2025 Randolph County All County Football
Kathleen Colley East
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Kathleen Colley East, age 78, of Roanoke will be held on Friday, July 25, 2025, at noon at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with Bro. Scott Whaley, Nathan Sanders and Aidan Sanders officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 11 a.m. –…
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(WEDOWEE) Memorial services for Virginia Laney, 85, of Wedowee will be held on Saturday, July 26, 2025, at Benefield Funeral Chapel with Bro. Warren Wilder and Bro. Tim Whaley officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 12-2 p.m. on Saturday before services begin. Virginia passed away on Sunday, July 20, at…
Read MoreSarah Frances Black Pinkard
(ROANOKE) Graveside services for Sarah Frances Black Pinkard, 92, of Roanoke will be held on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, at 3 p.m. Mt. Zion Christian Church Cemetery with Bro. Stoney Halsey officiating. Mrs. Pinkard passed away on Saturday, July 19, in Alexander City. Survivors include: two daughters, Angie Pinkard Key (Steve) of Woodland and Donna…
Read MoreChristeen V. Watts
(NEWELL) Funeral services for Christeen V. Watts, 89, of Newell will be held on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, at 2 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with Bro. Jeff Horton, Bro. Phillip Waits, and Rev. Steve Dempsey officiating. Burial will follow at Union Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from…
Read MorePam Owens
(ROANOKE) Pam Owens, 78, of Roanoke, formerly of Dunedin, Fla., passed away on Thursday, July 17, 2025, at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika. She is survived by her brother and sister-in-law, Bill and Barbara Owens of Wadley and several loving nieces and nephews. A Dunedin, native, Ms. Owens was born on April 9, 1947,…
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Read MoreSurplus government property available in online auction
Thousands of items, including boats, cars, trucks, office equipment, medical equipment and furniture, are currently up for bid in the online state surplus property auction. The Surplus Property Division of the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs began the auction at 7:30 a.m. Saturday, July 12, and it will continue until 6 p.m. Sunday,…
Read MoreSheriff Cofield asks Commission for more patrol vehicles
At Monday’s meeting of Randolph County Commission, Sheriff David Cofield addressed the commission concerning the need for patrol vehicles for the department. “I’ll say we are down to nearly nothing,” he said. Cofield said he had two vehicles with over 250,000 miles both needing a motor. “I have some others with over 150,000 and two…
Read MoreRoanoke church to build community garden on Ave. A
Pastor Crystal Ware and the members of Bethel United Methodist Church in Roanoke are proud to announce that Mrs. Laravian Holley has been appointed as Project Director for Bethel’s Community Garden Project, located at 335 Avenue A. Earlier this year, Bethel United Methodist Church received a grant through the North Alabama Conference of the United…
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