(RED OAK, Ga.) Mrs. Curtis Noles Gosdin, 97, longtime resident of Red Oak, Ga., passed away during the early morning hours of April 4, 2021, at Grady Memorial Hospital, from natural cause, with her son and daughter-in-law by her side.The funeral will be Wednesday, April 7, at 1 p.m. EDT at Shiloh Baptist Church in…
(ATLANTA) Roanoke native Willie Howard Williams, 84, of Atlanta died peacefully on Wednesday, March 31, 2021, at his home. A graveside service is Friday, April 9, at 11 a.m. at Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery, Wadley, with the Rev. Timothy Huguley, Rev. Arthur Welch and Dr. R.L. White officiating. Viewing will be Thursday from 1 to…
(LaGRANGE, Ga.) Coleman William Brown of LaGrange, Ga., passed away April 2, 2021. The family will receive friends at Higgins Funeral Home at Hunter-Allen-Myhand on Monday, April 5, from 6 to 8 p.m. EDT. A graveside memorial service will be at Shadowlawn Cemetery in LaGrange on Tuesday, April 6, at 11 a.m. EDT. The service…
(WADLEY) The memorial services for Jack Carter, 95, of Wadley will be Saturday, April 3, 2021, at Benefield Funeral Home in Lineville at 2 p.m. with Kenneth Spradlin speaking. A celebration of life will take place from noon until service time at 2 p.m. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the family requests masks to be…
(WEDOWEE) The funeral for Ralph Lynn Chase, 89, of Wedowee was Saturday, April 3, 2021, at 1 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with Bro. Ricky Cannon officiating. Burial followed at Randolph Memory Gardens. Mr. Chase passed away Thursday, April 1, at the VA Hospital in Birmingham. A Roanoke native, Mr. Chase was born Dec. 11,…
(ROANOKE) A graveside service for Annie Noles, 76, of Roanoke will be Saturday April 3, 2021, at 3 p.m. at Corinth Christian Church, Wadley, with Bro. S.T. Janney officiating. Ms. Noles passed away Wednesday, March 31, 2021, at Bethany House. A Roanoke native, Ms. Noles was born Feb. 4, 1945, the daughter of Henry Grady…
(WADLEY) Mary Ann Rowe Hodges, 71, of Wadley passed away March 30, 2021. at her home, surrounded by her family. Mrs. Hodges was born in Roanoke on Jan. 4, 1950, the daughter of Johnny and Elsie Rowe. She worked in textiles and was the manger of Dollar General in Roanoke for many years. Survivors include…
Playing a series of games against several larger schools in an event at Choccolocco Park, the RCHS Tigers went 0-4 in games Friday through Tuesday. The 2A Tigers were competitive in a four-run loss to 5A Moody Friday and a three-run loss to 7A Dothan Monday, but were unable to break through and win against…
The Handley Tigers swept a three-game series against Cleburne County last week to put them in the driver’s seat in the race for the area championship. They also added a win against Sylvania Monday. The wins over Heflin were the first area games of the season for Handley. They will wrap the area portion of…
(HEFLIN) The funeral for Rubye Mae Ogle White, 94, of Heflin will be Thursday, April 1, 2021, at 2 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Bobby Bain officiating. Burial will follow at Pilgrims’ Rest Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 1:30 to 2 p.m. on Thursday.…
(ROANOKE) The funeral for Nedra Cofield, 58, of Roanoke will be Friday, April 2, 2021, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Randy Black officiating. Ms. Cofield passed away Tuesday, March 30, at Tanner-East Alabama Medical Center in Wedowee. A Roanoke native, Mrs. Cofield was born May 22, 1962, the daughter of…
A storm that intermittently dropped tornados over a 125-mile path across Alabama and Georgia cut through Randolph County Thursday night and left behind significant destruction to homes, churches, trees and more. There were no reports of any fatalities or serious injuries, a remarkable fact given the damage that the storm produced. But while physical harm…
WEDOWEE – At an emergency called meeting last Friday, Randolph County Commission adopted a resolution declaring a state of emergency for the county for damage caused by tornadoes on Thursday night, March 25. The commission passed a second resolution to be sent to the president through the governor for a disaster declaration. Commission Chairman Larry…
Preliminary reports on the tornado that struck Randolph County last week from the National Weather Service in Birmingham were posted on their web page over the weekend. The tornado, which originated in Chilton and Coosa counties, has been rated an EF2 with estimated peak winds at 115 mph, a 13.94-mile path length and approximately 800…
At last Tuesday’s Roanoke City School Board meeting, Superintendent Chuck Marcum continued to give good news concerning the COVID-19 numbers in the city schools. “I see our numbers getting better each month, and I hope the numbers continue to decrease,” he said. Marcum said the past two weeks he had spent some time visiting classrooms…
A Roanoke man was arrested on Monday night and charged with stabbing his father. Christopher Tyler Smith, 21, of 216 Elizabeth Ave., is charged with aggravated assault with knife (family). Earlier that evening, a neighbor had called the police about a fight at the residence. At that time, the suspect’s father, Chris, said Tyler and…
NOTICE OF PROPOSED RENEWAL OF A CONSTRUCTION/DEMOLITION WASTE LANDFILL PERMIT UNDER THE ALABAMA SOLID WASTES AND RECYCLABLE MATERIALS MANAGEMENT ACT AND REQUEST FOR COMMENTS PUBLIC NOTICE – 422 Randolph County The City of Roanoke has applied for a permit to continue to operate a construction and demolition waste landfill known as the Roanoke C/D Landfill…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF BRADLEY F. BENEFIELD, DEC. NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT TO BE PUBLISHED BY PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE Letters of Administration of said deceased having been granted to Donnie Benefield on the 23rd day of March, 2021, by the Honorable George Diamond, Judge of the…
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA CASE NO. CV-2021-900018 DARLENE DAUGHERTY and KENNETH ADAMSON PLAINTIFFS, v. Lot 2 of North Point Landing Subdivision, Section Five, as shown on plat recorded in Plat Cabinet B at Slide 185 in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Randolph County, Alabama, being more particularly described…
(LINEVILLE) John Andrew Carr, 60, of Lineville passed away Friday, March 26, 2021. A Smiths Station native, Mr. Carr was born May 20, 1960, the son of Roger and Crystal Grimm Carr. He was a member of Mt. Zion United Methodist Church in Smiths Station, held a bachelor’s degree from Auburn University and was employed…