(PALMETTO, Fla.) Peggy Evelyn Gore, 83, of Palmetto, Fla., died Friday, April 17, 2020, at her residence.A Kentucky native, Mrs. Gore was born Feb. 3, 1937, the daughter of Ollie Thomas and Nell Oliver Hawkins. She was Baptist by faith and worked in food service at Manatee Hospital.Survivors include her three daughters, Rosa Lee Cox…
(ROANOKE) Graveside services for Steven Moore, 38, of Roanoke will be Saturday, April 18, 2020, at noon at Taylor’s Crossroads Church of Christ Cemetery with Bro. Bill Prince, Jr. and Bro. Allan Daniel officiating. Mr. Moore died Friday, April 17. A Georgia native, Mr. Moore was born May 18, 1981, the son of Fred B.…
(ROANOKE) Graveside services for Lura Ann Norred, 70, of Roanoke will be Saturday, April 18, 2020, at 3 p.m. at Fellowship Baptist Cemetery with Bro. Shannon Mapp and Bro. David Glass officiating. Mrs. Norred died Thursday, April 16, at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika. A Roanoke native, Mrs. Norred was born April 5, 1950,…
(LaGRANGE, Ga.) Bobby Gene Magby, 74, died Sunday, April 5, 2020, in LaGrange, Ga. Due to the current COVID-19 stipulations, the family will announce at a later date a celebration of life ceremony. Mr. Magby was born May 11, 1945, to Sarah Cox Magby and the late Nimrod “Red Boy” Magby in Roanoke. He united…
The abrupt end to the 2020 high school sports season in early March left thousands of players and coaches (and media members) throughout the state with a dissatisfying finish to what was shaping up to be an intriguing season. That dissatisfaction comes bubbling to the surface during weeks like this one, as this coming Friday…
When you look at Taylor Marcum’s application for the Bryant-Jordan scholarship it’s hard to believe it’s not made up. (Spoiler alert: It’s not.) The Handley senior’s accomplishments are so far-reaching and multi-dimensional he makes the phrase “renaissance man” seem insufficient. He’s the Handley valedictorian for the class of 2020. He scored over 30 on his…
Randolph County Health Department will have COVID-19 drive-thru testing on Wednesday, April 15, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. while testing supplies last. To be tested, you must meet this criteria: The patient is symptomatic with a minimum (measured subjective) fever OR cough OR shortness of breath AND the patient is immunocompromised or has comorbidities…
A fire last Tuesday night destroyed an unoccupied manufactured home in northern Randolph County. The 911 call received from a passerby came in just after 7 p.m. and reported a manufactured home on Highway 431 North near the Cleburne County line was on fire. Fire departments from Morrison’s Crossroads and Foster’s Cross Roads responded to…
WEDOWEE – Randolph County Commission voted Monday to temporarily close the county’s highway department after at least a dozen employees were believed to be exposed to the coronavirus. The highway department will remain closed until Thursday at the earliest, pending the test of three employees who began showing symptoms over the weekend. Those three individuals…
Nationwide, crime rates plunged in cities and counties across the U.S as the coronavirus pandemic drove millions of residents to stay inside their homes. Police have logged dramatically fewer calls for service, crime incidents and arrests. A decrease in traffic and person stops, down as much as 92 percent in some jurisdictions around the state,…
With the coronavirus still taking its toll on the country and Alabama, non-essential workers are remaining at home and non-essential businesses remain closed. In Randolph County, more cases of the virus have been reported and testing continues at many locations around the area. One business that has been steady and sometimes overwhelming is real estate.…
WEDOWEE – Randolph County Commission moved one step closer to a resolution to its ongoing and, at times, contentious road project with Wadley Crushed Stone. The commission voted 3-2 at Monday’s meeting to withhold nearly $350,000 of reimbursement money from Wadley Crushed Stone until the road project is complete and officially signed off on by…
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Euryce P. Rayburn, unmarried woman, originally in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Homestar Financial Corp., on the 22nd day of May, 2017, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the…
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF CARROLL COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA CIVIL ACTION FILE NO: 19-A-54 (JBH) IN RE: MATTER OF BRIANNA LILLIAN BRIGHT CONNER, and C.L.C, minor child a male child, date of birth July 9, 2012, age 7 years TO: Rachel Savannah Elders, residence and whereabouts unknown: AMENDED NOTICE OF PUBLICATION On this date,…
(VALLEY) Jewell Aaron Bennett, 84, of Valley died Friday, April 10, 2020, at Roanoke Healthcare Center. She was born June 3, 1935, in Langdale to the late A. W. Aaron and Mary L. Humphrey Aaron. Mrs. Bennett loved helping to raise her nieces and nephews, her church family and crocheting. She was known as “Mama…
(ROCK MILLS) Shannon Renee Pike Williamson, 49, of Rock Mills died Wednesday, April 8, 2020, at WellStar West Georgia Medical Center in LaGrange. The family will hold a private graveside service. A Rock Mills native, Mrs. Williamson was born Oct. 11, 1970, the daughter Anthony and Renee Hand Pike. She was Baptist by faith. She…
(GEORGIA) Odessa Beatrice Lee, 98, of Georgia, formerly of Roanoke, died Thursday, April 2, 2020. A private graveside service was held Friday, April 10, at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery in Wadley. Mrs. Lee is survived by her daughter, Clara J. Houston of Georgia; seven grandchildren, Patricia Allen of New York, Jessie Lee (Lisa), Virginia…
(ROANOKE) Graveside services for Blanch Brown, 78, of Roanoke will be Monday, April 13, 2020, at 3 p.m. at Heritage Baptist Cemetery. Mrs. Brown died Friday, April 10, at her residence. A Roanoke native, Mrs. Brown was born April 11, 1941, the daughter of William Shellie and Laura Eugene Mulkey McDaniel. She was a member…
(GAFFNEY, S.C.) Ferman McDaniel, 84, Gaffney, S.C., died Tuesday, April 7, 2020, in Wedowee. Graveside services were at 11 a.m. on Friday, April 10, in Midway Baptist Church Cemetery in Gaffney with the Rev. Vernon Craig officiating. Born in Cherokee County, S.C., he was the husband of the late Virginia McSwain McDaniel and the son…
(WEDOWEE) Graveside services for Cordell Holloway Adamson, 98, of Wedowee will be Saturday, April 11, 2020, at 1 p.m. at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery with the Rev. Phillip Waites officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 10:30 a.m. to noon on Saturday before the service begins. Ms. Adamson went to…