There have been quite a few political happenings in the Heart of Dixie during October. Birmingham has elected a new mayor. Randall Woodfin defeated two-term mayor William Bell.I never got to know Bell that well; however, the few times I visited with him he seemed to be an affable fellow. He surely looked like a…
(KANSAS CITY, Mo.) Graveside services for Ellaree Payne Clark, 94, of Kansas City, Mo., formerly of Wedowee, will be Saturday, Oct. 29, 2017, at 3 p.m. at Bear Creek United Methodist Church Cemetery, Woodland. Ms. Clark died Monday, Oct. 23, in Kansas City. A Wedowee native, Ms. Clark was born Aug. 8, 1923, the daughter…
(ROANOKE) Memorial services for Mahalo Gregg, 35, of Roanoke, will be Saturday, Oct. 28, 2017, at 3 p.m. at Mad Indian Creek with Bud Rader officiating. Mr. Gregg died Saturday, Oct. 21, at UAB Hospital. A Missouri native, Mr. Gregg was born July 9, 1982, the son of Lowell Don and Aurea Gregg. He worked…
(LaFAYETTE) LuAnne Newman McCarty, 54, of LaFayette died Friday, Oct. 20, 2017, at East Alabama Medical Center. The funeral was Sunday, Oct. 22, at 2 p.m. at Penton Church of God with the Rev. Mike Campbell, Rev. Dru Strickland and Rev. Larry Rice officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery. LuAnne was born in Chambers…
(WEDOWEE) Funeral services for Bill Thrasher Jr., 84, of Wedowee will be Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017, at 2 p.m. at Iduma Congregational Methodist Church with Rev. Jonathan Hannah, Rev. David Waldrep and Stanley Pethel officiating. Burial will follow at Valley Grove Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from…
(WEDOWEE) Memorial services for Alfred K. “Buddy” Harpole Jr., 74, of Wedowee will be Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017, at 11 a.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Max McCord officiating. Mr. Harpole died Thursday, Oct. 19, at his residence. An Earle, Ark., native, Mr. Harpole was born Sept. 19, 1943, the son of Alfred…
(WOODLAND) Funeral services for Dollie Bailey Whaley Higgins, 87, of Woodland will be Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017, at 11 a.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with the Revs. Bill Calhoun and Jerry Smith officiating. Burial will follow at Wedowee City Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5-8 p.m. on Wednesday. Mrs.…
(ROANOKE) Private family services for James Dorsey Birdsong Jr., 97, of Roanoke will be Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017, at Quattlebaum Funeral Home with the Rev. Scott Whaley officiating. Burial will follow at Cedarwood Cemetery. Mr. Birdsong died Monday, Oct. 16, at Roanoke Health Care. A Roanoke native, Mr. Birdsong was born Nov. 1, 1919, the…
(WEDOWEE) Sandra Gail Garrison, 68, of Wedowee died Sunday, Oct. 15, 2017. A memorial service will be at Ephesus Baptist Church on Saturday, Oct. 21, at 1 p.m. EDT. The family will receive family and friends at Ephesus Baptist Church before the memorial from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Per her wishes, she will be…
(DOUGLASVILLE, Ga.) Julia Pike Koon, 85, of Douglasville, Ga., died Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. EDT on Saturday, Oct. 21, at Douglasville First United Methodist Church. Larry McLeod will render music. Interment will follow in Rock Mills Cemetery at 3 p.m. CDT. She was born in Rock Mills on…
(FRANKLIN, Ga.) Donald Reed Burson, 86, of Franklin, Ga., died Monday, Oct. 16, 2017. A memorial service for Mr. Burson will be Friday, Oct, 20, at 2 p.m. EDT in the chapel of Stutts Funeral Home with the Rev. Scott Hannah officiating. The family will accept guests at Stutts Funeral Home Thursday from 6 to…
(CARROLLTON, Ga.) Barbara Nell Cox Phillips, 72, of Carrollton, Ga., died Monday, Oct. 16, 2017. The funeral will be Friday, Oct. 20, at 2 p.m. from Martin & Hightower Heritage Chapel with the Rev. Keith Runels and Jeff Stacey officiating. Interment will follow in Carroll Memory Gardens. She was born July 11, 1945, in Cleburne…
The near misses and good-effort moral victories are nice. But there is no substitute for outscoring your opponent and walking off the field a winner. The Woodland Bobcats found that out Friday when they ended their seven-game losing streak and gave head coach Jeremy Stanford his first career victory with a resounding 41-6 win over…
Annie L. Awbrey Public Library is excited to announce that on Saturday, Oct. 28, at 10 a.m., Roanoke native Krystle Bell will sign and sell her book, Manifest the Crown. The event will last until noon. The cost of the book is set at $10. Join Bell as she offers a different perspective on pageantry…
An up and coming bluesman will headline entertainment at this year’s Fredonia Heritage Day on Saturday, Nov. 4 – the ninth year for the popular one-day festival. This will widen the range of musical offerings at the historic Fredonia Community House located on Chambers County Road 222 (Five Points 36855 for GPS). Jontavious Willis will…
It is time again for the annual lake cleanup sponsored by Lake Wedowee Property Owners’ Association (LWPOA) and Alabama Power Company. The lake cleanup will be a three-day event, Tuesday through Thursday, Oct. 24-26. Boats and volunteers are needed. LWPOA provides the gas for the boats and has them cleaned following the lake cleanup. Volunteers…
Randolph-Roanoke Career Technology Center (RRCTC) in Wedowee added a utility line worker program in the 2016-17 school year. The program requires three semesters of intense classroom and hands-on training. On Wednesday, Oct. 4, and Thursday, Oct. 5, RRCTC welcomed Tallapoosa River Electric Cooperative (TREC) to partner with students to set up single-phase and three-phase training…
WEDOWEE–Randolph County Animal Shelter received a phone call that an Irma Evacuee had stopped in Wedowee to get gas and lost his dog. Bryant Williams of Statesboro, Ga., had left his home to get to safety in Lincoln, Ala. He was on his way back and stopped for gas at Lakeside Marina when Jack, a…
The Wadley Bulldogs came out refreshed from their off week and picked up right where they left off in the first half of the season as they thrashed Victory Christian with a 57-7 win. “Maybe the first series I felt like we weren’t clicking like we needed to to start with, but after that they…
More than $1.1 million in funding for industrial access road improvements in Randolph County has been approved by the Alabama Industrial Access Road and Bridge Corporation. Approximately $397,000 will support improvements to Bud Cummings Road in Roanoke due to Koch Foods’ decision to locate their $40.45-million feed mill here. The improvements to the road will…