(ROANOKE) Phillip “Bones” McCarley, 62, of Roanoke died Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020, at his residence.The family will receive friends at Quattlebaum Funeral Home from 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 18.A longtime Roanoke resident, Mr. McCarley was born April 7, 1957, the son of Earl Robertson and Almage Barnes McCarley. He was a 1975…
(WADLEY) Jason Folds, 37, of Wadley died Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020, at University Hospital in Birmingham. A memorial service will be Saturday, Feb. 29, at noon at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel. A Griffin, Ga., native, Mr. Folds was born Feb. 2, 1982, the son of Monty D. Folds and Casandra Cleveland Hebert. He was a 2000…
(ROANOKE) The memorial service for Linda Diane Cato, 72, of Roanoke will be Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020, at 11 a.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with the Rev. James Chaney officiating. Ms. Cato died Thursday, Feb. 13, at her residence. A Roanoke resident, Ms. Cato was born Oct. 15, 1947, the daughter of Jessie Virgil and…
(ROANOKE) Kenneth Bell, 46, of Roanoke died Monday, Feb. 10, 2020, at Wellstar West Georgia Hospice in LaGrange. The service was Saturday, Feb. 15, at 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church, Riley Street. The Rev. L.B. Houston officiated, along with Pastor Gilbert Staples and the Rev. Douglas. Burial was at New Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery,…
(LaGRANGE, Ga.) Robert Parker, 78, of LaGrange, died peacefully Feb. 11, 2020, at West Georgia Hospice surrounded by his family. The celebration of life will be at 3 p.m. EST Saturday, Feb. 15, at First United Methodist Church of LaGrange with the Rev. Larry Bird, the Rev. Max McCord and the Rev. Ben Wills officiating.…
(WOODLAND) Graveside services for Ellawees C. Roper, 86, of Woodland will be Friday, Feb. 14, 2020, at 2:45 p.m. at Gray Hill Church of God Cemetery with Sis. Carolyn Hanner, Ed Mitchum, and Keenan Moon officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 12:30 to 2 p.m. on Friday before services begin.…
(SNELLVILLE, Ga.) Jennie Prescott Bassett, 85, of Snellville, Ga., died Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020. The funeral will be at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 13, at Bill Head Funeral Home, Lilburn/Tucker Chapel, with Susan Rumble officiating. Burial service and interment will be held at 11 a.m. CST on Saturday, Feb. 15, at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church…
(HOOVER) Ann Milroy Boozer, 72, of Hoover died peacefully at home Feb. 9, 2020, following a heroic battle with cancer. A memorial service will be at Grace Episcopal Church in Anniston on Friday, Feb. 14, at 10 a.m. officiated by the Rev. Jack Alvey. Reception to follow at 11 Dawvon Terrace. Ann was born in…
When the Handley Lady Tigers step onto the court against Trinity in the Southeast Regional semifinals on Monday in Montgomery, they’ll have something that none of the players who took that same court a year ago had – experience. “Last year I did not have one kid on my team that had ever played in…
There’s nothing on Devontae Houston’s recruiting profile that tells you he should be a star on the college level. In fact, there’s very little to suggest that he should even be playing major college football. That profile on 247sports.com describes a player who is 5-10 and 163 lbs. He’s a 2-star recruit, the 3,584th-ranked player…
The Southern Union softball team continued its rapid compilation of victories to start the season as they won four of five games in Dothan last weekend to raise their record to 8-1. Kenzie Bayer went 9-for-16 in those five games with five doubles, a triple and nine RBI. She now sits atop the Alabama Community…
WEDOWEE – At Monday’s meeting of Randolph County Commission, a Joint Declaration of Emergency Conditions was approved. This comes after a considerable amount of damage to roads in last week’s rainstorms. The declaration will allow for any extra funds from the state or the federal government. One such emergency project is County Road 134 just…
The RCHS and Handley boys basketball teams both went on the road Tuesday night for a subregional matchup, and both teams came home empty handed, putting an end to their seasons. RCHS traveled to Pike Road and fell 78-38. RCHS was looking for its first subregional victory since 2015. The senior-laden Tigers finish with a…
Teacher Brittany Brown’s first-grade class at Knight-Enloe Elementary School made valentines to mail to 24 other classes in different states. They sent a letter telling about their school and community. They are also mapping where each card comes from in their classroom. Working on their valentines are Gabriel Cohran, Paris Hawkins, Aiyana Moon and Isaac…
Roanoke Police are searching for the suspect in the shooting of a man last fall. On Nov. 13, the man was shot and critically injured outside a home on Henry Street. Now RPD is searching for the man pictured here and known around Roanoke as “Rude Boy.” He is from Atlanta but has been hanging…
Roanoke Police are searching for two suspects in connection with the armed robbery of Patel Food Mart on Old LaFayette Highway. On Monday at 12:33 p.m., two masked black males wearing hoodies held up the convenience store. One had a gun and the other took the clerk’s pizza knife, but dropped it on his way…
Emergency response agencies from Randolph County and the Town of Wedowee will join the Randolph County School System and Tanner Health System on Feb. 18 to ensure that local first responders are ready if – and when – a disaster occurs. The exercise will involve AirEvac Lifeteam, the Randolph County Board of Education, Randolph County…
Randolph County Economic Development Authority discussed its members and officers during the monthly meeting on Jan. 27. The board welcomed Jim Tripplet as the replacement for Debbie Meadows. State Rep. Bob Fincher selected Triplett for his financial background with the city of Carrollton upon Meadows’ retirement. All of the town representative appointees’ terms will end…
WEDOWEE – Wedowee Town Council voted to help out with the annual Randolph County Volunteer Firefighters’ Association banquet. At the council meeting on Tuesday evening of last week, Mayor Tim Coe said the town had received a request from the Randolph County Volunteer Firefighters’ Association. He said the annual banquet for the association is coming…
NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER FORECLOSURE NOTICE WHEREAS, default has occurred in the performance of the covenants, terms and conditions of a mortgage from ELAINE DRAKE, JOINED BY HER HUSBAND KERRY DRAKE, to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS INC AS NOMINEE FOR MOVEMENT MORTGAGE LLC, on the 29th day of February, 2016, said mortgage recorded in…