30 year old Rodriguez Martel Staples of Roanoke was found dead Saturday morning around 11 a.m. at the Travelers Inn just south of Roanoke. The body was discovered by the motel manager. The preliminary investigation indicates Mr. Staples was killed by a gun shot wound.Anyone with information about this crime is asked to call the…
(WADLEY) Graveside funeral services for Mildred Knight Bassett, 89, of Wadley will be Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013, at 10 a.m. at Union Hill Baptist Church Cemetery in Roanoke. Mrs. Bassett died Friday, Jan. 11, at Clay County Hospital. She was a native of Randolph County and a homemaker. Mrs. Bassett is survived by two daughters…
(PIEDMONT) Ruby Lois Freeman Hanson, 87, of Piedmont died surrounded by her family on Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013. The funeral will be Saturday, Jan. 12, at 2 p.m. at Hughes Street Congregational Holiness Church with burial in Piedmont Memory Garden. Mrs. Hanson was an avid gardener, had been a textile worker, loved flowers and was…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Thomas Harold “Buck” Goss, 72, of Roanoke will be Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, at noon CST at Stateline Baptist Church with the Revs. R.L. Vernon officiating and William Phillips delivering the eulogy. Burial will follow at the adjoining cemetery. Mr. Goss died Wednesday, Jan. 9, at his home. A resident of…
RANBURNE) Elton Hendley Dalrymple of Ranburne died Jan. 9, 2013. He was 74. Funeral services were Friday, Jan. 11, at 11 a.m. EST at the chapel of Rainwater Funeral Home in Bowdon, Ga. The Rev. J.W. Daniel officiated. Interment followed at Bethel East Cemetery in Woodland. Mr. Dalrymple was born June 29, 1938, to the…
(SNELLVILLE, Ga.) Edwin G. Hallman, 73, of Snellville died Wednesday, Jan. 09, 2013. A funeral service will be at 2 p.m. EST Sunday, Jan. 13, at Maranatha Baptist Church, Lilburn, Ga., with Dr. Jim Stallings and the Rev. Jim Hyatt officiating. Burial will follow at Eternal Hills Memory Garden. Mr. Hallman was the son of…
(COLUMBIANA) Funeral services for Edith McCord, 81, of Columbiana will be at 2 p.m., Friday, Jan. 11, 2013, at Columbiana United Methodist Church with the Revs. Pete Grice and Lloyd Gibbs officiating. Burial will follow at Pinelawn Gardens. Mrs. McCord died Tuesday, Jan. 8, at her home surrounded with family and friends. She was born…
Randolph County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a physical altercation between a county commissioner and a citizen that happened at the commission annex following the workshop meeting on Thursday afternoon. Commissioner Terry Lovvorn and Sam Wreyford both were checked out by a physician afterward. No charges have been filed at this point. That is all investigator…
WEDOWEE–The fire marshal was in Wedowee Thursday afternoon at the scene of a fatal house fire. The fire at the home of Robert Emerson at 807 5th St. SW was reported by a neighbor and a passerby around 10:12 a.m., according Randolph County E-911. Emerson, approximately 82 years old, lived alone and had someone who…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Betty Royston, 86, of Roanoke will be at 1 p.m., Friday, Jan. 11, 2013, at First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Ralph Barrow officiating. Burial will follow in Randolph Memory Gardens. Mrs. Royston died Wednesday, Jan. 9, at her son’s residence. Mrs. Royston was born May 26, 1926, the daughter…
WEDOWEE–Wedowee Town Council passed its alcoholic beverage ordinance on Thursday of last week. Most of the ordinance is just complying with state law, with a few additions. Licenses may be issued only for locations in the downtown business or highway business zones. Exceptions to this are for a club license and a special event license,…
WEDOWEE–A December journey of more than a thousand miles that ends with a warm hug and a big sloppy kiss. That’s how you could describe this Christmas for Holly, a German shepherd puppy, who traveled from Wyoming to Wedowee in time to ring in the new year with the Brett and Christi Benefield family. Christi…
Mayor Mike Fisher said the utilities board has formally lifted the ban on outside watering as of Tuesday. Fisher was informed by Fire Chief Ron Cameron, who is also chairman of the the city of Roanoke Water, Sewage, Gas and Filter Plant Board. Jerry Revis, general manager of the board, said the situation had greatly…
Admiral W. Clyde Marsh, USN (Retired), who currently serves as commissioner of the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs, returned home to honor and recognize educators from Wedowee High School who taught in the years 1956-1969. The event held at American Legion Post 53 brought together many former students, coaches and teachers. Marsh made remarks and…
Randolph County’s Baby New Year for 2013 is Aubree Madison Mitchum, daughter of Chad and Miranda Mitchum of Wadley. Aubree was born Jan. 3 at 9:27 a.m. at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika. At birth, she weighed 7 pounds, 3 ounces and was 20 inches long. Proud grandparents are Brad and Martha Bennett and…
The Miracle Worker, written for the stage by William Gibson, opens this Friday at New Horizon Theatre in downtown West Point. The Miracle Worker tells the story of a teacher, Annie Sullivan, and her blind and deaf student, Helen Keller. Until they meet, Helen is trapped in a dark and silent world, without the…
The Roanoke Board of Education completed its tour of schools with meetings at Handley Middle School and Handley High School in the last two months of the year. HMS Principal Linda Crim and HHS Principal Gregory Foster welcomed board members with presentations on the schools’ most recent achievements. Superintendent Chuck Marcum said he is proud…
A Wadley man was arrested on Sunday after allegedly breaking into the office at Wellington Terrace apartments on County Road 79. According to the report from Roanoke Police, William Jerome Trammell, 19, of 670 Cooledge St., allegedly tore down three security cameras, damaging their wiring, broke the glass of the door and ripped a large…
Of the many reasons to think 2013 will be a better year than the one just past, the availablility of medical care in Randolph County stands out. The progress on the 26,000-sq.-ft. Tanner/East Alabama facility in Wedowee is impressive to passers-by, and later this year the two-story building on 15 acres south of town should…
ROCK MILLS–A stolen truck owned by Hall’s Gas of Franklin, Ga., was discovered on Saturday, sitting in a flat near Wehadkee Creek on County Road 2203 in Rock Mills. The truck had been stolen from the business during the night Friday. If you have any information about the stolen truck, call Franklin Police Department at…