Florence “Zouri” Rollins Chase
(WEDOWEE) Funeral services for Florence “Zouri” Rollins Chase, 92, of Wedowee will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024, at 2 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with Bro. Ricky Cannon and Ricky Daniel officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 12-2 p.m. on Wednesday,…
Read MoreDusty Joe McManus
(ROOPVILLE, Ga.) Dusty Joe McManus, 43, of Roopville, Ga., passed away on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024. He was born Nov. 27, 1980, in Lithia Springs, Ga., the son of Barry McManus and Lisa Williamson Porter. In addition to his parents, he leaves behind his daughter, Sadie Paula McManus; stepmother, Jane McManus; stepfather, Dwayne Porter; and…
Read MoreJackie Hill
(WEDOWEE) Graveside services for Jackie Hill, 73, of Wedowee will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024, at 3 p.m. at Cedarwood Cemetery with Bro. Tim Whaley officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 1-2:45 p.m. on Tuesday before services begin. Mr. Hill passed away Saturday, Feb. 17 at East Alabama Medical…
Read MoreStanley (Stan) Clyde Broadway
(WEDOWEE) Stanley (Stan) Clyde Broadway, 76, of Wedowee passed from this life on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024 at Tanner Medical Center in Carrollton, Ga. He was born in Laurel, Miss., on Dec. 6, 1947 to James Clyde Broadway and Gladys Eva Broadway. Stan graduated from Mississippi State University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in…
Read MorePerry Joe Sudduth
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Perry Joe Sudduth, 82, of Roanoke will be held on Friday, Feb. 16, 2024, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with Bro. Mark Brand, Bro. Ronnie Cook and Bro. Jack Vidler officiating. Burial will follow at Heritage Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from…
Read MoreWoodland couple awarded $1 million in case against Sheriff’s Dept.
by Heather Gann – Al.com This article is reprinted with permission from Al.com Randolph County couple Greg and Teresa Almond were recently awarded $1 million in punitive and compensatory damages after a federal jury determined that deputies illegally raided their home six years ago. On Jan. 31, 2018, Randolph County Deputy Sheriff Nathaniel Morrow arrived…
Read MoreHeavy rains cause minor damage in county
Heavy, prolonged rain over the weekend caused minor flooding and road damage in the county. The worst of that damage came on County Road 286 near Rock Mills, where the road was completely washed out due to flash flooding. There were also reports of minor road erosion on Johnson Street in Roanoke. An estimated three…
Read MoreJuvenile arrested on gun-related charge near Knight-Enloe
A 16-year-old juvenile was arrested last Wednesday after reports that he and another person were walking near Knight-Enloe Elementary School while wearing masks and carrying guns. According to the report from the Roanoke Police Department the juvenile and the other man were seen on surveillance video walking near the third-grade building at Knight-Enloe. The subjects…
Read MoreRandolph County Sheriff’s and Roanoke City Police incident and arrest reports
Roports are for the period ending on February 12th. A resident of County Road 281 near Liberty Church of Christ said that he was walking Feb. 6 to a deer stand on his property early in the morning when several deer ran past followed by a large white dog. The man said it growled at…
Read MoreBody of Wadley woman found in Chambers County
FIVE POINTS, Ala. (WRBL) – The body of a Wadley, Alabama woman was discovered over the weekend in a ditch along Chambers County Road 258. On Sunday, February 11, Chambers County deputies were dispatched to the roadway in the Five Points community, about a body being spotted in a ditch by a pedestrian. Deputies located…
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