High school sports programs in Randolph County have seen a boom in success over the last few years.But it’s certainly not just the boys who are the reason for all the success on the courts and fields around here.Girls’ sports programs, particularly at Woodland and Handley, have seen unprecedented success in the last several seasons.…
I woke up Sunday morning to my Facebook news feed full of disheartening news. I read various reports of a shooting in an Auburn apartment complex involving Auburn football players. I have friends who live in that complex. Auburn is where I live. Things like that aren’t supposed to happen in Auburn. It wasn’t until…
When the 2012 SEC football season finally gets here, there will be several questions that are open for debate. The answers will come steadily over the three months of the regular season. One of the hottest debates could come over just what is the strongest position in the conference. Obviously there is talent at every…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Randy Mike Fincher, 56, of Roanoke will be Thursday, June 14, 2012, at 3 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Steve Dean officiating. Burial will follow at Big Springs Baptist Church Cemetery. Mr. Fincher died Monday, June 11, at Wedowee Hospital. A long-time Roanoke resident, Mr. Fincher was born…
(BOILING SPRINGS, S.C.) Artie M. Huddleston, 87, of Boiling Springs, S.C., died Monday, June 11, 2012, at Foothills Hospice Home. He was the widower of Clara Huddleston, who died in 2005. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. on June 13 at Whitney Freewill Baptist Church, officiated by the Revs. Billy Vanderford and Ron Huddleston.…
(WADLEY) Ralph Daniel Ellis, 58, of Wadley died June 10, 2012, at East Alabama Medical Center. A memorial service will be announced at a later time. Mr. Ellis is survived by one daughter, Megan Cox of Fayette County, Ga.; two sons, John Dale Ellis of Fort Long, S.C., and Ralph Daniel Ellis Jr. of Great…
(ROANOKE) Ladarious Kernard Phillips, 20, of Roanoke, was born Sept. 15, 1991, in Roanoke and died June 9, 2012, in Opelika at East Alabama Medical Center. He was of the Baptist faith and member of Rehope Baptist Church in the Doublehead community. Mr. Phillips is survived by his parents, Vincent Bell and Jamecia Phillips; his…
(LINEVILLE) Funeral services for Richard Edward Smith, 68, of Lineville will be Wednesday, June 13, 2012, at 2 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Johnny Hamlin officiating. Burial will follow in Liberty Church of Christ Cemetery. Mr. Smith died Sunday, June 10, at Wedowee Hospital Mr. Smith was born Dec. 24, 1943, the…
(WEDOWEE) Funeral services for Beron Taylor, 87, of Wedowee will be Tuesday, June 12, 2012, at 11 a.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with the Rev. David Holcombe officiating. Burial will follow in Bethel West Baptist Church Cemetery. Mr. Taylor died Sunday, June 10, at Wedowee Hospital. Mr. Taylor was born July 15, 1924, the son…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Doris Pope Taylor, 92, of Roanoke will be at 2 p.m., Wednesday, June 13, 2012, at Rock Stand Congregational Christian Church with Revs. Gary Henderson and Kenneth Johnson officiating. Burial will follow in Cedarwood Cemetery. Mrs. Taylor died Sunday, June 10, at Wedowee Hospital. Mrs. Taylor was born May 13, 1920,…
(LINEVILLE) Funeral services for Benjamin Price White, 87, of Lineville will be Tuesday, June 12, 2012, at 2 p.m. at Christiana Baptist Church with the Revs. Bob Bain and Steve White officiating. Burial with military honors will follow in the adjoining cemetery. Mr. White died Sunday, June 10, at his home. A native of Cleburne…
(HOGANSVILLE, Ga.) Etta Mae Vineyard Bennett, 90, of Hogansville, Ga., died Saturday, June 9, 2012, at Hospice LaGrange. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. EDT Wednesday, June 13, at First Baptist Church of Hogansville. The Rev. Clinton Hughes will officiate and interment will be in Myrtle Hill Cemetery. She was born in Roanoke on…
(WEDOWEE) Wendell Ray Parker Sr., 66, of Wedowee died Saturday, June 9, at University of Alabama Hospital in Birmingham. Mr. Parker was born Aug. 31, 1945, the son of Jessie Elmer and Vella Christine Garrett Parker. He was retired from Delta Airlines as a passenger service agent. He was a member of First Baptist Church…
(WOODLAND) Debra Darnell Chambers, 43, of County Road 539, Woodland died Saturday, June 9, 2012. The funeral will be Monday, June 11, at 2 p.m. EDT at Almon Funeral Home in Carrollton with the Rev. Stephen Peeples officiating. Burial will be in the Carrollton City Cemetery. Mrs. Chambers was born in Carroll County, Ga., the…
(LaGRANGE, Ga.) C. Wayne Keeble, 81, of LaGrange, Ga., died on June 8, 2012, at Hospice LaGrange. The funeral will be Tuesday, June 12, at 2 p.m. EDT at New Hope Baptist Church, 4050 Roanoke Rd., LaGrange, with the Revs. Michael Hornsby, Fred Buchanan, Michael Reeves, Marion Hammond and Anthony Hovey officiating. Interment will follow…
(LINEVILLE) Funeral services for Margaret H. Hill, 85, of Lineville will be Saturday, June 9, 2012, at 11 a.m. at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church with the Revs. David Harris and David Holcombe officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. Mrs. Hill died Thursday, June 7, at her daughter’s home. She was born and raised…
(ROANOKE) Jessie Pearl Watkins of Highway 22 in Roanoke died Tuesday, June 5, 2012, at Columbus Regional Medical Center. The funeral service will be Monday, June 11, at 1 p.m. EDT at Mount Carrie Baptist Church, Victory Road, Franklin, Ga. The Rev. Ronnie Jones will officiate. Burial will be in Stateline Baptist Church Cemetery in…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Annie Jo Glass, 87, of Roanoke will be at 2 p.m., Thursday, June 7, 2012, at Rock Mills Church of the Nazarene with the Revs. Frank Foster Sr. and Frank Foster Jr. officiating. She will lie in state one hour before the service at the church. Burial will follow in Randolph…
The Randolph County Chamber of Commerce and its executive director Dorothy Tidwell persevered Saturday, turning a negative into a positive when they moved Summer On Main to Summer Off Main to the delight of most attendees. The Streetscape project on Main Street created the need for a change, which was heartedly embraced by festival-goers. The…
WADLEY––The Frank Bell Reaves Memorial T-Ball Field was recently dedicated in his memory and in celebration of his life prior to a T-Ball game, as was fitting. Family, friends, council members and Mayor Jim Dabbs gathered to dedicate the field on Cooledge Street. The mayor, who became good friends with the council member prior to…