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Football Friday Night: Wadley, Handley knock off ranked foes; RCHS, Central and Ranburne all win
Most teams that played Wadley last year know about Jaquez Wilkes. They know about Cortavion Lynch. They even know about Brent Langley and many of the other impact players that the Bulldogs have. But week by week, those teams are learning the hard way about receiver/defensive back Frisco Robertson. Robertson had two more interceptions and…
Read MoreAnthony Bernard ‘Smoky’ Sims
(Mableton, Ga.) Funeral services for Anthony Bernard “Smokey” Sims, 53, of Mableton, Ga., will be Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023, at 1 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel, with A.G. Sims officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5-8 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 8. Mr. Sims passed away on Saturday, Sept. 2, at…
Read MoreBobby L. Clark
(FIVE POINTS) Funeral services for Bobby L. Clark, 73, of Five Points, will be held on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023, at 1 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with Bro. Tim Tipton, Bro. Cleve Moore and Bro. Scott Whaley officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home…
Read MoreRoanoke pharmacy robbed
A pair of thieves shattered one of the front window panes at Lowry Drugs and Gifts in Roanoke early Saturday morning and made off with a large amount of prescription pills. The theft occurred around 4 a.m. Saturday, and surveillance footage from the pharmacy shows two masked individuals get out their car, break the window…
Read MoreLaGrange man tased after Walmart incident
A LaGrange man had to be tased and physically subdued before being arrested after briefly causing a commotion at Walmart Friday afternoon. According to Roanoke police chief Jonathan Caldwell, the incident began when Michael Shayne Cameron, 47, became belligerent inside Walmart. His behavior was such that a Walmart employee called 911 and said they were…
Read MoreState gas tax increase to hit in October
Drivers in Alabama will pay more when filling up at the pump starting next month. The gasoline and undyed diesel excise taxes will increase by one cent per gallon to 29 cents per gallon for gasoline and to 30 cents per gallon for undyed diesel on Oct. 1. Effective Oct. 1 and on July 1…
Read MoreFour-year-old okay after being left in van at daycare
Reports are for period ending September 4th The parent of two boys who attend Rock Mills Daycare said when she picked them up on Friday, the owner told her that her 4-year-old had accidentally been left buckled up in the daycare van all day. She took the boy to Tanner-East Alabama Medical Center to be…
Read MoreIN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JONAH TYRE WILLIAMSON, DECEASED
STATE OF ALABAMA RANDOLPH COUNTY PROBATE COURT NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JONAH TYRE WILLIAMSON, DECEASED Letters Testamentary on the estate of Jonah Tyre Williamson, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on the 30th day of August, 2023, by the Judge of Probate of said County, notice is…
Read MoreDr. Benny Ray McManus
(HUNTSVILLE) Dr. Benny Ray McManus, 87, of Huntsville, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Sept. 5, 2023. Born on Aug. 18, 1936 in the Friendship Community near Wedowee, the third of six children, Ben graduated from Randolph County High School. He went on to earn both Bachelor and Master of Science degrees from Auburn…
Read MoreSybiline Smith
(GAINESVILLE, Fla.) Sybiline Smith, 90, of Gainesville, Fla., and formerly of Archer, Fla., and Lake Butler, Fla., passed away peacefully on Sept. 1, 2023. Born in rural Randolph County, in 1933, her family later moved to Roanoke, where she worked as a twister frame operator at Handley Mills. The mill was constructed before the advent…
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