The landscape of college football is changing.The game itself will be changing with the new kickoff rules, but teams will adjust to the new rules. They have been hard at work preparing for the rules changes for the last few months.But the biggest change in college football is in the way the conferences will be…
(DOUGLASVILLE, Ga.) Sheila Rena Harper Helton, 49, of Douglasville, Ga., died Monday, April 23, 2012, at Tanner Medical Center in Carrollton, Ga. Memorial services will be Thursday, April 26, at 2 p.m. EDT at Midway United Methodist Church in Douglasville with the Rev. Frank Boone officiating. According to her wishes, her body was cremated and…
(VALLEY) Pauline Woodard Milner, 90, of Valley died Saturday, April 21, 2012, at George H. Lanier Memorial Hospital in Valley. The funeral will be Tuesday, April 24, at 11 a.m. EDT at Shawmut Church of the Nazarene with the Rev. Tim Campbell officiating. Burial will follow at Resthaven Memorial Gardens in Lanett. Born July 12,…
(RANBURNE) Luna Jefferson “Toy” Williams, a resident of Carrollton Nursing and Rehab Center and formerly of Ranburne, died April 21, 2012. He was 94. The funeral will be Tuesday, April 24, at 2 p.m. EDT at Freedom Baptist Church in Ranburne. The Rev. Darrell Jones will officiate. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Prior…
(LaGRANGE, Ga.) Marion E. Bassett Jr., 69, of LaGrange, Ga., affectionately known as “The Godfather,” died Saturday, April 21, 2012, at his home. Marion was born April 24, 1942, in Roanoke. He was Baptist by faith. Marion owned and operated Hillside Tavern for many years. Survivors include his daughters, Karen and Robin Cardwell of LaGrange…
(GRAHAM) Elisha J. Wiggins, of Graham died Sunday, April 22, 2012. He was 86. The funeral will be Tuesday, April 24, at 3 p.m. EDT at Bethlehem Campground Methodist Church in Graham. The Revs. Jerry Wiggins and Ed Grooms will officiate. Music will be provided by Tammy Noles. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.…
(THORSBY) James Ryan Walls, the infant son of Jamey Walls and Shelley Bassett Walls of Thorsby, was born and died on Wednesday, April 18, 2012, at Brookwood Medical Center in Birmingham. A private graveside service will be held at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery in Sylacauga. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his grandparents,…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Geneva Pearl White Parmer, 75, of Roanoke will be Sunday, April 22, 2012, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Revs. Darren White and Bud Stiltner officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens. Mrs. Parmer died Friday, April 20, at East Alabama Medical Center, Opelika. A Randolph county…
(DAYTON, Ohio) Claudia Mae Moon, 95, of Dayton, Ohio, died Wednesday, April 18, 2012, at Miami Valley Hospital. The funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 24, at the House of Wheat Funeral Home Inc. with elder Henry Furlow officiating. Interment will follow in Greencastle Cemetery. Born in Roanoke, Ala., and a Dayton…
(WOODLAND) Funeral services for Clois Lauren Parker Lashley, 92, of Woodland will be Saturday, April 21, 2012, at 2 p.m. at Liberty Grove Congregational Methodist Church with the Revs. Bobby Jones, Greg Norred, Stephen Dedman and Jacob Wilkerson officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. Mrs. Lashley died Thursday, April 19, at Wedowee Hospital.…
(WOODLAND) Funeral services for Janell Baldwin Moon, 71, of Woodland will be Saturday, April 21, 2012, at 11 a.m. at Highway Congregational Methodist Church, Roanoke, with the Rev. Vernon Willis officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. Mrs. Moon died Thursday, April 19, at Roanoke Healthcare. She is survived by a daughter, Teresa Rollins…
(WEST POINT, Ga.) Willie Joe “Bill” Rowland of West Point, Ga., died Tuesday, April 17, 2012, at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Decatur, Ga. Mr.Rowland, a native of Roanoke, was born Dec. 7, 1948, and was the son of the late Mary Jo Rutledge. He attended East Depot High School in LaGrange and was…
(ROANOKE) Annie Pinkard Robinson, 72, of Roanoke died Sunday, April 15, 2012, at Traylor Retirement Community. The funeral will be at Mount Bethel United Methodist Church on Friday, April 20, at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Anthony Sims and Bishop Lathonia Wright officiating. Mrs. Robinson will lie in state one hour before the service. Burial…
Click on the PDF file to view and search the list of properties that will be sold at the courthouse in Wedowee Alabama on May 4th. Changes to this document will be made each week to reflect those properties that have been removed from the list prior to the sale date.
“It’s a rare occasion when both political parties come together on an issue. It usually takes a death in the family, an emergency or a natural disaster. Well, we got a manmade disaster in Senate Bill 486,” Todd Freeman told a well-attended town meeting Thursday night. Freeman, chairman of the Randolph County Republican Party, and…
Charter Communications is working to preserve one Alabama station when the changes to the old Communicomm lineup occur May 16, according to Kristina B. Hill, the company’s senior communications manager for the South Region. Randolph County residents who subscribe to the cable network were shocked when Mayor Mike Fisher announced at the last council meeting…
Last week work was underway on the Streetscape project in downtown Roanoke when the excavator driven by Terry Thurman located an old safe in the street in front of the old Martin Theatre. Thurman Construction is subcontracting under Peavy Inc. which has the bid for the project. Community Service Supervisor Frank Fetner notified Mayor Mike…
Tuesday, April 24, the runoff for one statewide race; one county commissioner race and one Randolph County school board race, all Republican, will be held. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. across the county. Statewide, Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh and Chip Brown are vying to become the Republican nominee to face Democratic…
Randolph County held its first Special Olympics in 15 years on Monday, April 9, at Woodland High School. Participants came from Randolph County and Roanoke public schools and Randolph County Learning Center. Winners are invited to participate at the state level in Troy. Organizer Samantha Dalrymple is encouraged by the support and positive response for…
The Randolph County Animal Shelter book sale Saturday went very well, according to Evelyn Smith, fundraising chairwoman. They sold many of the new design T-shirts that are $10 each. Hard cover books are $2; soft-cover books are $1 and children’s books are 50 cents. The browse corner has books for half price, which is $1…