PUBLIC HEARING NOTICENotice is hereby given that the Roanoke City Council will conduct a public hearing pursuant to Section 11-52-77 of the Code of Alabama on Monday, September 9, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers, Roanoke City Hall. The purpose of this hearing shall be to receive public comments on an application submitted…
(WEDOWEE) The funeral for William Ralph Benefield, 98, of Wedowee will be Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019, at 2 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with Dr. Harris Hand, Rev. Josh Hickman and Rev. Terry Phillips officiating. Burial will follow at Wedowee City Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1-2 p.m. at the funeral home on…
(RICH SQUARE, N.C.) Lura Maudine Holloway Wheeler, 96, passed away Saturday, Aug. 17, 2019, at Rich Square Health Care Center of Rich Square, N.C. A celebration of life memorial service will be Saturday, Aug. 24, at Garrett-Sykes Funeral Service, Rich Square, with son-in-law Larry W. Estes and grandson Bobby Lassiter officiating. The family will receive…
(ROANOKE) William Kyle Slay, 77 of Roanoke died Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2019, at his home. The funeral was Monday, Aug. 19, at 1 p.m. at New Harmony Baptist Church in LaFayette with the Rev. Douglas Jones Sr. and Rev. William Trammell officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Silmon-Seroyer Funeral Home, LaFayette.
(HARPERSVILLE) Stephen Riley Puckett, 56, of Harpersville went to be with his Lord and Savior peacefully in the arms of his loving wife and surrounded by loved ones Saturday, Aug. 10, 2019. A celebration of life will be Saturday, Aug. 24, at 2 p.m. at Cornerstone Church (2694 County Rd. 58, Helena). He is survived…
Mable Holman Lovvorn, 79, died Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019. The funeral was at 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 18, at Gassett Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Tim Thompson officiating. Burial was at Pine View Gardens. Mrs. Lovvorn was born in Coosa County. She was a charter member of Mountain View Baptist Church. Mrs. Lovvorn was a…
(STANDING ROCK) The funeral for Yolanda “Landy” Green Hudson, 66, of Standing Rock will be Monday, Aug. 19, 2019, at 2 p.m. at Napoleon Church of Christ, Woodland, with Bro. Ronnie Prince officiating. She will lie in state one hour prior to service time. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. Mrs. Hudson died Friday,…
(ATLANTA) A memorial services for Ruth Knight Laxson will be Saturday, Aug. 17, at the Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia in Atlanta. Mrs. Laxson died June 1 in Atlanta. Born July 16, 1924, in Roanoke, she was the daughter of the late Edward Wilts Knight Sr. and Ruby Melinda Dunson Knight. According to the…
Sharon Tennant Davis, beloved daughter, sister, mother, grandmother and friend was taken from us by cancer on Aug. 12, 2019. She will be missed by everyone whose lives she has touched over the years. She devoted herself to the education of the young and always held them in the highest esteem and treated them like…
(LaFAYETTE) Ocie Lee “Pookey” Pitts, 72, of LaFayette died Sunday, Aug. 11, 2019, at Roanoke Healthcare Center in Roanoke. The funeral will be Saturday, Aug. 17, at 11 a.m. at Chosen Generation Worship Center in LaFayette with Apostle Willie Eva Hicks and the Rev. Derrick Vines officiating. Burial will follow in Handy Memorial Cemetery in…
RCHS head football coach Pat Prestridge is almost definitely closer to the end of his career than the beginning of it. And he knows that his team’s unprecedented run of success may be coming to a close sooner rather than later. So it’s natural to look at the confluence of those two things and wonder…
The first thing you notice about what Ranburne head coach Stephen Bailey calls his four quarters drill is that it’s very loud. It’s the first day of practice for the Ranburne junior varsity players, and Bailey and his staff are using the drill to send a message to the future of Ranburne football. As soon…
Loy Howard, president and CEO of Tanner Health System, and Tanner Medical Center-East Alabama administrator Jerry Morris greet Gov. Kay Ivey on Tuesday morning in the lobby of the hospital. The governor took a tour of Randolph County’s new hospital and greeted folks there before heading to Wedowee Marine to learn about lake life. In…
It was a chaotic time for Roanoke Police when a gunshot victim and his alleged shooter arrived at the police station parking lot at just about the same time. According to the report, Roanoke Police received through E-911 information about an open-line call with an argument going on in the background, and an officer went…
The campus of Wadley High School went on full lockdown Tuesday morning when a verbally threatening intruder made his way onto campus. The incident was neutralized without violence, and all students and faculty were unharmed when Patrick James Smith was arrested by Wadley police and charged with criminal trespass, disorderly conduct and harassment. The lockdown…
Woodland Town Council discussed the success of the Vern Fest during their meeting on Monday evening. There were over 600 people in attendance at the Vern Gosdin Memorial Concert on July 26, which featured Mark Chestnutt, Craig Campbell and Kevin Moon. The council also: Discussed upcoming little league projects. A new practice field will hopefully…
(WEDOWEE) Wedowee Town Council unanimously passed an ordinance that prohibits the public consumption of alcohol anywhere that it is not licensed. The new ordinance prohibits the possession, use or consumption of alcohol within city limits anywhere that it is not sold. This includes public sidewalks and roads. This also prohibits leaving a restaurant with an…
WEDOWEE – With only three members present, Randolph County Commission spent most of their Thursday workshop meeting hearing from citizens concerned about the condition of their roads. Commissioners Larry Roberts and Lathonia Wright were absent from the meeting. At times, the meeting was out of order due to applause, but Commission Chairman Doyle Allen warned…
Notice to Contractors Federal Aid Project No. DPTA-5619(250) RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA Sealed bids will be received by the Director of Transportation at the office of the Alabama Department of Transportation, Montgomery, Alabama until 10:00 AM on August 30, 2019 and at that time publicly opened for constructing the Resurfacing (Full Depth Reclamation), Guardrail Installation, and…
STATE OF ALABAMA RANDOLPH COUNTY PROBATE COURT NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JOHN MOTE, DECEASED Letters Testamentary on the estate of John Mote, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on the 7th day of August, 2019, by the Judge of Probate of said County, notice is hereby given…