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Community Leaders Partner to Stop Elder Abuse
The Randolph County Department of Human Resources joined organizations throughout the state in commemorating World Elder Abuse Awareness Day on June 15. The annual day of awareness calls attention to the importance of protecting vulnerable adults from harm. Elder abuse is a serious problem that affects millions of people around the word. It can take…
Read MoreFormer Wedowee resident confesses to cold case murder
An arrest has been made in a 21-year-old unsolved double murder case that saw a mother, her young son and her unborn child killed in Heflin in 2002. Lewis Spivey, a former Wedowee resident who had a long history of run-ins with the law and was most recently incarcerated in Florida, was arrested last week…
Read MoreRandolph County Sheriff and Roanoke Police arrest and incident reports
Week ending July 2nd Demetrius Delo Robertson Jr, 21, of 1150 Co Rd 248, Roanoke – In For Court – June 26 Joseph Spink, 45, of 5509 Riddles Bend – Hold for Outside Agency – June 27 Thomas Evans, 65, of 8391 Co Rd 16, Roanoke – Domestic Violence 3rd – June 27 Terry Michael…
Read MoreRoanoke sophomore gets a different kind of license for 16th birthday
One of the most common rites of passage for American kids on their 16th birthday is to go the local DMV and get their driver’s license. For Roanoke’s Hayden Hare, that was nothing more than afterthought. “That’s what I told my mom,” he said. “We were talking about it and she was like, you know,…
Read MoreIN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ROBERT CLYDE HOWARD, DECEASED
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ROBERT CLYDE HOWARD, DECEASED Letters of Administration on the Estate of Robert Clyde Howard, deceased, having been granted to Joseph M. Tucker on the 29th day of June, 2023, by the Judge of Probate of Randolph County, Alabama, notice is…
Read MoreNOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Shirley M. Shelton, an unmarried woman, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Mortgagee, as nominee for HomeBridge Financial Services, Inc. DBA Real Estate Mortgage Network, its successors and assigns, on January 9, 2018,…
Read MoreJason Nelson Howard
(WHITESBURG, Ga.) Jason Nelson Howard, 31, of Whitesburg, Ga., passed away suddenly Thursday, June 22, 2023. He was born May 17, 1992, in Carrollton, Ga., the son of the late James Nelson Howard and the late Delores Moran Howard. Tater, as he was called by many, enjoyed trucks, motorcycles, fishing, hunting, and spending time with…
Read MoreRona Williams
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Rona Williams, 53, of Roanoke, will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 1, 2023, at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with Bro. Keith Benefield officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5-8 p.m. on Friday, June 30. Mrs. Williams passed…
Read MoreLucille Richardson
(WOODLAND) Funeral services for Sarah Lucille Richardson, 92, of Woodland will be held on Saturday, July 1, 2023, at 1 p.m. at Welcome Home Baptist Church with the Rev. Kelly Runnels, the Rev. Michael White, and the Rev. Richard Harrison officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. The family will receive friends at the…
Read MoreJesse Meeks
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Jesse Meeks, 33, of Opelika, formerly of Roanoke, will be held on Friday, June 30, 2023, at 11 a.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with Bro. Scott Whaley officiating. Burial will follow in the Meeks Family Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5-8 p.m. on Thursday, June…
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