(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Wanda Diane Cofield, 64, of Roanoke will be Sunday, Aug. 16, 2015, at 1 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with Rev. Ricky Cannon officiating.Ms. Cofield died Thursday, Aug. 13, at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika.A Chambers County native, Ms. Cofield was born May 14, 1951, the daughter of Elvin Mark…
(ROANOKE) Zachariah James Stone, infant son of John Michaels and Melissa Goodall of Roanoke, died Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015, at Lanier Health Services in Valley. Survivors include his parents; paternal grandmother, Grace Ray of Wedowee; maternal grandmother, Lori Goodall of Connecticut; seven sisters, Stephanie Redman of Maine, Arianna Brown of Connecticut, Searra Boyd, Dymond Holloway…
(WOODLAND) Funeral services for Raymon Z. Harlin, 80, of Woodland will be Sunday, Aug. 16, 2015, at 2 p.m. at Big Springs Baptist Church with the Revs. Scott Whaley and Otis Hodnett officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. Mr. Harlin died Thursday, Aug. 13, at his residence. A long-time Randolph County resident, Mr.…
(ROANOKE) Carrie Lillie Paige, 92, a former resident of Schuessler Street, Roanoke, died Monday, Aug. 10, at Wedowee Hospital. The funeral will be Saturday, Aug. 15, at 1 p.m. at Mount Pisgah Baptist Church with the Revs. Myris L. Bell, R.L. Heflin and L.B. Houston officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. Mrs. Paige…
(WOODLAND) Funeral services for J.R. Traylor, 67, of Woodland will be Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015, at 2 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with Bro. Mark Moore officiating. Burial will follow at Zion Baptist Cemetery. Mr. Traylor died Thursday, Aug. 13, at Regional Medical Center in Anniston. A Woodland native, Mr. Traylor was born Oct. 29,…
(FIVE POINTS) Funeral arrangements are pending for Donald Cornelius Autry, 58, of Five Points, who died Wednesday, Aug. 12, at East Alabama Medical Center, Opelika. Vines Funeral Home, LaFayette.
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Paul Leavere Brown Sr., 60, will be Friday, Aug. 14, 2015, at 11 a.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Revs. Mike Brewer and S.T. Janney and Terry Sorrells officiating. Burial will follow at Welcome Home Baptist Cemetery. Mr. Brown died Tuesday, Aug. 11, at Hospice LaGrange. A Roanoke native, Mr.…
(LaGRANGE, Ga.) Esther Key Stephens, 95, of LaGrange, Ga., died Saturday, Aug. 8, 2015, at Hospice LaGrange. A celebration of life memorial service will be at 2 p.m. EDT Saturday, Aug. 15, in the chapel of Striffler-Hamby Mortuary with the Rev. Clay Snyder officiating. Mrs. Stephens was born Feb. 19, 1920 in Woodland, Ala., daughter…
Those participating in the drug court are carefully screened and must meet certain criteria, according to Dianne Warren, the coordinator. “The drug court is a voluntary program for non-violent offenders who are chemically dependent or addicted to drugs and have not been successful in staying clean otherwise,” she said. “Eligible offenders enter into what we…
Annie L. Awbrey Public Library and the Clean Water Partnership have teamed up to teach lessons about water quality in a fun, techy way. An interactive, educational kiosk has been added to the many educational tools at the library in Roanoke. The touch screen allows children of all ages to navigate through multiple engaging activities…
Three people were injured in a two-vehicle accident on Friday morning at the intersection of Bud Cummings Road and U.S. 431 South in Roanoke. A witness told Roanoke Police Department that Billie Lynn Clack Jacobs, 52, of Roanoke pulled out of Bud Cummings Road in her 2004 Toyota Camry into the path of a 1990…
The Wadley town council approved payment to Air Evac at Monday’s meeting, providing immediate coverage for its citizens if they ever have to be flown to a hospital due to a medical emergency. Wadley approved a $3,000 payment that will cover the town for one year. Air Evac recently struck a similar agreement with the…
U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers (AL-03) will be in Wedowee on Wednesday, Aug. 19, for a “Congress on Your Corner” event. The event will take place at 2:30 p.m. at Wedowee City Hall. The public is invited to come and meet the congressman.
Ronnie Moncus of LifeSaver air ambulance service appeared before the commission regarding the recent proposal from Air Evac. He said the county is 26 percent Medicaid, and Medicaid has to accept what payment is sent. Moncus said if the county accepts Air Evac’s proposal, they would be paying for all the population, but all of…
An altercation between several people on Lebanon Street in Roanoke resulted in two arrests. Saturday, July 25, officers received a call about a fight. When they arrived they met Steve Peace, 37, of 119 Lebanon, in his front yard. He was acting aggressively so they detained him. When checking him for weapons the officer felt…
There have been some twists and turns in Bradley Bozeman’s path to college football glory. From commitment to grayshirt to redshirt, from backup freshman to emergency starter to starter in waiting. But now it appears that Bozeman’s time has come. Through spring practice and now as fall workouts have begun and the season approaches it…
The Lighthouse Gospel Jubilee benefit singing will be Friday, Aug. 14, at 6 .m. at Roanoke First United Methodist Church McDonald Family Life Center. This annual event is a fundraiser for the Lighthouse Soup Kitchens in Roanoke and Wedowee and the Buddy Bag program for Roanoke, Wadley and Rock Mills elementary schools. Donations at the…
A blood drive will be held on Monday, Aug. 17, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. in the bloodmobile in the First Baptist Church parking lot in downtown Roanoke. All donors will receive a recognition item and a free cholesterol screening. Donors must be 16 or older, weight at least 110 pounds and show photo ID. Sixteen-year-olds…
Roanoke City Schools held its institute Thursday prior to the start of school with speakers such as board president Marianne Jordan and mayor pro-tem Mack Arthur Bell. But somewhat unusual as a speaker this year was Brent Wilson, field supervisor with the utilities board, speaking on natural gas safety. Introducing Wilson, Superintendent Chuck Marcum he…
Roanoke City Council heard a second presentation on a helicopter service from Brent Wilson, clinical base supervisor of Air Methods Corp., which flies the LifeSaver air ambulance, and Rebecca Lipham, flight nurse out of Carrollton. It was in a public hearing. Missy Wellborn of Air Evac had previously talked to the council about a membership…