(CARROLLTON, Ga.) Della Pearl Rollins Walker, 73, of Carrollton, Ga., died Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015.The funeral will be Wednesday, Oct. 7, at 2 p.m. at North Point Baptist Church with Pastor Lee Wimberly officiating. The family will receive friends at the church on Wednesday from noon until the funeral hour. Interment will be in Carroll…
(WOODLAND) Funeral services for Charlie B. Rampey Jr., 90, of Woodland will be Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015, at 11 a.m. CDT at Shiloh Baptist Church, Graham, with the Revs. Tony Morris and Fred Cooke officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. Mr. Rampey passed away Sunday, Oct. 4, at Memory Lane Assisted Living in…
(OXFORD) A celebration of life will be held for Scott O’Hara Radney, 62, of Oxford, on Friday, Oct. 2, 2015, at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Miller Funeral Home. The Revs. Greg Ford and John White will officiate. Burial will follow in Forestlawn Gardens, Anniston. Mr. Radney died Tuesday, Sept. 29. Born Feb. 26,…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Coy T. “Junior” Robinson, 90, of Roanoke will be Friday, Oct. 2, 2015, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with Rev. Billy Puckett and Mayor Mike Fisher officiating. Burial will follow in Randolph Memory Gardens. Mr. Robinson died Wednesday, Sept. 30, at his residence. A Roanoke native, Mr. Robinson was…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Eleanor Grace Hartley, 84, of Roanoke, will be Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Ricky Emery officiating. Burial will follow at Alabama Heritage Cemetery in Montgomery. Mrs. Hartley died Tuesday, Sept. 29, at Traylor Nursing Center. A Chilton County native, Mrs. Hartley was…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Nellie Ruth Townley, 85, of Roanoke, will be Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015, at 2 p.m. at Center Chapel Baptist Church with the Revs. Jody Overton and Otis Hodnett officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. Mrs. Townley died Monday, Sept. 28, at her home. A lifelong resident of Randolph County,…
(SMITHS STATION) Bettie Jo Faulkner Jackson, 78, of Smiths Station was born Aug. 22, 1937, and died Sept. 28, 2015, at her home. Mrs. Jackson was born in Roanoke, the only child of Winfred Faulkner and Robbie Breed Faulkner. She attended and graduated from Handley High School in Roanoke. She married Robert C. “Bob” Jackson…
(SUMMERVILLE, S.C.) Retired Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Henry Scott Price of Summerville, S.C., husband of Lona Price, died on the morning of Sept. 27, 2015. Family services will be held at a later date in Wedowee. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Agape Hospice of North Charleston or “An Angel’s Touch”…
(PELL CITY) Funeral services for Blondine Hannah Fincher, 76, of Pell City were Saturday, Sept. 26, 2015, at 2 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Home in Lineville with the Rev. Benny Yates officiating. Burial followed in New Hope (West) Baptist Church Cemetery, Lineville. Mrs. Fincher died Thursday, Sept. 24, at her home. She was a native…
Randolph County led 13-0 at halftime, then poured it on in a 22-point third quarter as the unbeaten Tigers blanked Westbrook Christian 42-0 Friday in Wedowee. “The defense played well,” said RCHS head coach Pat Prestridge. “We made a few mistakes. Offensively we didn’t get started very well at the beginning, then we finally came…
The 13th annual Johnny Ray Century ride Saturday broke records in the number of bicyclists participating and in the money collected for Parkinson’s Disease. Under a clouds Saturday the bicyclists set out from Opelika following less-traveled trails to Roanoke. Some rode through drizzles but said the rain made it more attractive. The only problem is…
The second annual Crafts on the Median will be Saturday, Oct. 10, beginning at 9 a.m. in downtown Wedowee. The show will feature handmade crafts by local artists. More than 30 exhibitors have registered so far. If you would like to set up a booth, call Sylvia at (256) 276-1506. New exhibitors should send three…
Lula Davie Harris was inducted into the Alabama Senior Citizens Hall of Fame Aug. 16. She is being honored for her service to seniors over many years. Although her career as a full-time educator in Randolph County School System spanned 39 years, she still found time to help senior citizens. For the last 16 years,…
BROUGHTON–After three and a half days on the run, Randolph County escapee Ernest Lee Smith was taken into custody on Saturday afternoon in the Broughton community. According to Chief Deputy Billy Lane, deputies responded to a call of domestic violence at a residence on County Road 651 in Rock Mills just before midnight on Tuesday…
The Highway 22 Yard Sale is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 3. This will run from Wadley to Rock Mills. Everyone from clubs, churches, schools, etc. are encouraged to participate. Get your stuff ready and remember, your trash could be someone else’s treasure.
Relay For Life of Randolph County invites you to join in on Oct. 15 at 5:30 p.m. at Southern Union Community College Arena for the kickoff. The American Cancer Society Relay for Life is seeking volunteers in Randolph County – walkers, cancer survivors, caregivers, community leaders, anyone wanting to make a difference – to organize…
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church will host a scavenger hunt fundraiser. This is not the scavenger hunt you remember from your childhood. So, get out of the house for a fun and exciting evening on Saturday, Oct. 17, 6:30 p.m. at the Prescott-Burns House, 116 W. Broad St. in Wedowee (next to Wedowee United Methodist Church).…
Superintendent Chuck Marcum said the capital plan presented to the Roanoke Board of Education at last week’s meeting will begin this year and carry them through 2020. The board approved unanimously. The Capital Plan begins with roofing at Handley Middle School at $100,000 in 2016 and goes through the years to $100,000 in land acquisition,…
WEDOWEE–Randolph County HealthCare Authority Chairman Bill Caypless knows the public isn’t seeing what’s being done toward the new hospital, but there won’t be much to see until May, although there will be a sign coming soon. The public is being asked to write letters of support for a certificate of need for this rebuild. All…
Joe Harmon of David Hicks & Associates of Abbeville presented information to the Wadley Town Council at its last meeting about his company and what it does. David Hicks & Associates is a company of consultant engineers, and Harmon talked about possible grants in the area of water systems. He gave the council information to…