(HEFLIN) Karen Whaley, 58, of Heflin died Saturday, May 2, 2015, at Regional Medical Center, Anniston.The funeral will be at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, May 6,at Dryden Funeral Home Chapel with Rex Williams officiating. Burial will follow in Heflin Memorial Garden.Survivors include her husband, Harry Whaley of Heflin; mother, Loretta Marcus of Granite City, Ill.;…
WAVERLY – A Roanoke woman died at the scene of a two-vehicle accident on Thursday morning in Waverly. According to the report from the Opelika post of the State Troopers, Brandy Rebecca Treadwell, 37, was the driver of a 1994 Geo Prizm that was struck by a 2008 Lexus RX350. The driver of the Lexus,…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Dr. Phillip Jackson Moseley Sr., 89, of Roanoke will be Sunday, May 3, 2015, at 3 p.m. at Roanoke First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Ralph Barrow officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens. Dr. Moseley died Friday, May 1, at Traylor Nursing Center. A Gadsden native, Dr. Moseley…
(WEDOWEE) Funeral services for Velma “Mother” Puckett Milam, 90, of Wedowee will be Saturday, May 2, 2015, at 2 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with the Revs. David Waldrop and Donald Spradlin officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. Ms. Milam died Wednesday, April 29, at her residence. A Randolph County native,…
(GRAHAM) Billy Ray Brown of Graham died Monday, April 27, 2015. He was 78 years old. The funeral will be Friday, May 1, at 1 p.m. CDT at Herren’s Grove Baptist Church in Woodland. Bro. David Taft, Bro. Fred Cook and Bro. Tony Morris will officiate. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Mr. Brown…
(GRAHAM) Robert Dale Roberts of Graham died Monday, April 27, 2015. He was 78. The funeral for Mr. Roberts will be Wednesday, April 29, at 2 p.m. EDT in the chapel of Rainwater Funeral Home in Bowdon, Ga. Bro. Scott Hannah will officiate. Burial will be at Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery, Graham. Mr. Roberts was…
(WADLEY) Graveside services for Byron E. Tidwell, 77, of Wadley will be Thursday, April 30, 2015, at 3 p.m. at Union (Motley) Baptist Church Cemetery in Wadley with Mike Tidwell officiating. Mr. Tidwell died Wednesday, April 29, at Clay County Hospital. A native and lifelong resident of Clay County, Mr. Tidwell was a graduate of…
(LaGRANGE, Ga.) Gurson Wallace Brown, age 79, of LaGrange, Ga., died Monday, April 26, 2015. A memorial service will be held Tuesday, May 5, at 7 p.m. at the Higgins LaGrange Chapel with the Rev. Thomas Yaughn officiating. Mr. Brown was born May 1, 1935, in Randolph County, Ala., son of the late John Henry…
If you are an RCHS fan who is protective of your fingernails, Thorsby was not the place for you on Friday. Randolph County pulled off a two-game sweep in heart-pounding fashion as the Tigers advanced to the third round of the state playoffs for the third straight season. “You always want to see if you…
The Dance Center on Main of Wedowee has had a successful year at regional competitions around the Southeast. Team members are Macy Bell, Zoe Braggs, Mallory Caypless, Caroline Coleman, Abbie Datin, Mia Dunn, Macie Edwards, Maggie Edwards, Lindsay Fincher, Carley Gay, Kenzie Gay, Abbie Harden, Ava Heard, Lexi Hobbs, Alyssa Hurst, LilleeAna Jarrell, Savannah Johnson,…
Joanne Ninesling, Bill Caypless, William Lane and Sid Hare on Wednesday of last week floated the Little Tallapoosa River between the Lamar Bridge on County Road 59 and the Shelton Bridge on County Road 51. They saw many wood ducks, several hawks, and one very unexpected sunbathing alligator. Their mission was to clear a campground…
The Southern Union State Community College Music Department’s Spring Show took place last week at the Wadley campus. The show, titled New York State of Mind, celebrated the group’s upcoming trip to New York City to perform a Memorial Day concert in Carnegie Hall.
The Main Street Theatre grand opening is Saturday beginning at 5:30 p.m. with the music of the LaGrange Symphony Quartet. There is no charge, and the public is invited. Roanoke Rotary president Vickie Cummings said, “We hope everybody will come out and visit the venue and enjoy the symphony.”
Merredith Sears’ eleventh-grade history students hosted Nimrod Frazer, author of Send the Alabamians – World War I Fighters in the Rainbow Division, a book about Alabama servicemen in World War I on April 13. Dr. Mark Wilson, director of civic learning initiatives for the Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts & Humanities at Auburn…
A tragic house fire in Roanoke’s mill village neighborhood claimed two lives on Wednesday night. The 911 call from a neighbor came in around 10:40 p.m. to report the fire at 623 Stone Ave., the home of Lola Zachery. The first officer on the scene, Sgt. Jamie Broome, tried to get in through a front…
The Randolph County Jail was at three times its capacity last week. It was built for 36 prisoners but during plea hearings last week Sheriff David Cofield said it was holding 110 Wednesday morning. They created double bunks that allowed for housing 72 but on that day inmates had been sleeping on mattresses on the…
A home in the Braswell Crossroads community of northwest Randolph County was destroyed by fire on April 15. According to the report from RCSO, Joyce Phillips left for work in Clay County around 6:10 a.m. She told responders she always goes through the house checking things before heading to work. A passerby noticed the fire…
Community Mart convenience store on Seymour Drive in Roanoke has been burglarized twice in the last two weeks. On the night of April 27-28, someone broke in and took seven packs of Newport cigarettes. On April 18, someone damaged the door trying to gain entry, but nothing appeared to be missing. Auto theft Crystal LaShae…
WEDOWEE–Randolph County Commission agreed Monday to have an emergency meeting whenever the agreement between Tanner Health System, Randolph County Healthcare Authority and the county is complete. Tripp Johnson of Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center visited the commission’s workshop on Thursday of last week. After being contacted by people in Randolph County about 24/7 healthcare, Johnson…
WEDOWEE–Randolph County Commission again discussed subdivision regulations before approving enforcement of its current regulations. During Thursday’s workshop meeting realtor Gene Crouch said, “The goal should be to have something that will allow growth and be beneficial to the county.” Chairman Larry Roberts said they discussed illegally developed subdivisions with the county attorney, who advised them…