IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMAIN RE: ESTATE OF ANDREW RAY PINKARDNOTICE OF FILING OF PETITION FOR SUMMARY DISTRIBUTIONNotice is hereby given that a Petition for Summary Distribution of the above-named Estate has been filed by Donna B. Pinkard on the 20th day of Sept., 2019, and that 30 days after the notice…
(HEFLIN) The funeral for Lisa Diana Pettit, 45, of Heflin will be at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019, at Benefield Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Wayne Pike and the Rev. Shane Leggett officiating. Burial will follow at Open Door Baptist Church Cemetery in Delta. The family will receive friends at the funeral home…
(ROANOKE) A celebration of life for Bishop Charlie Louis Wilkes will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019, at Deliverance Temple Church of the Living God with Pastor Michael Goss and Apostle Fred Bell officiating. Interment will follow at Skyview Memorial Gardens at Welch. Viewing will be from noon-6 p.m. Friday at the church.…
(ASHLAND) Graveside services for Ann Amason Nappier, 76, of Ashland will be Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019, at 11 a.m. at Clay County Memory Gardens with Bro. Wally Rezendes and the Rev. David Holcombe officiating. Mrs. Nappier died Friday, Sept. 20, at Clay County Hospital. A lifelong native of Clay County, she was a well-known self-employed…
(LaFAYETTE) James “Jack” Hardnett, 40, of LaFayette died Monday, Sept. 16, 2019, at WellStar West Georgia Medical Center in LaGrange. The funeral will be Monday, Sept. 23, at 1 p.m. at Hopewell Baptist Church in LaFayette with the Rev. Douglas Jones Sr. officiating. Burial will follow in Standing Rock Cemetery. Mr. Hardnett is survived by…
(ROANOKE) The funeral for Gratho Conn, 75, of Roanoke will be Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Keith Benefield officiating. Burial will follow at Taylor’s Crossroads Church of Christ Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5-8 p.m. on Saturday. Mr. Conn died…
(TALLADEGA) The funeral for Bobbie Marie Clifton, 83, of Talladega will be Friday, Sept. 20, 2019, at 2 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Home in Ashland with the Rev. Tony Thornburg officiating. Burial will follow in Ashland City Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Friday from 12:30 p.m. until service time. Mrs. Clifton died Sept.…
Woodland scored three touchdowns in the final 3:31 of the first half to break open a close game, and the Bobcats put it on cruise control in the second half on their way to their first win of the season, a 34-0 victory over Gaston. The win gives first-year head coach Blair Armstrong his first…
(HEFLIN) The funeral for Matthew Tyler Ayres, 26, of Heflin will be Friday, Sept. 20, 2019, at 10 a.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with the Rev. David Waldrop and Cliff Mize officiating. Burial will follow at Pinetucky Baptist Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday. Mr. Ayres…
Ranburne held virtually every advantage in its matchup against rival Woodland Friday, and the Bulldogs maximized almost all of them in their 57-7 win. “We were athletically better than them, and deeper and older, and when that happens that’s usually the result,” said Ranburne head coach Stephen Bailey. Ranburne has now won nine straight games…
The game could not have started any better for RCHS when the Tigers renewed their rivalry with Piedmont Friday. And it could not have finished much worse. The Tigers scored all 15 of their points in the game’s first four minutes and then watched as Piedmont surged past them in the second half for a…
DUBAI – Rob Harper, Randolph County native, chose to take a leap of faith for the sake of his passion and received world-record-breaking titles in return. Rob, son of Robie Harper and Shelia Ocheske and brother to Dawn Rooks, lived in Roanoke until he was 6 years old, moved around a bit, and returned to…
Roanoke Airport was a pitstop on the way to a Guinness World Record on Wednesday of last week. Pilot Dan Moore touched down in Roanoke in his Beechcraft Bonanza at about 3:30 p.m. as part of his quest to visit 110 airports, breaking the current record of 87 airports. On his Facebook page, named “110…
Roanoke Police are investigating the deaths of two men Monday night in what appears to be a gunfight. Roanoke Police Chief Adam Melton said reports of multiple shots fired led officers to a home on Stanley Avenue, which is off of Seymour Drive. Two subjects were found lying in the yard of a house where…
The FY2020 budget was approved by Randolph County Board of Education during a meeting on Thursday evening of last week. Superintendent John Jacobs thanked everyone involved for their hard work on putting this budget together. Chief school financial officer Bethany Waters held this second budget hearing. Nothing was changed or brought back up from the…
Devontae Houston rushed for 100 yards in the first game of the season. In game number two he ran for over 200 yards. And that pattern remarkably held true to form in game number three as the Handley senior erupted for 315 yards and three touchdowns on 23 carries to pace Handley to a 62-36…
During Monday afternoon’s Roanoke Utilities Board meeting, members learned of a new state law that would impact roughly 1,486 gas meters. Lines would have to be dug up to these meters, creating a cost up to $200,000. In order to comply with the law without having to dig up the lines, a maintenance fee of…
All season long Wadley head coach Shenan Motley has been using the word “Overcome” to try to instill a resilient nature into his players. This past week leading up to Friday’s game against Loachapoka, they got the chance to put that philosophy to the test. Wadley was without several key players due to either injury…
Quentin Knight rushed for 272 yards and three touchdowns, Boyd Ogles passed for three more scores and the Clay Central Volunteers rolled to a 42-7 win over Springville Friday in their home opener. The win extends Central’s win streak to 12 straight games dating back to last season. Central very nearly replicated its score against…
STATE OF ALABAMA RANDOLPH COUNTY PROBATE COURT NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF EDWIN DOYLE WILSON, DECEASED Letters Testamentary on the estate of Edwin Doyle Wilson, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on the 10th day of Sept., 2019, by the Judge of Probate of said County, notice is…