(ROANOKE) Stacy A. Callahan, 56, of Roanoke died Monday, May 11, 2015, at LaGrange Hospice.The funeral was Friday, May 15, at 1 p.m. CDT at Canaan Missionary Baptist Church in the Welch community of Roanoke with Dr. Mario McDaniel officiating. Burial followed at the church cemetery.Mrs. Callahan is survived by her husband, Donald Smith of…
(WEDOWEE) Funeral services for Alice Yvonne Haynes, 67, of Wedowee will be Tuesday, May 19, 2015, at 11 a.m. CDT at Happy Valley Baptist Church in Newnan, Ga., with the Rev. Donald Lee officiating. Burial will follow in Oakhill Cemetery in Newnan. Mrs. Haynes died Saturday, May 16, at her residence. A Harlan, Ky., native,…
(ROANOKE) Wilson Parker Childress, 90, of Roanoke passed away May 13, 2015. He was born June 21, 1924, in McCrory, Ark., to Claude Thomas and Mary Parker Childress, but spent most of his childhood in Alabama. He is survived by his wife of nearly 64 years, Ruth Carpenter Childress; daughters, Karene Henson and Donna (husband,…
(LINEVILLE) On Wednesday, May 13, 2015, at the age of 89, Marcella Taylor Waters of Lineville died at home surrounded by her family. Mrs. Waters will lie in state at Christiana Baptist Church, Lineville (Randolph County) from noon-1 p.m. on Sunday, May 17. Immediately following, a celebration of her life and praise service will be…
(ROANOKE) Jeanette Virginia Freeman, 78, of Roanoke died Wednesday, May 13, 2015, at Roanoke HealthCare Center. Graveside services will be Tuesday, May 19, at 3 p.m. at New Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery in the Clacksville community of Chambers County. Eulogist will be the Rev. Douglas Jones. Ms. Freeman was born Jan. 8, 1937, in Manchester,…
(WINTER HAVEN, Fla.) Ethel Holloway Raye, formally of Huguley, died Wednesday, May 13, 2015, in Winter Haven, Fla. The funeral was Sunday, May 17, at 3 p.m. EDT at Lanett Congregational Christian Church. Mrs. Raye was born on Feb. 24, 1921, in Wedowee. She retired from Cluett Peabody in Atlanta in 1983 and returned to…
(FIVE POINTS) Roy Dunn, 93, of Five Points died Tuesday, May 12, 2015, at Arbor Springs Rehab in Opelika. The funeral will be Thursday, May 14, at 11 a.m. at Five Points Baptist Church with the Rev. Paul Howard and his best friend, Ray Hemricks, officiating. Burial will follow in Five Points Belcher Cemetery. Mr.…
(ECLECTIC) Dorothy Welch Cobb, 81, a resident of Eclectic, died Tuesday, May 12, 2015, at Tallassee Health and Rehab. Graveside services were Friday, May 15, at 2 p.m. CDT at Paran Missionary Baptist Church in Rock Mills with the Rev. Tim Bass officiating. Born Jul7 7, 1933, she was baptized at an early age into…
(LaGRANGE, Ga.) Sallie Ruth Johnson Slay, 96, died Friday, May 8, 2015. The funeral will be Friday, May 15, at 11 a.m. EDT at First Baptist Church, Fannin Street. Burial will follow at Antioch Cemetery. The daughter of the late Howard Clark and Lemmon Johnson, was born Feb. 4, 1919, in Glenn, Ga. Mrs. Slay…
(ROANOKE) Cornelious Staples, 70, of Wadley died Friday, May 8, 2015, at Roanoke Healthcare in Roanoke. Mr. Staples is survived by his brother and sister-in-law, Leroy and Victoria Staples of Roanoke; his sister, Barbara Simon of Gary, Ind.; and several nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends. The funeral will be Saturday, May 16, at…
The RCHS Tigers were swept by Mobile Christian in the state finals Wednesday and Thursday in Montgomery. RCHS committed five errors and several other defensive miscues as it stumbled its way through a 15-2 loss in six innings on Wednesday in game one at Paterson Field. The Tigers regained their composure for game two at…
The Randolph County Learning Center Bike Hike Warm-Up on Friday of last week raised a total of approximately $48,249 for the school. The funds came in from the various activities within the Warm-Up. These categories include: funds raised by businesses and individuals – $42,429; cookout – $702; photo booth – $23; mullet toss – $225;…
The weather was perfect and spectators came from all over to enjoy some boat racing–cardboard boat style–on beautiful Lake Wedowee on Saturday, May 9. Twenty-five boats and eighty-five paddlers competed in the 7th Annual Cardboard Boat Races at Lakeside Marina, Market and Grill on beautiful Lake Wedowee. Organizers thank Lakeside for hosting and sponsoring…
A Clay County Road Department employee was injured on Thursday afternoon of last week when the dump truck he was driving overturned on Highway 48 west, near the narrow Fox Creek Bridge. David Cornett, 61, of Lineville was carrying a load of rocks, headed west, when he lost control of the big truck, sideswiping a…
The vehicles came in one by one, with mail carriers unloading the mail and unloading the generously donated food items. It was the second Saturday in May, the day for the Help Us Stamp Out Hunger food drive. This year most of the towns in the county and surrounding area participated in the annual 23rd…
A Roanoke house was destroyed recently when it was crushed by a large oak tree. Christine Higgins, formerly of 233 Berry St., told how the tree behind the house crashed through her home at 6:30 a.m. on Sunday, April 19, coming through the roof right beside her nightstand and knocking the floor from underneath her…
People eagerly checked out the Slow Food Festival Saturday at the Main Street Theatre in Roanoke. Local farmer’s market-type vendors were set up in the parking places in front of the old Phillips Brothers Hardware and the closed music store. Their white tents shielded them and their garden products from what was a hot day.…
Last year’s Hands of Hope event “was such huge success we’re doing it again,” said organizer Rick Whelan. The free food, music, games and other children’s events and preaching will happen this Saturday beginning at 11 a.m. under the oak trees in downtown Wadley. “It is going to be a fun day with food, games,…
For the first time in school history, Randolph County High School will play for a state title in baseball. Playing its semifinal series against Mars Hill Bible at home in front of a packed house Friday, the Tigers did not disappoint. They erupted for 10 runs in the fourth inning of game one to cruise…
The fish are ready. Bring a cooler and an appetite. The hybrid catfish will sell for $2.25 per pound. About 2,000 pounds of hybrid catfish will be sold alive beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday. They weigh about two pounds, perfect eating size, said Carey Adams, agri-science teacher at Handley High School. This will be the…