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Grace Vernette Smith

By Editor | October 25, 2021 |

(ROANOKE) The funeral for Grace Vernette Smith, 83, of Roanoke will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 24, 2021, at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with Bro. Paul Sheppard and Sis. Denise White officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens.The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 to 8 p.m. on…

Elaine Gross Daniel

By Editor | October 25, 2021 |

(ROANOKE) The funeral for Elaine Gross Daniel, 66, of Roanoke was Sunday, Oct. 24, 2021, at 4 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with Bro. Scott Whaley and Bro. Tim Whaley officiating. Burial will followed at Randolph Memory Gardens. Mrs. Daniel passed away Friday, Oct. 22, at her home. A lifelong Roanoke resident, Mrs. Daniel was…

Football Friday Night: Playoff seeds for most local teams set, stakes raised for Handley-Clay Central game next week

By Editor | October 23, 2021 |

For the local teams with playoff positioning on the line tonight, the opportunities for higher seeds never materialized, and one team may end up taking a step back when all the tiebreakers are settled. Handley won, but didn’t get the help it needed, Woodland lost, and Clay Central had perhaps the most surprising outcome of…

Grace Vernette Smith

By Editor | October 22, 2021 |

(ROANOKE) The funeral for Grace Vernette Smith, 83, of Roanoke will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 24, 2021, at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with Bro. Paul Sheppard and Sis. Denise White officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 to 8 p.m.…

George Edward Waldrop

By Editor | October 22, 2021 |

(LINEVILLE) The funeral for George Edward Waldrop, 93 of Lineville will be Friday, Oct. 22, 2021, at 3 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Home in Lineville with the Rev. Jeff Chandler officiating. Burial will follow in Clay County Memory Gardens. Mr. Waldrop passed away Tuesday, Oct. 19, at his granddaughter’s home in Cumming, Ga. A lifelong…

Thomas Oliver Gabriel

By Editor | October 22, 2021 |

(WEDOWEE) The funeral for Thomas Oliver Gabriel Jr., 81, of Wedowee will be Monday, Oct. 25, 2021, at 2 p.m. at Bethel West Baptist Church with the Rev. David Holcombe, Rev. Randall Skinner and Rev. Phillip Waites officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from…

Gertrude Ellene Lamb Pool

By Editor | October 21, 2021 |

(ATLANTA) Gertrude Ellene Lamb Pool of Atlanta passed away Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021, after a valiant battle with cancer. She was 87 years old. Ellene was the youngest child of the late Daniel Martin and Gertrude Chaffin Lamb of Moreland, Ga. Ellene often reflected fondly on her childhood in Moreland, surrounded by a large, loving…

Sara Elizabeth Nolen Jones

By Editor | October 20, 2021 |

(WADLEY) A graveside service for Sara Elizabeth Nolen Jones, 81, of Wadley will be Friday, Oct. 22, 2021, at 1 p.m. at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery in Broughton with Bro. Wade Price officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 11 to 12:30 p.m. on Friday at Quattlebaum before services begin.…

FORECLOSURE NOTICE

By Editor | October 20, 2021 |

NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER FORECLOSURE NOTICE WHEREAS, default has occurred in the performance of the covenants, terms and conditions of a mortgage from ROGER HARDMAN AND LOIS M HARDMAN, HUSBAND AND WIFE, AS JOINT TENANTS WITH RIGHT OF SURVIVORSHIP, to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS MORTGAGEE, AS NOMINEE FOR PLANET HOME LENDING, LLC,…

MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

By Editor | October 20, 2021 |

MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain Mortgage executed by JEFFREY L WATERS, a married man, DANIEL SHANE YOUNG and BRITTNEY YOUNG, a married couple, and BETTY J WATERS, an unmarried woman, to METRO BANK on July 1, 2016, said Mortgage being recorded in the…

IN RE: THE ESTATE OF GORDON JERONE HESTER, DECEASED

By Editor | October 20, 2021 |

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: THE ESTATE OF GORDON JERONE HESTER, DECEASED ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS Letters of Administration on the Estate of Gordon Jerone Hester, deceased, having been granted to Homer Jefferson Hester, III on the 14th day of October, 2021, by the Honorable Judge of Probate of…

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF RUBY YATES, DECEASED

By Editor | October 20, 2021 |

STATE OF ALABAMA RANDOLPH COUNTY PROBATE COURT NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF RUBY YATES, DECEASED Letters Testamentary on the estate of Ruby Yates, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on the 8th day of Oct., 2021, by the Judge of Probate of said County, notice is hereby given…

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MODENE FRENCH, DECEASED

By Editor | October 20, 2021 |

STATE OF ALABAMA RANDOLPH COUNTY PROBATE COURT NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MODENE FRENCH, DECEASED Letters Testamentary on the estate of Modene French, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on the 8th day of Oct., 2021, by the Judge of Probate of said County, notice is hereby given…

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF HELEN GREEN COTHRAN, DECEASED

By Editor | October 20, 2021 |

STATE OF ALABAMA RANDOLPH COUNTY PROBATE COURT NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF HELEN GREEN COTHRAN, DECEASED Letters Testamentary on the estate of Helen Green Cothran, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on the 8th day of Oct., 2021, by the Judge of Probate of said County, notice is…

Film about R.L. Harris Dam and Tallapoosa debuts

By Editor | October 20, 2021 |

WADLEY – Heal the River premiered in its first official viewing at Southern Union State Community College last month. The film highlights the personal and environmental effects of R.L. Harris Dam on the Tallapoosa River. Topics of priority include the improvement of water flow and temperature, the addition of public access points, updated and more…

ALDOT announces forum for Wadley bridge replacement

By Editor | October 20, 2021 |

WADLEY – With the announcement of a public forum scheduled for November, the Alabama Department of Transportation has set the wheels in motion for a major bridge replacement project on Highway 22 in Wadley. The forum will take place on the campus of Southern Union in Wadley on Thursday, Nov. 18, from 4-6 p.m. and…

Georgia man arrested, charged with attempted murder in county

By Editor | October 20, 2021 |

NEWELL – A Franklin, Ga., man was taken into custody on Sunday night in Newnan, Ga., charged with attempted murder in Randolph County. Jason Scott Hardegree, 39, is in Coweta County Jail in Newnan, charged as a fugitive from justice. He will be charged here with attempted murder, first-degree domestic violence, unlawful imprisonment, reckless endangerment…

Randolph, Chambers County Sheriff reports

By Editor | October 20, 2021 |

Randolph Co. Sheriff report Joshua Jerome Chandler, 30, of 1301 County Rd. 480, Woodland – fourth-degree theft of property – Oct. 19 Christopher Lamar Clark, 34, of 4091 County Rd. 237, Roanoke – failure to appear in court (possession of a controlled substance, driving with license revoked and unlawful distribution of a controlled substance) –…

Roanoke, Wedowee Police Reports

By Editor | October 20, 2021 |

Roanoke Police Cal Maurice McFarlin, 24 of 606 Commerce St., Roanoke – failure to appear in court – Oct. 18 Austin Tyler Brown, 25, of Sterrett – harassment – Oct. 17 Jamarcus Anthony Calloway, 19, of 193 Centerway Dr., Roanoke – reckless endangerment – Oct. 17 Michael James Fanning Jr., 38, of 133 Price St.,…

Roanoke moves forward with grant applications

By Editor | October 20, 2021 |

Roanoke City Council unanimously agreed Monday to move forward with a pair of grant applications that could lead to improvements at the airport and the nutrition center. The council passed two resolutions at the meeting – one that was a pre-application authorization for the city to seek funds from the FAA and ALDOT for improvements…