(PHENIX CITY) Funeral services for Mary Francis Holloway Wilson, 83, of Phenix City will be Tuesday, April 22, 2014, at 2 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Dean Knipe officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Cemetery, Wedowee.Mrs. Wilson died Friday, April 18, at her residence.A Randolph County native, Mrs. Wilson was…
(ALEXANDRIA) Funeral services for Julie Kirby Moree, 68, of Alexandria, formerly of Roanoke, will be Monday, April 21, 2014, at noon at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Revs. Gary Henderson and Sandy Felkins officiating. Burial will follow at White’s Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery, Roanoke. Mrs. Moree died Saturday, April 19, at her home. A Roanoke…
(CHARLOTTE, N.C.) Victoria “Vicki” Gersch Luquire died peacefully Thursday, April 17, 2014, surrounded by her loving family in Charlotte. Her strong will to live, along with the constant love and support of family and friends, carried her through a yearlong battle with myelodysplastic syndrome. A celebration of Vicki’s life will be Tuesday, April 22, from…
(ROSWELL, Ga.) Jacqueline J. Bradley, 51, of Roswell, Ga., formerly of Delta, Ohio, died Monday, March 31, 2014, at Halcyon House in Atlanta. She was born Feb. 6, 1963, in Wauseon, Ohio, to Lomer von Seggern and Mary Lou Phillips von Seggern. She attended Pike-Delta-York schools in Ohio. Surviving are sons, Thomas (wife, Jeni) Engel…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Terrell “Chess” Robinson, 83, of Roanoke, will be Saturday, April 19, 2014, at noon at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with Mike Fisher officiating. Mr. Robinson died Thursday, April 17, at Bethany House in Auburn. A Roanoke native, Mr. Robinson was born July 13, 1930, the son of Coy Jefferson and Beulah Mae…
(BREMEN, Ga.) Funeral services for Susan Burke Jones, 54, of Bremen, Ga., will be Saturday, April 19, 2014, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Brian Moore officiating. Ms. Jones died Thursday, April 17, at Tanner Medical Center in Carrollton, Ga. A Randolph County native, Ms. Jones was born Dec. 22, 1959,…
(WADLEY) Minnie Lee Hill, 85, of Wadley died Tuesday, April 14, 2014, at Wedowee Hospital. The funeral will be at Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church, Monday, April 21, at 1 p.m. CDT with Elder Thomas Knight officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. The remains will lie in state at the church one hour before…
(WOODLAND) Funeral services for Eloise Shelton Cooper, 84, will be Saturday, April 19, 2014, at 1:30 p.m. at Bear Creek United Methodist Church with the Revs. Gary Henderson and Jacob Wilkerson officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. Mrs. Cooper died Wednesday, April 16, at Memory Lane Assisted Living in Bowdon, Ga. A Randolph…
It was a week before Good Friday, but it turned out to be a darn good Friday for the Handley Tigers. The Handley baseball team pulled off two extra-inning rallies, slew a mental giant and oh-by-the-way earned a spot in the state playoffs by virtue of 6-5 and 4-3 wins over nemesis Beauregard at home.…
The 7th annual Career Expo will be Tuesday, April 22, from 9 a.m. to noon in the Trinity Baptist Church fellowship hall on U.S. Highway 431 in Roanoke. Melissa Pirkle, secretary of the JOBS Task Force, said, “We’ve got in excess of 30 employers signed up for the Expo. We are very excited. It looks…
While the June 3 primary election may be far from most voters’ minds, those who deal with the voting process are hard at work to ensure it runs smoothly. One of those is Circuit Clerk and Absentee Election Manager Chris May, who started working on this election April 9. The new photo identification requirements approved…
WEDOWEE–During Monday’s Randolph County Commission meeting, county engineer Burrel Jones said several structures were washed out with the flooding on April 7. The pipe put in on County Road 9 last year was washed out because of debris hung in the end of it. A pipe that was in County Road 803 was found about…
Randolph County Animal Shelter volunteers had a very good day Saturday, particularly with the raffle tickets, and are looking for another good book sale Saturday, said Evelyn Smith, who is in charge of fundraising. They have been shelving hundreds of new books. There are three prizes for the raffle, and there is a silent auction…
The Handley High School Academic Team filled city council seats Monday night on a trek seeking help for them to go to the National Academic Quiz Tournaments Small Schools National Championship May 2-4 in Minneapolis, Minn. Richard Head is the Academic Team sponsor for the varsity and Jamie Watts is the sponsor for the junior…
Perry Donahoo, lead partner in the Wadley Crushed Stone Company, said the subject of a landfill has never been brought up by them in any way, shape, or form. He is referring to citizens’ comments at the last Wadley Council meeting concerning the quarry allegedly working to get a landfill. “Nobody from the county, nobody…
Southern Union Music Department’s annual Spring Show has performances today through Friday in Brazeal Auditorium on the Wadley campus. Performances begin at 7 p.m. For years, the Southern Union Sound, under the direction of Ann Caldwell, has entertained audiences with their dynamic performances and talented students. Accompanied by the Southern Union Dancers, this year’s performance…
Probably more than 2,000 meters were affected by a power outage Monday night. The outage was caused by a squirrel that got into a substation on North Main Street, according to Roanoke area Alabama Power operations manager Bud Heard. Debbie Whatley, area business office manager, said the squirrel was killed and caused a fire that…
David Denton updated the Roanoke City Council on the Martin Theatre project in progress. A Rotarian, he is treasurer of the Charities Fund, a tax-deductible entity of the Roanoke Rotary Club. Also attending the meeting were Vickie Cummings, head of the fundraising committee, and Kesa Dunn, structural design committee member. Rotary is spearheading this effort…
“We are less than a month away from the 6th annual Cardboard Boat Regatta races,” said Marty Kirby, a member of the board of Foundation for Randolph County Schools. The event will be held May 10 at Chimney Cove on Lake Wedowee. The deadline is coming up April 30 to enter your cardboard boat. Registration…
STATE OF ALABAMA COUNTY OF RANDOLPH NOTICE OF CIVIL LAWSUIT TO: HOWARD RAMSON CALHOUN This is to notify you that Civil Action No. CV 2013-900090, entitled Bank of Wedowee vs. Howard Ramson Calhoun, is presently pending in the Circuit Court of Randolph County, Alabama, Randolph County Courthouse, One Main St., Wedowee, Alabama 36278, there is…