Rebecca Ann Smith
Funeral services for Rebecca Ann Smith, 69, of Roanoke will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with Zack Culbertson officiating. Burial will follow at Highway Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5-8 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 3. Ms. Smith passed away…
Read MoreDillion Cole Wheeles
(WADLEY) Funeral services for Dillion Cole Wheeles, 30, of Wadley, will be held on Monday, Sept. 2, 2024, at 2 p.m. at Corinth Christian Church with Bro. Ricky Cummings officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. The family will receive friends at the church from 12-2 PM before services begin on Monday. Dillion passed…
Read MoreLocal schools ahead of the game with new cardiac emergency law
Governor Kay Ivey has signed the John Wesley Foster Act, legislation that requires public schools to have a cardiac emergency response plan (CERP) in place, according to specifications laid out by the American Heart Association. The bill became law on August 16. For schools in Randolph County the bill will mean business as usual, as…
Read MoreTEC upgrading service on Bud Cummings, Gladney Mill
TEC, a leading rural broadband provider that provides services in Roanoke and Randolph County, has broken ground on a project designed to enhance digital connectivity in parts of Randolph County. This initiative involves deploying advanced fiber-based technologies to upgrade existing copper infrastructure. The project will upgrade connectivity along Bud Cummings Road, Gladney Mill Road, County…
Read MoreTwo county boys airlifted after go-cart accident
Two Newell area boys, ages 6 and 8, were airlifted to an Atlanta hospital last Thursday afternoon following a go-cart wreck in their yard on County Road 473. Three children had been riding the go-cart when they hit a pole. All were initially transported by ambulance to the helicopter landing zone at Newell Volunteer Fire…
Read MoreHershel Lamar Lashley
(LAFAYETTE) Funeral services for Hershel Lamar Lashley, 85, of Lafayette will be held on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024, at 2 p.m. at Rock Springs Baptist Church in Lafayette with Bro. James Caulfield officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. The family will receive friends at the church from 1-2 p.m. on Wednesday before services…
Read MoreIsabell Roundtree Wright
(ROANOKE) Graveside services for Isabell Roundtree Wright, 79, of Roanoke were held on Monday, August 26, 2024, at 1 p.m. at Zions Rest Baptist Church Cemetery with the Rev. Anthony Gene Sims officiating. Ms. Wright passed away on Friday, Aug. 23, at Tanner Medical Center – East Alabama in Wedowee. Survivors include: two sons, Jimmy…
Read MoreCharles Eugene “Charlie B.” Bledsoe
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Charles Eugene “Charlie B.” Bledsoe, 54, of Roanoke will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, at 1 p.m. at Lanes Chapel Methodist Church with Bro. Keith Benefield officiating. Interment will follow in the adjoining cemetery with Quattlebaum Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. The family will receive friends at the…
Read MoreBetty J. Lowe
(WADLEY) Funeral services for Betty J. Lowe, 78, of Wadley will be held on Sunday, Aug. 25, 2024, at 1 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel. Burial will follow at Friendship Baptist Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 4-8 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 24. Mrs. Lowe passed away on Tuesday, Aug.…
Read MoreRoanoke to kick off its second round of road paving
The City of Roanoke is in the preparation stages of kicking off its second round of street pavings, with work set to begin either this fall or next spring. The first round of pavings were some of the most high profile and heavily driven streets in town – West Point St., Bud Cummings Road, Airport…
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