(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Lynda Ann Glass May, 68, of Roanoke will be Monday, March 28, 2016, at 2 p.m. at Roanoke Church of Christ with Bro. Gerald Romine and Bro. Scott Whaley officiating. Burial will follow at White’s Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery. Mrs. May will lie in state at the church one hour prior…
(VALLEY) Dr. Robert W. “Bobby” Sims, 69, of Valley died Friday, March 25, 2016, at his mother’s home surrounded by his family. The funeral will be Tuesday, March 29, at 11 a.m. EDT at Johnson Brown-Service Funeral Home Chapel in Valley with Dr. Kenneth Overby officiating. Interment will follow in Langdale Cemetery. Dr. Sims was…
(WADLEY) The funeral for Donald Stockdale, 62, of Wadley will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 26, 2016, at Mt. Cleveland Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. Jerry Jones officiating and the Rev. William Russell, Eulogist. Mr. Stockdale died March 14. Goodson Funeral Home, Anniston.
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Mary Frances Danks, 72, of Roanoke, will be Friday, March 25, 2016, at 11 a.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Home with the Rev. Horace Harper officiating. Burial will follow at Cedarwood Cemetery. Ms. Danks died Sunday, March 20, at Roanoke HealthCare Center. A Fulton County, Ga., native, Ms. Danks was born Oct.…
Wadley’s Quae Drake and Handley’s Jasmine Finley-Kimble have been selected as members of the Alabama Sportswriters Association’s all-state team for their performances this past season. Both players led their teams in both scoring and rebounding, averaging well over a double-double per game in those categories. Finley-Kimble earned a spot on the class 4A second team…
Nearly 1,500 students from Woodland High, Handley High, Handley Middle, Leeds High and Irondale Middle schools will board The Choice Bus thanks to collaboration between State Farm(r) and The Mattie C. Stewart Foundation. Students will receive a first-hand look at what education can bring–at least $1 million over a person’s lifetime if they graduate from…
With decorations still up from the junior and senior prom held on Friday night, Handley High Schools students invited students from the Randolph County Learning Center, Valley Haven and McKinney Center to use the location for a prom of their own Monday morning. Students from all four schools socialized, danced to music played by DJ…
A new marker stone is in place in Standing Rock. The stone replaces the one that was destroyed by a careless tractor-trailer driver cutting the corner at county roads 278 and 276 in downtown Standing Rock. It was provided by Tony Moore, owner of Head Monument in Roanoke, and an anonymous donor.
WESLEY’S CHAPEL–A Weaver man was found dead in the yard of a Lake Wedowee home on Saturday after being reported missing from a fishing excursion. According to the report from Randolph County Sheriff’s Office, Jessie Leeroy Harris, 73, was reported missing by his son after he did not return home. RCSO and Marine Police began…
Everyone else in 2A, area 10 appears to be playing for second place. At least that’s the message that RCHS has sent after the three-time defending area champs romped to a 10-4 win over Ranburne and a 14-2 victory over Woodland in the past week. RCHS still has two games remaining against both of those…
The Randolph County Economic Development Authority met in a called meeting March 17, a week after its regular meeting, to vote on approving statute #11-92a-7 to reincorporate. The vote split between members: Sara Drummond, Bob Bugg, Bob Siverson, Wendell Shelton, Joe Lambert and David Daniel all voted yes while Dick Israel, Mary Ammons and Cotina…
County Commissioner Richard Fetner told the Roanoke City Council March 14 he had met with the Alabama Department of Transportation the previous week about various projects throughout the county but the only one not turned down was County Road 79. He was told if he could come up with $200,000 they would kick in $219,000…
WEDOWEE–Randolph County Commission discussed a wide variety of issues during its March 14 meeting. Commissioner Lathonia Wright said they had toured the Cleburne County jail last week. He told the sheriff to recommend what we need, but we need to build a jail for the population in the future. Wright said he spoke to Randolph…
The Wedowee Police Department has been awarded a $8,676 grant for the purchase of new police radios. The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs is administering the grants from funds made available by the U.S. Justice Department. The Wedowee grant is part of more than $38,000 awarded to four law enforcement agencies in east…
The Highway 22 Yard Sale will be Saturday, April 2, from Wadley to Rock Mills. Have your yard sale with the big yard sale all along Highway 22. School groups, churches, local charities are all welcome. All proceeds go to your group. Set up anywhere along the route, but be sure to check with the…
The Handley softball team’s willingness to take on tough competition through the first month of the season paid off with a No. 7 ranking in class 4A in the initial ASWA poll that was released last week. Handley is 16-8 and has posted a respectable 3-5 record against other state-ranked foes, including wins over 6A…
Tri-County Children’s Advocacy Center is encouraging all area churches to ring their bells at noon on Friday, April 1, in observance of Child Abuse Prevention Month. Tri-County Children’s Advocacy Center helps children in Randolph, Chambers and Tallapoosa counties. The local office is in the process of moving to the intersection of Price Street and Hwy.…
A Call Away Bail Bonding ROCK MILLS–The search for a stolen truck yielded not only the truck but a stolen camper as well on Friday of last week in Rock Mills. Coweta County Sheriff’s Office contacted Randolph County Sheriff’s Office because they were looking for a white 2000 Dodge Ram truck stolen from a car…
STANDING ROCK–A Five Points man is charged with first-degree rape and kidnapping of a minor in the Standing Rock community. Brandon Kelly, 20, was taken into custody at his residence on County Road 282 early Monday morning. He is accused of holding the victim against the victim’s will with the use of restraints, after which…
WEDOWEE–A Wedowee man was injured in an accident involving a tractor-trailer on Monday morning. According to the report from Wedowee Police Department, the accident happened at 10:35 a.m. on U.S. 431 in the northbound lane at Mill Street between Fat Boy’s Towing and the 911 office. Grady Lea Sims, 76, of Wedowee was driving a…