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Jane Perry
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Jane Perry, 83, of Roanoke were Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with Bro. Tim Whaley officiating. Burial followed at Randolph Memory Gardens. Mrs. Perry passed away Friday, Oct. 6, at Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center in LaGrange, Ga. Survivors include her husband, C.W. Perry; two…
Read MoreMaggie Norred
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Maggie Norred, 41, of Roanoke were Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023, at 3:30 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with Pastor Ricky Emery officiating. Burial followed at Fellowship Baptist Church in Bacon Level. Mrs. Norred passed away on Thursday, Sept. 28, at her home. Survivors include her husband, Michael Norred of Roanoke; three…
Read MoreVirginia ‘Jenny’ Adamson
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Virginia “Jenny” Adamson, 92, of Roanoke, were Monday, Oct. 9, 2023, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with Bro. Gerald Romine, Bro. Tim Whaley and Bro. David Taft officiating. Burial followed at Randolph Memory Gardens. Mrs. Adamson passed away on Saturday, Oct. 7, at Hospice of LaGrange. Survivors include: daughter,…
Read MoreFootball Friday Night: Emotional win for Woodland head coach Joel Schrenk; RCHS’s Prestridge ties a record; and Handley blasts Anniston
Just over 24 hours after losing his older brother to cancer, Woodland head coach Joel Schrenk helped lead his Bobcats to a bittersweet 38-13 win over Central Coosa on homecoming night in Woodland Friday. Schrenk’s brother received his diagnosis on June 21, and was gone less than four months later. “His body was ravaged,” Schrenk…
Read MoreSmithsonian exhibit coming to Roanoke library in December
Roanoke’s Annie L. Awbrey Public Library will be one of five stops in Alabama for a Smithsonian Institute exhibit that explores the changes in rural life in America. “Crossroads: Change in Rural America” will be at the Roanoke library from December 18, 2023 to February 2, 2024. “This Smithsonian traveling exhibit looks at the remarkable…
Read MoreHigh School Football Summary
Last week Results (Friday Sept. 29th) Clay Ctrl. 48, Alexandria 13 Handley 42, Lanett 27 RCHS 49, Wadley 6 Standout performances Mo Winston, RCHS: 16 car., 88 yards, 4 TD 1 rec., 11 yards LaDamion Boyd, Central: 10 car., 131 yards, TD 1 rec., 21 yards, TD Cannon Kyles, Handley: 7-13, 126 yards, 2 TD…
Read MoreFootball Friday Night: RCHS runs past Wadley, Handley gets homecoming win over Lanett
Last year’s game between RCHS and Wadley went to overtime before RCHS came away with the win, and with both of this year’s teams undefeated and looking fairly evenly matched going into Friday’s contest in Wedowee, another close game seemed to be in store. And of course, that’s not at all how it went. RCHS…
Read MoreRoanoke Council approves budget for 2023-24
The Roanoke City Council passed its annual budget at Monday’s meeting, agreeing by a 3-2 vote to a plan that accounts for over $8.3 million in expenditures against expected revenue of slightly more than that. The budget was passed with a minimal surplus in the amount of just over $11,000. Council member Tammi Holley expressed…
Read MoreCommission chairperson shares thoughts on budget
At last Monday’s meeting of Randolph County Commission, Chairman Pam Johnson made the following comments concerning the 2023-2024 budget passed by the commission (as reported by Mike McCormick) Here we are with a budget that needs a million-dollar cut to balance. I see good and I see bad. But mostly, I see a county working…
Read MoreRandolph County Sheriff’s incident and arrest reports
RCSO reports for period ending October 2nd. Tasheka Deanna Knight, 22, of Wedowee was arrested last Wednesday and charged with third-degree escape, resisting arrest and attempt to elude law enforcement. While responding to a call on County Road 892 in the Pine Flat community, a deputy attempted to arrest Knight because she had outstanding warrants…
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