than 17 points this season, but Central’s defense held them to just 132 total yards and kept them off the scoreboard all night. It’s Central’s second…
Playing healthy for the first time in over a month, Wadley’s Caden Messer amassed almost 200 yards from scrimmage and scored three touchdowns to help lead the Bulldogs to a 32-8 win over Autaugaville. The victory puts Wadley in the playoffs for the seventh straight season, the longest current playoff streak in the county. Messer…
(FIVE POINTS) Harvey Jackson “Jack” Boone, 63, of Five Points died Monday, Oct. 21, 2019, at EAMC Lanier Hospital in Valley. The funeral will be Friday, Oct. 25, at 1 p.m. CDT at State Line Christian Church, where Jack was a member, 3015 County Rd. 288, Five Points. Entombment will follow in the adjoining cemetery.…
The last region games of the season will be played this week, which means by the end of the night Friday we should know exactly where the six local teams fall in the playoff picture. Here’s what we know: • Woodland is out of the playoffs for the fifth straight season. • Clay Central, Handley,…
LAKE EUFAULA – Former paramedic Mandy Stone has a story not many are able to tell. Stone, originally from Abanda, has always worked in Roanoke. She became a paramedic in 1995, and in 2003 purchased Emergency Medical Transport, the local ambulance she worked for. Stone worked there 20 years and finished her career there as…
LINEVILLE – On Saturday at approximately 11:30 p.m., Clay County Sheriff’s Office was notified by Lineville Police Department of a shooting that occurred at Blake’s Ferry Apartments in Lineville. The victim, Randall Ladarious Brown of Roanoke, had been transported by personal vehicle to the Clay County Hospital in Ashland, where he later died from his…
The Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE) has released school and school system report cards for the 2018-2019 school year. The Randolph County Board of Education is proud to announce that the district has received a system score of a “81/B,” which is an increase from the system score of “79/C” that was received for…
October marks the annual start to flu season, and Tanner Health System is taking steps now to keep patients – and the community – safe. Tanner is restoring its visitor policy to curtail the spread of the virus in the region while also limiting exposure to patients. The health system asks that anyone who is…
CONTINUATION OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed to Wachovia Bank, National Association on October 13, 2007, by Carolyn T. Daniel, and recorded in Mortgage Book 524, Page 332 and secured indebtedness having been transferred Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.. Shapiro and Ingle,…