NEWELL – A dog in Newell has been confirmed to have rabies. This is prompting the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) to issue a reminder of the danger of rabies in pets. The animal was tested by ADPH following an examination by a local veterinarian and sample preparation by the Alabama Department of Agriculture…
January 9th – 17th  Roanoke arrests Kenneth Antoine Houston, 40, of 784 Seymour Dr. – simple assault (family) – Jan. 16 Wedowee Police Homero Martinez Hernandez, 22, (no address given) – public lewdness – Jan. 9 Bautista Isiaas Cruz, 22, of Lakeview, Fla. – DUI – Jan. 9
Proposed legislation would make it easier for volunteer fire departments to buy sports drinks like Gatorade and other supplies chiefs say are essential to battling blazes in Alabama summers. Volunteer fire departments, of which there are dozens around the state, operate on restricted and unrestricted funds. Restricted funds include those from state grants, tax revenue…
A Roanoke man was arrested Saturday evening, charged with attempting to kill his aunt. Just after 6 p.m., Roanoke Police officers responded to a call on Overton Mountain Drive in which shots were fired and a woman was wounded. The armed suspect was then said to have been trying to get into the residence. When…
November 10th – 17th Arrests Kendrie Deonta Lay, 23 of Bowdon, Ga. – warrant from Carroll County, Ga. – Jan. 13 James Willard Davis, 38, of 815 County Rd. 127, Roanoke – four counts of failure to appear in court (possession of drug paraphernalia, expired tag, failure to stop at stop sign and possession of…
(FAYETTEVILLE, Ga.) Betty Jean Pitts Pool, 77, of Fayetteville, Ga., passed away in her home on Monday, Jan. 17, 2002, at 7:58 a.m. surrounded by her loving husband and three daughters. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. EST on Friday, Jan. 21, in the chapel of Mowell Funeral Home, Fayetteville. The family…
(ROANOKE) The funeral for John Winfred Smith, 91, of Roanoke will be at 1 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 21, 2022, at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with Bro. Ricky Etchison officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 3 to 5 p.m. on Thursday. Mr. Smith passed…
(ROANOKE) Lorine St. George, 87, of Roanoke passed away Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022, at WellStar West Georgia Medical Center in LaGrange. Visitation will be Friday, Jan. 21, from 2 to 6 p.m. at Silmon-Seroyer Funeral Home Chapel in LaFayette. A graveside service will be Saturday, Jan. 22, at 1 p.m. at Hopewell Baptist Church in…
(ROANOKE) Gail McDonald, 81, of Roanoke passed away Monday, Jan. 17, 2022. A memorial service will be Friday, Jan. 21, at 2 p.m. at Midway Full Gospel Church, Roanoke, with Keith Benefield officiating. Gail was born May 2, 1940. She loved to crochet and knit to create pieces and give them away. She loved to…
(LaGRANGE, Ga.) David Westley Knight of LaGrange, Ga., passed away Friday, Jan. 14, 2022. A funeral service will be at 2 p.m. EST on Tuesday, Jan. 18, at the Higgins Funeral Home at Hunter-Allen-Myhand Chapel. Interment will follow the service at Restlawn Memory Gardens. Mr. Knight was born Aug. 9, 1962, to the late Rev.…
(WOODLAND) The funeral for Brinice L. Holloway, 80, of Woodland will be at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022, at Providence Baptist Church with the Rev. Claude Bennett officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 4 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday. Mrs. Holloway…
(DAYTON, Ohio) Lucille Owensby Darden, 90, of Dayton, Ohio, passed away Friday, Jan. 7, 2022. The funeral will be Tuesday, Jan. 18, at 11 a.m. at Phillips Temple Church. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. with family arriving at 10 a.m. Interment will be at Dayton National Cemetery. Born April 19, 1931, in Rocks Mills,…
(HUNTSVILLE) Doris Benefield Needham, 86, of Huntsville passed away Sunday, Dec. 26, 2021, after a brief illness. A private family graveside service will be held at Midway United Methodist Church in Wedowee. Mrs. Needham was born in Wadley and was a graduate of Handley High School. Soon thereafter, she accepted a position as a bookkeeper…
(FIVE POINTS) Herman Mark “Pop” Daniel, 81, of Five Points passed away Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022, in Opelika. A memorial service was held Sunday, Jan. 16, at 2 p.m. EST at New Hope Baptist Church in Fredonia. The Rev. Rusty Letson officiated. Mr. Daniel was born July 13, 1940, in Troup County, Ga., to the…
(WOODLAND) Betty Jane Cofield Pool of Woodland passed away peacefully Jan. 15, 2022, at home with her children by her side. Betty was born and raised in Randolph County. Her parents were Dorothy Smitherman, Robert Smitherman and Melba Cofield. She was married to Billy Pool.Mrs. Pool worked through the years in sewing plants. Her joy…
(BOWDON, Ga.) Timothy Wayne Arrington, 58, of Bowdon, Ga., passed away Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, at Tanner Medical Center in Carrollton, Ga. A Randolph County native, Mr. Arrington was born Sept. 2, 1963, the son of Theron Thomas and Alva Jean Bailey Arrington. He had been employed with Honda Lock. Survivors include his sister, Shannon…
(ROANOKE) The funeral for Johnnie Sue Perry, 80, of Roanoke, formerly of Daviston, will be at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022, at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Tim Whaley officiating. Burial will follow at Mountain Springs Baptist Church Cemetery near Wadley. The family will receive friends at the funeral home beginning at…
(NEWNAN, Ga.) Anita Louise Stewart Headley, 83, of Newnan, Ga., passed away Friday, Jan. 14, 2022 at Brightmoor Hospice in Griffin, Ga. The funeral was Monday, Jan. 17, at 1 p.m. EST at Central Baptist Church in Newnan with Dr. Joel Richardson and the Rev. Matt Sapp officiating. A reception was held in Central Baptist…
(CARROLLTON, Ga.) Louise Nichols Brand, 93, of Carrollton, Ga., passed away Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022. The funeral will be Sunday, Jan. 16, at 2 p.m. EST at Martin & Hightower Heritage Chapel with Pastor James Venegas officiating. Interment will be Monday, Jan. 17, at 2 p.m. EST at Carroll Memory Gardens with the Rev. Jimmy…
(WADLEY) The funeral for Billy “Bill” Roquemore Carson, 67, of Wadley will be Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, at 9:30 a.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with Bro. Mickey Vaughn officiating. Burial will follow at Forrester’s Chapel Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday. Mr. Carson passed…