(ROANOKE) Graveside services for Mike McDaniel, 70, of Roanoke will be at 2 p.m. on Monday, June 5, 2017, at Cedarwood Cemetery with the Revs. Chuck Potts and Bill Calhoun officiating.The family will receive friends at the funeral home beginning at 1 p.m. on Monday.Mr. McDaniel died Friday, June 2, at Wedowee Hospital.A former resident…
(ROANOKE) Services for Cora Autry, 95, of Roanoke, will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 7, 2017 at St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church, 1100 North College Street, Auburn, AL 36830 with interment in Skyview Memorial Gardens Cemetery in the Welch Community, Five Points. The Reverend Msgr. William J. Skoneki will officiate. Mrs. Autry, who…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Carolyn Moore Shelnutt, 71, of Roanoke, will be held on Sunday, June 4, 2017, at 1 p.m., from Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with Rev. Richie Farrow and Rev. Marion Hammond officiating. Burial will follow at Taylor’s Crossroads Church of Christ Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5-7…
(ROANOKE) Services for James Daniel Watson, 81, of Roanoke, will be Sunday, June 4, 2017, at 3 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel, with Bro. Gerald Romine and Bro. Roger Hammett officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 to 8 p.m. on Saturday. Mr.…
(WEDOWEE) Gleason Lagree Pool of Wedowee passed away Wednesday, May 31, 2017, after an extended illness. He was 83 years old. Visitation will be at Benefield Funeral Home in Wedowee on Friday from 5 – 8 p.m. CDT. The funeral will be at Benefield Funeral Chapel on Saturday, June 3, at 10 a.m. CDT with…
(WEDOWEE) Funeral services for William Henry Fuller, 83, of Wedowee will be Friday, June 2, 2017, at 3:30 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with Steve McGinnis and Larry Wortham officiating. Burial will follow at Valley Grove Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5:30-8 p.m. on Thursday. Mr.…
(WEDOWEE) Funeral services for Beth Ann Huckeba, 49, of Wedowee will be Friday, June 2, 2017, at 2 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with the Revs. Charlie Whaley and Joseph Newborne officiating. Burial will follow at Wedowee City Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5-8 p.m. on Thursday. Ms. Huckeba…
He played for a hall of famer. He’s married to a Woodland girl. And now he’s getting the chance to do something that he says “has been my dream since I was 16 years old.” Jeremy Stanford has been named the new Woodland head football coach and athletic director. He takes over for Randy Boyd,…
Long-time teachers and staff who retired were recognized at last week’s Roanoke Board of Education meeting. Ginger Head, third-grade teacher at Knight-Enloe Elementary, served 32 years in education. Melanie Toolsie, special education teacher at Handley High School, has 40 years in education, 30 in Roanoke. Suzanne Daniel, secretary and bookkeeper at Handley High, also has…
The Lebanon Christian Church Cemetery is listed on the Alabama Historic Cemetery Register as of April 2016. The historical marker is in place. The lovely country church resting under oak trees has long been on the historic list but now its old cemetery is also. Pam Norred Kidd, with deep ties to the historic church,…
On May 9 at the Resource Center of Southern Union State Community College in Wadley, 2016-2017 participants graduated from Leadership Randolph County. The sponsors for Leadership Randolph are Randolph County Chamber of Commerce, Randolph County Extension Office and Southern Union State Community College. Graduates include Robin Cottle, Amber Elliott, Jerri Gabriel, Christina Cawthon, Ann Lipham,…
Southern Union State Community College (SUSCC) celebrated its 94th Commencement on May 11. Originally chartered by the Southern Christian Convention of Congregational Christian Churches, SUSCC was established in 1922 and welcomed its first class of 51 students in 1923. The college’s 2017 enrollment totals almost 4,800 students. Two hundred four students participated in this year’s…
The first of this summer’s Worship on the Water services took place Sunday at Lakeside Marina. SIFAT (Servants in Faith and Technology) sponsors Worship on the Water (WOW) each Sunday at 9 a.m. from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend. All services are held under the pines at Lakeside Marina north of Wedowee on…
A Valley youth was injured in a weather-related accident the afternoon of Saturday, May 20. According to the report from Roanoke Police, Micha Oliver, 12, was a passenger in a 2008 Dodge Avenger SE driven by Terence Emanuel Brown, 34, of Valley when the vehicle hydroplaned on U.S. 431 (near the intersection with County Road…
On May 9 at the Resource Center of Southern Union State Community College, the third class graduated from Youth Leadership Randolph County (YLRC). YLRC is sponsored by Randolph County Chamber of Commerce, Randolph County Extension Office and Southern Union State Community College. The program is sponsored by a grant from Daniel Foundation of Alabama, WM…
Randolph County Chamber of Commerce is excited to host the Ninth Annual Summer on Main Street Festival and Concert on Saturday, June 3, in Roanoke. Opening ceremonies for the festival and the Alabama 200 Bi-centennial Kick-off will begin at 7:30 a.m. The festival will bring a variety of arts, crafts and food vendors, along with…
CLEBURNE COUNTY–Randolph County Rescue Squad assisted in the recovery of two drowning victims following a kayak accident on Sunday afternoon on the Tallapoosa River in Cleburne County. According to ALEA, a single-vessel incident at 5:30 p.m. claimed two lives. Jason Smith, 34, of Heflin and his 3- and 4-year-old sons went into the Tallapoosa River…
TALLADEGA–FirstBanc of Alabama Inc. (“FirstBanc”) and Swann Bancshares Inc. announced Thursday the signing of a definitive agreement for FirstBanc, the parent company of First Bank of Alabama, to acquire Swann Bancshares Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Bank of Wedowee, in an all-cash transaction. The transaction has been approved by the board of directors of both…
WEDOWEE–An escapee from Lee County was taken into custody this weekend in Wedowee. On Sunday at approximately 10:30 a.m., a Wedowee police officer made a traffic stop on Highway 431 in Wedowee. The officer made contact with the driver, William Lee Sims, 51, of Opelika. While conducting the traffic stop, the officer discovered Sims had…
Two people were arrested on drug charges and a third is on the run following a probation visit on Friday of last week. On Friday of last week, Randolph County Narcotics Unit agents Randy Moore and Larry Clark and deputy Jody McDaniel assisted probation officer Ryan Fordham on a home visit of Mathew Hamilton, 31,…