I woke up Tuesday morning to learn that the final score in the national championship game was Alabama 45, Clemson 40. I didn’t know the final score when I went to bed on Monday because I shut the television off after Alabama’s last touchdown. I just couldn’t bring myself to watch Alabama celebrate again.Despite what…
(CRAGFORD) Funeral services for Mildred Cummings Farrow, 88, of Cragford will be Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016, at 11 a.m. at Benefield Funeral Home in Ashland with Mark Sprayberry officiating. Burial will follow in New Hope West Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Farrow died Monday, Jan. 11, at Lineville Health & Rehabilitation. She was a native and…
(WOODLAND) Evelyn Lovvorn Herren of Woodland died Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016. She was 95. The funeral will be Wednesday, Jan. 13, at noon EST in the chapel of Rainwater Funeral Home in Bowdon, Ga. Interment will follow at Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery in Newell. Mrs. Herren was born in Woodland on May 7, 1920, to…
(ATLANTA) Fannie Mary Busbee Moore, 87, a native of Wadley, Ala., currently residing in Atlanta, died Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2015, at her residence surrounded by loved ones. The funeral was Saturday, Jan. 9, at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Herschel Thornton Mortuary, Atlanta, with the Rev. Hoyt Jackson of Atlanta officiating. Interment was at…
(VALLEY) Richard Eric Kirby, 79, of Valley died Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016, at his residence. The funeral will be Wednesday, Jan. 13, at 11 a.m. EST at Johnson Brown-Service Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Mark McGee and Pastor Nathan Lawrence officiating. Burial will follow in Resthaven Cemetery. He was born in Randolph County and…
(NEWELL) Funeral services for Dall Samuel Lipham, 76, of Newell will be Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016, at 1 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Billy Morris and Bro. Greg Arrington officiating. Burial will follow at Valley Grove Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Wedowee. Mr. Lipham passed away Saturday, Jan. 9, at Eliza Coffee Memorial…
(ALBERTVILLE) Mildred Robertson Erwin, 95, of Albertville died Jan. 7, 2016, at Albertville Nursing Home. The funeral was at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 9, at First United Methodist Church of Albertville with Bro. Barry Dunn oficiating. Burial followed on Sunday at Almond Methodist Church Cemetery in Wadley. Mrs. Erwin is survived by her daughters and…
(LINEVILLE) Funeral services for Ellawease Taylor Welch, 72, of Lineville will be Saturday, Jan. 9, 2016, at 11 a.m. at Christiana Baptist Church with the Revs. Bob Bain and Stanley Yarbrough officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. Mrs. Welch died Thursday, Jan. 7, at Clay County Nursing Home. A native and lifelong resident…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Linda Gail Riley, 61, of Roanoke will be Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Keith Benefield officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens. Ms. Riley died Thursday, Jan. 7, at her residence. A Birmingham native, Ms. Riley was born May 2, 1954,…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Cora Irene Heard, 75, of Roanoke were Saturday, Jan. 9, 2016, at 2 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with the Revs. Randy Jones and Tommy Burke officiating. Burial followed at Green’s Chapel Cemetery. Mrs. Heard passed away Wednesday, Jan. 7, at Wedowee Hospital. A Randolph County native, Mrs. Heard was born…
(WEDOWEE) Funeral services for Lee French, 102, of Wedowee will be Saturday, Jan. 9, 2016, at 11 a.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Howard Johnson officiating. Burial will follow at Ava United Methodist Cemetery. Mrs. French died Thursday, Jan. 7, at Wedowee Hospital. A Randolph County native, Mrs. French was born Feb. 4,…
(ROANOKE) Graveside services for Jerry E. Whaley Jr., 56, of Roanoke will be Thursday, Jan. 7, 2016, at 2 p.m. at Randolph Memory Gardens with the Rev. Tim Whaley officiating. Mr. Whaley died Tuesday, Jan. 5, at his residence. A Roanoke native, Mr. Whaley was born June 27, 1959, the son of Gene and Betty…
(TUSKEGEE) Hilda Crews Story, 71, of Tuskegee died Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016, after a brief illness surrounded by loved ones. The funeral will be Friday, Jan. 8, at 11 a.m. at Union Christian Church in Little Texas. The Rev. Danny Shoemake will officiate, and burial will follow in Little Texas Cemetery. Mrs. Story was born…
Handley got a huge game from forward Tyrese Heard, but the Tigers could not hold an early fourth quarter lead as they dropped a 62-56 decision to Central of Clay County in the championship of the Handley Holiday Tournament last Wednesday. Heard finished with 19 points and 15 rebounds, but was one-upped by Clay Central…
(HOGANSVILLE, Ga.) Roy E. Clark, 72, of Hogansville, Ga., died Monday, Jan. 4, 2016, at his residence. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. ET Thursday, Jan. 7, at Hunter-Allen-Myhand Funeral Home in LaGrange, Ga., with interment to follow at Shadowlawn Cemetery. Roy was born Aug. 29, 1943, in Rock Mills, the son of Andrew Daniel…
Wedowee Garden Club thanks all of the individuals and businesses who decorated Wedowee so beautifully for Christmas. Once again the town was turned into a magical wonderland of lights. The true winners are the residents and visitors to the beautiful town. There were so many lights and displays it was difficult for the club’s judges…
WEDOWEE–Gospel Music Association Hall of Fame members The Hoppers are making a rare stop in Randolph County this Saturday night, Jan. 9, at 7 p.m. This multi-award winning family group has been singing to global audiences for more than 55 years with appearances ranging from presidential religious inaugural ceremonies and New York’s Carnegie Hall to…
Roanoke police and Emergency Medical Transport responded to a two-vehicle accident on Monday evening in front of Walmart on U.S. 431. According to the report, Timothy Lee Jacobs, 54, of Roanoke failed to yield to oncoming traffic in his 2005 Chevrolet Silverado truck and collided with a 2000 Nissan Maxima, driven by Sharon Tennant Davis,…
Donnie Cash warned about vehicles weighing more than three tons traveling over the bridge on Franklin Road at last week’s meeting of the Roanoke City Council. The bridge is the one located between Main Street and U.S. 431. The rating has been cut because the columns underneath the bridge are collapsing and can no longer…
RCHS was not at full strength for any one of its three games in the Asbury High School holiday tournament last week. The team’s shorthanded lineup went up against some of its toughest competition to date, and came away with a 1-2 showing after dropping the first two games in the event. RCHS lost to…