(WOODLAND) Charles Eugene Smith, 58, of Woodland died Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018.He was born in Atlanta on Wednesday, May 13, 1959. Mr. Smith was the son of the late Robert Belford Smith and the late Mary Jo Glover Smith. Mr. Smith enjoyed life, going fishing, refurbishing cars and being with his friends and family. He…
(GRAHAM) Funeral services for Janie Beck Saxon, 90, of Graham were Sunday, Jan. 7, 2018, at 2 p.m. at Pine Hill Christian Church with the Rev. David Daniel officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. Ms. Saxon passed away Thursday, Jan. 4, at Tanner East Alabama. A Randolph County native, Ms. Saxon was born…
(SMYRNA, Ga.) Funeral services for Iva Delle Cunningham, 88, of Smyrna, Ga., previously of Roanoke, were Sunday, Jan. 7, 2018, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. S.T. Janney officiating. Burial followed at Cedarwood Cemetery. Mrs. Cunningham passed away Friday, Jan. 5, at Delmar Gardens of Smyrna. A Randolph County native, Mrs.…
(ATLANTA) A celebration of life service for Barbara Jean Maffet of Atlanta will be Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018, at 11 a.m. at Greater New Hope Baptist Church, Atlanta, with the Rev. Darrell Edwards officiating. Interment will be in Mount Gilead Cemetery, Newell. Willie A. Watkins Historic West End Chapel, Atlanta.
(ROANOKE) William David Cantrell, 60, of Roanoke died Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2018, at his home. A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. EST Thursday, Jan. 4, in the chapel of Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home in Hogansville, Ga., with Ben Brimer officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from…
RCHS won its first two games in the Anniston Star Holiday Hoops Classic at Cleburne County last week before falling to Saks in the tournament championship Friday. Woodland’s boys and girls teams also participated in the three-day event. Woodland’s boys remained winless on the season with three straight losses in the tournament, but two of…
The Handley Tigers went 2-1 and finished as the third place team in the Albertville Civitan Christmas Classic last week at Albertville High School. The tournament continued a decidedly cupcake-free holiday schedule for Handley in its second season under head coach Blake Smalley. “This year we tried to ramp the schedule up a little bit,”…
Looking back on the events of Monday night’s College Football Playoff semifinals I couldn’t help but remember the words of the Blind Seer at the beginning of the movie “O Brother Where Art Thou?” “You shall see things wonderful to tell. You shall see a cow on the roof of a cottonhouse, and, oh, so…
Students enrolled in the Engineering and Design program of Southern Union State Community College (SUSCC) gained real world experience by partnering with Opelika Utilities in a “Tech Challenge” during fall semester. The semester-long project allowed students to collaborate with engineers at Opelika Utilities in creating design concepts. Students were asked to redesign a tool that…
Homes all over America attract birds with food and water, providing excitement and education to millions of people. Bird watching is said to be the country’s fastest growing sport, and as a professional bird guide, I can attest to that! And most birders say they got their start from backyard bird feeders. The food of…
Two people were injured in a New YearÕs Eve accident on U.S. Highway 431 and were airlifted to Grady Memorial in Atlanta, according to State Troopers. The crash occurred at 7:25 p.m. between County Roads 33 and 61 on NeedhamÕs Hill. The circumstances are under investigation. The first driver is Clay David Cosper, 28, of…
A man armed with a handgun robbed Hibbett Sports in Bonner Point Shopping Center Saturday evening. According to Roanoke Police Chief Adam Melton, the black male dressed in all black came into the store about 7:15 p.m. The man said, “Give me the money” before forcing the employees to open the cash register so he…
With cold temperatures expected to reach extremely low levels this week people need to prepare as much as they can for themselves, their families, and their pets or farm animals. Anticipated high day temperatures and night low temperatures for this area are Wednesday-42 degrees/19 degrees; Thursday-35 degrees/18 degrees; Friday-40 degrees/19 degrees; Saturday-42 degrees/23 degrees; Sunday-48…
MONTGOMERY–Gov. Kay Ivey announced today Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted November unemployment rate set a new record low of 3.5 percent, down from October’s previous record setting rate of 3.6 percent, and well below November 2016’s rate of 6.2 percent. November’s rate represents 75,807 unemployed persons, also a new record low, compared to 77,231 in October…
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Jimmy Lee Allen, III and Lee Ann Allen, husband and wife, to Ameriquest Mortgage Company, on March 16, 2004, said mortgage being recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Randolph County,…
INVITATION TO BID The City of Roanoke will be accepting sealed bids for the demolition of seven nuisance properties located in Roanoke Alabama. The tax identification numbers are. 56-16-07-36-3-004-010.001 56-16-07-35-1-004-009.000 56-16-07-26-3-013-010.000 56-21-01-01-0-002-008.000 56-16-07-35-2-016-012.000 56-16-07-26-3-016-004.000 56-16-07-26-3-008-013.000 The contractor shall be responsible for the removal of all walls, roof and all material such as brick, block, wood…
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR SPECTRUM CHANNEL LINEUP Communities Served: Cities of Roanoke, Wadley, Wedowee; County of Randolph, AL. Effective on or after December 31, 2017, WJCN LD – IND programming will no longer be available on Spectrum TV on Basic/Starter TV and Business TV channels 15 and 22. For a complete lineup, visit spectrum.com/channels. To…
STATE OF ALABAMA RANDOLPH COUNTY PROBATE COURT NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ALFRED KNOX HARPOLE, JR., DECEASED Letters of Administration with Will Annexed on the estate of Alfred Knox Harpole, Jr., deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on the 29th day of Dec., 2017, by the Judge of…
(FIVE POINTS) Funeral services for William Brock “Billy” Booker, 69, of Five Points will be Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018, at 1 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel. Burial will follow at Marseilles Cemetery in West Point, Ga. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5-7 p.m. on Wednesday. Mr. Booker died away Monday,…
(WOODLAND) Funeral services for Lela Carolyn Traylor Daniel, 87, of Woodland were Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017, at 2 p.m. at Providence Baptist Church with the Rev. David Daniel and Ricky Daniel officiating. Burial followed in the adjoining cemetery. Mrs. Daniel passed away Friday, Dec. 29, in Wedowee. A Randolph County native, Mrs. Daniel was born…