NOTICE OF SALEThe following vehicle has been abandoned at 2611 County Road 87, Roanoke, AL 36274 and will be sold on October 14, 2015 at 12PM at the same address.2005 Chevrolet Silverado2GCEK19B951326773(36-37)
RCHS rallied from being down 14-0 in the second quarter and came away with a 21-14 win over Ranburne at home Friday. But despite the win over class 2A’s sixth-ranked team and the defending region five champion, head coach Pat Prestridge did not give off a celebratory vibe immediately after the game. “We didn’t execute…
Wadley displayed a dominant run game and an equally dominant defense in a key 28-7 region win over Ragland on Friday. The Bulldogs paraded to 312 yards of rushing offense while holding Ragland to 15 total net yards. Kamaury Avery led the charge for the Bulldogs as he rushed for 195 yards and three touchdowns…
Four turnovers and an inability to make plays against an athletic opponent ultimately proved too much to overcome for Woodland as they fell to Midfield 20-7 in Woodland Friday. Midfield scored twice in the final three minutes of the first half to seize control of the game, and Woodland couldn’t recover in the second half.…
We’re coming off of our first week of region play, and what a bizarre week it was. Each one of our county teams’ regions saw an unexpected result with an expected frontrunner. Lafayette beat defending region runner-up Reeltown in 2A, region 5. Wadley beat Ragland, and TCC beat defending champ Donoho in 1A, region 5.…
(WEDOWEE) Funeral services for Guy Franklin Wilson, 83, of Wedowee will be Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015, at 4 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with the Revs. Bobby Jones and Greg Norred officiating. Burial will follow at Liberty Grove Congregational Methodist Church Cemetery. Mr. Wilson passed away Monday, Sept. 7, at Traylor Retirement Center. A Wedowee…
(WEDOWEE) Funeral services for Richard Lee “Pete” Bradford, 73, of Wedowee will be Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015, at 2 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with Ricky Daniel officiating. Burial will follow in Barfield Baptist Church Cemetery. Mr. Bradford died Monday, Sept. 7, at Lineville Health & Rehab. A Clay County native, Mr. Bradford was born…
(WADLEY) Funeral services for John Hermon Lashley, 85, of Wadley will be Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015, at 2 p.m. at New Hope Baptist Church at Cragford with the Revs. Billy East and Mike Brewer and Gary Clark officiating. Burial will follow at the adjoining cemetery. Mr. Lashley died Friday, Sept. 4, at Traylor Nursing Center…
(LaGRANGE, Ga.) Loyette Garrett Walls, 85, of LaGrange, Ga., died Sunday, Sept. 6, 2015, at West Georgia Hospice. The funeral will be at 4 p.m. EDT Tuesday, Sept. 8, in the chapel of Striffler-Hamby Mortuary with the Rev. Donnie Benefield officiating. Burial will follow in Shadowlawn Cemetery. Ms. Walls was born Oct. 27, 1929, in…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Ron Kramer, 74, of Roanoke will be Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015, at 11 a.m. at Rock Mills United Methodist Church with the Rev. Frank Korb and Julian Newman officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens. Mr. Kramer died Sunday, Sept. 6, at his residence surrounded by his family. An Aurora,…
(PANAMA CITY, Fla.) Steven David Weigel, 54, of Panama City, Fla., died suddenly Friday, Sept. 4, 2015. A celebration of life service was at 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 6, at Kent-Forest Lawn Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Virgil Tillman officiating. He was born in Knoxville, Tenn., and lived in Panama City for the last…
(PINE HILL) George William Hewitt Sr. of the Pine Hill community near Graham died at his home on Friday, Sept. 4. He was 89. Mr. Hewitt’s funeral was Saturday, Sept. 5, at 4 p.m. at Smyrna Baptist Church in Newell. Bro. Don Gay officiated. Mr. Hewitt was born Jan. 29, 1926, to the late Johnny…
(NEWELL) Funeral services for John Robert “Bobby” Stillwell, 79, of Newell will be Saturday, Sept. 5, 2015, at 2 p.m. at Union Baptist Church with the Rev. Steve Dempsey officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. Mr. Stillwell died Thursday, Sept. 3, at Wedowee Hospital. A Randolph County native, Mr. Stillwell was born June…
(ROANOKE) Ophelene Battle, 69, a native of Daviston and longtime resident of Country Club Road, Roanoke, died Saturday, Aug. 8, 2015, at her residence. The funeral was Thursday, Aug. 13, at 1 p.m. at County Line Baptist Church, Wadley, with the Revs. Ricky Cofield, William Phillips and Anthony McKinley and Bishop Tom Staples officiating. Special…
(ROANOKE) James Wayne Moncus, 68, of Roanoke, formerly of Valley, died Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015, at Traylor Retirement Center in Roanoke. The funeral will be Sunday, Sept. 6, at 2 p.m. EDT at Johnson Brown-Service Funeral Home in Valley with interment following in Resthaven Cemetery in Lanett. Mr. Moncus was born Dec. 6, 1946, in…
(LANETT) Willis Frank “Rod” Pinkard, 63, of Lanett died Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2015, at his residence. The funeral will be Sunday, Sept. 6, at 2 p.m. CDT at Forest Home Christian Church on County Road 91, Roanoke, with burial in the church cemetery. The Revs. Joel Scott and Howard Longshore will officiate. Mr. Pinkard was…
(TYRONE, Ga.) Katherine Twilley Albright, 87, of Tyrone died Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2015, surrounded by her family. The funeral is Monday, Sept. 7, at 11 a.m. EDT in the chapel of McKoon Funeral Home with Pastor Bobby Totten officiating. The committal service will follow in the church cemetery with the Rev. Tim Taylor officiating. She…
(LaFAYETTE) Wilson Brady, 82, of LaFayette died Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015, at West Georgia Hospice, LaGrange. The funeral will be at Vines Funeral Home Chapel in LaFayette on Friday, Sept. 4, at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Thomas W. McMillian officiating. Burial will be in Handy Cemetery, LaFayette. Mr. Brady is survived by his devoted…
(ROANOKE) William Daniel Smith, 31, of Roanoke died at Choctaw General Hospital in Butler on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015. The funeral will be Saturday, Sept. 5, at 2 p.m. at Stutts Funeral Home Chapel in Franklin, Ga. The family will receive guests at the funeral home one hour prior to service time. William was born…
Woodland didn’t score in the first quarter of Friday’s season opener against Beulah. But once that first touchdown crossed the goal line with 7:54 left in the first half, the scoring became infectious. Trey Bradford and Elijah Phillips each scored twice, and Woodland even got nine points from its defense in a 43-0 rout at…