(DAYTON, Ohio) Charles “Doc” Reeder Jr., 50, of Dayton, Ohio, died Thursday, Aug. 17, 2017, in Dayton.The homegoing service will be Thursday, Aug. 24, at noon at First Baptist Church, Riley Street, Roanoke, with the Rev. Gilbert E. Staples officiating. Burial will follow in Skyview Memorial Gardens Cemetery in the Welch community.He will be available…
(WADLEY) Dorothy R. Hardnett, 86, of Wadley died Friday, Aug. 18, 2017, at St. Frances Hospital in Columbus, Ga. The funeral will be at County Line Baptist Church, Wadley, on Tuesday, Aug. 22, at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Rickey Coefield officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The remains will lie in state…
(HEFLIN) Ruby Rudene Benefield of Heflin died Friday, Aug. 18, 2017. She was 74. The funeral will be Tuesday, Aug. 22, at 2 p.m. EDT. Bro. Donald Leggett and Bro. Ron Carroll will officiate. Interment will follow at New Hopewell Cemetery in Heflin. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Monday from…
(FIVE POINTS) Anthony R. Hambrick, 53, of Five Points died Thursday, Aug. 17, 2017, at Doctors Hospital in Augusta, Ga. The funeral will be Monday, Aug. 21, at 11 a.m. CDT at Rehope Baptist Church in the Doublehead community with the Rev. H.L. Jones officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mr. Hambrick is…
(ROANOKE) James Wesley Carter, 72, of Roanoke passed away Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017, at Wedowee Hospital. A native of Fort Pierce, Fla., Jimmy was born July 8, 1945, the son of Margaret Johnson Bearden. He was Baptist by faith and enjoyed spending time with his family and his dogs. He was a lifetime hunter and…
(VALLEY) W. Otto Scarborough, 92, of Valley died early Wednesday morning, Aug. 16, 2017, in the comfort of his home. A celebration of life memorial service will be held at noon EDT on Saturday, Aug. 19, at Auburn Heights Baptist Church in Phenix City with his loving family officiating. The family will receive friends on…
(WOODLAND) Graveside service for Thomas David Finch, 52, of Woodland will be at 2 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017, at Oxford Memorial Gardens Cemetery with the Rev. George Pike officiating. Mt. Finch died Monday, Aug. 14, at Wedowee Hospital. Mr. Finch was a graduate of Anniston High School, class of 1984, and an employee of…
(NEWELL) Funeral services for Eris Holmes Butler, 96, of Newell will be Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017, at 11 a.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with Jerald Wilson officiating. Burial will follow at Pine Hill Church of Christ Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 10-11 a.m. on Saturday before services. Mrs. Butler…
(GRAHAM) Gladys Mae Dewberry of Graham died Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017. A celebration of life will be Saturday, Aug. 19, at 2 p.m. EDT in the chapel of Rainwater Funeral Home in Bowdon, Ga. Bros. Jerry Wiggins, Barry Cosper and Roland Brown will officiate. Interment will follow at Campground United Methodist Church Cemetery, Graham. The…
(ROANOKE) Willie B. Hatcher, 59, of Luckie Street, Roanoke, died Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017, at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika. Graveside services were Monday, Aug. 14, at 1 p.m. at Skyview Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Welch. The Rev. Jeffery D. Rosser officiated, along with the Revs. William Heard and W.C. Houston. Mr. Hatcher was born…
(ROANOKE) James Wesley Carter, 72, of Roanoke died Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017, at Wedowee Hospital. A Fort Pierce, Fla., native, Mr. Carter was born July 8, 1945, the son of Margaret Johnson Bearden. He was Baptist by faith and worked as a deputy for the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Department, retiring after 30 years of…
Handley has reached heights that it hasn’t reached in 33 years. RCHS has achieved a status that it hasn’t had since the first Pat Prestridge tour of duty over 10 years ago. And one other county school is just on the outside looking in after the Alabama Sportswriters Association (ASWA) released its annual preseason high…
In the most recent presidential election (you remember the one, where we had to choose between two disgusting villains to run our country—oh, wait, all elections are like that) I chose to vote for a man named Gary Johnson, who was on the ballot as a libertarian from New Mexico. I am not a libertarian.…
Roanoke Rotary Club is proud to announce a special fundraising concert at Main Street Theatre this Saturday night, Aug. 19. The homegrown rock and roll band Soul Tymes Nine will perform from 7 to 10 p.m. Gates open at 6 p.m. The event will be Roanoke Rotary Club’s kickoff event to raise money for a…
TUSCALOOSA–Although the state of Alabama will not be under a total solar eclipse Aug. 21, there is still the opportunity to view a partial solar eclipse. Astronomers at The University of Alabama urge people to view the phases of the eclipse safely by not looking directly at the sun. “The sun light is just as…
WEDOWEE–The attractive dogs eagerly wagged their tails, stood on their hind legs and seemed to be begging those touring the shelter Saturday to take them home. Carl Nelson was looking for one in particular. He lives on old 431 and his dog was missing. He carefully looked at the dogs seeing if his was there.…
BIRMINGHAM–Artistic expression highlighted Alabama’s diverse farm commodities during a luncheon at the Alabama Farmers Federation’s 45th annual Commodity Producers Conference and Expo in Birmingham Aug. 5. The Federation’s Women’s Leadership Division sponsored six contests at the conference where contestants from throughout the state entered quilts and Christmas tree skirts spotlighting Alabama’s top row crop –…
Thursday the flooding rains came down, causing damage and stranding some people in the southern end of the county in Roanoke and Rock Mills. County Emergency Management Agency director Donnie Knight toured Roanoke with Fire Chief Ron Cameron Friday to see if there might be enough damage to request assistance from the state. Knight said…
With the first round of voting behind us, Luther Strange and Roy Moore were the top two Republican primary vote-getters and will face off on September 26 for their party’s nomination for a U.S. Senate seat. Those who selected a Democratic primary ballot chose Doug Jones to battle the Republican run-off winner in the Decomber…
WEDOWEE–At the upcoming meeting of Randolph County Commission, the commission will discuss an access road for a proposed new industry in the Roanoke area. Marilyn Lott of Randolph County Economic Development Authority came before the commission during the workshop meeting on Thursday of last week to discuss “Project Dear” which would bring 27 jobs, plus…