(GRAHAM) Charles Saxon of Graham died Sunday, May 31, 2015. He was 87.The funeral will be Wednesday, June 3, at 2 p.m. EDT at Shiloh Baptist Church in Graham. Pastor Fred Cook will officiate. Mr. Saxon will lie in state an hour prior to services.Mr. Saxon was born in Graham on Oct. 12, 1927, to…
(LaFAYETTE) Funeral services for Frances Lorene Milner, 74, of LaFayette will be Monday, June 1, 2015, at 11 a.m. at Shiloh Baptist Church with Bro. Roger Hammett and the Revs. Floyd Aikens and Chuck Godwin officiating. Burial will follow at the adjoining cemetery. Mrs. Milner died Friday, May 29, at Trinity Hospital in Birmingham. A…
(ANNISTON) A celebration of life memorial service for Dr. Gaston Owen McGinnis, 86, was held May 31, 2015, at 2 p.m. in the sanctuary at Parker Memorial Baptist Church. Dr. McGinnis died late Friday, May 29, surrounded by his loving family. Dr. McGinnis was born Dec. 31, 1928, in Goldsboro, N.C. He graduated from the…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Delores J. Puckett, 59, of Roanoke will be Sunday, May 31, 2015, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Revs. Bill Puckett, Tim Whaley and David Waldrop officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens. Mrs. Puckett died Thursday, May 28, at Hospice Atlanta. A longtime Roanoke resident, Mrs.…
(ANNISTON) The funeral for Chester G. Huckaby, 76, of Anniston will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 30, 2015, at Golden Springs Baptist Church with Dr. Roland Brown and Dr. Alan Medders officiating. Burial will follow at Forestlawn Gardens. Mr. Huckaby died Thursday, May 28, at NHC. Mr. Huckaby was born in Randolph County to…
(OPELIKA) Jessie Bell McKinney, 80, of Opelika died Monday, May 25, 2015, at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika. The funeral will be Saturday, May 30, at 1 p.m. CDT at Silmon-Seroyer Funeral Home Chapel in LaFayette with the Rev. Roger Jones officiating. Burial will follow at Handy Memorial Cemetery in LaFayette. Mrs. McKinney is…
(WADLEY) The funeral for Stacy Lea Brown, 48, of Wadley will be Thursday, May 28, 2015, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Harry Collins officiating. Burial will follow at Concord Primitive Baptist Cemetery. Ms. Brown died Tuesday, May 26, in Roanoke. A lifelong Randolph County resident, Ms. Brown was born in…
(ROANOKE) Raymond Tommie Pollard, 71, of Roanoke died Sunday, May 24, 2015, at Bethany House in Auburn. A graveside service will be Friday, May 29, at 4 p.m. EDT at Hillcrest Cemetery in Lanett with the Rev. Raymond Alexander officiating. A native of Randolph County, Mr. Pollard was born Dec. 2, 1943. He loved to…
Six people were injured in a two-vehicle accident on Memorial Day afternoon just inside the Randolph-Clay County line on Highway 48. The driver and passenger in a 2006 Lincoln, Edward Zachery and Jeremy Lyles, both 28 and of Lineville, were injured. Also injured were the occupants of a 2005 Dodge, William and Amber Elliott, both…
Roanoke Police Department will have its Explorer Academy June 15-July 10. It is open to all young adults of Roanoke and Randolph County in grades 7-12, free of charge. The purpose of the program is to give young adults a realistic view of careers in law enforcement by interacting with and learning from the entire…
The Guns and Hoses–Randolph County Sheriff’s Department, Roanoke Police Department and Roanoke Fire Department–are planning a lawnmower race during Summer on Main, Saturday, June 6. The race will begin at 10:30 at Three Points and proceed up Main Street to the finish line, which will be at the intersection of Church and Main streets. Pledges…
Graduating seniors from Handley High School were presented approximately $1 million in scholarships and awards at their recent capping and awards ceremony. These scholarships and awards include the following: Shane Taylor Adams – Honor graduate, Bryant Jordan Outstanding Scholar-Athlete Regional Award and Scholarship, Jacksonville State University Faculty Scholarship, Southern Union State Community College Presidential Scholarship,…
The 7th Summer on Main Festival will feature some new events and some changes, according to Dorothy Tidwell, executive director of the Randolph County Chamber of Commerce. Saturday, June 6, the day will start on Main Street in Roanoke at 8 a.m. with a 5K run sponsored by the Roanoke Junior Service League. Runners will…
CENTER WEST–An escapee from Cullman County Detention Center was captured in northwest Randolph County on Saturday. Authorities say Joshua James Lay, 37, of Vinemont walked away from his work detail at the facility on Friday night and into the vehicle with Nona Faye Baker, 33, of 1974 County Rd. 82, Wedowee. Earlier this year, Lay…
WEDOWEE–The Randolph County School System welcomes Lori Carlisle as the new principal of Wadley High School. Carlisle comes to Randolph County from Central High School of Clay County, where she has served as both a Spanish teacher and as the assistant principal. Prior to that, she served as assistant principal at Lineville High School. Carlisle…
In its meeting last week Roanoke Water, Sewer, Gas and Filter Plant board members discussed the water filter plant before authorizing Greg Thompson to start looking at the various problems and the costs. Thompson is their engineer and works with Engineers of the South. Roanoke can be a water buyer or a water seller, Thompson…
“Roanoke City Schools over the past couple of months has lost some outstanding teachers to retirement and resignations. Mrs. Sabra Burns, Mrs. Rhonda Baldwin, Mrs. Kelly Seymour and Mrs. Donna Roberson are all outstanding educators who will be missed. We wish these four the very best and appreciate all they have done for our system,”…
Gloria Whiddon wants people to know if they get a telephone call about owing the Internal Revenue Service money it is a scam. She received the IRS financial message saying the IRS was filing a lawsuit to recover money she owed, but she knew she did not owe anything. She listened to the message, which…
During the official Memorial Day holiday travel period–between 6 p.m. Friday, May 22, and midnight Monday, May 25–Alabama State Troopers investigated seven crashes with seven traffic fatalities, compared with the three traffic fatalities in 2014 during the same 78-hour holiday travel period. The crashes included one pedestrian, two motorcycles and an ATV, and they occurred…
The Memorial Day Click It or Ticket effort in Randolph County resulted in the following figures: Rock Mills – 205 vehicles checked; Hwy. 431 and County Road 82 – 382 vehicles; and Hwy. 48 and County Road 87 – 101 vehicles. The following citations resulted: 38 – no proof of insurance; 8 – seatbelt violations;…