(WEDOWEE) Funeral services for Gloria C. Haynes, 68, of Wedowee will be Saturday, Dec. 22, 2018, at 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Wedowee will the Rev. Ken Fuller officiating. Burial will follow at Wedowee City Cemetery.The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5-8 p.m. on Friday. Ms. Haynes will lie…
Each and every pet at Randolph County Animal Shelter was sponsored during the Santa Paws gifting event, organized by RCAS volunteer Tracy Berry. The mountain of bagged food, four rows deep, as well as canned dog and cat food, treats, toys, cleaning and office supplies were gratefully welcomed. In mid-November Ms. Berry inspired pet lovers,…
Roanoke Police are still investigating an armed robbery at the Dollar Tree on the evening of Dec. 1. According to the report from RPD, two armed masked men went into the store about 9:18 that evening. Officers dispatched to the store entered through the front and began to clear the building looking for suspects and…
The Handley Lady Tigers are off to an 8-0 start, and the rest of the state is starting to take notice. Handley checked in at No. 10 in the first ASWA basketball poll of the season last week, and according to head coach Courtney Screws Handley is just now starting to realize results equivalent to…
Repairs to a hydrant on County Road 87 are underway according to general manager Jerry Revis in his report to Roanoke Utilities Board. The utility recently experienced a problem with this hydrant as water could not be shut off to houses on County Road 87 and surrounding areas in the event of water line damage.…
In a brief meeting, Roanoke City Council members were updated by Tim Jacobs on camera systems for the rec center and library. TEC has now completed a bid for a system but must await corporate approval before submission. As this was the final council meeting of the year, that item will be addressed again in…
WEDOWEE – Randolph County Board of Education squeezed in a brief meeting before the Christmas holidays on Friday afternoon of last week. During the meeting the board: – Accepted the bid of $32,000 from Aluminum Awning Company for repair of awnings at Woodland High and Elementary schools. – Accepted the resignation due to retirement of…
The RCHS boys basketball team was off to an 0-3 start heading into Tuesday’s game against Woodland. But the team’s record was not the biggest source of consternation for Clifton Drummonds in his first year as the head coach at his alma mater. After all, a slow start could have been expected with the Tigers…
The Handley Tigers opened this week’s Handley Christmas Classic tournament with a 64-54 win over Central of Clay County Monday, and it was a game that has become somewhat typical of this new-look Handley team. The Tigers came out shooting red hot in the first quarter as they built a 22-15 lead. But then the…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF PAMELA ANNETTE GREENE, DECEASED NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT TO BE PUBLISHED BY PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE Letters Testamentary of said deceased having been granted to the undersigned on the 12th day of Dec., 2018, by the Judge of Probate of Randolph County, Alabama,…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: GARLAN PAUL WARD, DECEASED ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS Letters of Administration on the Estate of Garlan Paul Ward, deceased, having been granted to Tanya Maddox on the 12th day of December, 2018, by the Honorable Judge of Probate of said County, notice is hereby…
(HEFLIN) Julia Emma “Judy” Johnson, 82, died Sunday, Dec. 16, 2018, at Regional Medical Center. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 21, at Dryden Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Bo Lloyd officiating. Burial will follow in Greens Chapel Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday from noon until 2 p.m. Judy was…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Betty Jean Williams, 84, of Roanoke will be Monday, Dec. 17, 2018, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Dalton Hammock officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens. Mrs. Williams passed away Sunday, Dec. 16, at East Alabama Medical Center. A Roanoke native, Mrs. Williams was born…
(ATLANTA) Raymond Morgan, 88, of Atlanta, died Saturday, Dec. 8, 2018, at Wellstar Atlanta Medical Center, South Campus. The funeral was Friday, Dec. 14, at 11 a.m. at Canaan Missionary Baptist Church in the Welch community with Pastor Calvin Trammell officiating. Burial followed in the adjoining cemetery. Mr. Morgan was born Feb. 16, 1930, in…
(WOODLAND) Funeral services for Kaycee Irene Veal Gilmore, 45, of Woodland will be Sunday, Dec. 16, 2018, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Karen Korb officiating. Burial will follow at Midway United Methodist Church Cemetery, Wedowee. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5-8 p.m. on Saturday. Mrs.…
(ROANOKE) Graveside services for Bonnie Lee Sanders, 94, of Roanoke will be Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018, at 2 p.m. at Potash Cemetery with Bro. Keith Benefield officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 12:30-1:30 p.m. on Thursday before services begin. Mrs. Sanders died Wednesday, Dec. 12, at Traylor’s Nursing Center. A…
Coming into Thursday’s 5A state championship game, Central of Clay County had not allowed more than 19 points in a game for over two months. Vigor, Central’s title game opponent, had not allowed more than 23 points in a game all season. So naturally the teams engaged in an offensive shootout for the ages. Central’s…
One of the advantages of working at a newspaper is that your work is archived. If you ever want to look back on something that you wrote you can just go down into the vault, find the paper you’re looking for and read away to your heart’s content. So this column is as much for…
In his first game as a varsity head coach Wadly boys’ coach Terrell Zachery went up against one of the county’s most experienced head coaches, who just happened to be making his own special debut. In the end, Wadley held on for a 42-40 win over RCHS and new head coach Clifton Drummonds in the…
The Woodland Lady Bobcats got their first win of the season when they held on for a 41-35 win over B.B. Comer in Woodland Friday. Jaeden Herring led a balanced Woodland scoring effort with 10 points off the bench. Herring scored all 10 of those points in the pivotal third quarter as Woodland stretched a…