(ROANOKE) Memorial services for Eugene “Gene” Edwards Sr., 70, of Roanoke will be Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016, at 2 p.m. at High Pine Baptist Church with the Rev. Richie Farrow officiating.Mr. Edwards died Friday, Aug. 26, at his residence.A Heard County, Ga., native, Mr. Edwards was born April 2, 1946, the son of Lemuel Edwards…
Handley was outscored 28-7 in the second half as the Tigers dropped their season opener to Callaway 42-28 Friday at Wright Field in Roanoke. The Tigers survived a rash of injuries to stay close to a much deeper Callaway team, but in the end Callaway’s fresh legs overran what remained of Handley’s gassed first team.…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Billy Eugene Traylor, 73, of Roanoke will be Sunday, Aug. 28, 2016, at 2 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with Dr. Harris Hand and the Rev. Josh Hickman officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 4-8 p.m. on Saturday. Mr. Traylor died Wednesday, Aug. 24, at Tanner…
The deck was already stacked in Wadley’s favor going into the 2016 regular season opener between Wadley and Woodland Thursday. But a couple of key in-game injuries to Woodland’s backfield proved devastating, as Wadley ran away with a 55-0 win at Curtis Lynch Field in Wadley. Already playing without starting quarterback Jake Lovvorn, Woodland watched…
No one who watched RCHS’s 7-6 preseason win over Wadley Friday will accuse either team of being in midseason form. But, then again, that’s why there’s a preseason in the first place. The teams’ offenses had about one good possession apiece, RCHS committed eight penalties and the two squads combined for five fumbles and an…
Handley’s first-team defense was dominant and the Tigers scored a touchdown in each of the first three quarters as they topped Bremen, Ga., 21-7 in a preseason game in Roanoke Friday. Bremen’s defensive strategy was to heavily defend against the rushing attack of Handley. “Most of the time they were playing eight people in the…
Left to improvise at several positions after a rash of preseason injuries, Woodland pieced together enough offense to complement a solid defensive effort and come away with a 6-0 preseason win over White Plains on the road Friday. Jade Burge started at quarterback for the injured Jake Lovvorn and posted solid numbers, while Tucker Allen,…
Just about everyone in east Alabama and west Georgia knows Kay Vice and has heard about her dedication to broadcasting and her commitment to community. Sharon Tinsley, Alabama Broadcasting Association president, says Kay more than deserves to not only be inducted into the 2016 ABA Broadcaster Hall of Fame, but to be honored as this…
BIRMINGHAM–On Aug. 15 Kid One Transport began serving Randolph County as part of their expansion of transportation services. This new service will provide local transportation to medical care for the residents of Randolph County. This expansion means that Kid One Transport now serves 44 Alabama counties. Leadership for the expansion was provided by chief juvenile…
Wes Hardin is kind of like the old TV show Have Gun, Will Travel, but his is Paint Brush, Will Travel. The Dothan resident is finishing up a mural on the bricks on the side of David Denton’s accounting firm at the behest of long-time resident Earl Manning. When he first talked to Manning he…
The Ranburne Bulldogs have now played two scrimmage games under new head coach Stephen Bailey, and in those two games they’ve put together an alarming trend. “We did not score at all. We haven’t in quite a while,” Bailey said after Friday’s shutout loss to Bowdon, Ga. Not that anyone was counting – literally. The…
Following are the vote totals from Tuesday’s municipal elections. In all elections except Wadley’s council races, if no one gets more than 50 percent of the vote the top two candidates will have a runoff election Oct. 4. ROANOKE Mayor Mike Fisher 683 Warren Minnifield 270 Joe Lambert 44 Council District 3 (runoff) Jackie Lee…
With just two returning starters on defense to start the season, questions abounded for Clay Central on that side of the ball going into its season-opener on the road at Munford Friday. The final result may have provided the answers to some of those questions. The Central defense allowed just 139 yards of total offense…
WEDOWEE–Randolph County Commission is turning to the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) for help with the traffic problems when rock-hauling quarry trucks run into school traffic in Wedowee. Because the heavy trucks had caused serious damage to County Road 56 on their way to Highway 48 at New Hope, they were instructed to instead use…
Mayor Mike Fisher announced at Monday’s council meeting “The hospital officially belongs to the city. We are going to send a crew out there to cut the grass and bushes.” Fisher went the courthouse in Wedowee last Friday for the sale and now they city is going to put the old Randolph Medical Center buildings…
The time has come. Football season is upon us. Thank God. Before I go off the rails with my usual joyous ode to the final week of August and start making a bunch of predictions that I’m sure to regret, I need to call your attention to a couple of things. First, our annual special…
LEGAL NOTICE Piedmont Paving Inc. hereby gives notice of completion of contract with the State of Alabama for construction of Project No. STPNU-5613(251) in Randolph County. This notice will appear for four consecutive weeks beginning on Aug. 24, 2016 and ending on Sept. 14, 2016. All claims should be filed at 1226 Highway 16 East,…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: DORIS CALDWELL, DECEASED NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS Letters Testamentary on the estate of Doris Caldwell, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on the 19th day of August, 2016, by the Judge of Probate of said County, notice is hereby given that all persons having…
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT FORECLOSURE NOTICE Pursuant to Alabama Code § 8-15-34(1975) the following described property owned by Natalie Denney, 897 County Road 61, Roanoke, Alabama 36274 is being sold: two washing machines, two dryers, mattresses, toddler med, love seat and chair, metal bed, leather sofa/ love seat, recliner, brown piano, wood bed, black dresser with chest…
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT FORECLOSURE NOTICE Pursuant to Alabama Code § 8-15-34(1975) the following described property owned by Valerie Daniel and Mable Smith, PO Box 524, Wedowee, AL 36278 is being sold: front load dryer, Chester drawer, games, mattresses, luggage, children’s toys, wooden table, blue chair set, dishes, antique chair, computer screen, Christmas items, and a radio.…