Mary Moore
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Mary Moore, 77, of Roanoke will be held on Tuesday, March 25, 2025, at 12 Noon at Benefield Funeral Chapel with Bro Keith Benefield and Bro. Keith Minix officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5:30-7:00 on Monday, March 24,…
Read MoreAllie Marilyn Freeman
(WADLEY) Allie Marilyn Freeman, 89 of Wadley, passed away on Friday, March 21, 2025 at the Lineville Health and Rehab. Per her family’s wishes, all services will be private. Mrs. Freeman was a lifelong resident of Wadley and Clay County. She attended Mellow Valley High School, worked at the Lanett Cotton Mill and for Clegg’s…
Read MoreJuanita Oliver Dunson
(ROANOKE) Juanita Oliver Dunson, 81, of Roanoke, died Monday, March 17, 2025, at her residence. A graveside service was held on Saturday, March 22, at Canaan Baptist Church Cemetery, Roanoke at 1 p.m. (CST) with Pastor Calvin Trammell and the Rev. Sanford Johnson officiating. Ms. Dunson was one of nine children born to the late…
Read MoreBetty Joyce Cantrell
(WEDOWEE) Funeral services for Betty Joyce Cantrell, 94, of Wedowee, formerly of Lithia Springs, Ga., will be held on Tuesday, March 25, 2025, at 2 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Larry McDaniel officiating. Burial will follow at Levens Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5:00-7:00…
Read MoreHigh School Baseball review
Wadley goes 3-0; RCHS drops area series to Wellborn The Wadley Bulldogs put together a three-game winning streak to run their record to 5-6 on the season. That streak included a couple of lopsided wins against BB Comer and Central Coosa sandwiched around a come-from-behind thriller against RCHS. RCHS took an 8-1 lead early in…
Read MoreFor county residents, Dr. Don a light in the storm
Randolph County was fortunate to avoid any major impact from the statewide invasion of severe weather Saturday night. The power of the storms was seen elsewhere, however, as images emerged in the Sunday morning daylight of the destructive power of a tornado outbreak that produced as many as 16 twisters in the state. One of…
Read MoreDays likely numbered for former Roanoke police building
Roanoke mayor Jill Patterson-Hicks gave the strongest indication yet Monday as to what may lie in store for the city’s former police department headquarters. The building on West Point Street behind downtown has been mostly vacant since the city’s police department took residence at its new headquarters on Main Street late last year. The city…
Read MoreRandolph County and Roanoke Police arrest and incident reports
INCIDENTS Monday at approximately 12:30 p.m., Wadley Police officers and Wadley Volunteer Fire Department responded to a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Hwy 22 and Hwy 77. The crash involved an 18-wheeler log truck and a passenger car. The driver of the passenger vehicle (a Goodwater resident) was treated at the scene and transported…
Read MoreElyse Aders Yarbrough
Elyse Aders Yarbrough, 83 passed away peacefully on March 14, 2025, after a battle with breast cancer. Elyse was born in Phenix City and adopted by her parents, the late Macon Hawthorne Jack Aders and Mary Ruth Tyson Aders. She lived her young life in Birmingham. After marrying James Garl Yarbrough they moved to Lithia…
Read MoreEdna Mae Millsaps Shelnutt
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Edna Mae Millsaps Shelnutt, 84, of Roanoke, were held on Sunday, March 16, 2025, at 3:00 PM at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with Bro. Derek Farr officiating and Keith Dunlap reading the eulogy. Burial followed at Taylor’s Crossroads Church of Christ Cemetery. Mrs. Shelnutt passed away on Friday, March 14, at her…
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