(ROANOKE) The funeral service for Grace L. Sprayberry, 78, of Roanoke will be Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017, at Benefield Funeral Home in Lineville with the Rev. Zenus Windsor officiating. Burial will follow in the Bethany Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery.Mrs. Sprayberry died Friday, Oct. 13, at Wedowee Hospital.She was born in LaGrange, Ga., and was a…
(MILLTOWN) Jerry Delano Milner, 77, died at his home in Milltown on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017. Memorial services will be held on the Milltown School ball field on Tuesday, Oct. 17, at 11 a.m. with visitation taking place one hour before the service. Mr. Milner was born Oct. 9, 1940. He was an active member…
(ROANOKE) James William Monroe “Jimmy” Hamil, 74, of Roanoke, formerly of Franklin, Ga., died suddenly Saturday, Oct. 14, 2017, at his residence. The funeral will be Monday, Oct. 16, at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Stutts Funeral Home with the Revs. Scott Whaley, Brandon Brooks and Ricky Lipp officiating. Interment will follow in Franklin…
(WEDOWEE) Funeral services for Evelyn Adamson Bradley, 84, of Wedowee will be Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017, at 2 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Randall Eidson officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. on Wednesday.…
(WEDOWEE) Valerie Hudson McPherson, 59, of Wedowee died Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017. Ms. McPherson was born in Douglasville, Ga., on June 25, 1958. She was the daughter of the late Thad Oliver Hudson and the late Cornelia Ward Hudson. Ms. McPherson was a cabinetmaker. Survivors include one daughter, Sabrina McPherson of Wedowee; two sons and…
If Central of Clay County only had to stop Ladamian Webb, the Volunteers may have been up to the task. But Beauregard proved that its offense was more than one man as the Hornets broke open a 7-7 tie with 30 unanswered points in the second half to come away with a 37-7 win over…
Handley failed to find any footing offensively, and the Munford Lions scored in a series of quick strikes in the second and third quarters to shut out Handley 30-0 Thursday in Munford. The loss, Handley’s seventh straight, officially eliminates the Tigers from postseason contention and gives the team its first 0-7 start since 2006. Handley…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Myrtle Stillwell Brand Pike, 93, of Roanoke will be Saturday, Oct. 14, 2017, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. S.T. Janney officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from noon to 2 p.m. prior to services on…
(WEDOWEE) Funeral services for Betty Young Gross, 86, of Wedowee will be Saturday, Oct. 14, 2017, at 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Wedowee with the Revs. Sarah Corson and David Little officiating. Burial will follow at Wedowee City Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5-8 p.m. on Friday.…
(TAYLORSVILLE, Ga.) Funeral services for Herman Roosevelt Green Jr., 45, of Taylorsville, Ga., will be Saturday, Oct. 14, 2017, at 1 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with Alex Higgins officiating. Burial will follow at Highway Memorial Gardens, Roanoke. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 4:30-8 p.m. on Friday. Mr. Green died…
(LaFAYETTE) Betty McMillian Brady, 76, of LaFayette died Monday, Oct. 9, 2017, at her residence. The funeral will be at Vines Funeral Home Chapel, LaFayette, on Friday, Oct. 13, at 1 p.m. CDT with Pastor Doris Hunter and Prophetess Wilma Flowers officiating. Interment will be in Handy Cemetery, LaFayette. The remains will lie in state…
(WEDOWEE) Graveside services for Geri Hammett, 80, of Wedowee will be Friday, Oct. 13, 2017, at 10 a.m. at Wedowee City Cemetery with Bro. Ryan Robertson and the Rev. John Hickman officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday. Mrs. Hammett died Tuesday, Oct. 10, at UAB Hospital…
WEDOWEE–Randolph County Equine and Ag Center hosted the Future Farmers of America Central District Eliminations on Tuesday, Oct. 3. This annual event brings together students from 27 counties across central Alabama to compete in Livestock Judging, Land Judging and Forestry Judging Career Development Events (CDE). Of the 82 chapters in the Central District, 35 were…
Barring some strange turn of events in the next three weeks of the region schedule, the defending class 4A state champions will not be in the playoffs. The Handley Tigers suffered their sixth straight loss Friday in a 14-13 decision at the hands of Childersburg. That loss puts Handley at 0-4 in region play, and…
The Randolph County Rescue Squad is celebrating its 50th anniversary Saturday, Oct. 14, at 40 Middle School Road in Wedowee from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Hot dogs will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Matthew Knight, paramedic and owner of Emergency Medical Transport, is secretary-treasurer of the squad. He said those attending…
Koch Foods Inc. will build a feed mill in Roanoke with a capital investment of $40,450,000. The plant will produce prepared feeds and feeding ingredients to support the growth of Koch (pronounced “Cook”) Foods’ Pine Mountain, Ga., poultry processing plant. The new feed mill will be located on Bud Cummings Road, approximately 1.75 miles from…
RCHS continued its pattern of dominant first half play as the Tigers jumped out to a 28-0 lead before cruising to a 42-14 win over Cleburne County Friday. Cleburne County managed just one offensive touchdown, and that came on its final possession of the game after the RCHS starters had given way to the backups.…
WEDOWEE–Randolph County Commission talked trash at its brief meeting this week. Cal Franklin of Amwaste said the company’s representatives would like to talk with the commission about the county’s landfill because the owners of Amwaste have built landfills. They have two C&D landfills in Birmingham and one in Mobile. The landfill was closed the previous…
Crafts in the Median will be this Saturday from 8 a.m. until at least 2 p.m. in downtown Wedowee. This annual Show is presented by East Alabama Arts Society.
Randolph County Sheriff’s Office requests the public’s help: Last Wednesday night someone went into the parking lot at Buck Eiland’s store at the intersection of County Roads 33 and 26 at Level Roads and used a torch and possibly a boom truck and removed this Texaco sign and post. This has been a landmark sign…