A one-vehicle accident last Thursday around 4:30 p.m. on U.S. Hwy. 431 sent one person to the hospital. Loraine Hyde, 74, was airlifted by Life Saver helicopter to an area hospital with undisclosed injuries. The accident occurred near mile marker 176 in the Welch area of Chambers County. Agencies from Roanoke and Chambers County assisted…
Oliver Faye Williams, “Mr. Faye” as he was known, became one of the greatest assets the Wedowee Senior Center has ever had. He was honored posthumously with induction into the State of Alabama Masters Games Hall of Fame for his enthusiasm for the games and his encouragement of others to be active and participate. “Mr.…
Firefighters responded to a call around 4:45 p.m. on Friday of last week at the home of James Carl Fetner at 3929 Louina Rd., between High Pine and Mt. Zion churches. Fetner’s granddaughter arrived at the house and noticed smoke coming from one of the vents in the side of the house.
The annual Lake Wedowee clean-up sponsored by Alabama Power Company and the Lake Wedowee Property Owners Association (LWPOA) will take place Tuesday through Thursday of next week, Oct. 20-22. The project will cover three days this year with the workday extending into the afternoon for a couple of hours. Pontoon boats and volunteers should meet…
Years after the practice field between Wright Field and the Little League Baseball field fell in, the expensive repair job is finally underway. March 23, 2011 Quentin Pitts, the Handley High School junior, was there doing conditioning work with his teammates. Then he wasn’t. He disappeared from view. “We were doing drills. He’d fallen. He…
Natalie Lambert is young but her life could be likened to Frank Sinatra’s song, “I Did It My Way.” Young, vibrant and honest, she has faced breast cancer with a fighting spirit, making her own choices. When she went bald she did not get a wig. She lost her eyebrows and eyelashes. On the day…
FORM OF ADVERTISEMENT FOR COMPLETION LEGAL NOTICE In accordance with Chapter 1, Title 39, Code of Alabama, 1975, notice is hereby given that Chris Clark Grading & Paving, Inc., Contractor, has completed the Contract for Improvement of Project: Improvements to Fincher Road, Full Depth Reclamation & Resurfacing at Randolph County, Alabama for the State of…
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS PROJECTS FOR THE RANDOLPH COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION WEDOWEE, ALABAMA Requirements for Bidding: The Randolph County Board Of Education shall accept separate proposals only from Contractors who have successfully completed at least 3 similar projects on time for satisfied State, County or City Governmental Agencies. The lowest bidding Contractor shall submit to…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JOYCE POWERS, DEC. NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT TO BE PUBLISHED BY PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE Letters Testamentary of said deceased having been granted to Robert Powers on the 17th day of August, 2015, by the Honorable George Diamond, Judge of the Probate Court…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN Re: THE ESTATE OF MARVOLENE KIRBY, DECEASED NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE AND PERSONAL PROPERTY By Order of the Probate Court of Randolph County, the undersigned Chad Lee, Commissioner appointed to make the sale, shall sell at public auction to the highest bidder the following…
WEDOWEE–Ken Conaway of Wedowee addressed Randolph County Commission during its Oct. 8 workshop about what has to take place for Randolph County to receive television stations from Alabama. He recommended putting the county attorney in charge of the effort, saying the process of getting this done is in the commission’s hands. Conaway said Rep. Mike…
Last week Wadley Town Council members discussed cleaning yards, and Police Chief Justin Farr and council members will get together to get all the addresses. They may have to go to the courthouse to get the addresses and homeowners of abandoned, rundown houses and those with grown-up yards. The council renewed the town’s membership in…
Randolph County Sheriff’s Office made three arrests in relation to a burglary case. Savannah Lynn Neff, 29, of 898 County Rd. 250, Newell, and Tommy Dewayne Rostofer, 29, of 7315 Old Hwy. 431, Newell, were arrested and charged with second-degree theft and third-degree burglary in connection with a burglary at Morrison Crossroads. Jackie Lee Shelton,…
Wadley came off its bye week and steam-rolled defending region champion Donoho 46-0 at home Friday. The Bulldogs scored early and often against a Donoho team that went 10-0 last season, but had fallen to 1-5 entering Friday’s contest. The Bulldog ran the ball at will against Donoho as they piled up 502 yards on…
Woodland’s streak of 11 consecutive playoff appearances came to an official and unceremonious end Friday as the Bobcats dropped their sixth straight game in a 31-6 loss to Reeltown. Woodland had been in the playoffs every year since 2004, including last season in its first year under head coach Randy Boyd. The Bobcats went 9-4…
This is one of my favorite times of the high school football season, when the playoff races begin to crystallize and we get to find out who’s in and who’s out. Some teams are already in (RCHS, Handley), one is already out (Woodland), and one still mathematically has the chance to end up in one…
(CARROLLTON, Ga.) Thomas Edward “Tommy” Traylor, 68, of Carrollton, Ga., died Sunday, Oct. 11, 2015. The funeral will be Friday, Oct. 16, at 2 p.m. EDT at Tabernacle Baptist Church with the Revs. Glenn Dyer, Jan Tolbert and Elton Davis and Dr. Jimmy Gentry officiating. Interment will be in Carroll Memory Gardens. Mr. Traylor was…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Thea Dunn Cotney, 96, of Roanoke will be Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2015, at 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Roanoke with Dr. Ben Bailie officiating. Burial will follow at Daviston Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Cotney died Saturday, Oct. 10, at Traylor’s Williamsburg Manor I. A Tallapoosa County native, Mrs. Cotney…
(DELTA) Funeral services for Grover Wood, 82, of Delta will be Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2015, at 1 p.m. at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, Lineville (Randolph County), with the Rev. Craig McClure, Elder James Wood and Elder Larry Heard officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. Mr. Wood died Saturday, Oct. 10, at Lineville Health…
(LaGRANGE, Ga.) Junior “Pete” Dye, 84, formerly of LaGrange, passed away died at Hospice LaGrange. A graveside service was at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 11, 2015, at Shadowlawn Cemetery Mausoleum with the Rev. Chris Wilkey officiating. Mr. Dye was born Dec. 10, 1930, in Randolph County, Ala., to the late John Henry Dye and Neva…