(ROANOKE) Graveside memorial services for Teledia Townley, 74, of Roanoke will be held on Friday, Sept. 8, 2023, at 2 p.m. at Randolph Memory Gardens with Bro. Scott Whaley officiating.Ms. Townley passed away Sunday, Sept. 3, at her residence.Survivors include: one son, Keith Townley of Birmingham; niece, Jessica Nichols Gibson (John) of Daphne; nephews, Corey…
(CARROLLTON, Ga.) Elizabeth Lou Boling Powers, 87, of Carrollton, Ga., passed away Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023, in a local hospital. Born in Detroit on May 24, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Hattie Boling. In addition to her parents, Elizabeth is preceded in death by a brother Larry Powers. For more…
(ROANOKE) Clara Jane Ford Poole, a lifelong resident and educator of Roanoke, passed from this life on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023, at age 83. She was born to the parentage of Georgia Ann White, on July 10, 1940; and as an infant, subsequently adopted by the late Mr. & Mrs. E.S. and Lizzie (Pinkard) Ford…
(WOODLAND) Sandra F. Cofield was a loving wife and mother who passed away on Sept. 2 at the age of 75. Sandra graduated from Woodland High School. She spent most of her life working as an office manager for the family business but had also worked as a stay-at-home mother, decorator, tax consultant, and teacher’s…
Handley built a 35-7 lead in the third quarter against the No. 1 team in the state in Class 3A and then swapped scores long enough to outlast St. James 55-27 in Roanoke Friday night. It was the home opener for Handley and the second leg of a three-part DI quarterback gauntlet that the Tigers…
(SENOIA, GA.) Robert Langley, 79, of Senoia, Ga., passed away peacefully in his sleep on Friday, Aug. 30, 2023. Son of the late Cleave and Nora Langley, he was born Friday, March 3, 1944, in Roanoke. In November of 1965, he married the love of his life, Mary Camilla, and had four children. He graduated…
Shoppers at grocery stores in Randolph County will see a one-cent reduction in the state sales tax on groceries beginning on Friday as part of a statewide reduction that takes affect on that day. The change will reduce the sales tax on food from 10 percent to 9 percent for most purchases in Randolph County.…
Last week Results Handley 22, Valley 8 Woodland 38, VC 7 Wadley 35, H. Bend 7 Ranburne 31, W. Plains 28 Clay Ctrl. 21, Cle. Co. 7 RCHS 34, F’ville 0 Standout performances E.J. Goss, Handley: 22 car., 168 yards, 2 TD David Noles, Woodland: 16 car., 140 yards, TD Malakai Drummond, Woodland: 9 car.,…
John Jacobs, Superintendent of Randolph County Schools, has been named District 4 Superintendent of the Year by the School Superintendents of Alabama (SSA). “I am honored to be recognized by my peers in District 4,” Jacobs said. “This is a great group of superintendents that covers 20 [school] districts. It is also an honor, as…
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE NOTICE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed on May 29, 2006, by Robert Jerry Birdsong, originally in favor of Cleveland Farms, Inc., and recorded in Mortgage Book 498 at Page 204 on May 30, 2006, in the Office of the Judge of Probate…
STATE OF ALABAMA RANDOLPH COUNTY PROBATE COURT NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF VERNON L. SMITH, DECEASED Letters Testamentary on the estate of Vernon L. Smith, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on the 22nd day of August, 2023, by the Judge of Probate of said County, notice is…
Skeletal remains were discovered outside a camper in the Malone community on Sunday morning during a welfare check. According to the report from the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office, the victim’s son reported that he had not heard from Derald Owen Copp, 57, for three weeks, since he had been discharged from the hospital. After deputies…
Seven cases are listed on the docket for the start of next week’s criminal trial session at the courthouse in Wedowee. Circuit Judge Kevin Hall will preside over the hearings. This session was originally designated for civil cases, but none were ready for trial, so the court pivoted to use the time to clear some…
The sky’s the limit for 22 students who began coursework this fall in Aviation Maintenance Technology, a brand-new certification and degree program offered by Southern Union State Community College. The six-semester program, based at SU’s Opelika campus, is designed to take students and the aviation industry to new heights in Alabama and beyond. “Alabama is…
(WEDOWEE) Jacqueline Giffone passed peacefully at her home in Wedowee on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023. “Jackie” (to those dear to her) was born Oct. 19, 1939, to Ernest and Sarah Genett McCord and raised in Woodland with her sister, Judy Shouse (pre-deceased) and brother Steve McCord. Jackie met her beloved John Giffone (pre-deceased) in Albuquerque,…
(ROANOKE) Sa’Kai Rahzion Parker, Sa’Kani Rahzire Parker, and Sa’Kori Rahzaun Parker passed peacefully surrounded by family on Aug. 20 and 21, 2023. Sa’Kai, Sa’Kani, and Sa’Kori were born and met the eyes of Jesus the same day. They were the triplet sons of Sanchez Parker and T’Coriyah Winston of Roanoke. The babies were preceded in…
(LANETT) Ampmeko Zyquan Trammell, affectionately known as “Meko,” 19, died Aug. 25, 2023. Meko was born July 29, 2004, as the eldest son to his mother, Megail Trammell, and father, Anthony Whitlow in Lanett, where he lived as a resident. Meko spent his younger years in Roanoke, where he attended Knight Enloe Elementary and later…
(HUNTSVILLE) Franklin Jerome Jackson, 86, of Huntsville, passed away peacefully on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023. He is survived by his beloved wife of 62 years, Jeannette Sue Bragg Jackson; his daughter, Alison Bowden (spouse, Carlos); his son, John Jackson (spouse, Jennifer); his sister, Nan Bonner (spouse, “Spec”); and eight grandchildren, Diana Bowden, Cole Bowden, Alan…
(WEDOWEE) Peter Brunner, 78, of Wedowee, passed away on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023, at his home. Survivors include his wife, Badea Brunner of Wedowee; sons, Jason Brunner and David Knight of Wedowee and Mel Brunner of Atlanta; and cousins, Herbert and Rita Brunner. Maya, Edith, and Rolph Aschwanden, of Zurich, Switzerland, and Rosemarie Breeding of…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Thomas W. Fitzgerald, 82, of Roanoke, were held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023, at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with Parker Barber officiating. Burial followed at Randolph Memory Gardens. Mr. Fitzgerald passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 23, at his home. Survivors include one daughter, Stella Fitzgerald of Roanoke; one son,…