(TYRONE, Ga.) Graveside services for William Scott McKay, 66, of Tyrone, Ga., formerly of Roanoke, will be Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017, at 11 a.m. at Zion Baptist Church Cemetery with Bro. Lynn McClain officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 4:30-7 p.m. on Tuesday.Mr. McKay died Sunday, Jan. 29, at Southland…
(LaGRANGE, Ga.) Katherine Sikes Alsobrook Parkerson, 90, died Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017, at the Florence Hand Home in LaGrange, Ga. The funeral was Wednesday, Jan. 25, at 2 p.m. at Unity Baptist Church. Interment followed at Restlawn Memory Gardens. Mrs. Parkerson was born Aug. 25, 1926, in Wedowee to the late Henry Edgar Sikes and…
(FIVE POINTS) Catherine Brown, 96, of Five Points died Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017, at Traylor Nursing Home in Roanoke. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 31, at Randolph Memory Gardens in Roanoke with the Rev. Paul Howard officiating. Mrs. Brown was born April 12, 1920, in Standing Rock, the youngest daughter of…
(WADLEY) The memorial service for James Gregory “Greg” Buchanan, 50, of Wadley will be Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017, at 2 p.m. at Mellow Valley High School – Community Center. All family and friends are invited to attend. Mr. Buchanan died Friday, Jan. 27, at Grandview Medical Center in Birmingham. He was born in Wedowee and…
(LaGRANGE, Ga.) Genene Fetner, 81, of LaGrange, Ga., died Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017, at LaGrange Nursing and Rehabilitation. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 30, in the chapel of Striffler-Hamby Mortuary with Jay Fain and the Rev. Cleve Moore officiating. Burial will follow in Randolph Memory Gardens, Roanoke. Mrs. Fetner was born…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Velma Smith Nichols, 94, of Roanoke will be Monday, Jan. 30, 2017, at 11 a.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with Bro. Gerald Romine and Bro. Bill Prince Jr. officiating. Burial will follow at East Napoleon Church of Christ Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 10-11 a.m.…
(HEFLIN) The funeral for Betty Bernice Henson will be Monday, Jan., 30, 2017 at 11 a.m. at Dryden Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Stacy Hill and William Crawford and Minister Chris Herren officiating. Interment will be in Heflin City Cemetery. Mrs. Henson died Friday, Jan. 27. She was born Feb 4, 1936, to the…
(LINEVILLE) The funeral service for Dorothy Ann Baker, 66, of Lineville will be Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017, at 11 a.m. at Benefield Funeral Home in Lineville with the Rev. David Holcombe officiating. Burial will follow in Christiana Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Baker died Wednesday, Jan. 25, at her home. She was a native and lifelong…
(ROANOKE) Morgan Lynn Ivey, 13, of Roanoke died Monday, Jan. 23, 2017, at Children’s Hospital in Birmingham. The funeral will be Saturday, Jan. 28, at 2 p.m. EST at Johnson Brown-Service Funeral Home Chapel in Valley with interment following in Johnson Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Eddie Striblin officiating. The family will receive friends at…
(DAYTON, Ohio) Iola “Pansy” Knight-Gist, 84, of Dayton, Ohio, died Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017. The funeral will be at 11:30 a.m., Friday, Jan. 27, at Mt. Calvary Baptist Church, Dayton, with Pastor S.N. Winston Jr. officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to service. Interment will be at Dayton National Cemetery. She was…
The person who said, “It’s lonely at the top,” doesn’t know the history of the Randolph County boys basketball tournament. That’s because Handley and RCHS are now tied for a county tournament distinction that is no small feat. Handley defeated its cross-county rivals 64-61 Saturday to win its 10th straight county tournament championship. That matches…
Equipped with the two fastest guards and quite possibly the most athletic frontcourt player in the tournament, Handley ran (and flexed and leapt) circles around its two opponents in the county tournament. It culminated in a 73-21 drubbing of Wadley in the championship game, in which Handley never trailed and was on pace to score…
Now that the county tournament is in the books, with another victory-tour finish for Handley, the question must be asked: When will Handley lose in the county tournament? I’m not going to lie. As Saturday’s boys game wore on I started getting the sense that RCHS just might have what it takes to pull it…
Monday, Jan. 16, saw a changing of the guard as Fifth Judicial Circuit Judge Ray Martin swore in Jeremy Duerr as the new district attorney for the Fifth Judicial Circuit. Duerr, who has served for 12 years as an assistant in the district attorney’s office, is familiar with the personnel in the offices in Tallapoosa,…
FLAT ROCK–A fisherman on Lake Wedowee drowned Tuesday afternoon while launching his boat at the boat ramp near New Harmony Church. According to Randolph County Sheriff’s Investigator Donnie Strain, who is also a diver with Randolph County Rescue Squad, the victim was identified as Timothy James Decourcey, 64, of Shady Grove Lane, Lineville. Around 5…
The Randolph County Republican Party recently welcomed seven local elected officials into the GOP. At a special called meeting last month, the Randolph County Republican Executive Committee voted unanimously to accept their applications for membership into the Republican Party. All seven had previously been affiliated with the Democratic Party. The Republican Party of Randolph County…
WASHINGTON, D.C.–Southern Union Emergency Medical Services (EMS) faculty members Greg Brewer and Tim Curry were in Washington, D.C., last week to offer emergency response during the presidential inauguration. Brewer and Curry were deployed to the event as part of a disaster medical assistance team (DMAT) to serve as additional medical and infrastructure resources, ensuring adequate…
The Roanoke Utilities Department has lifted the water restrictions effective Monday. Pam Bonner, office manager, said Crystal Lake is at full pool of 38 feet with all the recent rains. The department will continue pulling the city’s drinking water from Jones Lake, which is also at full pool, because of the muddy water at Crystal.…
WEDOWEE–Randolph County Commission made it official Monday as they approved Kellie Graff, who had been serving as an interim, as the new county administrator. The commission conducted five interviews last week of candidates selected by the state employment service. “I was extremely impressed with all of the interviews,” said Commissioner Larry Roberts. Graff is a…
In a workshop Monday night Roanoke City Council heard from businessman Jason Vinson about water from the old Bell building property seeping under his building and creating damage. Vinson is owner of Vinson’s Academy of Martial Arts. The city owns the adjacent, now vacant property. In the past some on the council were interested in…