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Kenneth T. Meigs
(LANETT) Kenneth T. Meigs was born on Dec. 12, 1941 in LaFayette to Henry and Mattie Meigs. He graduated from Valley High School in 1960 and later graduated from Southern Union State Community College. Kenneth accepted Christ at the age of 14 and was united with the Valley First Assembly of God Church. Later in…
Read MoreBarbara Lynn Herren Braswell
(WACO, Ga.) Funeral services for Barbara Lynn Herren Braswell, 70, of Waco, Ga., will be held on Monday, Dec. 11, 2023, at 2 p.m. EST at Herren’s Grove Baptist Church in Woodland with the Rev. Ricky Shirley, Keith Webb and Randy Kittle officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. The family will receive friends…
Read MoreR. C. Bolt
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for R. C. Bolt, 91, of Roanoke will be held on Monday, Dec. 11, 2023, at 2 p.m., at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with Bro. Scott Whaley officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 1-2 p.m. on Monday before services begin. Mr.…
Read MoreBozeman nominated for NFL Man of the Year for second time
By Darin Gantt/Panthers.com (Editor’s note: This story originally appeared on Panthers.com. You can click on that version here. CHARLOTTE — When Panthers center Bradley Bozeman and his wife Nikki were just starting out, they lived in an RV. It didn’t take them long, once they got to Charlotte, to put down roots and nurture them.…
Read MoreFlorida murder suspect arrested in Roanoke
A Florida murder suspect was found and arrested during a routine traffic stop in Roanoke early Monday morning, less than 36 hours after he allegedly killed someone in the Pensacola area. Twenty-four-year-old Isaiah Collie is accused of shooting and killing another man during a drug deal in Pensacola late Saturday night in the 3400 block…
Read MoreHouston makes donation of aluminum can pop tabs to the Ronald McDonald House in Birmingham
For the second straight year Roanoke City Council member John Frank Houston took a sizable donation of aluminum can pop tabs to the Ronald McDonald House in Birmingham. Last year on thanksgiving day, in honor of his late friend Vale Shaw Bills who passed away the day before thanksgiving in 2016, Houston took 66 five-gallon…
Read More‘American Pickers’ planning to return to Alabama
The American Pickers are planing to return to Alabama to film episodes of The History Channel hit television series here in February 2024. AMERICAN PICKERS is a documentary series that explores the fascinating world of antique “picking” on The History Channel. The hit show follows skilled pickers in the business, as they hunt for America’s…
Read MoreFemale inmate dies in Randolph County jail
Sheriff David Cofield and Randolph County Sheriff’s Office have confirmed the death of an inmate of Randolph County Jail. On Saturday, Nov. 25, at 32-year-old female, Jessica Jordan, was found unresponsive in her cell. An autopsy by the Alabama Department of Forensic Science has been requested and approved to determine the cause and manner of…
Read MoreRoanoke City police arrest reports
Norvel Quinton Trammell, 41, of 1924 Louina Road, Roanoke – Failure to Appear/Comply/Pay – Nov 28 Gary Ray Langston, 29, of 1951 Co Rd 809, Wedowee – Failure to Appear in Court x 3 (Domestic Violence 3rd x 2, Harassment) – Nov 28 Lauren Nicole Tucker, 30, of 460 Pine Valley Drive, Roanoke – Possession…
Read MoreRandolph County Sheriff’s reports
RCSO and Wedowee Police Department responded to a break-in in progress between 3 and 4 a.m. on Nov. 30 at a shop on Highway 48 near New Hope. The suspect’s white Chevrolet truck struck a WPD patrol car that attempted to block its exit. The white truck continued onto Highway 48 eastbound with officers in…
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