(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Donnie Ferrell Dutton, 55, of Roanoke will be Friday, Dec. 23, 2016, at noon at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Billy Puckett officiating. Burial will follow at White’s Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5-8 p.m. on Thursday.Mr. Dutton died Wednesday, Dec.…
(GOODWATER) The funeral service for Aurea Miraflor Alday Gregg, 51, of Goodwater will be Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2016, at 11 a.m. at Benefield Funeral Home in Ashland with Bro. Johnny Jordan officiating. Burial will follow in Green Hill Cemetery in Troy. Mrs. Gregg died Wednesday, Dec. 21. She was born in Sariaya, Quezon, in the…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Christine Parrish Lane, 89, of Roanoke will be Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2016, at 2 p.m. at High Pine Baptist Church with the Rev. R.L. Brazil officiating. Burial will follow at Wadley Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the church from noon-2 p.m. on Tuesday. Mrs. Lane died Thursday, Dec. 22,…
(PELHAM) Barry Russell Holloway of Pelham died Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2016, after a short, but courageous battle with cancer. A celebration of Russell’s life and legacy was at 1 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 23, at Ridout’s Southern Heritage Chapel, Pelham, followed by burial at Southern Heritage Cemetery, Pelham. Dr. Paul Moore officiated. Russell was born…
(OPELIKA) Graveside services for Dora L. Bennett Holloway, 75, of Opelika, formerly of Roanoke, will be Friday, Dec. 23, 2016, at 11 a.m. at Union Hill Baptist Church Cemetery with the Rev. Elton Overton officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday. Mrs. Holloway died Wednesday, Dec. 21,…
(DOTHAN) Fairy Evelyn Murphy Haynes, 89, of Dothan died Monday, Dec. 12, 2016, in Birmingham. The funeral was at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17, at Ward-Wilson Funeral Home Chapel in Dothan with the Rev. Bob Gross officiating. Graveside services followed at Memory Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Haynes was a native of Newell, next to the youngest…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Vire W. Kinsey, 89, of Roanoke will be Friday, Dec. 23, 2016, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Revs. Roger Woodard and Wes Kinsey officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from noon-2 p.m. on Friday. Mrs. Kinsey…
(OXFORD) Funeral services Inez Hammock, 87 of Oxford will be Thursday, Dec. 22, 2016, at 11 a.m. at House of Prayer Church of God in Oxford. Pastor Jimmy Cole will officiate. Burial will follow in Christiana Baptist Church Cemetery, Lineville (Randolph County). The family will receive friends on Wednesday from 6-8 p.m. at Miller Funeral…
Alabama Department of Labor has released Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted November unemployment rate. At 5.9 percent it is up from October’s rate of 5.7 percent, but below November 2015’s rate of 6.2 percent. Although the rate has risen slightly, the department reports that the labor force has grown and the number of people employed in…
At this time one year ago, Courtney Strain was gearing up for the Ohio Valley Conference schedule in her final year as a player at Jacksonville State. The season turned out to be Strain’s swan song as a player, closing the curtain on a storied career that began at Woodland, where she became the state’s…
Thanksgiving was hardly over when it began. Regional magazines–Southern Living and such–started arriving with detailed instructions on how to have a “traditional Southern Christmas.” Newspapers chime in with “Feature” articles on the topic. On Facebook and in chat groups, internet friends swap recipes and ideas, all in an effort to make sure what is done…
Historically speaking, Alabamians have been more interested in the governor’s race than presidential politics. For years, from 1876 to 1964, we were a totally Democratic state, more so out of tradition than philosophically. The hatred for the radical Republican Reconstruction shackles invoked on the South made an indelible mark on white southern voters. It was…
Roanoke Board of Education members met at Knight Enloe Elementary last Tuesday and after the meeting enjoyed presentations from the students showing what they have learned. In the conference room after the regular board meeting Principal Amy Moody told board members certain gifts were from Principal Lynn Robinson’s students at the middle school. She said…
Lake Wedowee Property Owners Association and Alabama Power Company will collect Christmas trees for installation in the lake for fish habitat. This will be the sixth year trees have been placed in the lake at more than 70 locations. Trees may be left at Randolph County Concrete on Highway 431, north of Wedowee. Please…
It was a foggy night before Christmas that four merry ladies travel through every street in Wedowee looking for businesses and houses showing the best Christmas spirit. Main Street was all alight with several businesses participating. The out-of-town judge finally decided on first place–Crow’s Nest, owned by Shasta Jarrett. Close by was Charlie Brown guarding…
Roanoke Utilities Board members received the good news at Monday’s meeting that a more than $1-million USDA loan and grant had finally come in to replace the troublesome clear well at the filter plant. General manager Jerry Revis said, “We got our USDA loan. We signed the contract Tuesday. The next phase is the bidding…
Mayor Mike Fisher read the Christmas story of Jesus’s birth from the Bible Monday night and said it is Christmas time–a time to be happy. He said he, councilman Mack Arthur Bell, and purchasing agent and zoning administrator Tim Jacobs had met with Rep. Bob Fincher about several issues, including LaFayette Highway, Highway 22, paving…
The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) will assign additional Alabama State Troopers to Alabama’s roadways as more motorists are expected to travel through the days leading up to Christmas to the first of the new year. “Less than a month ago, we announced Troopers investigated 14 traffic deaths during the five-day Thanksgiving travel period. Yes,…
Southern Union State Community College is pleased to announce Alfred Davis Sr. will join the staff as director of Workforce Development effective Jan. 3. Davis has served as executive director of Central AlabamaWorks (Region 5 Workforce Council) since May 2013. Central AlabamaWorks covers a 13-county region, and as its director, Davis has positioned the region…
The Wadley Lady Bulldogs found some rhythm in an aggressive, wide-open style of play as they defeated RCHS and Horseshoe Bend to win the Horseshoe Bend Christmas tournament last week. The tournament win was especially satisfying after Wadley defeated the same two teams that had beaten them in back-to-back games a week prior. Wadley lost…