Late Friday afternoon the Roanoke Water Sewer Gas & Filter Plant Board selected local businessman Jerry Revis as the new general manager.The vote was 4-1, with board member Chris Holloway abstaining, saying, “I think we’re rushing into it.”The position has been vacant since the resignation of Donna Tucker to accept a job at Auburn University.…

Arrests William Devon Clark, 27, of 1345 Satterwhite St., Roanoke – public drunkenness – April 29 J.T. Hatcher, 22, of 802 Industrial Blvd., Roanoke – nine counts of failure to appear in court – April 29 Antonio Sebastian Reid, 33, of Franklin, Ga. – simple assault – April 25 Howard Cofield Jr., 37, of 335…

I attempted one foreign language in college, German, but performed miserably. It was, as I recall, the only course I failed…even though the professor gave me two “incompletes” before dropping the ax. Despite my inability to perfect Germanic linguistics, I did remember three things about the language: how to count to ten, how to ask…

Randolph County Chamber of Commerce will sponsor the 3rd Annual Prayer Breakfast in celebration of the National Day of Prayer on Thursday, May 6, at 7 a.m. at Roanoke First United Methodist Church McDonald Family Life Center. Breakfast will be served from 7-8. There will be no charge for the breakfast, but a reservation is…

The removal of asbestos from the outside of Knight-Enloe Elementary School was a non-issue and completed in less than a day, Superintendent Chuck Marcum told Roanoke Board of Education members at the last meeting. He told the board he hoped within the next couple of weeks to have grading plans ready to bid for the…

Arrests Rodney Keith Bean, 49, of 286 County Rd. 172, Delta – third-degree burglary and first-degree theft of property – April 30 Dennis Breed, 37, of 766 County Rd. 491, Wedowee – second-degree receiving stolen property and second-degree theft – April 29. Breed is accused of stealing his mother’s jewelry and taking it to two…

(LaGRANGE, Ga.) Bernice Edmondson Carden, 94, of LaGrange, Ga., died Friday, April 30, 2010, at Twin Fountains Home. A memorial service will be conducted at 11:30 a.m. EDT Tuesday, May 4, at East LaGrange Baptist Church, with the Rev. Bobby Robinson officiating. Born June 26, 1915, in Randolph County, Ala., Mrs. Carden was the daughter…

(TALLAPOOSA, Ga.) Robert Hoyt Johnson, 83, of Tallapoosa, Ga., died Saturday, April 18, 2010. Mr. Johnson was born Oct. 24, 1926, in Graham, Ala., to the late Lee and Hattie Lee Lovvorn Johnson. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, J.M. Johnson. Mr. Johnson was a mechanic and of…

(ANNISTON) The funeral for Mr. Carey Burson Sikes, 80, of Anniston will be Thursday, May 6, 2010, at 1 p.m. at St. Mark United Methodist Church with the Rev. Sonny Champion officiating. Interment will follow in Ava United Methodist Church Cemetery, Wedowee. The family will receive friends Thursday, May 6, from noon until the service…

(ROANOKE) Diane Betts, 60, of Roanoke died Saturday, May 1, 2010, at Hospice LaGrange, LaGrange, Ga. Mrs. Betts was born in Franklin, Ga., July 13, 1949. She had been employed as an administrative assistant at Clark Funeral Home in Hiram, Ga. She graduated from high school in West Point, Ga., and was a graduate of…

(ROANOKE) The funeral for Lillian Hood May Hammond, 86, of Roanoke will be held on Monday, May 3, 2010, at 11 am at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Richard Richie officiating. Burial will follow at Cedarwood Cemetery. Mrs. Hammond died Saturday, May 1, at Randolph Medical Center. Survivors include a daughter, Debbie May Rice…

(ROANOKE) Ruth D. Watkins, 94, of Roanoke died Saturday, May 1, 2010, at Traylor Retirement Community. Services will be Friday, May 7, at 1 p.m. at First Baptist Church, Riley Street, in Roanoke, with the Rev. Gilbert Staples officiating. Interment will be in East Roanoke Cemetery. Ms. Watkins is survived by daughters, Mary Blake, Betty…

(ROANOKE) Dollie Kate Tatum Young, 87, a native of Randolph County and resident of Roanoke Health Care Center, died Monday evening, April 26, 2010, at around 10:30 p.m. at the nursing home. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Monday, May 3, at Hopewell Baptist Church, 3075 County Rd. 147, Wadley, with the Rev. Calvin…

(SALISBURY, N.C.) Mavis Evelyn Mote Brown, 85, of Salisbury, N.C., died Tuesday, April 27, 2010, at Autumn Care of Salisbury. Born Jan. 5, 1925, in Oxford, Ala., she was the daughter of the late Sity Cofield Mote and Willie Issac Mote. She received her education in Alabama schools. Active in her community, she was a…

(WOODLAND) The funeral for Mr. Billie Vernon Edmondson, 77, of Woodland will be Wednesday, May 5, 2010, at 2 p.m. at Liberty East Baptist Church with the Revs. Ridley Parmer and Carlin Phillips officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining church cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 to 8…

After a tough year for manufacturers, Candlewick Yarns is adding jobs. The weekend of April 24 workers returned to a fourth shift and this week are expecting to work four 12-hour days, according to Lisa Wise, director of human resources. “All of a sudden in April we started getting orders. To fill them we had…

Late Friday afternoon the Roanoke Water Sewer Gas & Filter Plant Board selected local businessman Jerry Revis as the new general manager. The vote was 4-1, with board member Chris Holloway abstaining, saying, “I think we’re rushing into it.” The position has been vacant since the resignation of Donna Tucker to accept a job at…

(LANETT) Mattie Benefield Brown, 87, of Lanett died Thursday, April 29, 2010, at her home, surrounded by her family. The funeral will be Sunday, May 2, at 2 p.m. EDT at Lanier Baptist Church in Lanett with the Revs. Mike Hawkins and James Benefield officiating. Burial will follow at Resthaven Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Brown is…

(ANNISTON) Funeral services for Jimmy John Walker will be Friday, April 30, 2010, at 10 a.m. at the Church of the Good Shepherd in Golden Springs. The Rev. Barry Jenkins will officiate. Graveside burial will follow at 2 p.m. at Wedowee City Cemetery. The family will receive friends Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. at…

(FIVE POINTS) The funeral for Rayford Coy Johnson, 63, of Five Points will be Sunday, May 2, 2010, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Revs. Clifford DeLee and Steve Dean officiating. Burial will follow in Randolph Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 to 8 p.m.…