(PHENIX CITY) Dean Gentry, 84 of Phenix City died Sunday, May 14, 2017, at St. Francis Hospital.The funeral will be at 3 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, May 17, in the Girard Room at Striffler-Hamby in Phenix City. Burial will follow in Parkhill Cemetery.The family will receive friends Tuesday evening 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home.Mrs.…
(WADLEY) Michael Ray McClain, 61 of Wadley died Friday, May 12, 2017, at his residence. Funeral services will be at County Line Baptist Church, Wadley, on Wednesday, May 17, at 1 p.m. with the Rev. William Phillips officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. The remains will lie in state at the church from…
(ROANOKE) Dorothy Satterwhite, 89, of Roanoke died Friday, May 12, 2017, at Traylor Nursing Home in Roanoke. The funeral will be Wednesday, May 17, at 1 p.m. CDT at Peace and Goodwill Baptist Church in Roanoke with the Rev. Lonnie B. Houston officiating. Burial will follow at the church cemetery. Mrs. Satterwhite is survived by…
(NEWELL) Funeral services for Sara Guevara, 72, of Newell will be Tuesday, May 16, 2017, at 3 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with Juan Villanueva officiating. Burial will follow at Wedowee City Cemetery. Mrs. Guevara died Sunday, May 14, at Regional Medical Center in Anniston. A San Luis Potosi, Mexico, native, Mrs. Guevara was born…
(GLENCOE) Nannie Mae Watts McCain, 80, of Glencoe died Thursday, May 11, 2017. A private service will be held by the family. Glencoe-Hokes Bluff Funeral Home & Cemetery.
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Minnie Fay Hand Boyd, 80, of Roanoke will be Monday, May 15, 2017, at 11 a.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Larry McDaniel and Kevin Hand officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 9:30 – 11 a.m. prior…
(DAVISTON) Larry Alphonso Wilkes, 75, of Daviston died Tuesday, May 9, 2017, at West Georgia Hospice in LaGrange. The funeral will be at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Wadley Saturday, May 13, at 2 p.m. with the Rev. William Russell officiating. Burial will follow at the church cemetery. The remains will lie in state at…
(LaFAYETTE) Mrs. Bobbi Jean Hall Herring, 77, was born Aug. 8 1939, and died peacefully with her family by her side Wednesday, May 3, 2017. A memorial celebrating her life will be Sunday, May 21, at Beulah Christian Church in Wadley at 3 p.m. CDT. She was the oldest child of Wesley and Ann Hall…
(FIVE POINTS) Funeral services for Billie Pike, 100, of Five Points will be Friday, May 12, 2017, at 2 p.m. CDT at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Kenneth Johnson and Clark Windsor officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Pisgah Cemetery, Stroud. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5-8 p.m. CDT…
All four county softball teams went into the cement mixer of their area tournaments and came out the other side with a spot in the regional tournaments. Three of them earned the top prize in their area and enter the regionals as area champions. Here’s how each team fared in its area tournament and a…
The 9th annual Paddlin’ 4 Paws Cardboard Boat Races will be May 13 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Lakeside Marina and Grill on U.S. 431 North, Wedowee. Boat registration begins at 9 a.m. Inner tube races are at 10 a.m. Boat races begin at 11 a.m. The event also includes a pet parade,…
Kids Fishing Day will be Thursday, May 18, at Rice Pavilion on Lake Wedowee. Registration is from 3-4 p.m. with fishing from 4-6 p.m. Kids Fishing Day is for kids through age 15. Adults are not allowed to fish. Kids are allowed to fish with one rod only and must be accompanied and supervised by…
Five athletes from county schools have been selected to participate in the state’s North-South All-Star games during the 21st annual AHSAA Summer Conference and AHSADCA All-Star Games competition in Montgomery July 17-21. Randolph County will be represented in four different sports by hometown players, all of whom were selected for the North squad for their…
Second- and third-grade students at Wedowee Elementary School received scholarships to the Lanark Field Days Program as part of the Rural School Initiative sponsored by Alabama Wildlife Federation (AWF). The program provides fun and exciting nature-based field trip opportunities for student in grades pre-K through 12. Each grade-level had the opportunity to select activities related…
The Randolph County Bike-Hike Beach Party Warm-Up will be this Friday, May 12, at radio station Eagle 102 on U.S. 431 north of Roanoke. Tanner and Wedowee Hospital employees will be walking from Wedowee Hospital to the radio station. The following stationary bike riders will be riding at the following times: 7:30 – 8 a.m.…
Lake Wedowee’s first ever Summer on the Lake event will be Saturday, May 20, at Wedowee Marine South on Highway 48 West, Wedowee, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event is indoor and will take place rain or shine. This is a great opportunity for anyone interested in Lake Wedowee to get answers to…
WEDOWEE–Randolph County Commission will turn over to the county attorney a problem regarding access to County Road 968, which leads to the river near Cragford. A hunting club has leased the land and blocked access to others who own property in the area. While the commission did not formally close the road, its lack of…
State Rep. Bob Fincher helped get a $10,000 grant for new parking at Annie L. Awbrey Library. The funds came from the Coosa Valley Resource Conservation and Development Council (CVRCDC) of Heflin. CVRCDC executive director Eddie May met with Fincher and Tim Jacobs, purchasing agent and zoning administrator for the city of Roanoke, about the…
Wadley’s boys had the county’s best performance as three schools participated in last weekend’s state track meets. Woodland and Wadley traveled to Cullman for the 1A-3A meets, while Handley participated in the 4A-7A meets in Gulf Shores. Wadley’s boys finished ninth overall out of 26 scoring teams as they posted 30 points. Wesley Caldwell accounted…
Congressman Mike Rogers congratulated the men and women of the Wedowee Volunteer Fire Department for receiving a $3,639 grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, funding Rogers said would help the Randolph County fire department purchase new operations and safety equipment. “Randolph County’s first responders are our first line of defense,” Rogers said. “I…