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Miles ‘Butch’ Zimmerman

By Editor | July 27, 2021 |

(FIVE POINTS) The funeral for Miles “Butch” Zimmerman, 80, of Five Points will be Saturday, July 31, 2021, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with Bro. Gerald Romine officiating. Burial will follow at Lebanon Christian Church Cemetery.The family will receive friends at the funeral home from noon to 2 p.m. on Saturday.Mr. Zimmerman passed…

Janett H. Parmer

By Editor | July 27, 2021 |

(ROANOKE) The funeral for Janett H. Parmer, 77, of Roanoke will be Saturday, July 31, 2021, at 11 a.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with Bro. Jim Dykes officiating. Burial will follow at Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 10 to 11 a.m. on Saturday. Mrs. Parmer passed…

James Robert Heard

By Editor | July 27, 2021 |

(TAMPA, Fla.) The funeral for James Robert Heard, 81, of Tampa, Fla., formerly of Randolph County, will be Saturday, July 31, 2021, at 11 a.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Steve Dempsey and Bro. Phillip Heard officiating. Burial will follow at Corinth North Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home…

Annette Moore Rice Elliott

By Editor | July 26, 2021 |

(FREDONIA) The funeral for Annette Moore Rice Elliott, 84, of Fredonia will be Friday, July 30, 2021, at 11 a.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. James Haskins and the Rev. Paul Messer officiating. Burial will follow at Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery, Wadley. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 10…

Linda Lou Hanners Davis

By Editor | July 26, 2021 |

(LaFAYETTE) Linda Lou Hanners Davis, 75, of LaFayette passed away Thursday, July 22, 2021, at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika. A celebration of life was at Shiloh Baptist Church near Wadley on Saturday, July 24, at 3 p.m. with the Rev. Chuck Goodwin and the Rev. Donald DeLee presiding. Burial followed at LaFayette City…

Donna Hodges Hill

By Editor | July 21, 2021 |

(ROANOKE) A graveside service for Donna Hodges Hill, 61, of Roanoke will be Friday, July 23, 2021, at 4:30 p.m. at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery with Bro. Tim Whaley and Bro. Bill Calhoun officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 1 to 4 p.m. on Friday before services begin. Ms.…

Shirley Ann McManus

By Editor | July 21, 2021 |

(WEDOWEE) The funeral for Shirley Ann McManus, 77, of Wedowee will be Friday, July 23, 2021, at 2 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with the Rev. T.J. Morgan officiating. Burial will follow at Gold Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery in Graham. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from noon to 2 p.m. on…

Wedowee traffic changes

By Editor | July 21, 2021 |

WEDOWEE – The opening of the new First State Bank location in Wedowee will bring some changes in downtown traffic patterns. There will continue to be two lanes of northbound traffic until the courthouse. Then there is just one lane until past the bank. There will be angled parking spaces against the median on the…

Museum raising funds to remove lead paint

By Editor | July 21, 2021 |

Randolph County Historical Museum’s ambitious goal of reopening the museum by the end of 2023 is making progress. Artifacts are safely stored and harmful asbestos has been removed. The museum currently need approximately $14,400 of the roughly $24,000 cost to remove the lead paint from the museum. Photos detail the need for its timely removal.…

Pricey toilets cause council to question city jail use

By Editor | July 21, 2021 |

A discussion of replacing toilets at the city jail took an unexpected direction at Monday’s Roanoke City Council meeting, and it may lead to a major change in the way the city handles its inmates. Roanoke Police Chief Jonathan Caldwell, for the second straight week, reminded the council that two of the jail’s toilets –…

ATV accident claims life of former Wadley student

By Editor | July 21, 2021 |

TILLER’S CROSSROADS – A former Wadley High School student died Sunday in an ATV accident in northwest Chambers County. According to reports, Holden Messer, 17, of the Ripville community was the driver of an ATV that apparently went off County Road 62 in a curve and overturned, throwing Messer from the vehicle. He died at…

Roanoke board fills positions for new school year

By Editor | July 21, 2021 |

In a called meeting of Roanoke City Board of Education on Monday night, the board approved the hiring of several new employees for the 2021-2022 school year. Personnel approved by the board were: Zach Barron as physical education teacher at Knight-Enloe Elementary School. Shane Harrell as eighth-grade social science teacher at Handley Middle School. Calandra…

Roanoke Utilities to replace Main Street waterline

By Editor | July 21, 2021 |

At Monday’s meeting of Roanoke Utilities Board, newly appointed manager Pam Bonner conducted her first meeting. Besides board members, Roanoke Mayor Jill Phillips and city maintenance supervisor Tim Jacobs attended the meeting. The main topic of discussion was the replacement of the main water line on Main Street from Farm Boy’s Restaurant to Highway 22/North…

CONTINUATION OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

By Editor | July 21, 2021 |

CONTINUATION OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed to Wachovia Bank, National Association on January 13, 2006, by Betty Sue Knight Brooks, married and Bruce Leroy Brooks, and recorded in Mort Book 492, Page 155 and secured indebtedness having been transferred Wells…

Invitation to Bid

By Editor | July 21, 2021 |

Invitation to Bid The City of Roanoke will be accepting sealed bids for the demolition of a nuisance property located at 803 Main Street in Roanoke Alabama. The tax identification number. 56-16-07-35-2-021-001.000 The contractor shall be responsible for the removal of all walls, roof and all material such as brick, block, wood and any other…

IN RE: THE ESTATE OF JOANNE MITCHELL BOLT, DECEASED

By Editor | July 21, 2021 |

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA CASE NO. 221125 IN RE: THE ESTATE OF JOANNE MITCHELL BOLT, DECEASED ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS Letters of Administration on the Estate of Joanne Mitchell Bolt, deceased, having been granted to William F. Bolt, III on the 15th day of July, 2021, by the Honorable Judge…

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DWAYNE DAVID JONES, DECEASED

By Editor | July 21, 2021 |

STATE OF ALABAMA RANDOLPH COUNTY PROBATE COURT NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DWAYNE DAVID JONES, DECEASED Letters Testamentary on the estate of Dwayne David Jones, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on the 19th day of July, 2021, by the Judge of Probate of said County, notice is…

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

By Editor | July 21, 2021 |

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS The Town of Woodland is accepting bids for a paving project on Traylor Street. For more information, call (256)449-2222. (29-31)

Elois May Patterson

By Editor | July 20, 2021 |

(NEWELL) The funeral for Elois May Patterson, 88, of Newell will be Wednesday, July 21, 2021, at 1 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with Bro. Earl Bryant officiating. Burial will follow at Green’s Chapel Cemetery in Heflin. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from noon to 1 p.m. on Wednesday before services…

Dr. Kathleen Roberta Stitt

By Editor | July 19, 2021 |

(ROANOKE) Dr. Kathleen Roberta Stitt passed away Monday, July 19, 2021, in Roanoke. Dr. Stitt was born in Alabama on Dec. 27, 1926. She completed her bachelor’s degree in food and nutrition at The University of Alabama and a dietetic internship at Case Western University. Dr. Stitt worked as a dietitian at both Case Western…