(RANBURNE) Wesley W. Downs, 61, died Monday, Oct. 10, 2016, athis residence.The funeral will be at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 13, at Dryden Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Bobby Garner and Gary Stewart officiating. Burial will follow in Rock Springs Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday from 5-7 p.m.Dryden Funeral Home is in charge…
(HOGANSVILLE, Ga.) Rebecca Ann “Becky” McGhee, 68, of Hogansville, Ga., died Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016, at Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center. The funeral service will be at 11 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, Oct. 12, in the chapel of Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home in Hogansville. The Rev. Wayne Hester will officiate, and interment…
(WOODLAND) Funeral services for James Douglas Cofield, 59, of Woodland were Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016, at 2 p.m. at Providence Baptist Church with the Revs. Billy Jackson, Terry Eason and Wendell Ford officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery. Mr. Cofield passed away Thursday, Oct. 6. A Randolph County native, Mr. Cofield was born May…
(RAINBOW CITY) Funeral services for Sonia Gayle Smith, 71, will be Monday, Oct. 10, 2016, at 1 p.m. at Anniston Memorial Funeral Home with the Rev. Jimmy Little officiating. Burial will follow in Anniston Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends one hour prior to service time. As her favorite color was red, the family…
Because extremely dry weather conditions and low humidity have combined to create an atmosphere favorable for wildfires, Alabama Forestry Commission has issued a Fire Danger Warning for 46 Alabama counties effective immediately, until appreciable rainfall is received. These counties include: Autauga, Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Chilton, Clay, Cleburne, Colbert, Coosa, Cullman, Dallas, DeKalb, Elmore,…
WOODLAND – A single-vehicle crash at 1:20 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6, has claimed the life of a Wedowee man. James Douglas Cofield, 59, was killed when the 2006 Chevrolet pickup he was driving left the roadway and struck a tree. Cofield, who was not wearing a seat belt, was pronounced dead at the scene. It…
April Stiller Bonner, 65, died Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2016, in Roanoke. A funeral service to celebrate her life will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 8, at First Baptist Church of Wedowee with the Revs. Cade Farris and David Little officiating. Burial will follow in Wedowee City Cemetery. The family will receive visitors…
(RANBURNE) Steven Dewayne Ware, 44, of Ranburne died Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2016. The funeral will be Saturday, Oct. 8, at 2 p.m. from the chapel of Almon Funeral Home with Pastor Paul Cannon, Rev. J.W. Daniel and Jamie Daniel officiating. Interment will be in Goldridge Baptist Church Cemetery in Graham, Ala. The family will receive…
(COLLEGE PARK, Ga.) Billy Joe Freeman, 72, of College Park, Ga., died Sunday, Oct. 2, 2016. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. EDT on Thursday, Oct. 6, at College Park First United Methodist Church. The family will receive guests for one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will follow at Forest…
GRAHAM–One of the oldest structures in Randolph County has once again been given new life as restauranteurs Chris and Tabitha E. Phillips reopened Butler’s Mill in Graham. Tabitha says it was a passion for history and a desire to carry that history into the future that led them to purchase Butler’s Mill. Although this is…
Crafts on the Median will be Saturday in downtown Wedowee beginning at 9 a.m. I hope you are ready: have your shopping list, have your money, have some sun screen, maybe a lawn chair, so you can spend the day with us, and also bring a great big smile and a desire to see a…
The 14th annual Johnny Ray Century bike ride for Parkinson’s Disease Sept. 24, was a 105-mile bicycle ride from Opelika to Roanoke and back to Opelika to raise funds for the Davis Phinney Foundation. Rotarian Sid Hare said Tuesday they know more than $10,000 was pledged but will not have the total until the checks…
RCHS got a 2-yard touchdown run from Trent Lane with just under five minutes left in the game as the Tigers rallied for a 21-17 win over 5A Cleburne County Friday in Heflin. It was the first matchup of these neighboring teams since 1969, and RCHS was able to claim victory with a shutout defensive…
AUBURN–On Sept. 13 Joe Lovvorn of Auburn was elected to the House District 79 seat. He was sworn into office on Sept. 27 at Lee County Courthouse in Opelika. The election results were: Jay Conner – 431 votes; Joe Lovvorn – 2,097 votes; Brett Smith – 501 votes; Sandy Toomer – 1,059 votes. Lovvorn won…
Roanoke City Schools Superintendent Chuck Marcum has been named one of nine finalists as School Superintendent of the Year. He will interview Oct. 11. There are 138 Alabama school systems. Nominations for this award were submitted from each of School Superintendents of Alabama’s (SSA’s) nine districts. The state winner will be determined based on his…
WEDOWEE–A Randolph County man was seriously injured in a one-vehicle accident early Saturday. According to the report from ALEA, William Keith Langley Jr., 26, of Wedowee was airlifted to Grady Hospital in Atlanta. The accident happened at approximately 2:30 a.m. on County Road 67, near Highway 48. Langley was driving a 2005 GMC Sierra. Teens…
Barktoberfest, a chance for dog lovers to strut their stuff, with their dogs, will be held in downtown Roanoke on Saturday, Oct. 8. The event will begin at 10 a.m. in the parking lot next to Gerson’s Garden. Proposed events include blessing of the dogs, a dog parade, a costume contest, door prizes, live entertainment,…
Randolph County Health Department will give flu shots on Friday, Oct. 7, from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. and from 1 to 4 p.m. The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) encourages annual vaccination of all persons 6 months of age and older against influenza. One major change for the 2016-2017 season is that children…
The Randolph County Grand Jury made its fall term report, returning 149 true bills and filing its written report with Circuit Judge Steve Perryman as of September. Grand jurors said they found their service to be interesting and informative. They expressed their appreciation to the witnesses and law enforcement officers who testified as well as…
At its Monday meeting the Wadley Town Council set Halloween hours from 5 to 7 p.m. for Monday, Oct. 31. Council members are trying to get up a trunk and treat event downtown. The same night Southern Union State Community College is planning to have a community fall festival from 4 to 6 p.m. at…