(ROANOKE) Keon Brown, 29, of Roanoke died Sunday, March 15, 2015, at Wedowee Hospital in Wedowee.The funeral will be Saturday, March 21, at 1:30 p.m. CDT at Macedonia Baptist Church in Five Points with the Rev. Tommy Carwell officiating. Burial will follow at Skyview Memorial Gardens in the Welch community.Mr. Brown leaves to cherish his…
(HEFLIN) Roger Walter Gibson, 68, died Tuesday, March 17, 2015 at his residence. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. on Friday, March 20, at Dryden Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Kenneth Howell officiating. Burial will follow in Crumley’s Chapel Cemetery. Roger was a devoted husband for 49 years, who loved his girls, grandchildren…
(DAYTON, Ohio) Helen Heath Mitchell, 71, of Dayton, Ohio, died peacefully on Wednesday, March 11, 2015, at Kettering Medical Center. The funeral will be at 1 p.m., Friday, March 20, at Thomas Funeral Home with Pastor Coettea Bynum officiating. Interment will be in Jeffersonview Cemetery. Ms. Mitchell was born to the late Jesse and Willie…
(ANNISTON) Mary Alice McCord McClellan, 90, died Tuesday, March 17, 2015. The funeral will be Friday, March 20, at 11 a.m. at Gray Brown-Service Mortuary with the Rev. Wes Jones officiating. Mrs. McClellan was born and raised in Randolph County and was a longtime resident of Calhoun County. She was a member of McCoy Memorial…
(OXFORD) Funeral services for Estelle Bailey Whatley, 87, of Oxford will be Wednesday, March 18, 2015, at 2 p.m. at Anniston Memorial Funeral Home with the Revs. Jerry Starling and Darrell Paulk officiating. Burial will follow in Anniston Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Whatley died Sunday, March 15, after a short illness. Mrs. Whatley was born in…
It was a big week for the Southern Union Lady Bison softball team. On Wednesday the team earned its highest-ever national ranking as it showed up in the number six spot in the NJCAA poll, thanks in large part to a 20-1 start to the season. The Lady Bison also played their first home games…
The City of Roanoke and the Randolph County Chamber of Commerce will host the Fourth Annual Highway 22 Yard Sale on Saturday, April 4, from daylight to dark. Mayor Mike Fisher said they put out signs along the route, which includes New Site, Wadley, Rock Mills and to the Georgia line. “Spring is right around…
Spring will officially arrive this Friday at 5:45 p.m. after an unusually wet winter. Early blooms for some trees and flowers have been a welcome sight in recent weeks.
As March Madness begins let us examine the interesting but somewhat typical case of the Hampton Pirates. Hampton made the NCAA tournament after the Pirates entered the MEAC (the Meaningless Everyday Acronym Conference) tournament last week with a record of 12-17. Despite a lackluster regular season that included a 83-51 loss to Northern Illinois and…
A standing-room-only group filled the Roanoke Justice Center Monday night to hear Tanner Health System representatives discuss healthcare options. Several Tanner representatives attended but Loy Howard, CEO/president of Tanner Health Systems, did most of the presentation. The Roanoke City Council and Mayor Mike Fisher were present. Dorothy Tidwell, executive director of the Randolph County Chamber…
As those concerned about health care in Randolph County search for options after the likely closure of Wedowee Hospital, a number of citizens turned out to hear what Dale Quinney had to say last week. He is executive director of the Alabama Rural Health Association. During his presentation he gave some grim statistics regarding Randolph…
BUFFALO–Funeral services will be Friday for a young Roanoke woman killed in a three-vehicle accident on Saturday morning in the Buffalo community of Chambers County. Latrice Adetrica Tucker, 22, was the driver of a 2000 Mazda Protégé that collided head on with a 2006 Chevrolet Equinox. The Mazda was then struck by a third vehicle.…
As the 2015 Regular Session of the Alabama Legislature gets started, there are many important issues facing our lawmakers. We don’t envy them. Most of us do not appreciate or understand the challenges they face regarding budgets, prisons, health care, and other essential services we have come to expect from state government. Along with these…
The Roanoke City Council voted in its last meeting to fix the front door to city hall so it is not letting cold air in or cooled air out. It does not close properly. The proposed solution is an enclosed area with insulation at the top of the front steps and a 3 x 7…
As folks in my family approach old age, their hearing begins to go. By the time my grandmother reached her 60s she was pretty much deaf as a post. She had one of those hearing aids with a battery big as a paperback novel, which she carried in a pouch that hung around her neck.…
A meeting for owners of properties that border the Little Tallapoosa River will be held Monday, March 23, to discuss the Alabama Scenic River Trail. The meeting will be at 6 p.m. at El Chilar Mexican Restaurant, Wedowee. Fred Couch, founder of the Alabama Scenic River Trail, will present information and answer questions about the…
A Roanoke man was arrested on Wednesday of last week and charged with possession of child pornography. LaGrange Police Department Cyber Crimes Unit contacted Roanoke Police Department regarding a suspected possession of child pornography incident in Roanoke. They had identified a Charter Communications IP address that was downloading and sharing child pornography. RPD obtained a…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: KELSEY FINCHER, DECEASED NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS Letters Testamentary on the estate of Kelsey Fincher, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on the 9th day of March, 2015, by the Judge of Probate of said County, notice is hereby given that all persons having…
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT TO BE PUBLISHED BY PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF RIDLEY G. PRESCOTT, DECEASED Letters Testamentary of said deceased having been granted to the undersigned on the 6th day of March, 2015, by the Honorable Judge of Probate of Randolph County,…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: CAROLE ANN STEINARD, DECEASED ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS Letters of Administration on the Estate of Carole Ann Steinard, deceased, having been granted to Charles Robert Steinard on the 9th day of March, 2015, by the Honorable Judge of Probate of said County, notice is…