(CARROLLTON, Ga.) Thomas. E. “Tommy” Entrekin, 84, of Carrollton, Ga., died Saturday, Dec. 12, 2015, at his residence.The funeral was Monday, Dec. 14, at 4 p.m. at Martin & Hightower Heritage Chapel with Minister Brandon Baggett officiating. Interment followed in Indian Creek Baptist Church Cemetery.He was born April 12, 1931, in Bowdon, Ga., the son…
(WADLEY) Jorge Covarrubias Hernandez, 29, of Wadley died Saturday, Dec. 12, 2015, at Tanner Medical Center in Carrollton, Ga. An Aguazarca, Mexico, native, Mr. Covarrubias Hernandez was born April 16, 1986, the son of Ceferino Covarrubias and Maria del Carmen Hernandez. He was Catholic by faith and worked as a foreman for Greenway Plants. Survivors…
(POWDER SPRINGS, Ga.) Joan L. Teuscher, 82, of Powder Springs, Ga., died peacefully on Friday, Dec. 11, 2015. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. EST Saturday, Dec. 19, at Mayes Ward-Dobbins Funeral Home & Crematory in Powder Springs with the Rev. R.C. Watson officiating. Mrs. Teuscher is survived by her husband of 62…
Their 1-3 start to the season may not show it, but Wadley’s basketball team has shown great improvement in its first season under head coach Logan Cofield. For RCHS, the team’s improvement has shown up in its record, as the Tigers were 5-0 heading into Tuesday’s area showdown with Ranburne. Friday’s 58-50 RCHS win over…
Handley suffered its first loss of the season in a 51-48 loss to Heard County, Ga., on Saturday. The Tigers led 25-16 at halftime, but they could not hold the lead as they were outscored 35-23 in the second half. Drummonds said his team had an advantage in the post with forward Tyrese Heard and…
The driver of a 2002 International tractor-trailer loaded with lumber was injured when it overturned at about 6:25 p.m. at the intersection of U.S. 431 and County Road 4, north of Wedowee. He was identified by Troopers as Ronald J. McClung, 61, of Hiram, Ga. McClung was trying to turn onto County Road 4 when…
Chris Head said the Roanoke Pilot Club’s Christmas 4 Kids Project did well. The Pilots, with the help of the community, helped every family who applied. Head, the Christmas 4 Kids project chairman, said, “We got a good response from the community and handled all the applications,” she said. The total was down slightly from…
History was made Saturday in Rock Mills. According to local residents, the first ever Rock Mills Christmas Parade was held. There had been Santa Claus throwing candy from a Rock Mills Volunteer Fire Department fire truck, but never a real parade. Two fire trucks, two sheriff’s cars flashing their blue lights, mule-drawn wagons, an antique…
Southern Union State Community College in Wadley is certain to undergo changes as it is consolidated under Central Alabama Community College in Alexander City and with Chattahoochee Valley Community College in Phenix City. The Alabama Community College System (ACCS) Board of Trustees voted to consolidate the three schools last Thursday, Dec. 10. New chancellor Mark…
The Roanoke City Council met again with the Roanoke Board of Education Monday night and came to an agreement to improve facilities used not only by the schools but by the public. In the works for months as Mayor Mike Fisher and Superintendent Chuck Marcum negotiated, the council came to an agreement to give the…
In pursuit of its first win of the season, Woodland very nearly completed an epic comeback against its biggest rival. The Bobcats cut a 17-point Ranburne lead to two points in the game’s final minute on Friday, but Woodland could not complete the rally as they fell 53-48. Ranburne outscored Woodland 17-2 in a decisive…
WEDOWEE–Randolph County Commission covered a wide variety of topics at its meeting on Monday. After attending an Association of County Commissions of Alabama (ACCA) meeting in Auburn recently, Commissioner Lathonia Wright shared copies of the state ethics law with the rest of the commission. EMA director Donnie Knight and county administrator Cindy Arrington also attended…
Average retail gasoline prices in Alabama have fallen 2.6 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $1.80/g yesterday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 3,348 gas outlets in Alabama. This compares with the national average that has fallen 1.7 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.01/g, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com.…
A Wadley couple was injured on Monday evening when their truck struck the bridge on County Road 26. William Thomas Duke, 72, of Wadley told Roanoke Police Department he was traveling south on County Road 26, approaching the bridge. He was having trouble with the door of his 1995 Chevrolet 1500 coming open and was…
On Friday, Saturday and during the afternoon on Sunday, Roanoke Police Department will have a Christmas toy drive in front of Walmart. Anyone whose family is in need of toys for Christmas should check in with the officers at this time.
The Wadley Lady Bulldogs rallied from 10 points down to claim a 34-31 win over RCHS on Friday. Wadley went cold in the first quarter and fell behind 12-2 as RCHS’s Be’yonce Lindsey scored eight of her game-high 18 points in the first quarter. But Wadley hit three 3-pointers in the second quarter as part…
STATE OF ALABAMA RANDOLPH COUNTY PROBATE COURT NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF WILLIE RUTH VEAL, DECEASED Letters Testamentary on the estate of Willie Ruth Veal, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on the 10th day of Dec., 2015, by the Judge of Probate of said County, notice is…
NOTICE OF SALE The following vehicle has been abandoned at 2494 County Rd 832, Wadley, AL 36276 and will be sold on January 20, 2016 at 12PM at the same address. 1988 GMC V15 Convt 1GKEV18K9JF539612 (50-51)
NOTICE OF SALE The following vehicle has been abandoned at 6520 Hwy 431, Roanoke, AL 36274 and will be sold on January 20, 2016 at 12PM at the same address. 1999 Chevrolet S10 1GCCS1449XK162198 (50-51)
We understand the desire to save money and increase efficiency, which are among the reasons given for consolidating three multi-campus community colleges into one. The decision to subordinate Southern Union and Chattahoochee Valley community colleges under the control of Central Alabama Community College does not appear advantageous for our local school, however. It’s no surprise…