Kathleen Gosdin Ray
(WILSONVILLE) Funeral services for Kathleen Gosdin Ray, 95, of Wilsonville, formerly of Randolph County, will be held on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024, at 1 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Home with Bro. Brian Moore officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home beginning at 10:30 a.m. on…
Read MoreCynthia Rebecca Breed Eichelberger
(COLUMBUS, Ga.) Funeral services for Cynthia Rebecca Breed Eichelberger, 84, of Columbus, Ga., formerly of Roanoke, will be held on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024, at 1 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with Corky Frost officiating. Burial will follow at Cedarwood Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 11 a.m. – 1…
Read MoreWylodene “Dene” Bassett Clark
(ROANOKE) Graveside services for Wylodene “Dene” Bassett Clark, 83, of Roanoke were held on Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024, at 2 p.m. at Rock Stand Congregational Christian Church with Bro. Kenneth Johnson officiating. Mrs. Clark passed away on Friday, Nov. 8, at Tanner Medical Center in Carrollton, Ga. Survivors include: two daughters, Becky Rena Johnson (Barry)…
Read MoreRandolph County Sheriff and Roanoke Police arrest and incident reports
A Wedowee area business reported fraudulent use of a credit card on Tuesday when a “customer” gave them someone else’s card number that went through and also attempted to give other card numbers for an additional purchase that did not go through. A boat fire was reported on Wednesday on County Road 51 at Newell.…
Read MoreCounty native, WWII vet recalls service to country
by: Brandon Fincher “We were shot at from the ground. You look out the side of the plane, and you could see black puffs of smoke where the shots were exploding. We were very fortunate we didn’t get shot down. The risk was very high.” It reads like a scene from a Tom Clancy book…
Read MoreImogene Thompson Haynes
(WEDOWEE) Funeral services for Imogene Thompson Haynes, 89, of Wedowee will be held on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024, at 11 a.m. at Midway Community Church with the Rev. Jon Tal Murphree officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5-7 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 6.…
Read MoreJanice Mae Sasser McInvale
(WADLEY) Funeral services for Janice Mae Sasser McInvale, 81, of Wadley will be held on Friday, Nov. 8, 2024, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with Bro. Scott Dukus officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. on Friday…
Read MoreJames Mearl “Jimmy” Gross
(WEDOWEE) Memorial Services for James Mearl “Jimmy” Gross, 74, of Wedowee, will be held Nov. 9, 2024 at 11 a.m. at Rock Springs Cemetery. Mr. Gross passed away on Oct. 28, at Tanner Medical Center in Carrollton Ga. Survivors include: one son, James Trent Gross of Tennessee; a sister, Mary Ann Lowery (Sonny) of Boaz;…
Read MoreRoanoke sidewalk projects still years away from completion
With the slow-turning wheels of government projects it’s no surprise that one of Roanoke’s future upgrades is still multiple years down the road. That’s the takeaway with the city’s planned upgrade to sidewalks on College, West Point and Chestnut Streets. The good news is that the city has already been approved for $800,000 in grant…
Read MoreSheriff’s dept., rescue squads locate missing hiker
A missing hiker was reported Saturday around 7:35 p.m. near the Fox Cove boat ramp. Assisting RCSO were Clay County Rescue Squad. Roanoke Police Department brought a drone, and Randolph County Rescue Squad searched by water. Around 10 p.m. a deputy heard the hiker. They were picked up by the rescue squad boat and taken…
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