William Joel Yarbrough, Sr.
(WOODLAND) Memorial services for William Joel Yarbrough, Sr., 85, of Woodland will be held on Saturday, March 16, 2024, at 1 p.m. at Noonday Christian Church with Joel Yarbrough officiating. . Mr. Yarbrough passed away Friday, March 8 at his residence. Survivors include: one daughter, Debbie Elzey (Robert) of Phenix City; one son, Joel Yarbrough…
Read MoreJosie Mae Towler Norred, 105
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Josie Mae Towler Norred, 105, of Roanoke will be held on Sunday, March 10, 2024, at 4 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with Bro. Stanley Yarbrough and Bro. Tim Whaley officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5-8 p.m. on…
Read MoreLady Cats beat Cleburne Co. in first game at new field
Woodland christened its newly minted softball field with a 10-1 pasting of Cleburne County Thursday. The Lady Bobcats watched as former long-time softball coach Gilda Stewart threw out the ceremonial first pitch at the new field, then played at a level befitting their nice, new home field. Woodland stroked eight hits and benefitted from five…
Read MoreLunsford unseats Brown in county commission race
By a margin of a mere 29 votes, challenger Chris Lunsford defeated incumbent District 1 county commissioner Chris Brown in Tuesday’s primary elections here in Randolph County. Lunsford edged out Brown, 553-524, but with provisional ballots remaining to be counted and some ballot issues at the polls on election day, Tuesday’s results may not be…
Read MoreLife comes full circle
Tammy Hall, a 1980 graduate of Handley High School who works as a nurse in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Birmingham, recently had a heartwarming full-circle moment when she was able to care for the child of a man who was once also her patient many years ago. Hall…
Read MoreRoanoke Police arrest reports
Roanoke arrests are for period ending on March 4 Jonathan Lewis Williams, 31, of 6046 County Road 160, LaFayette – Possession of a Controlled Substance, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia – 2nd Offense – Feb 27 Charles Junior Sprayberry, 57, of 460 Pine Valley Drive, Roanoke – Failure to Appear/Comply/Pay x 5 – Feb 27 Marvin…
Read MoreRandolph County Sheriff’s incident and arrest reports
During the time period ending on March 3 A RCSO deputy attempted to pull over a white Ford Crown Victoria at Graham Feb. 29 because it had a headlight out. The driver would not stop. He turned onto County Road 435, turned the vehicle’s lights off, then turned onto County Road 502, where it stopped…
Read MoreRoanoke approves recreation center rules
In a somewhat anti-climactic vote Monday, the Roanoke City Council finally put the nearly year-long controversy over its recreation center rules to rest. The council unanimously approved two sets of rules – one for the city’s recreation center and one for recreation center-sponsored activities at the city’s outdoor parks and facilities. The vote came after…
Read MoreModified school choice bill passes in House
Governor Kay Ivey’s top education priority, the CHOOSE Act, received a passing grade from the Alabama House of Representatives this week. The robust school choice bill passed with a vote of 69-34, but faced some opposition from both Democrats and a handful of Republicans. Key Points: The bill allows families to receive public funds via…
Read MoreBarry Harlin
(ROANOKE) Barry Harlin, 69, of Roanoke passed away on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, at the Lafayette Nursing Home in Lafayette. Survivors include his wife, Rhonda Robertson Harlin of Roanoke; two daughters, Stephanie Whaley (Scott) and Melanie Tinney (Clay), both of Roanoke; six grandchildren, Savannah Whaley, Slay Whaley (Shalyn), Sadie Whaley, Abe Tinney, Eli Tinney Mary…
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