The Roanoke City Council held a workshop prior to its regular meeting Monday to discuss the Roanoke Municipal Airport.Mayor Mike Fisher returned after missing several meetings to deal with health issues.Jennifer Hunt Harp and Ryan Reed of Garver Engineers gave a presentation along with Frank Farmer and John C. Eagerton IV of the Aeronautics Bureau…
(VALLEY) Dorothy “Dottie” J. Sigman, 90, of Valley died Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018, at EAMC-Lanier Nursing Home in Valley. The funeral will be Friday, Feb. 16, at 2 p.m. EST at Johnson Brown-Service Funeral Home – Valley Chapel with a private interment following the service. The Rev. Daryl Peebles will officiate. Her family will receive…
(FIVE POINTS) James Shawn Caldwell, 49, of Five Points died Friday, Feb. 9, 2018 at East Alabama Medical Center – Lanier in Valley. The funeral will be Tuesday, Feb. 13, at 3 p.m. EST at Johnson Brown-Service Funeral Home in Valley with the Rev. Claude Bennett officiating. Burial will follow at Osanippa Baptist Church Cemetery.…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Ruth Carpenter Childress, 88, of Roanoke were Sunday, Feb. 11, 2018, at 2:30 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Roanoke with the Revs. Scott Hannah and Larry Armstrong officiating. Burial followed at Randolph Memory Gardens. Mrs. Childress passed away Friday, Feb. 9, at her home. A Randolph County native, Mrs. Childress…
(BOWDON, Ga.) Corine Langston of Bowdon, Ga., died Monday, Feb. 5, 2018. The funeral will be Saturday, Feb. 10, at Bethenia United Methodist Church in Graham at noon EST. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Her viewing will be Friday, Feb. 9, from 4-7 p.m. EST at Walker Funeral Home Chapel in Carrollton, Ga.…
(LANETT) Eleanor Johnson, 86, of Lanett died Wednesday evening, Feb. 7, 2018, at East Alabama Medical Center Lanier Nursing Home. A memorial service will be Sunday, Feb. 11, at 2 p.m. EST at New Hope Baptist Church in Fredonia with the Rev. Rusty Letson officiating. The family will receive friends from 1 p.m. EST until…
Luvonia Green died Monday, Feb. 5, 2018. The funeral will be Friday, Feb. 9, at 1 p.m. at Mt. Carmel United Methodist Church in Woodland. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Her viewing will be Thursday, Feb. 8, from 4-7 p.m. EST at Walker Funeral Home Chapel in Carrollton, Ga.
(PELL CITY) Funeral services for Dorothy K. Baker, 91, of Pell City will be Friday, Feb. 9, 2018, at 2 p.m. at Liberty Grove Congregational Methodist Church, Woodland, with the Revs. Bill Ayers and Rev. Bobby Jones officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. The family will receive friends at the church from noon-2…
(MILLTOWN) William Cole, 58, of Milltown died Monday, Feb. 5, 2018, at his residence. Graveside services will be at noon Friday, Feb. 9, at Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery with the Revs. Floyd Aikens and Chuck Goodwin officiating. Visitation will be at Shiloh Baptist on Friday from 10 a.m. to noon prior to graveside. He was…
(VALLEY) Virgil Lee Spears Sr., 76, of Valley, died Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018, at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika. The family will announce a service at a later date. Mr. Spears was born Sept. 7, 1941, in Randolph County to the late Leon and Mindy Lou Spears. He was of the Baptist faith. He…
Less than 12 hours after securing his future as a college football player, Wadley’s Quae Drake helped make sure his high school basketball career lasted at least a little longer. Drake had 12 points, eight rebounds and six assists as Wadley held off Loachapoka 47-40 to advance in their 1A, Area 6 tournament. The win…
(VILLA RICA, Ga.) Funeral services for Macie Brand Hester, 87, of Villa Rica, Ga., formerly of Randolph County, will be Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018, at 11 a.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Joe Tanner officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 10-11…
(LaGRANGE, Ga.) Funeral services for Eunice Iveller Irwin, 94, of LaGrange, Ga., formerly of Wedowee, will be Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018, at 1 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Tina Deese officiating. Burial will follow at Union Hill Congregational Methodist Church Cemetery, Wedowee. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from…
(PHENIX CITY) Retired Sgt. 1st Class Calvin Eugene Newsome, 93, Phenix City passed away Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018, at his home. The funeral will be at noon EST on Thursday, Feb. 8, at Phenix City Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints with Brother David Jones officiating. A private interment will…
When you talk about bad timing it doesn’t get any worse than losing your best overall player right before you begin postseason play. But that’s what the Woodland Lady Bobcats had to deal with Monday after leading scorer and primary ball-handler Jaycee Lovvorn went down with an ACL injury late in last Friday’s overtime win…
Leading scorer Beyonce Lindsey was held to just one point, and the RCHS offense struggled without her typical production as the Lady Tigers fell to Beulah 44-20 Monday in their area tournament opener. The loss puts a disappointing end to the RCHS season against a team that the Lady Tigers nearly beat two weeks ago.…
The Wadley Bulldogs got the challenge they were looking for and then some when they took on Handley in Roanoke Saturday in the final regular season game for both teams. Handley’s full-court pressure lived large on a feast of turnovers, particularly against Wadley’s second unit, and that proved to be the difference in a 75-58…
It’s easy to look outside and see birds on cold days and fear for their survival. The forests seem dark and deep, and eking out a living is surely a struggle. Rains may fall all night, fierce winds may whip through the woods with brutal force and bone-chilling nights make us feel for our feathered…
Back in December, The Entertainers of Tomorrow at Randolph County High School presented their first ever variety show in an effort to do something a little different from their usual routine. The response was amazing from both their peers and the public, and the students quickly decided to see if they could create that magic…
Last Tuesday’s Roanoke Board of Education meeting was a momentous one. The chair where board president Marianne Jordan normally sits was vacant. It was decorated on the back, and a decorated red rose was placed in front of it, noting her recent death. Superintendent Chuck Marcum and former board member Calvin Treadwell had visited Mrs.…