(WEDOWEE) James Louis Robinson Jr., 69, of Wedowee died Saturday, July 25, 2020, at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika. He was a current resident of Roanoke Rehabilitation and Health Care Center.An open-air funeral service on the grounds of Pine Flat Primitive Baptist Church was Saturday, Aug. 8, at 11 a.m. Elder Thomas Knight officiated.James…
(BOWDON, Ga.) Thomas Jeffrey “Jeff” Herren, of Bowdon, Ga., died Aug. 4, 2020. He was 54. A memorial services will be Friday, Aug. 7, at 5 p.m. EDT at Warren P. Sewell Field at Bowdon High School. Prior to the service, a visitation will at Rainwater Funeral Home from 1 to 5 p.m. at Rainwater…
(WEDOWEE) The funeral for Rhonda Gail Ashworth, 55, of Wedowee was Saturday, Aug. 8, 2020, at 2 p.m. at Living Waters Bible Church with the Revs. Chuck Potts, Steve Bryan, Keith Benefield and Jonathan Hannah officiating. Burial followed at Forrester’s Chapel Cemetery, Wadley. Mrs. Ashworth died Tuesday, Aug. 4, at her residence. A Wedowee native,…
WEDOWEE – A high speed police pursuit Saturday afternoon that started in Carroll County, Ga., and extended across the state line, ended in Wedowee after the suspect wrecked his vehicle. According to a public information officer with the Georgia State Patrol, the suspect was identified as Kenneth Michael Willis, 29, of Temple, Ga. He was…
NEW HOPE – A New Hope woman was shot to death by a family member at her home last Wednesday night. In the last few days, there has been a lot of talk, stories and rumors making rounds on social media concerning this tragic incident. Randolph County Sheriff David Cofield released an official statement late…
At last week’s Roanoke School Board meeting, the majority of the meeting time was spent on discussion of the reopening of schools on Aug. 20. Superintendent Chuck Marcum shared with the board a complete reopening plan, a letter to parents, a best practices reopening plan, a plan for students and a plan for faculty and…
RESOLUTION #1203 Whereas, a regular municipal election has been called to be held on the 25th day of August, 2020, and a runoff election to be held, if necessary, on the 6th day of October, 2020; and Whereas, Section 11-46-27 of the Alabama Code of Alabama of 1975, and regulations adopted pursuant thereto provide, in…
NOTICE FirstState Bank, 105 Main St. South, Wedowee, AL 36278, is applying to the FDIC to relocate its branch office to the southeast quadrant of the intersection of N Main Street and Woodland Avenue NE. Any person wishing to comment on this application may file his or her comments in writing with the regional director…
SEALED BIDS 431 Auto and Body Repair, 1256 Highway 431, Roanoke, AL 36274 will accept seal bids on August 26, 2020, at 2 pm on the following abandoned items: Carry-on Corp UT Trailer VIN C07706356 1997 Honda Fourtax 300 Four Wheeler VIN 1HFTE4463G4201968 2016 Honda TRX 500 Foreman 4X4 VIN 478TE1404VA811048 2003 Suzuki Artic Cat…
WADLEY – At Monday’s Wadley Town Council meeting, the council passed a resolution declaring the mayor and all five council members as being elected without opposition. Current mayor Donna McKay and council members Michael Brown, Matthew Allen, Linda Briones, Mattie Staples and Jim Hall will be sworn in and will begin their new terms in…
A Roanoke man was arrested on July 28 and charged with assaulting another man. According to the report from Roanoke Police Department, Kevin Maurice Thompson, 44, of 767 Reed St., Roanoke, is charged with first-degree assault and failure to appear in court. The incident happened on July 16 at the trailer park on Seymour Drive.…
(WOODLAND) The funeral for Debra Carol Ziegler, 61, of Woodland will be Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020, at 11 a.m. at Bear Creek United Methodist Church with Bro. Jacob Wilkerson, Bro. Corson and Bro. Lee Parrish officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 to…
(ROANOKE) Doris Allen Thompson, 89, died Tuesday, July 28, at her residence in Roanoke. Viewing will be Wednesday, Aug. 5, from 1 to 6 p.m. at Clark Memorial Funeral Service. Graveside services will be Thursday, Aug. 6, at noon at Rocky Mount United Methodist Church Cemetery in the Broughton community. Born Jan. 2, 1931, Doris…
(COLUMBUS, Ga.) Retired Staff Sgt. Walter Jones Jr. of Columbus, Ga., died Tuesday, July 28, 2020, at his residence. He was 65. The funeral will be Tuesday, Aug. 4, at 12:30 p.m. EDT at Ft. Mitchell National Cemetery. The is no public visitation. The son of the late Walter Sr. and Josephine Bell Jones, Staff…
(ROANOKE) Dorothy Jean Ross Foster, 82, of Roanoke died Thursday, July 30, at Traylor Retirement Community. Viewing will be Tuesday, Aug. 4, from 1 to 6 p.m. at Clark Memorial Funeral Service. Graveside services will be Wednesday, Aug. 5, at 1 p.m. at Rock Mills Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Foster was born in Phillipi, W.Va.,…
(WADLEY) Graveside services for Thomas “June” Waldrep, 88, of Wadley will be Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020, at 11 a.m. at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church at Broughton with the Rev. Billy Allen officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday. Mr. Waldrep died Sunday, Aug. 2, at…
(WEDOWEE) The funeral for Stephanie Elaine Gross Sikes, 51, of Wedowee will be Monday, Aug. 3, 2020, at 2 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Joe Bob Traylor officiating. Burial will follow at Rocky Branch Baptist Church Cemetery, Woodland. Mrs. Sikes died Wednesday, July 29. A Clanton native, Mrs. Sikes was born on…
(CARROLLTON, Ga.) Millie Allums Smith of Carrollton, Ga., died July 28, 2020. She was 90. The funeral will be Saturday, Aug. 1, at 2 p.m. ET at the chapel of Rainwater Funeral Home in Bowdon, Ga. Jeff Marks, Sam Allums and Audrey New will speak. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on…
WEDOWEE – With construction of the county’s new jail in the home stretch toward completion, the county has turned its attention to the details of opening and running the new facility. To that end, Randolph County Commission listened to a staffing plan for the new jail presented by JMR+H Architecture senior partner Mike Rutland at…
Woodland head coach Blair Armstrong is aware that what he’s about to say has become something of a cliché. So before the cliché he offers a disclaimer. “I’m going to use one of those comments that you hear everywhere,” he says. And then he makes the statement that sums up the story statewide as official…