To those of us who grew up in Roanoke, Mrs. Baird’s Court was a local landmark, an institution that was an integral part of our identity as a town.Yesterday it disappeared after being abandoned and allowed to fall into disrepair over many years, as so many Roanoke buildings have.Brad Bradshaw bought the property recently, hoping…
I read in the New York Times the other day that the German education minister was forced to resign because her doctoral dissertation did not meet the academic standards of the university that had granted the degree over three decades before. Yessir, someone went back into that 32-year old dissertation, found improper citations in the…
A Senate committee has approved a bill that would raise the penalty for promoting gambling, and for possession of an illegal gambling device, from a misdemeanor to a felony. The focus of this bill is the big fish who operate casinos that are illegal in Alabama, sponsor Bryan Taylor, R-Prattville, said. Attorney General Luther Strange…
PINE FLAT–One man is dead and two other people injured following a house fire in the wee hours of Sunday morning, just off County Road 15. The call came at 3:30 a.m. at 247 County Rd. 905, a brick home in the Pine Flat community. Some details are sketchy, but this is what we’ve found…
Volunteers are needed to clean the Tallapoosa River near Wadley on Saturday. Volunteers should meet at 10 a.m. at Tallapoosa Wilds, and the cleanup will end at 2 p.m. A breakfast will be provided to those who contact coordinators before April 25. Free boat and equipment rentals will be provided on a limited basis by…
Two churches reported thefts of audio equipment on Wednesday of last week. Macedonia Baptist Church on County Road 667, Roanoke, had a speaker and an amplifier stolen, with damage to a steel door. Calvary Baptist Church at 2348 County Rd. 333, Wedowee, had three speakers and an amplifier taken and also had a door damaged.…
The Randolph County Chamber of Commerce invites everyone to join a Lunch and Learn featuring Mary Mason Shell from the Alabama Historic Commission Thursday, May 2. She will present a program on Historic Preservation Opportunities from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the McDonald Family Life Center at First United Methodist Church in Roanoke. She has…
Pirates and Landlubbers alert! Bring your crew to Lake Wedowee on May 11 to enjoy a free family fun day at the 5th Annual Cardboard Boat Races. It’s free to get in and park, and it has something for everyone in the family to enjoy. You can even buy a race boat at the auction!…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Frederick George Davis, 61, of Roanoke will be Wednesday, April 24, 2013, at 2 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with the Revs. Keith Benefield and Ben DiZoglio officiating. Burial will follow in Beason Grove Baptist Church Cemetery near Heflin. Mr. Davis died Sunday, April 21, at Wedowee Hospital. Mr. Davis was…
(LANETT) Mary Arlene Landers, 69, of Lanett died Sunday, April 21, 2013, at George H. Lanier Memorial Hospital, Valley. Graveside services will be Tuesday, April 23, at 3 p.m. CDT at Hillcrest Cemetery in Lanett with the Rev. Eddie Striblin officiating. A native of Clay County, Mrs. Landers was born June 22, 1943. She was…
(WACO, Ga.) Ella Mae Daniel Cole, 93, of Waco, Ga., died Saturday, April 20, 2013. Services were Sunday, April 21, at 3 p.m. EDT at Napoleon Church of Christ in Woodland, Ala., with pastor Ricky Murphy officiating. Burial followed in Napoleon Church Cemetery. Share your thoughts and memories in the guestbook at www.hightowerfuneralhome.com. Hightower Funeral…
(CARROLLTON, Ga.) Stanley Lee Gentry, 60, of Carrollton, Ga., died Friday, April 19, 2013, at Tanner Medical Center from a massive heart attack. The funeral was Sunday, April 21, 2013, at 3 p.m. with the Revs. Gary Stewart and Tony Sullivan officiating. Interment followed in Carrollton City Cemetery with Ron Martin speaking at graveside. Mr.…
(WEST POINT, Ga.) Ravinell Strain Kirby, 92, of West Point, Ga., died Friday, April 19, 2013, at George H. Lanier Nursing Home in Valley. Funeral services will be Monday, April 22, at 3 p.m. EDT at McCarthy Funeral Home in West Point with Russell Wearden officiating. Interment will be in Marseilles Cemetery, West Point. Mrs.…
(LANETT) Carlene Adamson, 79, of Lanett died Friday, April 19, 2013,at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika. The funeral was Monday, April 21, at 2 p.m. at Johnson Brown-Service Funeral Home Chapel in Lanett with burial at Resthaven Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Adamson was born Nov. 21, 1933, in Randolph County. She was a member of…
(OPELIKA)The memorial service for Bobby Gooden, 75, of Opelika will be at 11 a.m., Monday, April 22, 2013, at First Baptist Church of Opelika. Pastor Steve Scoggins will officiate. Family will be present at 10 a.m. in the small chapel of the church for visitation. Mr. Gooden, who died Friday, April 19, was born June…
(DECATUR, Ga.) Mattie T. Reid Parks of Decatur, Ga., died Monday, April 15, at Florence Hand Home in LaGrange, Ga. The funeral service was Saturday, April 20, at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Donald Trimble Mortuary, Decatur. Entombment was in Kennedy Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Parks, a native of Five Points, Ala., was the daughter…
(CARROLLTON, Ga.) Homegoing services will be Friday, April 19, 2013, at 1 p.m. EDT at Mt. Carmel United Methodist Church in Woodland, Ala., for Leroy Stephens of Carrollton, Ga. The family will receive friends Thursday from 5 to 7 p.m. EDT at Willie A. Watkins Funeral Chapel in Carrollton. In lieu of flowers, donations may…
(OPELIKA) A memorial service for Tiffany Serina Freeman, 41, of Opelika will be at 2 p.m. Friday, April 19, 2013, at Harris Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Henry Ligon and Brother Jessie Taylor officiating. Mrs. Freeman died Monday, April 15, at her home in Opelika. She was born May 15, 1971, in Lee County.…
(OXFORD) Funeral services for Charles Irvin Edwards, 87, of Oxford will be Thursday, April 18, 2013, at 11 a.m. at Lakeview Baptist Church. The Revs. Jerry Starling and Chris Spurlin will officiate. Burial will follow in Forestlawn Gardens. The body will lie in state one hour before service time at the church. The family will…
(FIVE POINTS) Funeral services for Chappell Ward Bonner Jr., 84, of Five Points will be at 2 p.m. CDT Sunday, April 21, 2013, at Standing Rock Methodist Church with the Rev. Milton Newton officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. Mr. Bonner died Monday, April 15, at his home. Mr. Bonner was born Aug.…