(LINEVILLE) Funeral services for Calvin B. Winn II, 59, of Lineville will be Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012, at 11 a.m. at Benefield Funeral Home of Lineville with Rev. Claude Bennett officiating. A graveside memorial service will be held at a later date.Mr. Winn died Saturday, Sept. 29, at Trinity Medical Center in Birmingham after an…
(LaFAYETTE) Gene Duffie, 71, of LaFayette died Friday, Sept. 28, 2012, at East Alabama Medical Center, Opelika. A family memorial service will be held at a later date. Mr. Duffie was born in Randolph County May 28, 1941. He is survived by his wife, Opal Duffie of LaFayette; four children and their spouses, retired Master…
(COLUMBUS, Ga.) Kathyren B. Hoolapa, 80, of Columbus, Ga., died Sept. 27, 2012. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m., Monday, Oct. 1, at Main Post Cemetery in Fort Benning, Ga. Mrs. Hoolapa was born May 7, 1932, in Randolph County, Ala., to the late Hulen and Betha-Thiney Cosper. Survivors include two sons, Duayne A.…
(ROCK MILLS) Graveside services for Walter Radford Bailey Jr., 87, of Rock Mills will be Sunday, Sept. 30, 2012, at 2 p.m. at Randolph Memory Gardens with the Rev. Frank Foster Sr. officiating. Mr. Bailey died Thursday, Sept. 27, at East Alabama Medical Center, Opelika. Mr. Bailey was born Aug. 15, 1925, the son of…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Sarepta Ann “Sara” Ford McDaniel, 86, of Roanoke will be Sunday, Sept. 30, 2012, at 3 p.m. at Roanoke First United Methodist Church with Rev. Ralph Barrow officiating. Ms. McDaniel will lie in state for one hour prior to services beginning at 2 p.m. Burial will follow in Cedarwood Cemetery. Ms.…
(TEMPLE, Ga.) Roy Rudolph Eaves of Temple, Ga., died Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012. Services will be Friday, Sept. 28, at 7 p.m. at Hightower Funeral Home in Bremen, Ga., with Rev. Nelson Shelnutt officiating. He was born in Haralson County, Ga., on Jan. 26, 1930, the son of the late Roy Delcer Eaves and Estelle…
(DOUGLASVILLE, Ga.) Funeral services for Joann Holloway Satterwhite, 81, of Douglasville, Ga., will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 29, 2012, at White’s Chapel Methodist Church, Roanoke, with the Revs. Gary Henderson and Don Quick officiating. Mrs. Satterwhite will lie in state one hour before the service at the church. Burial will follow in the…
Matt talks about the big rivalry game between Randolph County and Woodland.
(WOODLAND) Funeral services for Winnie Waters Brown, 91, of Woodland will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, Sept. 28, 2012, at Benefield Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Greg Norred officiating. Burial will follow in Wedowee City Cemetery. Mrs. Brown died Wednesday, Sept. 26, at her home. Mrs. Brown was born Oct. 7, 1920, the daughter…
(OPELIKA) The funeral service for Leon Haynes, 69, of Opelika will be at 11 a.m., Friday, Sept. 28, 2012, at Greater Peace Missionary Baptist Church with interment in Evergreen Cemetery. The Rev. Clifford E. Jones will officiate. Mr. Haynes died Monday, Sept. 24, at East Alabama Medical Center, Opelika. He was born Feb. 22, 1943,…
(WEDOWEE) Memorial services for Martha Jolene Hudson-Henderson of Wedowee, 48, a native of Anniston, will be Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012, at 2 p.m. at the Church of St. Michael and All Angels of Anniston, with the Rev. Hugh B. Jones Jr. officiating. Martha died at her home in Wedowee on Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012. She…
(DELTA) Funeral services for Jimmy Garrett Clarke, 74, of Delta will be at 1 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 29, 2012, at Christiana Baptist Church with the Revs. Bob Bain and Ted Embry officiating. At a later date, a private graveside service will be held at Christiana Baptist Church Cemetery, with the Revs. Bob Bain and Curtis…
(PHENIX CITY) Betty “Granny” Dollar Stone, 76, of Phenix City died Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012, at Columbus Hospice House. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 28, at McMullen Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. David Dollar officiating. A private interment will be held at Parkhill Cemetery. Ms. Stone was born Aug. 8,…
(ANNISTON) Thomas Mitchell Sprayberry, 57, died Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2012, at his home. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 27, at Dryden Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Mike Haynes and Gary Batson officiating. Burial will follow in Heflin City Cemetery. Mr. Sprayberry was a native and resident of Cleburne County for…
I have a question for Alabama and Auburn fans. What do you think the difference is between the two programs right now? And before you say the obvious, Alabama is good and Auburn is bad, I have to ask you to dig a little deeper. A couple weeks ago I wrote about how I had…
The question of whether or not alcoholic beverages may be sold legally in Randolph County will be on the November 6 presidential election ballot. The upcoming referendum is the result of petitions certified by the Randolph County Board of Registrars and filed in the Probate Office on Monday. The number of signatures of Randolph County…
The Wadley Bulldogs went on the road Friday night and secured their third straight region win with a 52-36 rout of Talladega County Central. “It’s a good win, but I don’t want us to get happy about beating them,” Wadley head coach Darrell Roach said. “We’ve got a goal this year and we want to…
ROCK STAND–An Ohatchee man died as the result of injuries sustained in a one-vehicle accident on Monday north of Rock Stand on U.S. 431. According to the report from the Jacksonville post of the Troopers, Ralph Amos Thomas, 79, was the driver of a 2002 Toyota Tacoma truck. The accident happened at 3:28 a.m. According…
Randolph County’s legislative delegation has filed a lawsuit seeking to remove the chairman of the Randolph County Economic Development Council and replace him with an appointment of their own. State Sen. Gerald Dial and state Rep. Richard Laird are named as plaintiffs. Named as defendants are the Economic Development Council and its chairman Jerry Cotney.…
TEC general manager Charles May finally has the state Department of Transportation permits in hand, and work began on Knight Avenue Monday. Unless there are problems, he anticipates the work that is shutting down Knight Avenue will take two to three days. The work of removing utility poles will take place on the state’s right…