(WEDOWEE) Funeral services for Oliver Faye Williams, 85, of Wedowee will be Sunday, April 26, 2015, at 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Wedowee with the Rev. Cade Farris officiating. Burial will follow at Wedowee Masonic Cemetery.Mr. Williams died Friday, April 24, at Wedowee Hospital.A Randolph County native, Mr. Williams was born Dec. 24,…
(WADLEY) Howard L. Fennie Sr., 65, of Wadley died Saturday, April 18, 2015, at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika. The funeral will be Saturday, April 25, at 1 p.m. CDT at Greater Pine Hill Missionary Baptist Church, Penton, with the Revs. Rodney Thomas and Rickey Cofield officiating. Burial will follow at Standing Rock Cemetery…
(ROANOKE) Jane McMurray Edwards, 78, of Roanoke died Thursday, April 23, 2015, at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika. There will be no services at this time. A Roanoke native, Mrs. Edwards was born Oct. 9, 1936, the daughter of William Augustus and Doris Anglin McMurray. She was a member of Roanoke First United Methodist…
(LaGRANGE, Ga.) Mary Will Keeble Norred, 95, died at Florence Hand Home, LaGrange, Ga., on Wednesday, April 21, 2015. A private graveside service was held Friday, April 23, with the Rev. Doug DeCelle officiating. Born Feb. 23, 1920, in Randolph County, Ala., to the late Samuel and Pearl Keeble, she lived most of her adult…
(ROANOKE) George Morgan, 86, a resident of Rebecca Lane, Roanoke, died Tuesday, April 21, 2015, at his residence. The funeral will be Monday, April 27, at noon at First United Methodist Church, Roanoke. Ministers sharing the roster will include the Rev. Dr. Jacquelyn J. Cumberlander and Revs. Tommie Finley, Jeffery D. Rosser and Gilbert E.…
(LINEVILLE) Funeral service for Mamie Sue Fowler, 86, of Lineville were Wednesday, April 22, 2015, at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Clay County Funeral Home with the Revs. Randy Morris and Roger Griffith officiating. Burial followed in Clay County Memory Gardens. Mrs. Fowler died Monday, April 20, at Clay County Hospital. She was a…
(WOODLAND) Lisa Marie Street Morris, 25, of Woodland died Monday, April 20, 2015, at her residence. The funeral will be Thursday, April 23, at 2 p.m. EDT in the chapel of Jones-Wynn Funeral Home, Villa Rica, Ga., with the Rev. David Taft officiating. Interment will follow in Meadowbrook Memory Gardens, Villa Rica. Mrs. Morris was…
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 schedules have been set for the three softball area tournaments that will take place in the county over the next week. Wadley, Handley and RCHS are all area tournament hosts after finishing in first place in their respective areas during the regular season. Area tournaments follow a double-elimination format. The first and second place…
The Southern Union Lady Bison will begin their defense of their ACCC title on Friday in Alabaster at 2 p.m. SU earned a first round bye by virtue of its second place finish in the ACCC North division. They will play the winner of the Gadsden State-Jefferson Davis first-round game. The full schedule, along with…
“For 23 years he has worked in one capacity or another for girls softball at Handley. Here’s the takeaway. In 23 years he never took one dime. He was never paid any money for his time, his service. He donated thousands of dollars to the program. I don’t have an amount, but it would be…
Fundraising chairwoman Evelyn Smith of the Randolph County Animal Shelter said, “We would like to thank all the folks in the county that supported our book sale and raffle, which was a huge success. We realize $6,996. Many animals will be taken care of because of your generosity.” She said the shelter also thanks Chris…
Roanoke firefighters got some good practice on Saturday morning as they conducted a controlled burn of the former site of Mary Messer’s Flower Shop and the café building next door on Main Street across from the Randolph County Learning Center. Mary Messer’s has moved to Randolph Plaza and the café had closed. The buildings were…
The 8th Randolph County Career Expo drew a crowd Tuesday. Cars, buses and people were everywhere inside and outside the Trinity Baptist Church family life center. An estimated 200 applicants asked questions and filled out applications. About 42 employers came with displays, materials to hand out, and big smiles for those they wanted to recruit.…
WADLEY – Even though the weather was rainy, the spirits of the Relay For Life participants who braved the rain and came to Wadley were not at all dampened! The change of venue provided the committee with a challenge that Southern Union State Community College solved by providing the arena as the site for the…
A father and young son were injured in a three-vehicle accident on Saturday morning in the Rock Stand area. According to the report, the accident happened at approximately 10:10 a.m. on County Road 65. Injured were Jonathan Reaves, 24, of Wedowee and his 3-year-old son, who were in a 2001 Kia. They were taken to…
Years of work are coming to fruition as the Main Street marquee was transported Monday from Knight Signs in Tuscaloosa, where it was created, to Roanoke, where it was installed on the front of the Main Street Theatre. Monday night it shone beautifully, complementing the lighted Theatre sign. Vickie Cummings, president of the Roanoke Rotary…
The Roanoke City Council last week unanimously approved refinancing parts of two bond issues to save money on interest payments. Mayor pro-tem Mack Arthur Bell presided in the absence of Mayor Mike Fisher. Investment banker Bob Young of Frazer Lanier Company said he had good news–that they had gone into the market and refinanced parts…
Students in Roanoke City Schools want to show their parents and the community what they have been doing and learning. They will on Thursday from 5 to 7 p.m. at the gym on the Handley High campus and at the Outdoor Educational Center near campus. The Showcase will divide the gym into three parts, one…
WEDOWEE–Randolph-Roanoke Career Technology Center director Christy Fordham gave a presentation about Alabama’s Plan 2020 during the Randolph County Board of Education meeting on April 9. She said this is a two-fold assessment for both students and the schools to make sure the students are college and career ready. There are six indicators to determine if…