(FAYETTEVILLE, Ga.) Lettie Odell “Boots” Ashworth, 75, of Fayetteville, Ga., died April 28, 2012, after a lengthy battle with renal failure and heart problems.The funeral will be Tuesday, May 1, at 11 a.m. EDT in the Overton Chapel of Fayetteville First Baptist Church. The Rev. Glenn Stringham will officiate. The family will receive friends prior…
(CARROLLTON, Ga.) Billie Joyce Huckeba, 70, of Carrollton, Ga., died Thursday, April 26, 2012. The funeral was Saturday, April 28, at 11 a.m. at Almon Funeral Home in Carrollton with the Rev. David Huckeba officiating. Burial was in Carrollton City Cemetery. Mrs. Huckeba was born in Graham, Ala., on June 22, 1941, the daughter of…
(HUGULEY) John R. Wortham, 58, of Huguley died Thursday, April 26, 2012, at his residence. The funeral will be Saturday, April 28, at 4 p.m. EDT at Johnson Brown-Service Funeral Home, Valley, with the Rev. Bill Parker officiating. Burial will follow at Johnson Memorial Gardens. Born March 17, 1954, in Randolph County, Mr. Wortham was…
(BREMEN, Ga.) John Barry “Johnny” Waddell, 52, of Bremen, Ga., died Wednesday, April 25, 2012. Graveside memorial services will be Saturday, April 28, at 11 a.m. at New Brooklyn Cemetery in Temple with Pastor Harry officiating. In accordance with Mr. Waddell’s wishes he was cremated. He was born Oct. 26, 1959, in Villa Rica, Ga.,…
(VALLEY) Megan Elise Templeton, 20, of Valley died in Washington on April 24, 2012. The funeral will be Saturday, April 28, at 11 a.m. EDT at Fairview Baptist Church with the Rev. Tim Bass officiating. Interment will be at Johnson Memorial Gardens in Valley. Megan was born April 20, 1992. She lived in Valley most…
(FIVE POINTS) Eugene Emil Breyaert, 63, of Five Point died Tuesday, April 24, 2012, at his home in Five Points. Graveside services will be Saturday, April 28, at 11 a.m. at Resthaven Memorial Park, Lanett, with the Rev. Brad Thompson officiating. Born April 25, 1948, in Holland, Mr. Breyaert was the son of the late…
(OXFORD) Funeral services for Robert A. Gordon, 75, will be Saturday, April 28, 2012, at 2 p.m. at Union Chapel United Methodist Church, Wedowee, with the Rev. Craig McClure officiating. Burial will be in the adjoining cemetery. Mr. Gordon will arrive at the church two hour prior to his services. He died on April 23.…
Members of the Randolph County Haz Mat Team were called out Tuesday morning following a truck wreck on County Road 82 west of Morrison Crossroads. The truck, owned by S&S Chemicals, spilled the contents of its 1,000-gallon tank in a ditch when it rolled over, slightly injuring the driver, 37-year-old Bradford Williamson of Carrollton, Ga.…
(WADLEY) Funeral services for Theodore Earl Degerstrom Jr., 69, of Wadley will be at 3 p.m., Monday, April 30, 2012, at Sweet Home Methodist Church with the Rev. Baxter Chism officiating. Mr. Degerstrom will lie in state one hour before the service at the church. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. Mr. Degerstrom died…
Thelma Sledge retired last week as executive director of the Roanoke Housing Authority, and Mayor Mike Fisher honored her at Monday night’s council meeting. In his proclamation he noted she retired April 13, and said “Thelma Sledge’s dedicated service and many contributions to the community are deeply appreciated, and her service both public and private…
The Public Service Commission presidency was the only statewide race to be decided in the Tuesday Republican election, and the low turnout showed it. The low turnout projection appeared to have come true in Randolph County, with a total of 701 voters going to the polls. Polls closed at 7 p.m. and votes were totaled…
A public hearing scheduled for today in Montgomery to hear concerns about Senate Bill 486, dealing with the distribution of tobacco tax revenues in Randolph County, was abruptly canceled yesterday afternoon. The Local Legislation Committee in the Alabama House of Representatives, chaired by Rep. Greg Wren (R-Montgomery) had notified local people last Thursday that a…
Work to change the landscape of downtown Roanoke continues. The curve to Knight Avenue was altered to make it easier for big trucks to turn. In front of the old Martin Theatre shell there will be a patio-like effect spreading out, and pavers will create a walking area across the street where another, similar island…
Extremely dry conditions have recently developed across many parts of Alabama and are having a significant impact on Alabama Power reservoirs, including R.L. Harris (Lake Wedowee). Many streams that feed Alabama Power lakes are approaching record low levels of flow for this time of year, particularly in the Coosa and Tallapoosa river basins. Since late…
WADLEY–The second annual Tallapoosa River cleanup will be this Saturday, April 28. Cleanup coordinator Tallapoosa Wilds will provide free boat rental and equipment to volunteers contacting the outfitter by April 25. Those volunteers will also be treated to breakfast at 8 a.m. before the cleanup begins. In the cleanup’s first year, approximately nine volunteers removed…
Bids were opened at the city of Roanoke Water, Sewer, Gas and Filter Plant office Tuesday morning for the upcoming water project. The apparent low bid was $2,918,221 by Crawford Grading and Pipeline of Luthersville, Ga. There were six bids, said Greg Thompson, the utility’s engineer from Alabama Municipal and Environmental Engineers, Inc. The board…
A Roanoke man was taken to University Hospital in Birmingham for treatment of injuries he suffered in a bicycle accident on Thursday morning of last week. According to the report from Roanoke Police Department, David Charles Hughes, 47, of 460 Pine Valley Dr., Lot 23, was traveling south on Old LaFayette Highway on his bicycle…
A Roanoke woman is under arrest for second-degree possession of a forged instrument after she attempted to cash a check at Wells Fargo on Thursday of last week. According to the report from Roanoke Police Department, Felicia Renee Hendricks, 43, of 275 Border St., Roanoke, brought in a check that belongs to Page Enloe Jr.…
When Phillip and Virginia Johnson got the call the person on the other end did not know he was calling the wrong people. Phillip is a retired police officer with 28 years in the Roanoke Police Department, and both of them are strong-minded people who would be hard to take advantage of. At first they…
WEDOWEE–Randolph County Commission again tabled acting on a new heating and cooling system for the Boys & Girls Club during its Monday afternoon meeting. During the meeting, Chairman Terry Lovvorn said he had not heard back from Roanoke Mayor Mike Fisher regarding the county’s request for assistance from Roanoke with the unit, priced at $8,870.…