(DAVENPORT, Fla.) Junior Lavern Laney, 86, of Davenport, Fla., died Dec. 29, 2011, of lung failure.Mr. Laney was born Nov. 14, 1925, in Wedowee and moved to the Polk County, Fla., area in 1954 from Rainsville. He was an independent truck driver and mechanic by trade and a member of the Church of Christ, Haines…

(GRAHAM) Funeral services for Dan Nelson Brown, 72, of Graham were at 2 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011, at Pine Hill Christian Church with the Rev. Scott Akin officiating. Burial followed in the adjoining church cemetery. Mr. Brown died Thursday, Dec. 29, at his home. Mr. Brown was born Nov. 27, 1939, the son of…

(DOUGLASVILLE, Ga.) Cecil Dorsey Warren, 65, of Douglasville, Ga., died Thursday, Dec. 29, 2011. He was born Aug. 30, 1946, in Carrollton, Ga., the son of Ferrell Warren and Lucille Thornton Warren. Mr. Warren retired from Carroll County Sheriff’s Office after many years of service. He served his country in the U.S. Navy and was…

(LANETT) Shirley Allen Henson, 78, of Lanett died Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011, at Lanier Memorial Hospital in Valley. Graveside services were Saturday, Dec. 31, at 11 a.m. at Hillcrest Cemetery in Lanett with the Rev. John Samanie officiating. A native of Chambers County, Mrs. Henson was born March 26, 1933. She was a member of…

(HUNTSVILLE) James L. Looser, 79, of Huntsville died Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011, at his residence after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. A native of Randolph County, Mr. Looser was born Jan. 21, 1932, and graduated from Handley High School. He was a deacon of Monte Sano Baptist Church and was retired from Chrysler Corp.…

(LINEVILLE) Funeral services for Curtis Malachi Heard, 70, were at noon Dec. 29, 2011, at New Hope Baptist Church, Barfield. The Rev. Larry Heard officiated. Burial was in the church cemetery. Mr. Heard died Saturday, Dec. 24, at Clay County Nursing Home. Mr. Heard served as a preacher and was a deacon at New Hope;…

(DECATUR) Funeral for Arthur Lynn Carver, 85, of Decatur will be Thursday, Dec. 29, 2011, at 2 p.m. at Shelton Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Gary Webster, Bro. Truman Harris and Bro. Pearl Jenkins officiating. Interment will be in Roselawn Cemetery. Mr. Carver, who died Monday, Dec. 26, at his residence, was born July 29,…

(BALTIMORE) Alvin Davis “Al” Jenkins died Friday, Dec. 16, at Sinai Hospital in Baltimore. The funeral will be Thursday, Dec. 29, at noon at Miracle Missionary Baptist Church, Alexander City, with the Revs. Tommy Jenkins, eulogist, and Dr. Eddie Hunter, pastor, officiating. Mr. Jenkins was born June 5, 1930, in Alexander City, to the late…

(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Rosie Mae Bell, 66, of Roanoke will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011, at New Harmony Baptist Church in the Clacksville community of Chambers County with the Rev. L. B. Houston, eulogist, and Rev. Jerome Trammell officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Ms. Bell died Saturday, Dec.…

(WOODLAND) Funeral services for Ricky Lewis Clark, 39, of Woodland will be Thursday, Dec. 29, 2011, at 2 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with Bro. Henry Nelson officiating. Burial will follow in East Roanoke Cemetery. Mr. Clark died Tuesday, Dec. 27, in Bowdon, Ga. A Randolph county native, Mr. Clark was born Oct. 11, 1972,…

(WETUMPKA) Graveside services for Rhudy E. Wilson, 87, of Wetumpka were at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011, at Randolph Memory Gardens in Roanoke with Brother Gerald Romine officiating. Mr. Wilson died Monday, Dec. 26, at his home. Mr. Wilson was born Dec. 17, 1924, near Woodland, the son of Madison Eugene and Pearl Sears…

(WEST POINT, Ga.) Mary L. Carlisle, 85, of West Point, Ga., died Friday, Dec. 23, 2011, at LaGrange (Ga.) Nursing and Rehab Center. Her funeral will be Thursday, Dec. 29, at 1 p.m. CST at Canaan Missionary Baptist Church in the Welch community with the Rev. Mario McDaniel, pastor, officiating. Burial will follow in the…

WEDOWEE–The Wedowee Hospital Authority and Tanner Health System have reached an agreement for the health system to purchase the Wedowee Clinic from the hospital authority. While details of the deal are still being ironed out, the authority agreed to sell the clinic to Tanner for $202,000, entering a 90-day transition period during which the clinic…

COOL SPRINGS–A toddler visiting family during the Christmas season passed away on Wednesday morning of last week. According to the report from Randolph County Sheriff’s Office, 14-month-old Jeremiah Holyfield of Oxford had been sleeping at the house at 4033 County Rd. 25 in north-central Randolph County near Cool Springs Methodist Church. When his mother, Amanda…

Two Randolph County men are in the Heard County, Ga., jail after leading officers on a chase from Roanoke to Franklin, Ga., the day after Christmas. According to the report from Roanoke Police Department, a call came in to 911 just after midnight that two men in a black truck were on Strozier Street attempting…

Two downtown storefront windows, as well as a window at Roanoke Nutrition Center, were reported broken within two days. On Christmas Day afternoon, one of the safety glass windows at the Grapevine Restaurant in downtown Wedowee was discovered to be shattered. No object was found inside to have broken the window. If you have information…

More clean-up issues came up at the last Roanoke City Council meeting, with the council declaring two properties as nuisances. They are Henry Street property owned by Angel Brown and Coleman Street property owned by Ida Mae Graham. The Henry Street property is at the intersection of Henry Circle (formerly Henry Street) and Coleman Street…

Water-use restrictions in Roanoke were lifted but Jerry Revis said the city is continuing to pump the city’s water from its secondary source, Jones Lake. Revis, general manager of the Roanoke Water Sewage Gas and Filter Plant board, said Jones Lake was staying filled to the overflow but more rain was expected. Operations supervisor Brent…

One thing sure to change in the new year is the U.S. Postal Service. Due to increased expenses and a steady shift by the public away from traditional mail to email and other electronic communications, the Postal Service is losing money each year. The financial bleeding continues to increase even as USPS takes actions to…