IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMAIN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF LARRY O’NEAL HEARD a.k.a LAWERY O’NEAL HEARD, DEC.NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT TO BE PUBLISHED BY PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVELetters of Administration of said deceased having been granted to Ursula Denis Twyman on the 16th day of May, 2016, by the Honorable George Diamond, Judge…
Iconic pastor and civic leader R. L. Heflin Sr. laid to rest in Roanoke by: Charlotte A. Clark-Frieson and Dr. Alvin Thornton For the people of East Alabama, the passing of Randolph County’s most beloved pastor, Rev. Robert L. Heflin Sr. on Tuesday, May 10, 2016, at Bethany House Hospice in Auburn marked the end…
(HEFLIN) Joseph Toielee Lipham, 89, of Heflin died Monday, May 16, 2016 at Majestic Senior Living. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. on Thursday, May 19, at Rock Springs Baptist Church with the Rev. Chad Morgan officiating. Burial will follow in Rock Springs Cemetery. Toielee was a native and lifelong resident of Cleburne County.…
(WOODLAND) Funeral services for Becky Benefield Rollins, 56, of Woodland will be Tuesday, May 17, 2016, at 2 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with Bro. Thomas Cochran and Bro. Jason Owens officiating. Burial will follow at Woodland Congregational Methodist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Rollins’ fight with stomach cancer ended on Sunday, May 15, at 12:05 a.m.…
(LANETT) Thomas Braxton Abner, 93, of Lanett died Friday, May 13, 2016, at EAMC Lanier Memorial Hospital in Valley. Graveside services were Monday, May 16, at 2 p.m. EDT at Hillcrest Cemetery in Lanett with the Rev. Ricky Emory officiating. Mr. Abner was born Dec. 28, 1922, in Clay County to the late William David…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Dera Rush Kaylor, 85, of Roanoke, will be Sunday, May 15, 2016, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Revs. Robert Warren and Wes Kinsey officiating. Burial will follow at Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery in Graham. Mrs. Kaylor died Friday, May 13, at Wedowee Hospital. A Buchanan, Ga., native,…
(LaFAYETTE) John Henry Bledsoe, 67, of LaFayette died Saturday, May 7, 2016, at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika. Services were Thursday, May 12, at noon CDT at Friendship Baptist Church No. 2 Cemetery in the Buffalo community with the Rev. Douglas Jones Sr. officiating. Mr. Bledsoe is survived by his wife, Mary Bledsoe of…
(LINEVILLE) Funeral services for Gene Harper, 77, of Lineville will be Saturday, May 14, 2016, at 2 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with the Revs. E.J. Burton and Shannon Mapp officiating. Burial will follow at Wedowee City Cemetery. Mr. Harper died Wednesday, May 11, at Clay County Hospital. A Carroll County, Ga., native, Mr. Harper…
(SUGAR HILL, Ga.) Bobby Joe Bates, 75, of Sugar Hill, Ga., formerly of Carrollton, Ga., died Sunday, May 8, 2016. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. EDT on Saturday, May 14, at Campground United Methodist Church Cemetery, Graham, Ala., with the Rev. Jerry Wiggins officiating. Mr. Bates was born April 28, 1941, in Heflin,…
(FRANKLIN) The celebration of life service for Helen Jane Brewer Thornton, 72, will be Wednesday, May 11, 2016, at 2 p.m. EDT at Stateline Baptist Church with the Rev. A.K. McDonald officiating. Burial will follow at Southview Cemetery. Mrs. Thornton died peacefully on Thursday, May 5, at West Georgia Medical Center, LaGrange. Helen Jane Brewer…
A statement by Wedowee Hospital administrator Mike Alexander at last Thursday’s hospital groundbreaking sums up how special and unique Randolph County’s successful quest for a new hospital is. “The truth is we really shouldn’t be here,” he said. “You don’t have to look far in the news to see hospitals closing, and 90 percent of…
The 5th Annual Bike Hike Warm-Up Beach Party Mullet Toss will be at noon on Friday on the front lawn of Eagle 102.3. Teams of four will get to toss one dead fish. Each throw will be counted for the team’s total. So each team will have a total of four throws to total for…
The Randolph County Boys & Girls Club Dog Show will be Saturday at the Equine & Ag Center off Hwy 431 between Wedowee and Roanoke. Registration will open at 9, and the dog show will begin at 10:30. This is not an AKC dog show but a show that will be fun and enjoyable for…
Here is a list of how the county’s athletes fared at the state track and field meets in Gulf Shores (Handley) and Culllman (Wadley, Woodland). The athletes are listed with the events in which they participated and where they placed in the state finals in parentheses. Handley girls Endia Jones – 100M (5), 200M (6)…
Members of Roanoke Volunteer Fire Department gathered recently to accept fire department mementos, uniform and gear from Pam Ford, wife of late Chief Bill Ford. Ford’s mementos, along with other vintage fire equipment will be in a display case at the department. Present to accept the items were current Chief Ron Cameron and firefighters Nick…
The 24th annual National Association of Letter Carriers’ “Stamp Out Hunger(r)” Food Drive is on Saturday, May 14. This year local letter carriers in Roanoke, Wedowee, Wadley, Woodland, Graham and Ranburne will participate. During last year’s food drive, letter carriers–helped by fellow postal employees and family members, as well as countless thousands of volunteers–collected approximately…
Community members from Randolph County raised $12,000 for Tanner Medical Foundation’s Mammogram Assistance Fund at the first annual Bingo for Boobies in Wedowee. Funds were raised through local sponsorships, donations and T-shirt sales for the bingo game. Several rounds of bingo were played at the event held March 5 at the Randolph County High School…
An expected 15-month building project got underway Thursday when ground was broken for Randolph County’s new hospital. The 15-bed, 50,000-square-foot, three-story facility being built next to Tanner Primary Care on U.S. 431 south of Wedowee will have a 24-hour emergency room, critical care support, advanced diagnostic equipment, and a state-of-the-art surgical suite. More than 250…
The 12-member Randolph County Economic Development Authority has been hit by five members’ resignations but it is still operating. The latest to resign is Sara Drummond from District 4. Dick Israel became president after David Daniel of Woodland handed in his resignation. Drummond joins Daniel, Joe Lambert, District 3, Robert Bugg, town of Wadley, and…
The Lake Wedowee Property Owners Association will hold its FREE annual Kids Fishing Day event on Thursday, May 19, at Rice Pavilion on Lake Wedowee. The event will begin at 3 p.m. and continue until 6 p.m. Kids through 15 years old who live in Randolph and Clay counties and the children of LWPOA members…