The merger of operations of Opelika-based East Alabama Medical Center (EAMC) with George H. Lanier Memorial Hospital in Valley was officially completed the first of this month. EAMC is now in full control of Lanier, which will operate under the name EAMC-Lanier.The move was announced in September, and an agreement was signed in December.The agreement…
The fifth annual chili cookoff to benefit The Lighthouse Soup Kitchens and Buddy Bag program will be Tuesday, Feb. 25, at 6 p.m. at the McDonald Family Life Center of Roanoke First United Methodist Church. Anyone who would like may prepare a pot of chili. The FUMC pastor will bring a pot. Volunteers are needed…
The first round of snow and ice, accompanied by single digit temperatures for several days, was unusual for this area, especially with the milder-than-normal winters we have had the past couple of years. Then, after a week-long respite, the ice and snow returned but without the extremely low temperatures. And now, after several days of…
A couple of weeks ago, down on the coast, it was freezing. Winter along the Gulf coast is a strange and beautiful thing. Although many stores and restaurants cut back their hours, few close entirely like they used to do. I recall being in Gulf Shores on Labor Day weekend back in the…
As I was watching the winter Olympic games from Sochi last weekend and pondering just how much the games cost us, I decided to make an attempt to find out some cost information about the games. I found it from an organization named the U.S. Athletic Trust. Last year The United States Olympic Committee, the…
(ROANOKE) Doris Hughley Burnette, 49, a resident of Heflin Avenue, Roanoke, died Sunday, Feb. 9, 2014, at her residence. The funeral was Friday, Feb. 14, at 1 p.m. at East Roanoke Pure Holiness Church of God with Elder Timothy Wright, pastor, and Bishop Tom Staples officiating. Burial followed in Skyview Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Welch. Mrs.…
(HEFLIN) Funeral services for Brenda Joyce Allen, 56, of Heflin will be Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014, at 11 a.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with the Revs. Phillip Patterson and Roger Florence officiating. Burial will follow in Woodland First Congregational Methodist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Allen died Monday, Feb. 17, at UAB Hospital in Birmingham. A Chambers…
(LaFAYETTE) Barbara Baswell, 79, of LaFayette died Monday, Feb. 17, 2014, at her residence. The funeral will be at Jeff Jones Funeral Home Wednesday, Feb. 19, at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Mike Campbell officiating with burial in LaFayette City Cemetery. She was born Aug. 31, 1934, in Clay County. Mrs. Brown was of the…
(WOODLAND) Funeral services for Clifford J. Green, 85, of Woodland were Sunday, Feb. 16, 2014, at 2 p.m. at Napoleon Church of Christ with Bro. Ronnie Prince, Bro. Sidney Prince and Bro. Glenn Prince officiating. Burial followed in the adjoining cemetery. Mr. Green passed away Friday, Feb. 14, at Traylor Nursing Center in Roanoke. A…
(DALLAS, Ga.) Funeral services for Jason Michael Parker, 45, of Dallas, Ga., will be Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, at 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Wedowee with the Rev. Cade Farris officiating. Burial will follow in Wedowee City Cemetery. Mr. Parker died Friday, Feb. 14, in Dallas. A Savannah, Ga., native, Mr. Parker was…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Holley Yates Howard, 88, of Roanoke were Sunday, Feb. 16, 2014, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Shannon Mapp officiating. Burial followed at Wehadkee Cemetery. Mr. Howard died Friday, Feb. 14, at Roanoke Health Care. A lifelong resident of Roanoke, Mr. Howard was born April 26, 1925,…
(FOLSOM) Funeral services for Henry W. “Bill” Phillips, 65, of the Folsom community were Sunday, Feb. 16, 2014, at 2 p.m. at Christiana Baptist Church with Bro. Bob Bain and Bro. Buford Gaines officiating. Burial followed in the adjoining cemetery. Mr. Phillips died Friday, Feb. 14, at Trinity Medical Center in Birmingham. Born in Cleburne…
(LUDOWICI, Ga.) Gladis Jane Messer Lee, 77, died Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014. The funeral will be will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15, at Elim Baptist Church, with the Rev. Greg Bentley officiating. Burial will follow in Elim Baptist Cemetery. She was born in Wedowee and graduated from Ft. Lauderdale High School in Florida.…
A year after going 9-16 the Handley Lady Tigers stand as undisputed champions of Area 5, thanks to a hard-fought 49-47 win over Dadeville in the area tournament championship game Saturday. Handley led by as many as 11 points in the third quarter, but Dadeville refused to become Fadeville and battled back, briefly taking a…
Handley head coach Clifton Drummond reached a milestone with the school, but his Tigers team was unable to advance beyond the area tournament as they fell to Dadeville 57-48 in overtime in the semifinals Saturday. That loss ended Handley’s season, leaving Drummond stuck on exactly 150 wins in his eight years as Handley’s coach. He…
While the Woodland girls and Handley girls play on, the season is over for the other six county basketball teams. The Wadley and RCHS girls were eliminated in the semifinal round of their respective area tournaments, while all four boys teams failed to advance as well. Lafayette 60, RCHS 36 The RCHS boys were eliminated…
The Southern Union Bison baseball team has been as chilly as the weather to start the season, as indicated by the team’s 2-7 mark in the early going. But the Bison are not in panic mode yet. The team started 2-4 a year ago before warming up to a 40-17 record and a runner-up finish…
This just in from the AHSAA’s department of fictional news: The AHSAA has issued an edict that all members of the Woodland Lady Bobcats will have to shoot with their left hands for their upcoming sub-regional game against Lafayette. “In the interest of fairness and the spirit of sportsmanship that the AHSAA embodies, we feel…
Roanoke youth baseball signups will take place each Saturday in February from 9 a.m. to noon at the Roanoke baseball field located behind the recreation center. Registration fee is $50 per child, with a $5 discount for siblings. Children ages 4-12 are eligible for signups, and birth certificates are required. Please contact Jerri Gabriel at…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Kathleen Nobley Baldwin, 70, of Roanoke will be Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014, at 11 a.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Gary Baugh officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens. Mrs. Baldwin died Thursday, Feb. 13, at her home. A Randolph County resident most of her life, Mrs. Baldwin…