(DELTA) The funeral for Jimmy O. Rooks, 72, of Delta was Tuesday, June 29, 2021, at 11 a.m. at Benefield Funeral Home in Lineville with Elder L.C. Harris and the Rev. J.R. Morris officiating. Burial followed in Mt. Olive Baptist Church (North) Cemetery.Mr. Rooks died Saturday, June 26, at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika.Jimmy…
AUBURN – Recently, the Woodland High School cheer team traveled to Auburn University to participate in the Universal Cheerleaders Association (UCA) Cheer and Mascot Camp. During the four-day camp, Woodland’s Bobcat mascot, Macey Slick, competed and won the following awards: The “Mushy the Mascot,” The Spirit Stick, Pin it Forward and Most Traditional awards. Slick…
Now is the time to plan and plant vegetables for a bountiful fall harvest. Planting now extends the harvest season for greater yield without expanding the garden. Start by looking for vacant spaces in the vegetable garden. Fill areas that were not planted this spring or replant rows of quick maturing vegetables like lettuce, spinach,…
Alabama gas prices have risen 1 cent per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.81/g, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 3,348 stations in Alabama. Gas prices in Alabama are 0.4 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 93.5 cents per gallon higher than a year ago. According to GasBuddy price reports,…
WEDOWEE – While a U.S. District Judge last week lifted the consent decree that hung over Randolph County Schools, Superintendent John Jacobs said that by no means ends the fair practices and lessons the past 25 years has taught the school system. According to a press release from the board, “In December 1994, Randolph County…
PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF BLANCHE K. HENRY, DECEASED NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT TO BE PUBLISHED BY PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE Letters Testamentary on the estate of said deceased having been granted to the undersigned on the 30th day of June, 2021, by the Honorable George Diamond, Judge of the…
STATE OF ALABAMA RANDOLPH COUNTY PROBATE COURT NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JOHN WILLIAM HEARD, DECEASED Letters Testamentary on the estate of John William Heard, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on the 30th day of June, 2021, by the Judge of Probate of said County, notice is…
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA JUVENILE DIVISION S.D.F.W., minor child (DOB: 09/22/2020), Case No. JU 2020-243.02 NOTICE OF PETITION & SERVICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE TO: William Henry, putative father, and any unknown putative father of S.D.F.W., a minor child, born at the East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika, Lee County, Alabama on…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: LERA STAPLES NOTICE OF FILING OF PETITION FOR SUMMARY DISTRIBUTION Notice is hereby given that a Petition for Summary Distribution of the above named estate has been filed by Gloria Farrow on the 1st day of July, 2021, and that 30 days after the notice…
(ROCK MILLS) A graveside service for Jimmy H. Boggs, 76, of Rock Mills will be at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, July 7, 2021, at Rock Mills Cemetery with the Revs. Franklin Foster Jr. and Stanley Yarbrough officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, July 6.…
(ROANOKE) The funeral for Yago Esau Mejia, 2, of Roanoke will be Thursday, July 8, 2021, at 6 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with Pastor Darien Gonzalez officiating. A private burial will follow at Abel Baptist Church Cemetery in Cleburne County at a later time. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from…
(WOODLAND) The funeral for Dena Cosper Noles, 55, of Woodland will be Thursday, July 8, 2021, at 2 p.m. at Big Springs Baptist Church with the Revs. David Daniel, Eric Lester and Steve Dempsey officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 to 8…
(ALEXANDER CITY) Magdalene “Madeline” Vardaman, 90, of Alexander City passed away Friday, July 2, 2021, at Russell Medical. The funeral was Tuesday, July 6, at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Radney Funeral Home. The Revs. Blue Vardaman and Mike Densmore officiated. Burial followed in Hillview Memorial Park. She was born Feb. 4, 1931, in…
(FIVE POINTS) Mary M. Swint, 63, of Five Points, passed away Friday, June 28, 2021. A graveside service was Saturday, July 3, at 3 p.m. at Pine Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery in the White Plains community with Pastor Cecelia Broome officiating. She is survived by her daughter, Vicki Heard; mother, Minnie Glaze; granddaughter, Shintoria…
(LAFAYETTE, La.) Sarah Durham Finch, 88, passed away June 27, 2021, at Avanti Senior Living Facility in Lafayette, La. Sarah was born Oct. 6, 1932, in Roanoke, Ala., and was a long-time resident of Amelia Island, Fla. Raised in Roanoke, Sarah graduated as valedictorian from Handley High School, Class of 1950. After high school, she…
(ROANOKE) Tasha R. Gray, 34, of Roanoke passed away Tuesday, June 29, 2021, in Roanoke. Public viewing will be Tuesday, July 6, from 2 to 6 p.m. at Grace Community Church in Wedowee. A celebration of life will be Wednesday, July 7, at 2 p.m. at Grace Community Church with Bishop Tom Staples Jr. officiating.…
(ROANOKE) A graveside service for Nina Lowry Miszkiel, 63, of Roanoke will be at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, July 6, 2021, at Cedarwood Cemetery with Mark Lowry and Blake Lowry delivering eulogies. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 3 to 4 p.m. on Tuesday. Mrs. Miszkiel passed away Thursday, July 1,…
(MONTGOMERY) Robert Maxwell Cumbee, 84, of Montgomery passed away peacefully on June 10, 2021. The funeral was Tuesday, June 15, at 1 p.m. at Frazer Memorial United Methodist Church with John Ed Mathison officiating. Burial followed at Alabama Heritage. Robert was born May 26, 1937, in Five Points and graduated from Handley High School in…
Roanoke Volunteer Fire Department responded to a call Friday morning at 8:30 Willow Creek Circle (behind Roanoke Stockyards). Neighbors called 911 when they saw flames come from the front and roof of the vacant, yellow and brick, split-level house. Fire chief Ron Cameron said the worst damage is in the kitchen area, but the home…
Alabama gas prices have risen 1.1 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.79/g, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 3,348 stations in Alabama. Gas prices in Alabama are 1.3 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 92.4 cents per gallon higher than a year ago. According to GasBuddy price reports,…