WADLEY–Southern Union’s Theatre Department presents Anatomy of Gray Feb. 24-27 at 7 p.m. in Brazeal Auditorium on SU’s Wadley campus.The play, written by Jim Leonard Jr., has been described as “A children’s story for adults.” When June’s father dies, she prays for a healer to come to the small town of Gray, so that no…
The Federal Communication Commission (FCC) announced on Monday that they expect to be able to begin accepting satellite market modification petitions by March. The FCC has been awaiting final form approval from the Office of Management and Budget since November. For Randolph County to obtain approval for a market modification, there are five statutory factors…
WEDOWEE–Randolph County Commission dealt with several issues pertaining to the county’s landfill during their meeting on Monday afternoon. In a public hearing, Dale Story of Engineering Service Associates submitted the county’s 10-year solid waste management plan, which will be submitted to the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM). The county’s plan also includes all the…
Alabama will celebrate Arbor Week this year Feb. 21-27. Everyone is reminded to plant new trees and perform maintenance on existing trees. “This the best time of the year to plant, prune and mulch,” says Alabama Forestry Commission Forester Charles Wise. An important part of this celebration is the statewide annual seedling giveaway. Nearly every…
(ROANOKE) Priscilla Ann Tatum Higgins, 52, of Seymour Drive, Roanoke, died at Roanoke Rehabilitation and HealthCare Center on Sunday, Feb. 21, 2016. The funeral will be Thursday, Feb. 25, at 2 p.m. at Saint Paul Baptist Church with the Revs. Jeffery Rosser, Gilbert Staples, L.B. Houston and Ricky Cofield officiating. Burial will follow in East…
(AUBURN) Virgil G. Key, 84, of Auburn, formerly of Valley, died Saturday, Feb. 20, 2016 at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika. The funeral will be Saturday, Feb. 27, at Johnson Brown-Service Funeral Home Chapel in Valley with interment following in Fairfax Cemetery. Mr. Key was born July 18, 1931, in Randolph County to the…
(MASSILLON, Ohio) Fannie Longshore Robinson, 85, of Massillon, Ohio, died Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016, at Chapel Hill Community. A Graveside Service will be 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 22, at Oakwood Cemetery. Mrs. Robinson was born June 11, 1930, in Roanoke, Ala., to the late James and Viola Joiner Longshore. She had been employed at the…
(HUNTSVILLE) Sarah Dobson Vickers, 94, of Huntsville died Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016, at Whitesburg Gardens. Interment will be in Wedowee at a future date. Mrs. Vickers was born in Wedowee to Roy and Katie Bernice Dobson. She graduated from Auburn University, where she was a member of Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority. She is survived by…
(TALLASSEE) Martavious Jeleel Cook, 18, of Tallassee, formerly of Roanoke, died Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2016, at Community Hospital in Tallassee. The funeral will be Sunday, Feb. 21, at 1:30 p.m. at Carrville Baptist Church in Tallassee with the Revs. Ben Nobles and Ronald Williams officiating. Burial will follow at Skyview Memorial Gardens in the Welch…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Donald Edward “Don” Quick, 74, of Roanoke will be Saturday, Feb. 20, 2016, at 3 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Revs. Bobby Burroughs and Stoney Halsey officiating. Burial will follow at White’s Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery. Rev. Quick died Tuesday, Feb. 16, at his residence. A Wallaceton, Pa., native,…
(LaGRANGE, Ga.) Brenton Gay Blair of LaGrange, Ga., died Sunday, Feb. 14, 2016, at his home. The funeral was at 11 a.m. EST Wednesday, Feb. 17, at Callaway Baptist Church with the Rev. Max McCord officiating. Burial followed in Meadoway Gardens Cemetery. The son of Luther O. and Icie Mason Blair, Brenton was born Aug.…
(VALLEY) Frank James Daniel, 66, of Valley died Saturday, Feb. 13, 2016, at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika. The funeral will be Friday, Feb. 19, at 1 p.m. at Silmon-Seroyer Funeral Home Chapel in LaFayette with the Rev. Calvin Daniel officiating. Mr. Daniel is survived by his wife, Jackie Woody of Valley; his children…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Tina Redden Hammond, 53, of Roanoke will be Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Home with the Rev. Jason Owens officiating. Burial will follow at Potash Cemetery. Mrs. Hammond died Tuesday, Feb. 16, at her residence. A Roanoke native, Mrs. Hammond was born Jan. 2, 1963, the…
For the first time since 2011, the Handley boys and girls teams both advanced to next week’s regional round of the state tournament. Both teams defeated Elmore County in the sub-regional at Handley Tuesday night. The girls won 70-52, while the boys held on for a 52-47 win. The wins give the teams a spot…
Two teams needed fourth quarter rallies and one rode a late lock-down defensive effort, but when the dust settled on the area tournaments on Saturday, three county teams stood victorious as area champions. Handley’s boys won on the road in a place where their head coach had never won before, while the RCHS boys kept…
On Jan. 26, eighth-graders from Rock Mills School attended the annual Career Expo at Auburn University. Students visited and interacted with different stations, including nursing, forestry, search and rescue, police/investigator units, Alabama Power, Walmart Trucking, poultry, horticulture, science exploration and many more. Students enjoyed talking to representatives from a variety of fields in hopes of…
Lake Wedowee Property Owners Association and Alabama Power Company installed Christmas trees in the lake for fish habitat last week. This is the fifth year trees have been placed in the lake and now comprise more than 60 locations. Carroll County, Ga., donated the trees and loaded them for transport to the lake. Cliff Hearn…
Shawanna Boyd – Superintendent Wedowee Elementary School principal Dr. Shawanna Boyd is a Democratic candidate for Randolph County Board of Education. “I am running because I am qualified and the best candidate for superintendent of Randolph County Board of Education. I want to put Randolph County on the map for all the right reasons,” said…
At the Feb. 9 meeting of the Roanoke Utilities Board, general manager Jerry Revis said that the first DIMP inspection in the state of Alabama was done in Roanoke. DIMP is Distribution Integrity Management Program–a federal and state mandated program to improve safety related to gas lines. Roanoke Utilities was chosen because the Public Service…
Board member Bob Bugg asked to add an item to the lengthy agenda of the Randolph County Randolph County Economic Development Authority last Thursday, and it turned out to be a motion to dismiss Cotina Terry as executive director. Bugg said he felt like it is time for a change in the structure of the…