No one was injured but it was a big mess on Thursday in Roanoke when a dump truck hauling asphalt blew a tire and subsequently overturned.According to the report from Roanoke Police Department, the accident was reported at 12:11 p.m. on U.S. 431, just north of Walmart. Gary Lynn Stroud, 43, of Alexander City was…
A two-vehicle crash on Monday morning claimed the life of a Woodland man. The crash occurred at 10:12 a.m. on Randolph County Road 531, one mile north of Woodland. James William Lowe, 88, the rider of a John Deere Gator, was killed when his Gator collided with a Caterpillar road scraper operated by Curtis Yarbrough…
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The Louina Street CSX bridge was closed Friday per instructions from R.L. Harris of Bridge Inspection Services, LLC, Sylacauga. Mayor Mike Fisher provided a letter from the company to him and to the attention of streets department supervisor Donnie Cash. Harris wrote, “The deck condition has deteriorated since our last visit and I am hereby…
Fredia Daniel, vice-present of the Randolph County Foster and Adoptive Parents Association, was among those accepting donations of back-to-school supplies Friday during the organization’s annual Stuff the Bus drive. Daniel said they have done this for about five years once they realized the children need the supplies. When the children enter Department of Human Resources…
MONTGOMERY–Gov. Robert Bentley encouraged Alabamians to remember this weekend’s state sales tax holiday for back-to-school items and to stock up on needed supplies. Locally, Randolph County, Roanoke and Wedowee show up on the Alabama Department of Revenue site as waiving their taxes as well as the state’s 4-percent sales tax, resulting in savings on back-to-school…
Area citizens attended a meeting Thursday night to give their detailed input on what they like about Randolph County and what they want the priorities to be going forward. What Randolph County likes and wants matches up with what the 10-county region likes and wants. Jobs was one of the key wants. Other counties in…
PARAN–Three fugitives from Georgia were found at a Randolph County home on Wednesday of last week. According to the report from Randolph County Sheriff’s Office, chief deputy Billy Lane and investigator Gregg Dendinger assisted GBI agents in their visit to 522 County Rd. 655 in the Paran community, the residence of Kevin Pike, who allowed…
The Roanoke City Council met Monday in a called meeting to name an interim city attorney until they decide on a permanent one. Councilman Mack Arthur Bell moved to name John Tinney as an interim city attorney which councilman Mike Parmer seconded. The motion was unanimously approved. His appointment was immediate to deal with any…
A young Roanoke man died on Sunday, nearly three weeks after an automobile accident in Heard County, Ga. According to reports from Heard County, the accident happened on July 8 on Highway 34, west of Franklin, Ga. Brad Davis was driving a 1997 Honda Accord in rainy conditions, when the vehicle left the roadway, rolled…
For women throughout east Alabama and west Georgia, getting an annual screening mammogram is more convenient than ever as Tanner’s Mammography on the Move mobile mammography unit continues to add locations and dates, expanding access throughout the region. During August and September, Tanner’s Mammography on the Move offers area women the opportunity to get a…
A Wedowee woman was seriously injured in a one-vehicle accident while on her way to work at Wedowee Hospital on Tuesday morning. Shara Sacdalan lost control of her vehicle in a curve and hit a tree on County Road 129 in the Mount Pleasant community around 7:55 a.m. Responders had to use the Jaws of…
(RAINBOW CITY) Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 31, 2013, at Collier-Butler Chapel for Lucille Moseley Lockridge, 95, of Rainbow City, who died Sunday, July 28. The Rev. Mike Hengle will officiate. Burial will be at Forrest Mausoleum. Mrs. Lockridge was born in Cherokee County, daughter of the late Elias and Willie…
(WOODLAND) Funeral services for James William Lowe, 88, of Woodland will be Saturday, Aug. 3, 2013, at 2 p.m. at Bear Creek United Methodist Church with the Rev. Jacob Wilkerson officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mr. Lowe died Monday, July 29, in Atlanta. A Chambers County native, Mr. Lowe was born on…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Ethridge Cleburn Forman Jr., 90, of Roanoke will be Wednesday, July 31, 2013, at 11 a.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Revs. Phillip Gore and Zenus Windsor officiating. Burial will follow at Wadley Cemetery. Mr. Forman died Sunday, July 28, at Traylor Nursing Center. Mr. Forman was born June 24,…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Brad Davis, 24, of Roanoke will be Wednesday, July 31, 2013, at 2 p.m. at Roanoke Church of Christ with Bro. Gerald Romine officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens. Mr. Davis died Sunday, July 28, at Grady Memorial Hospital. Mr. Davis was born Nov. 16, 1988, son of Bruce…
(ST. CHARLES, Mo.) George F. Shelnutt of St. Charles, Mo., died on Friday, July 26, 2013, at the age of 83. A memorial services will be at Baue Funeral and Memorial Center in St. Charles on Monday, July 29, at 2 p.m. Interment will be at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery. Mr. Shelnutt is survived by…
(HUNTSVILLE) Larry Hale Stephens, 61, of Huntsville died Friday, July 26, 2013. A memorial service was Sunday, July 28, at Trinity United Methodist Church with Donnie Erwin Brown, Rick Owen and Reid Crotty officiating. Larry was born in Montgomery and grew up in Tuscaloosa. He graduated from Tuscaloosa High School in 1971. From there, he…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Henry Charles Wilkes, 56, of Roanoke will be Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013, at 2 p.m. at Deliverance Temple with the Revs. Jerome Fannin, Tom Staples, Freddie Bell and Michael Goss officiating. Burial will follow at Skyview Memorial Gardens in the Welch community. Mr. Wilkes died Friday, July 26, at his home.…
(ASHLAND) Funeral services for Mr. Pat Culligan, 81, of Ashland were Sunday, July 28, 2013, at 2 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Home in Lineville with Bro. Tony Combest and Bro. David Holcombe officiating. Burial followed in Lystra Baptist Church Cemetery. Mr. Culligan died Thursday, July 25, at his home. He was a native of Randolph…