(OPELIKA) H.S. Bence, 83 of Opelika died peacefully at home Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018, with his family by his side.Visitation will be Saturday, Jan. 20, from 10-11 a.m. at FUMC Opelika in the fellowship Hall. The funeral will follow at 11 a.m. Saturday in the sanctuary of FUCM Opelika with the Revs. Robin Wilson and…
They’re back: People falsely claiming to be Alabama Power employees are calling local businesses, demanding immediate payment of utility bills. Don’t be fooled, even if your caller ID reads “Alabama Power.” These scammers are crooks trying to separate you from your money. Here’s how the scam works: The caller claims to be a representative of…
After months of construction, one of the state’s largest solar energy facilities, built in partnership with Alabama Power, is up and running in Chambers County. The 72-megawatt Alabama Solar A project sits on 1,400 rolling acres, just south of LaFayette. Seventy-two megawatts is an amount of energy equivalent to what is typically needed to power…
Waterbirds take many forms, from waterfowl, grebes and cormorants to gulls, terns and shorebirds. But one of our most recognizable and curiously tame residents of wetlands is the dark, long-legged herons with the dagger bill. They stand frozen over the waterÕs edge and wait for a fish to ease up near the surface, then strike…
Alabama is experiencing widespread influenza (flu) activity, and hospitals are at or over normal patient capacity due in large part to the number of patients presenting with seasonal influenza-like symptoms. Emergency departments and outpatient clinics are also seeing very high volumes of patients. At this time, this is not a pandemic flu situation, but a…
A familiar face in the courthouse has returned and has been appointed Randolph County’s District Judge. “It was a great opportunity for me to come back home and serve the people here,” Amy Newsome said. She was appointed to replace Clay Tinney, who resigned due to health reasons. He is expected to continue to practice…
With the 2017-2018 flu season the most active in recent years, Tanner Health System is implementing a visitor policy to help curtail the spread of the virus in the region while also protecting its patients. The health system is asking for anyone who is not an immediate family member or significant other of a patient…
Two homes and an RV were destroyed by fire this week in the county. GRAY HILL–The home and two vehicles belonging to the Randy Jennings family were destroyed by fire on Thursday morning of last week. According to Randolph County E-911, the call went out at approximately 2:08 a.m. to 16711 County Rd. 87, Woodland,…
When Gov. Jim Folsom Jr. traveled to Germany in 1993 to convince Mercedes-Benz officials to locate their first U.S. automobile plant in Alabama, he was criticized in many quarters for providing so many financial incentives to the company. His efforts paid off, though, and Mercedes officials selected a location near Tuscaloosa for the $300-million sports-vehicle…
Awhile back, during Dr. Robert Bentley’s tenure as governor, I wrote a column titled, “They May as Well Move the Capitol to Tuscaloosa.” Never before in Alabama history has a city had a sitting governor and the state’s senior U.S. senator hail from that particular place. Even with the departure of Bentley as governor, the…
Roy Blount, Jr. (the funniest man alive) in Roy Blount’s Book of Southern Humor (the funniest book ever put together) tells a story he got from Loyal Jones. (Stealing is OK as long as you give credit to the one you stole it from, which, you will note, is what I am doing right here.)…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Charles Hope Whaley, 87, of Roanoke will be Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Tim Whaley officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5-8 p.m. on Monday. Mr. Whaley passed away Sunday,…
(ROANOKE) Mary Dennie Holliday, 80, of Roanoke died Sunday, Jan. 14, 2018, at Hospice LaGrange. The funeral will be at New Beginnings Outreach Ministries, Roanoke, on Saturday, Jan. 20, at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Thomas Staples officiating. Interment will be in Skyview Cemetery in the Welch community. The remains will lie in state at…
(ROANOKE) Patsy Ann Walker, 58, of Roanoke died Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018. Celebration of life services will be Saturday, Jan. 13, at 1 p.m. EST at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church in Franklin, Ga. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Viewing will be Friday from 3-8 p.m. EST. Willie A. Watkins Funeral Home, Carrollton Chapel.
(FAIRBURN, Ga.) A celebration of life for Roy Joiner of Fairburn, Ga., will be Saturday, Jan. 13, 2018, at 1 p.m. at Peace Goodwill Baptist Church, Roanoke. Mr. Joiner died Sunday, Jan. 7. Gus Thornhill’s Funeral Home, East Point, Ga.
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Dianne Foster, 69, of Roanoke will be Sunday, Jan. 14, 2018, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Chuck Potts officiating. Burial will follow at Marseilles Cemetery in West Point, Ga. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5-8 p.m. on Saturday. Mrs. Foster died…
Services for Jo Ann Harrelson, 79, will be Saturday, Jan. 13, 2018, at 2 p.m. at Anniston Memorial Funeral Home with Dr. Todd Stewart and the Rev. Tommy Reaves officiating. Burial will follow at Anniston Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 12:30 until 2 pm. Mrs. Harrelson died Jan. 7. Mrs. Harrelson grew…
(WOODLAND) Funeral services for Nellie Ruth Crenshaw, 92, of Woodland will be Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018, at 2 p.m. at Mt. Carmel Church of Christ with Bro. Mark Carpenter and the Rev. Donald Spradlin officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5-8 p.m. on…
(DELTA) The funeral service for Monroe Wood Sr., 97, of Delta will be Saturday, Jan. 13, 2018, at 11 a.m. at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in Randolph County. Burial with military honors will follow in the adjoining cemetery. Mr. Wood died Tuesday, Jan. 9, at his home. He was a Randolph County native but had…
(ROANOKE) Jose Cruz Pioquinto, 40, of Roanoke died Monday, Jan. 8, 2018, at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika. Services will be Thursday, Jan. 11, at 7 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel and on Saturday, Jan. 13, at 7 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel. A Guerrero, Mexico, native, Mr. Cruz Pioquinto was born on May…