A Buckhead teenager was injured on Friday evening in a wreck in front of Sunny’s Home Cooking in Roanoke. According to the report from Roanoke Police Department, a 2005 Toyota Celica driven by Brianna Nicole Buttrill, 17, and a 1994 Nissan truck, driven by Eric Emmanuel Gunn, 40, of Decatur, Ga., were both northbound on…

MONTGOMERY–During this past Christmas and New Year’s Day enforcement period that began at 12:01 a.m. Friday, Dec. 20, 2013, and ran through midnight Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014, Alabama State Troopers investigated 17 traffic deaths. Eight drivers, eight passengers and one pedal cyclist were killed in traffic crashes that occurred in Bullock, Chambers, Cherokee, DeKalb, Escambia,…

The Polar Vortex that has brought life-threatening conditions to around 240 million people in the United States and southern Canada this week begins loosening its grip today as unusually low temperatures begin to rise here. By Saturday high temperatures are expected to be in the mid-60s. The damage caused this time was not as bad…

What a way to end a year. Not that everything had been going well up till then, but when the media firestorm erupted over the decision by A&E to suspend patriarch Phil from “Duck Dynasty” over remarks he made about gay people, well, things got out of hand.   In the days that followed his…

A United States District Judge in Montgomery has negated a vote of the citizens of Macon County who voted to authorize unrestricted forms of bingo there. United States District Court Judge Keith Watkins wrote that nothing in the plaintiff’s complaint had to do with voting or an election. His comment in the opinion is about…

(FIVE POINTS) Carl Steele, 80, of Five Points died Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014, at West Georgia Medical Center in LaGrange. The funeral will be Tuesday, Jan. 7, at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Striffler-Hamby Mortuary in LaGrange with the Rev. Leon Fowler officiating. A private entombment will follow at Restlawn Memory Gardens. Born Aug.…

(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Kevin Wayne Schubert Sr., 52, of Roanoke will be Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Jeff Burns officiating. Mr. Schubert died Monday, Jan. 6, at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika. A former resident of Tucson, Ariz., Mr. Schubert was born July 7,…

(COLLEYVILLE, Texas) Samuel Jefferson McCollough, 84, of Colleyville, Texas, beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather died Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2013. The funeral was at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 4, at Bluebonnet Hills Funeral Home with interment to follow at Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Park. Sam was the last surviving of nine children born to Dave and…

(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Donald Joe Simons, 59, of Roanoke will be Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Keith Benefield officiating. Burial will follow in Cedarwood Cemetery . Mr. Simons died Sunday, Jan. 5, at his residence. A LaGrange, Ga., native, Mr. Simons was born on May…

(MONTGOMERY) James Orville Tinney, 67, of Montgomery died at his home on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014. The funeral service was at Alabama Heritage Funeral Home Chapel on Saturday, Jan. 4, at 2 p.m. followed by burial in Alabama Heritage Cemetery. He grew up in Talladega, graduating from Talladega High School in 1965. He continued his…

Roanoke Mayor Mike Fisher has met with Police Chief Adam Melton and Streets Supervisor Donnie Cash about cold weather. Some are predicting temperatures may be between 8 and 13 degrees Tuesday morning with a possible high in the 20s. The mayor said the courtroom in the Roanoke Justice Center on West Point Street will serve…

Randolph County Schools superintendent Rance Kirby has announced school will be closed Monday because of the cold weather. It will be delayed by two hours on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Chuck Marcum, superintendent of Roanoke City Schools has released the following statement. “Due to the threat of freezing precipitation on Monday and wind chills that will not rise above 0 throughout the entire day- Roanoke City Schools will be closed on Monday. Plans are to delay school for two hours on Tuesday (students 10:00/ staff…

(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Bobby Dean Arrington, 59, of Roanoke will be at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014, at Forest Home Christian Church with the Rev. Stoney Halsey officiating. Burial will follow at Pike Cemetery. Mr. Arrington died Thursday, Jan. 2, at East Alabama Medical Center. A Randolph County native, Mr. Arrington was…

Roanoke Mayor Mike Fisher has met with Police Chief Adam Melton and Streets Supervisor Donnie Cash about cold weather. Some are predicting temperatures may be between 8 and 13 degrees Tuesday morning with a possible high in the 20s. The mayor said the courtroom in the Roanoke Justice Center on West Point Street will serve…

(ROANOKE) Estella Cole Trammell, 105, a native of Chambers County and longtime resident of Roanoke died Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2013, at Traylor Nursing Home. The funeral was Saturday, Jan. 4, at 11 a.m. at Mount Bethel United Methodist Church with the pastor, Rev. Dr. Jacquelyn J. Cumberlander, officiating. The Rev. Calvin Trammell served as eulogist.…

(ROANOKE) Charlie Quartez Lewis, 23, of Roanoke died Monday, Dec. 31, 2013, at Lanier Health Services in Valley. The funeral will be Saturday, Jan. 4, at 2 p.m. at Christian Memorial Baptist Church in Roanoke with the Rev. Rodney Thomas officiating. Burial will follow at Skyview Memorial Gardens in the Welch community. Mr. Lewis is…

(ROANOKE) Leroy Bell, 74, a resident of Roanoke died Saturday morning, Dec. 28, 2013, at his residence after an extended illness. The celebration of life for Mr. Bell was Thursday, Jan. 2, at 1 p.m. at Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church with the pastor, Rev. Timothy Huguley officiating. Other ministers sharing the roster included: Revs. L.B.…