Electric car charging station coming to Wedowe
A Wedowee gas station will soon be home to the county’s first electric car charging station. The Exxon service station on Highway 431 next to Tanner Medical Center on the south end of Wedowee was one of five stations statewide to receive grant money for the installation of the charging station. The grants are awarded…
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Period ending August 7th Desmond Jerod Foster, 47, of 1545 Bacon Avenue, Anniston – Unlawful possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance – August 7 Junior Lee Hughley, 60, of 237 Ave A, Roanoke – Aggravated Assault (Attempted Murder) – August 7 Kimberly Hernandez, 39, of 135 Louina St, Roanoke – Obstructing Government Operations…
Read MoreMORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE.
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE. Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Sumitra K Kendall, single woman, originally in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Mortgage Research Center, LLC dba Veterans United Home Loans, on December 10, 2021, said mortgage recorded in the…
Read MoreIN RE: CECIL GLENN BROWN JR.
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: CECIL GLENN BROWN JR. NOTICE OF FILING OF PETITION FOR SUMMARY DISTRIBUTION Notice is hereby given that a Petition for Summary Distribution of the above named estate has been filed by Ann Brown Austin on the 3rd day of August, 2023, and that 30 days…
Read MoreRay Benford Fields
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Ray Benford Fields, 84, of Roanoke will be held on Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023, at 2 p.m. at Highway Congregational Methodist Church with the Rev. Thomas Cochran and the Rev. Eddie Denson officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5-8…
Read MoreCharles Finney Burton
(LAFAYETTE) Charles Finney Burton, 90, known to most as Buddy, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by loved ones, on Aug. 4, 2023. Funeral services will be held at First Baptist Church, LaFayette on Tuesday, Aug. 8. The visitation will begin at 1 p.m. immediately followed by the funeral at 2 p.m. Buddy was born…
Read MoreGearld Gosdin
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Gearld Gosdin, 80, of Roanoke were held on Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, at 2 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Carl Rider and Bro. Bill Calhoun officiating. Burial followed at Gray Hill Church of God Cemetery. Mr. Gosdin passed away Tuesday, Aug. 1, at home surrounded by his family.…
Read MoreAmauri Nevaeh.Lawson
(WEDOWEE) Amauri Nevaeh.Lawson, 16, of Wedowee passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023 at Benjamin Russell Children’s Hospital in Birmingham. Public viewing will be observed on Friday, Aug. 11 from 4-7 p.m. in the chapel of Grace Memorial Chapel Funeral Home in Lineville. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, August 12 at 2 p.m.…
Read MoreTruck sinks into Lake Wedowee
On Thursday evening, Randolph County Sheriff’s deputies assisted a driver whose truck had rolled into Lake Wedowee at Swagg boat ramp. Jordan Ty Tenney of Wedowee had stopped at the boat ramp to dump a bucket of fish remains. As he was walking toward the water with the bucket, the 2020 F150 truck started rolling,…
Read MoreRoanoke board approves personnel actions
With the start of school for the new year just days, Roanoke City Board of Education met last week to fill vacancies in their staff. The board approved the following actions on recommendations from Superintendent Greg Foster. Taylor Bowen as 4th grade Science Teacher at Handley Middle School. Deavin Foreman as Physical Education Aide at…
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