(WEDOWEE) Funeral services for Edwin Dewayne Swann, 72, of Wedowee will be Friday, Aug. 25, 2017, at 2 p.m. at Corinth Christian Church, Wadley, with the Revs. Ricky Cummings and Johnny Bishop officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery.The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5-8 p.m. on Thursday. Mr. Swann…
FORT MCCLELLAN – The Alabama National Guard’s Fort McClellan Army National Guard Training Center will be open to the public to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Fort McClellan, Saturday, Aug. 26. Fort McClellan will open its main gate (Galloway Gate) to the public at 8:30 a.m., and events will last until 3 p.m. There will…
(LANETT) Thaniel Smith, 83, of Lanett died Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017, at the EAMC Lanier Nursing Home in Valley. The funeral will be Thursday, Aug. 24, at 11 a.m. EDT at Johnson Brown-Service Funeral Home Chapel in Valley with youth pastor Connor Smith and Brother Brad Reed officiating. Interment will follow in Resthaven Cemetery. The…
All across the nation on Monday, Randolph County included, many paused to watch the solar eclipse. Wedowee Superheroes (front) Anagail Smith, Ayda Hickman, (back) Jonah Smith and James Hickman used their super powers to watch the eclipse
The Roanoke Utilities Board addressed recent flood damage at the wastewater treatment plant, passed the budget, and increased water rates by $2 and sewage rates by $2 beginning with the October bill. Increasing the amounts will keep the debt ratio in line. Board member Walter Sudduth said the expenses catch up with you and take…
The artwork of local students Elin Shelton and Matthew Shelton will be featured in the 2018 Alabama Farm-City calendar, which is now available for pre-order. The Sheltons attend Woodland High School. Elin won second place in the K-third-grade poster contest, and Matthew won honorable mention. Each month includes studentsÕ artwork depicting the 2016 Farm-City theme…
CENTER CHAPEL – Two Roanoke men were arrested in connection with the Aug. 15 robbery of a convenience store in the Center Chapel community. According to Randolph County Sheriff’s Department, Demetrius Leon Nunn, 22, of 357 Mitchell St., and Aundra Tarail Grady, 26, of 715 Strozier St., were arrested the following afternoon and charged with…
Four teams will get a dress rehearsal. Two teams will officially start their season. But any way you look it high school football returns this week, starting Thursday night, as all six area teams will be in action in some form or another. The team that played the final game of the season last year…
Alabama Community College System Chancellor Jimmy Baker met last Thursday with college administrators, elected officials, business community members, superintendents, mayors and others to explain his vision for the strategic plan at Southern Union State Community College. He announced on Friday the launch of a strategic planning initiative for SUSCC in a press release. The rigorous…
When a young, talented player comes up through the ranks, regardless of gender, sport, or competition level, the go-to evaluation of that player by coaches, sportswriters and casual observers is almost always the same. “He/she is only going to get better.” That’s the assumption. The player is young and very good right now, so it…
WOODLAND–A single-vehicle crash on Sunday, Aug. 20, claimed the life of a Ranburne woman. Brenda Sue McGee, 57, was killed when the 2000 Chevrolet S-10 she was driving left the roadway and overturned on Randolph County Road 92, seven miles east of Woodland. McGee, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was pronounced dead at the…
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by William R. Elliott and Amber L. Elliott, husband and wife, originally in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Flagship Financial Group, LLC, on the 3rd day of July, 2014, said mortgage…
Stack & Pack Self Storage, pursuant to the Alabama Self Storage Act (8-15-33), will conduct a public sale to the highest bidder, for cash only, on their premises, 410 Industrial Ave., Roanoke, AL 36274. Phone 334-863-7867. The auction will be on Sept. 2, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. on the following units. The company reserves the…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Oliver Jackson “Jack” Potts, 85, of Roanoke will be Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Revs. Wendell Rush, Ricky Cummings and Tim Whaley officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5:30 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday. Mr. Potts passed away…
(ROGERSVILLE) Wylie “Mack” Hinton, 84, of Rogersville died Sunday, Aug. 20, 2017, at El Reposo Nursing Facility. A private burial was held at Civitan Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday, Aug. 23, from 1-3 p.m. with memorial service following at Rogersville United Methodist Church. Bill Smith and Robert Lancaster will officiate. Mack was born and raised…
(SMITHS STATION) Bessie “Glenda” Conger Reaves, 76, of Smiths Station died peacefully on Sunday, Aug. 20, 2017, at Phenix City Health Care while surrounded by her loving family. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. EDT Wednesday morning, Aug. 23, at Vance Memorial Chapel in Phenix City with the Rev. Robert Goodman officiating. Interment will…
(GRAHAM) Greg Kimbrell of Graham died Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017. He was 50. The funeral was Tuesday, Aug. 22, at 11 a.m. EDT at Rock Springs Baptist Church, Raburne. Bro. Chad Morgan and Bro. Darnell Teal officiated. Interment followed in the church cemetery. Greg was born May 16, 1967, in Carrollton, Ga., to Ronald and…
(CARTERSVILLE, Ga.) Mary Johnston Terrell, 79, of Cartersville, Ga., died peacefully on Saturday, Aug. 5, 2017. The funeral was at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 9, at Woodstock Christian Church with Pastor Lynn Eynon officiating. She was laid to rest at Cheatham Hill Memorial Park in Marietta, Ga. Mrs. Terrell was one of nine children born…
(ROANOKE) Services are pending for Ja’Meyracle Emonee Williams, 18 months, of Nook Street, Roanoke, who died Sunday, Aug. 20, 2017, at Children’s Hospital in Birmingham. She was the daughter of James and Terrill Drake Williams of Roanoke. Clark Memorial Funeral Service, Roanoke.
Family and friends are invited to a memorial service for Fannie Maude Thomas Berry on Saturday, Aug. 26, at 2 p.m. at Kiwanis Park in Wedowee. Mrs. Berry died Aug. 12.