(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Jackie Catherine Tucker, 74, of Roanoke will be at 2 p.m., Saturday, March 30, 2013, at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Richie Farrow officiating. Burial will follow in Whites Chapel Cemetery.Mrs. Tucker died Thursday, March 28, at Wedowee Hospital.Mrs. Tucker was born Aug. 10, 1938, the daughter of Clarence and…
(MUSELLA, Ga.) Funeral services for George E. Howard, 89, of Musella, Ga., will be at 3 p.m., Friday, March 29, 2013, at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Mike Fuller officiating. Burial will follow in Springfield Baptist Church Cemetery, Roanoke. Mr. Howard died Wednesday, March 27, at Oaks at Peake, Macon, Ga. Mr. Howard was…
(OPELIKA) Gloria Story-Nelms, 52, of Opelika died Sunday, March 24, 2013, at her residence. The funeral will be Saturday, March 30, at noon at Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church in LaFayette with the Rev. Michael T. Stiggers, pastor, officiating. Burial will follow at Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery in Opelika. Mrs. Story-Nelms is survived by…
(AUBURN) A memorial service for Rufus Felton, 59, of Auburn will be at 1 p.m., Friday, March 29, 2013, at Shiloh A.M.E. Zion Church (Brownville Community) with the Rev. Charles Adams officiating. Mr. Felton, who died Thursday, March 21, at University Hospital in Birmingham, was born May 29, 1953, in Macon County. Mr. Felton received…
(BOWDON, Ga.) Lucille Wilson Robinson of Bowdon, Ga., died Monday, March 25, 2013, at Memory Lane Assisted Living. She was 91. The funeral will be Thursday, March 28, at 2 p.m. at Antioch Baptist Church. Bro. Donald Voyles and Bro. Ken Bowman will officiate. Interment will follow in the church cemetery with Bro. Donnie Robinson…
(WEDOWEE) Funeral services for Marjorie Woodard Franklin, 83, of Wedowee will be Friday, March 29, 2013, at 2 p.m. at Iduma Congregational Methodist Church with the Revs. David Waldrop and Larry Conger officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. Mrs. Franklin died Tuesday, March 26, at Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Franklin was…
(DUNEDIN, Fla.) Irma Hines, 87, of Dunedin, Fla., died March 24, 2013. She is survived by one sister, Mary Lois Platt of Roanoke, and a dear friend, Sarah Weatherhead. Neptune Society Cremation, Tampa.
(BREWTON) Bertie Mae Burson Waldrep, 87, of Pine Street, Brewton, Ala., died Saturday, March 23, 2013 at a local hospital after a brief illness. Mrs. Waldrep was a native of Woodland and a resident of Marietta, Ga. before moving to Brewton. She graduated from Woodland High School, worked for Bell South for more than 20…
Among the visitors attending the Roanoke Water Sewer Gas & Filter Plant Board meeting March 18 were those presenting information about converting vehicles to natural gas fuel, citizens complaining about dirty water and a citizen complaining about sewer problems. Municipal Gas Authority of Georgia, of which the local utilities board is a member, sent Rai…
You know things are going well when the game-winning rally starts with a bunt. The Randolph County Tigers perched themselves atop 2A Area 9 with a dramatic come-from-behind 9-8 win over Horseshoe Bend in the first game of a double header on Thursday. The win was the Tigers’ 7th straight and propelled them to a…
It was pretty easy to tell that the best player on the field at Friday’s county softball tournament in Roanoke was Handley’s Kasidy Thompson. And the funny thing is the best player on the field isn’t even a student at the school she plays for. Thompson is an eighth grader at Handley Middle School, but…
Jeff Thompson was working on his farm in the Wehadkee community using a tractor-mounted power takeoff-driven auger when his arm became entangled in the auger. He and his sons were digging postholes when he got caught in the equipment and was seriously injured. He was flown by Life Saver helicopter to Grady Hospital in Atlanta.…
Southern Union swept Marion Military Institute in a three game series last week in Wadley. The wins kept the Bison atop the ACCC Central division standings with a 10-2 record and raised the team’s overall season record to 23-9. SU has distinguished itself as the team to beat in the division through the first half…
The Roanoke Board of Education last week accepted Linda Crim’s resignation from her position as principal of the Handley Middle School effective June 30. “By the action taken tonight we have respected Ms. Crim’s request and we have thanked her for her service as principal of Handley Middle School,” Supt. Chuck Marcum said. “We will…
MONTGOMERY–Two Southern Union students were among the state’s top students honored during the 2013 All-Alabama Academic Team Recognition Program in Montgomery on March 22. Jesse Giddens of Lineville and Katie Willis of Wadley were among the 50 All-Alabama students, representing 25 of Alabama’s community and technical colleges, who were honored for their exceptional academic achievement,…
The celebration of the Woodland Lady Bobcats’ class 2A basketball state championship continued Friday at the school’s gymnasium. Alabama High School Athletic Association executive director Steve Savarese spoke at the event and presented the team and head coach Larry Strain with the state championship trophy. The recognition from the AHSAA comes on the heels of…
Watching the NCAA tournament this season I’ve come to a conclusion at which many others my age find themselves, and I think I can say this objectively without sounding like a crotchety old man. College basketball is not what it used to be. Back in my day basketball players generally stayed in college for at…
East Central Alabama Master Gardener Association, in a joint effort with the Hoochee-Poosa Locavores, volunteered to help Wedowee Elementary School students plant their raised beds. The children planted cool weather salad crops so they can enjoy the “fruits of their labor” before they end the school year. Master Gardeners participating were Jack Bolen, Sheila Bolen,…
WEDOWEE–In a surprise move on Monday, Randolph County Commission unanimously approved the sale of its Price Street building, which currently houses the Boys & Girls Club. The agenda called for a discussion to begin considering the sale of the building. Chairman Lathonia Wright noted that the county had recently put a new roof on the…
Ron Cameron, chairman of the Roanoke Water Sewer Gas & Filter Plant Board, told the Roanoke Council Monday the company putting in water lines has not abandoned the present work but moved to do the water lines around Handley High School during spring break. They anticipate being out of there before students return, he said.…