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Two Wadley friends remembered after fatal wreck Saturday
A two-car accident Saturday afternoon in Roanoke took the lives of two Wadley men. Don “Gabo” Knight, 67, and Willie O’Neal, 59, were both killed when the truck they were traveling in on 431 collided with another vehicle and overturned into the roadside ditch across from RFit. Terrell Johnson, 46, of Roanoke, was the driver…
Read MoreState bans handheld devices while driving
The Alabama Legislature finished the 2023 Regular Session last Tuesday, adjourning “sine die,” which is Latin for adjourning “without a day to return.” Notable Bills that Passed on the Last Day SB301 by Senator Waggoner makes it illegal to drive while holding a telecommunications device. The House amended the bill to make it a secondary…
Read MoreCounty land dispute spills into courts
“I am back for the same reason I have been coming for since 2017.” Those were the words of Jeff Landrum addressing the County Commission at Monday’s meeting. The issue at hand is a hunting club putting up locked gates on County Road 968. Now another gate has been put up on County Road 878.…
Read MoreRoanoke Board holds called meeting
Even though the start of school is still a couple of months away, Roanoke City School Board held a call meeting last week to take care of some personnel matters. Approved by the board last week were: New hires for the 2023-2024 School Year: Melissa Ackles as PreK teacher at Knight Enloe Elementary, effective August…
Read MoreRandolph County Sheriff Department arrest and incident reports
Week ending June 12th Roy Gene Brown, 40, of 334 Co Rd 671, Roanoke – Failure to Appear in Court (Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle) – June 1 David Allen Cobb, 54, of 1460 Co Rd 253, Five Points – SORNA Violation – June 1 Penelope Ballard, 63, of 236 Mulberry St, Roanoke – Probation…
Read MoreDunlap off and running as county’s new EDA director
Chris Dunlap has been on the job about a month as Randolph County’s new economic development authority director, which has been just enough time for him to shake some important hands and start building relationships with the people in the community. “When you start these jobs to have to kind of introduce yourself to everybody,…
Read MoreRoanoke Police arrest reports
Week ending June 12th Roy Gene Brown, 40, of 334 Co Rd 671, Roanoke – Attempting to Elude a Police Officer – June 6 Mitch Leon Lewis, 41, of 689 Seymour Dr, Roanoke – Failure to Appear/Comply/Pay – June 7 Hope Lee Abigail Czik, 21, of 3375 Co Rd 75, Roanoke – Failure to Appear/Comply/Pay…
Read MoreMORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE
Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Flora R. Smith and Dennis A. Pruett, husband and wife, originally in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for GMAC Mortgage Corporation DBA a ditech.com, on December 22, 2004, said mortgage recorded in the Office…
Read MoreWillie Carl O’Neal
(WADLEY) Willie Carl O’Neal, 59 of Wadley passed away on Saturday, June 10, 2023. Public visitation will be held on Wednesday, June 14, from 2-6 p.m CST at Silmon-Seroyer Funeral Home Chapel in LaFayette. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, June 15, at 12 p.m CST at Christian Memorial Church in Roanoke with Bishop…
Read MoreMary Scarlet ‘Sissy’ Heard
(WOODLAND) Funeral services for Mary Scarlet “Sissy” Heard, 74, of Woodland will be held on Thursday, June 15, 2023, at 2 p.m. at Big Springs Baptist Church with Rev. Scott Hannah and Bro. Scott Whaley officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5-8 p.m.…
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