WEDOWEE–Randolph County Board of Education voted on Thursday evening of last week to terminate Dr. Shawanna Boyd as principal of Wedowee Elementary School.According to the Code of Alabama, Boyd may request a hearing about the situation.In the meantime, Lucille Burns will fill in at Wedowee Elementary at her daily rate of pay based on degree…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF TARA NICOLE EIDSON, DECEASED NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT TO BE PUBLISHED BY PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE Letters Testamentary of said deceased having been granted to Crista Michelle Silen on the 25th day of May, 2017, by the Hon. George Diamond, Judge of the…
NOTICE SUMMIT STORAGE Notice is hereby given pursuant to Alabama provisions of the Self-Service Storage Act (Sections 8-15-30 through 8-15-38) that Summit Storage LLC on Saturday, June 17, 2017 at 9:00 a.m., will sell at public auction or otherwise dispose of the contents stored at 108 Summit Avenue, Wedowee, AL 36278 by the undersigned: Unit…
NOTICE OF SALE The following unclaimed vehicle(s) will be sold on July 07, 2017 – Time – 12pm, if not claimed – at 18145 Hwy. 77, Wadley, AL 36276. 2004 Ford Ranger 1FTYR14U64PA61460 (22-23)
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Charles W. “Bill” Tyson, 76, of Roanoke will be Wednesday, May 31, 2017, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Tyler Worthey officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens. Mr. Tyson died Tuesday, May 30, at his residence. A Chambers County native, Mr. Tyson was born May…
(WARNER ROBINS, Ga.) Gerald G. Sellers, 84, died Sunday, May 28, 2017. The funeral will be Thursday, June 1, at 2 p.m. EDT in the chapel of Heritage Memorial Funeral Home. Entombment will follow in Magnolia Park Mausoleum. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service from 1-2 p.m. at Heritage Memorial Funeral Home.…
(ROANOKE) Graveside services for Joe Stanley “Bo” Mitchell, 63, of Roanoke will be Thursday, June 1, 2017, at 3 p.m. at Mt. Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Wedowee, with the Rev. Bobby Burroughs officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 1-2:30 p.m. on Thursday before services. Mr. Mitchell died Monday, May 29,…
(LaGRANGE, Ga.) Luther Jackson “Seborn” Smith, 91, of LaGrange, Ga., died Friday, May 26, 2017. The funeral was at 3 p.m. Sunday in the chapel of Striffler-Hamby Mortuary with Pastor Jerry Scarborough officiating. A private burial was in Restlawn Memory Cemetery. Mr. Smith was born April 16, 1926, in Randolph County, Ala., to the late…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Robert Oneal Bennett, 69, of Roanoke were Sunday, May 28, 2017, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Mike Brewer officiating. Burial followed at Rock Mills Cemetery. Mr. Bennett died Friday, May 26, at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika. A Rock Mills native, Mr. Bennett was born…
(WOODLAND) Annie Gail Boykin of Woodland died Sunday, May 21, 2017. The funeral will be Saturday, May 27, at 2 p.m. at Oak Grove Worship Center. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Gail leaves to cherish her loving memories one son, Terrence Boykin of Raleigh, N.C.; one sister, Debra Green (James) of Wedowee; two…
(LaFAYETTE) Funeral services for Deborah Lynn Bandy, 62, of LaFayette will be Friday, May 26, 2017, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Michael D. Brown officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from noon-2 p.m. on Friday before services. Mrs. Bandy…
(ROANOKE) Mary Virginia Bowles Smith, 91, of Roanoke died Monday, May 22, 2017, at West Georgia Hospice. A memorial service will be Thursday, May 25, at 2 p.m. EDT in the chapel of Stutts Funeral Home with the Rev. Lynn Janney officiating. The family will accept guests at Stutts Funeral Home from 1-2 p.m. prior…
(ROANOKE) Homer Rodney Garrison, 74, of Roanoke died Monday, May 22, 2017, at Hospice LaGrange. The funeral will be at 4 p.m. EDT Saturday, May 27, in the chapel of Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home in Hogansville, Ga. The Rev. Dr. Lamar Truitt will officiate, and interment will be in Myrtle Hill Cemetery…
The first major renovation of Wright Field in Roanoke in at least three decades is slowly nearing completion, and the visual benchmarks of that completion are accumulating by the day. There’s the new weight room, which looks like an airplane hangar compared to the cramped existing space. There’s the chair-back seats that have already been…
Alabama Crimson Tide starting center and former Handley Tiger Bradley Bozeman has been named to the preseason watch list for the Rimington Trophy, a national award that recognizes college football’s best center. Bozeman, who is entering his final season of eligibility as a redshirt senior, started all 15 games last season as Alabama went 14-1…
On May 18 the lakeshore at Rice Pavilion on Lake Wedowee was covered up with area kids and their families for the Annual Kids Fishing Day event organized by Lake Wedowee Property Owners Association. Kids, ages 2 through 15, angled for catfish furnished by Handley High School Outdoor Education Center and stocked inside nets placed…
Roanoke Mayor Mike Fisher enthusiastically read a couple of books to children ages three to five years old on May 18, the 52nd year of Head Start’s founding. With emphasis on feelings in the stories, Fisher kept the children’s attention and drew them into the story. The books are “I Like Me” and “Maybe a…
Mayor Mike Fisher proclaimed last week National Police Week in Roanoke. In 1962 President John F. Kennedy signed the first proclamation recognizing May 15 as Peace Officers Memorial Day and it falls in National Police Week. The mayor had certificates of appreciation for all officers and presented them to those who attended last Thursday’s event…
The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) doesn’t play when it comes to being safe while having fun–particularly during Memorial Day Weekend. This year’s official holiday travel period runs from 6 a.m. Friday, May 26, to midnight Monday, May 29. Alabama’s Secretary of Law Enforcement Hal Taylor said ALEA is serious about public safety. “Working in…
Hundreds of visitors and exhibitors attended the inaugural Summer on the Lake Event on Saturday at Wedowee Marine South on Lake Wedowee. The event was organized by Alabama Power Company, Lake Wedowee Property Owners Association, Randolph County Chamber of Commerce, Wedowee Marine and Lake Wedowee Life Magazine. Exhibitors, including local officials, agencies, civic groups, health…