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(ROCK MILLS) Funeral services for Jan Sowles, 87, of Rock Mills will be held Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023, at 1 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with Bro. Fred Hart officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from noon-1 p.m. on Wednesday before services begin. Mrs.…

(ROANOKE) Patrick Edward Tucker, a native of Roanoke, and current resident of Atlanta, passed away from Sunday, Nov. 12, 2023. Patrick, affectionately known as “Pat,” was born July 24, 1957, in Roanoke, to the late Enoch Shears and Bobbie Nell Tucker Shears. Pat played on the Handley High School football team and graduated from Handley.…

(ROANOKE) Marcus Wayne Hawkins, 64, of Roanoke went to be with the Lord on Tuesday Nov. 21, 2023. Marcus was born July 18, 1959 in LaGrange, Ga. He was preceded in death by his mother, Ellen Annette McCann Hawkins. He is survived by his wife, Eva White Hawkins; son, John Wayne Hawkins; father, Lavelle Hawkins;…

(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Lurline Richardson Cole, 93, of Roanoke were Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with Bro. Scott Whaley officiating.  Burial followed at Randolph Memory Gardens. Mrs. Cole passed away Wednesday, Nov. 22, at her residence. Survivors include: two daughters, Cynthia Crenshaw (Ricky) of Roanoke and Jennifer Loveless-Lott…

(NEWELL) Funeral services for Lynwood E. Milstead, 64, of Newell were Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023, at 11 a.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with Bro. David Holcombe officiating.  Burial followed at Oak Grove Methodist Cemetery in Clay County. Mr. Milstead passed away Wednesday, Nov. 22 at Tanner Medical Center in Carrollton, Ga. Survivors include his wife,…

Potential Randolph County Commission candidate Jeff Fetner will not be on the ballot after a mistake in the qualifying process left him ineligible. Fetner submitted his qualification information for commission District 3, but he no longer lives in that district after the lines were redrawn following the 2020 election. Fetner now resides in District 4,…

The next Roanoke City Council member may very well take office after being appointed by the governor. That’s the next step in the process to fill the vacant District 3 council seat after the council failed to agree on a replacement at a called meeting last Tuesday. The seat has been empty since Tommy Rushton…

When you and your football fanatic friends are in the middle of the hard fought Iron Bowl on Saturday and you run out of your favorite beverages, you don’t have to argue anymore about who is going to miss part of the game by running out to get more beer, wine or cocktails. You can…

    Rudolph Gates, 74, of 428 Pine Street, Roanoke – Failure to Appear in Court – Nov 14 John D. Hobson, 41, of Houston, AL – Failure to Appear/Comply/Pay – Nov 14 Crystal Sherrelle Clark, 43, of 1333 Satterwhite Street, Roanoke – Failure to Appear/Comply/Pay, Shoplifting ($500 or less) – Nov 14 Nashaun Patrick…

A passerby reported that a toddler was standing in Old Highway 431 near Union Baptist Church last Wednesday. The driver, who was no longer at the scene, said he was getting the child out the road when the mother came outside. Officers spoke with people in the vicinity, but no one admitted to having had…