WEDOWEE–Randolph County Board of Education took care of some pressing personnel business during a called meeting on Thursday afternoon of last week.Jimmie Fryer was hired as the new assistant principal of Woodland High School. Fryer, who is a graduate of Troy University, comes to Randolph County with experience as a central office administrator in Conecuh…
Roanoke City Council met briefly Monday night and voted to complete the Annie L. Awbrey Library project at a cost of $44,921.13. Tim Jacobs, purchasing agent/zoning administrator, said this is a completion of the library parking lot expansion. They had completed the first phase and this is the second phase in creating more needed parking.…
The 2017 United Way Kickoff Luncheon is Thursday, Sept. 21, at 11:45 a.m. at First United Methodist Church of Roanoke. A complimentary hot lunch buffet will be served first and the meeting begins at 12:15. Anyone is welcome to attend, just please RSVP by Friday, Sept. 15, to (256) 236-8229, Ext. 114, or email [email protected].…
The Randolph County Health Department on Main Street in Roanoke will give flu shots Friday, Sept. 22, from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. and from 1 to 4 p.m.
Two of RCHS’s three losses a season ago came against Ohatchee. In those two games Ohatchee outscored the Tigers from Wedowee by a combined score of 65-6. On Friday RCHS returned to Ohatchee for the first time since its season ended there last November, and the Tigers exacted their revenge. RCHS scored 42 unanswered points…
A steady stream of mistakes and bad breaks didn’t keep Handley from a chance to win its region opener against Tallassee Friday in Roanoke. But ultimately the Tigers were unable to come up with one more big play at the end as they fell to Tallassee 21-13. Handley was penalized 11 times for 80 yards,…
It was only a matter of time before Coby Nunn cut loose. The Wadley running back’s workload had been limited, somewhat by design, in the preseason and week one games against RCHS and Woodland, respectively. But that changed in a major way Friday as Wadley opened region play with a 62-0 win over Appalachian. Nunn…
When a team gives up 52 points you don’t often hear that team’s head coach praising his defense afterwards. But that’s exactly what Woodland head coach Jeremy Stanford did after the Bobcats dropped a 52-6 decision to Reeltown Friday. “I couldn’t be any more proud of the way we played defensively,” Stanford said. “We stopped…
Ranburne 48, Fayetteville 18 Ranburne quarterback Josh Ralston threw five touchdown passes, and Ranburne sprinted out to a 34-12 lead in the first quarter on its way to a 48-18 win over Fayetteville in the 2A, Region 5 opener for both teams. Ralston completed 9-of-13 passes for 176 yards and five scores without an interception,…
(WOODLAND) Funeral services for Forrest Luther Reynolds, 61, of Woodland will be Friday, Sept. 15, 2017, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Revs. Horace Harper, Mark Aills and Frank Foster officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 4:00 – 8:00 PM…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Amanda Dee Burke, 38, of Roanoke will be Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Mike Brewer and Bro. Richard Satterwhite officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5-8 p.m. on Wednesday. Ms.…
(LINEVILLE) The funeral for Mildred P. Knight, 83, of Lineville will be Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017, at 1 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Home in Ashland with the Rev. Bruce Willis officiating. Burial will follow in Clay County Memory Gardens. Mrs. Knight died Sunday, Sept. 10, at Lineville Health and Rehabilitation Center. A Tallapoosa County native,…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Robert Childs, 75, of Roanoke will be Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Revs. Lee Parrish and Wade Price officiating. Burial will follow at Prospect Church Cemetery in Heard County, Ga. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5-8 p.m. on…
(WOODLAND) Funeral services for Jacqueline Langley Yates, 79, of Woodland will be Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017, at 2 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel. Burial will follow at Napoleon Church of Christ Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 4-8 p.m. on Saturday. Mrs. Yates died Thursday, Sept. 7, at Tanner Hospital…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Harold Heard, 62, of Roanoke will be Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017, at 1 p.m. at Trinity Baptist Church with Bro. Tim Whaley, Bro. Gary Clark and Bro. Jeff Burns officiating. Burial will follow at Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5-8 p.m. on…
(VIDALIA, Ga.) Shelia Stephens Wilson, 49, of Vidalia, Ga., died Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017, in St. Joseph’s/Candler Medical Center in Savannah, Ga., after an extended illness. The funeral service will be Friday, Sept. 8, at 4 p.m. EDT in the chapel of Ronald V. Hall Funeral Home with Pastor Albert White officiating. Burial will follow…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Jessie Rae “Jackie” Wallace Cobb, 102, of Roanoke will be Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017, at 11 a.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Bobby Burroughs officiating. Burial will follow at Union Hill Baptist Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 10-11 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 9,…
In a busy Roanoke Board of Education meeting, Donna Hodges was recognized on her retirement with a reception and a school board resolution, and chief financial officer Pam Mitchum gave her annual presentation of the budget for the 2017-2018 year. Hodges has been in education for a total of 37 years with 30 years in…
Throughout the area citizens touched by the suffering of people affected by Hurricane Harvey are gathering items and monetary donations to send to them. Some like Rack N Spur Feed & Seed, working with Church of Christ on Main Street, sent a truckload of donations to Texas Friday, Sept. 1. Rack N Spur Feed &…
The 2017 United Way Kickoff Luncheon is Thursday, Sept. 21, at 11:45 a.m. at First United Methodist Church of Roanoke. A complimentary hot lunch buffet will be served first and the meeting begins at 12:15. Anyone is welcome to attend, just please RSVP by Friday, Sept. 15, to (256) 236-8229, Ext. 114, or email [email protected].…