(ROANOKE) The funeral for Annie Jim Baldwin, 84, of Roanoke will be Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022, at 11 a.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Randy Black officiating. Burial will follow at High Pine Church Cemetery.The family will receive friends and family at the funeral home from 5 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday.Mrs. Baldwin…
(WADLEY) Tommy Pinkard, “Pink,” as he was known to friends, 66, of Jacksonville passed away Jan. 31, 2022, at UAB Medical Center – Birmingham after a brave and brief battle with leukemia. Tommy was born Dec. 9, 1955, son of the late Doug and Gertrude Pinkard. Tommy was a graduate of Jacksonville State University and…
(WADLEY) Mrs. Lennie Faye Cameron Heard, 61, of Coolidge Street, Wadley, passed away Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022, at WellStar West Georgia Medical Center in LaGrange. Viewing will be Tuesday, Feb. 1, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Clark Memorial Funeral Service. A graveside service will be Wednesday, Feb. 2, at 1 p.m. at Friendship Baptist…
(OXFORD) The funeral for Irma Baker Green, 89, of Oxford will be Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022, at 1 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with Wayne Woods officiating. Burial will follow at Cedarwood Cemetery, Roanoke. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from noon to 1 p.m. before services on Wednesday. Ms. Green passed…
(ROANOKE) Michael J. Watkins, 61, of Roanoke passed away Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022, at WellStar West Georgia Medical Center in LaGrange. Visitation will be Wednesday, Feb. 2, from 11:00 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Silmon-Seroyer Funeral Home Chapel in LaFayette. An evening visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. at Peace and Goodwill Baptist…
(LaGRANGE, Ga.) Deverian Ogletree, 30, of LaGrange, Ga., formerly of Roanoke, passed away Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022, in LaGrange. Viewing will be Thursday, Feb. 3, from 2 to 7 p.m. at New Beginning Outreach Ministry in Roanoke. The funeral will be Friday, Feb. 4, at 2 p.m. at New Beginning Outreach Ministry with Bishop Tom…
(ROANOKE) Lucy Kate McDowell, 78, of Roanoke passed away Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022, at West Georgia Hospice in LaGrange. A Chambers County native, Mrs. McDowell was born Jan. 16, 1944, the daughter of Charlie and Ida Bell Davis Childers Sr. She was Christian by faith and enjoyed reading her Bible and listening to gospel music.…
(LaGRANGE, Ga.) Theresa ‘Tee’ Borders, 96, passed away peacefully at WellStar West Georgia Hospice in LaGrange on Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022. A family graveside service was Monday, Jan. 31, at 1 p.m. EST in Shadowlawn Cemetery, LaGrange, followed by a 2 p.m. service in the main sanctuary of First United Methodist Church in LaGrange. She…
(ROANOKE) Basil Britton Jones, 82, of Roanoke passed away Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022, at Bethany House in Auburn. An Ellaville, Ga., native, Mr. Jones was born Nov. 5, 1939, the son of Oscar Roy and Vera C. Womack Jones. He was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and worked as a plumber and pipe fitter. Mr.…
(WOODLAND) A graveside service for Eleanor Buttrill, 79, of Woodland will be Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022, at 3 p.m. at Randolph Memory Gardens with Bro. James Caulfield officiating. Mrs. Buttrill passed away Wednesday, Jan. 26, at her residence. An Atlanta native, Mrs. Buttrill was born Dec. 27, 1942, the daughter of James and Lucy Foster…
(ROANOKE) The funeral for Gloria Pool Calhoun, 91, of Roanoke will be Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022, at 1 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with Bro. Jeff Burns officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from noon to 1 p.m. on Saturday. Mrs. Calhoun passed away…
(ROANOKE) The funeral for Dennis Clinton Ramsey, 75, of Roanoke, formerly of Cordele, Ga., will be Friday, Jan. 28, 2022, at 3 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with Bro. Kevin Ramsey officiating. Burial will follow at Cedarwood Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 2 to 3 p.m. on Friday before…
Years ago when The Pioneer Woman came out with her first cookbook my good friend Jennifer and I went to her book signing in Atlanta. We had to stand in line for a couple of hours, but we got to meet Ree, Betsy and Hyacinth and get our cookbooks signed by them. It was such…
(FRANKLIN, Ga.) Marvolene Runels Henry, 82, of Franklin, Ga., passed away Jan. 25, 2022. Her funeral will be held Thursday, Jan. 27, at noon CST at Bethel East Baptist Church, Woodland, Ala., with the Revs. Keith Runels, Kelly Runels and Jerry Barrett officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Her body will lie in…
January 17th – 24th Arrests Antoine Cornelius Montgomery, 43, of Carrollton, Ga. – failure to appear in court (operating a vehicle without insurance) and giving false name to law enforcement) – Jan. 19 Michael Durell Dozier, 46, of 811 Stanley Ave., Roanoke – failure to appear in court (sale of cocaine, distribution of a controlled…
The Roanoke City Council voted Monday to move forward with just under half a million dollars in projects that will bring upgrades to the city’s senior center and its airport. The council unanimously agreed to accept funding from the Federal Aviation Administration for resurfacing of the airport’s runway and the installation of a beacon at…
MONTGOMERY – Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded $18.2 million to provide improvements in more than 50 Alabama towns, cities and counties. The Community Development Block Grants will enable local governments to provide public water service to households, repair damaged streets and roads, improve sewer systems, drainage and more. The governor awarded the grants at a…
January 17th – 24th Roanoke Shareka Lasha Chappell, 25, of 646 Mickle Dr., Roanoke – third-degree domestic violence – Jan. 22 Johnny B. Hood, 60, of 425 Main St., Apt. 7, Wadley – DUI – Jan. 21 Daylin Trentay Birmingham, 31, of 1319 Main St. S., Wedowee – trespassing – Jan. 20 Wedowee Dennis J.…
Alabama League of Municipalities President Gary Fuller (Mayor of Opelika) presents Certified Municipal Official certification to Wadley’s Mayor Donna McKay.
HEARD COUNTY, Ga. – A suspect accused of murder in the death of a Heard County, Ga., man Sunday evening was in the custody of Heard County Sheriff’s Office Monday after being captured within a few miles of the vicinity of where the killing took place. According to a report from HCSO investigator Mike Soprano,…