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Jerry Matthew Rollins
(WOODLAND) Funeral services for Jerry Matthew Rollins, 70, of Woodland, were held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 12, 2023, at Rocky Branch Baptist Church with Bro. Clayton Scott officiating. Burial followed at the adjoining cemetery. Mr. Rollins passed away on Thursday, Aug. 10, at Diversicare Nursing Home in Oxford. Survivors include one sister, Linda…
Read MorePatsy Love Hodges Durham
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Patsy Love Hodges Durham, 86, of Roanoke, were held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 12, 2023, at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church at 809 Rock Mills Road in Roanoke, with John Saunders and Gerald Romine officiating. Burial followed at Randolph Memory Gardens with Quattlebaum Funeral Home in charge. Mrs. Durham passed…
Read MoreBeatrice Geneva (Ward) Bledsoe
(FIVE POINTS) Beatrice Geneva (Ward) Bledsoe, 95, the former mayor of Five Points,, died Sunday, Aug. 6 in Gadsden, surrounded by the love and prayers of family. Funeral services were held at First Missionary Baptist Church in Roanoke on Saturday, Aug. 12, at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Dr. Melvin Owens officiating. Interment was at…
Read MoreWedowee town council member removed from office
At last week’s meeting of Wedowee Town Council, District 5 Council Member, Willie Maude Brown, was officially removed from her position on the council. Mayor Tim Coe said that according to state law, “any member who had not attended a meeting or participated in council activities in 90 days shall be removed from the council.”…
Read MoreRandolph County Sheriff’s incident and arrest reports
Period ending August 7th Incidents A property owner reported items taken from a house on County Road 35 near Broughton and two vehicles missing from there, a 2000 Chrysler Town and Country van and 1991 Chrysler Imperial. This is under investigation. A red 2003 GMC truck was reported stolen on County Road 92, Newell, along…
Read MoreStanding room only
The rules for the Roanoke Recreation Center have struck a nerve within the city, and based on the citizen turnout at Monday’s Roanoke City Council meeting and the discussion that took place inside, progress appears to have been made in bringing the issue to a resolution. That work is not yet complete, however. The recreation…
Read MoreElectric car charging station coming to Wedowe
A Wedowee gas station will soon be home to the county’s first electric car charging station. The Exxon service station on Highway 431 next to Tanner Medical Center on the south end of Wedowee was one of five stations statewide to receive grant money for the installation of the charging station. The grants are awarded…
Read MoreCity of Roanoke police arrest reports
Period ending August 7th Desmond Jerod Foster, 47, of 1545 Bacon Avenue, Anniston – Unlawful possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance – August 7 Junior Lee Hughley, 60, of 237 Ave A, Roanoke – Aggravated Assault (Attempted Murder) – August 7 Kimberly Hernandez, 39, of 135 Louina St, Roanoke – Obstructing Government Operations…
Read MoreMORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE.
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE. Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Sumitra K Kendall, single woman, originally in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Mortgage Research Center, LLC dba Veterans United Home Loans, on December 10, 2021, said mortgage recorded in the…
Read MoreIN RE: CECIL GLENN BROWN JR.
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: CECIL GLENN BROWN JR. NOTICE OF FILING OF PETITION FOR SUMMARY DISTRIBUTION Notice is hereby given that a Petition for Summary Distribution of the above named estate has been filed by Ann Brown Austin on the 3rd day of August, 2023, and that 30 days…
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