(ROANOKE) John Grayson Cummings, infant son of Russ and Kristin Cummings, passed away Wednesday, June 5, 2019, at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston.Graveside services will be Saturday, June 8, at 11 a.m. at Randolph Memory Gardens with the Rev. Chris Martin and Dr. Matt Merves officiating.The family will receive friends at the funeral home…
(FRANKLIN, Ga.) Dustin Brooks Shelnutt, 38, of Franklin, Ga., died Wednesday, June 5, 2019. The funeral will be Thursday, June 6, at 3 p.m. EDT in the chapel of Stutts Funeral Home with the Rev. Mark Tatum officiating. Interment will follow in Oak Grove Church of Christ Cemetery in Woodland, Ala. The family will accept…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Lori Ann May, 54, of Roanoke will be Sunday, June 9, 2019, at 1 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Tim Craft officiating. Burial will follow at Wedowee City Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 10:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m. on Sunday before services begin. Ms.…
(WADLEY) Memorial services for Brenda Dianne Waldrep Windsor, 69, of Wadley will be Saturday, June 8, 2019, at 2 p.m. at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, Roanoke, with the Rev. Zenus Windsor and Rev. Billy Allen officiating. The family will receive friends from noon-2 p.m. at the church before services begin. Ms. Windsor passed away Wednesday,…
(ANDALUSIA) Mary Melinda Manning Maynor, 62, of Andalusia died Monday, June 3, 2019 at her residence. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. on Thursday, June 6, at First United Methodist Church with Bro. Scott Stevens officiating the service. Interment will follow in Bethany Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at Foreman Funeral…
WEDOWEE – On a recommendation made by Mayor Tim Coe and a unanimous vote by the council, Pam Traylor Johnson was approved as the new council member replacing former council member Brenda Boone, who resigned at the last regular meeting. Boone and her husband are moving out of the city limits. Johnson will represent District…
BIRMINGHAM – Randolph County will be well represented this week at the Miss Alabama Pageant as three local young ladies have earned their spots as contestants in this year’s event. Lindsay Gaines Fincher is a junior at the University of Alabama, where she is majoring in dance and political science and minoring in theater and…
WEDOWEE – For the final time since 1988, Greg Dendinger is off duty. The chief deputy retired from law enforcement on Friday after 31 years in the service of local citizens. During a luncheon held in Dendinger’s honor on Friday at Randolph County Courthouse, Sheriff David Cofield called him articulate and organized. He said Dendinger…
An arrest has been made in a drive-by shooting that happened on Memorial Day weekend. Chris Lajohea Foster, 30, of 429 Pine St., Roanoke, is charged with two counts of aggravated assault (attempted murder) and shooting into an occupied building. According to the report from RPD, on the afternoon of Saturday, May 25, Deloise Langford…
A Roanoke man led deputies on a chase throughout the southeastern part of Randolph County on Thursday night of last week before he was finally stopped near New Hope. A sheriff’s deputy was responding to a call when noticed the white 2000 Nissan Maxima on County Road 67, continuously swerving into the southbound lane. When…
WEDOWEE – Wadley High School will welcome a new assistant principal. During a meeting on May 30, Randolph County Board of Education approved Amy Richardson as the new assistant principal, effective July Richardson comes from Randolph County High School, where she was an English teacher. She replaces Logan Cofield, who was recently selected as the…
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE STATE OF ALABAMA COUNTY OF RANDOLPH Default having been made in the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Darrell Chad Brown Married to Jim Walters Homes, Inc. dated November 22, 1997; said mortgage being recorded on December 22, 1997, in Book 353, Page 167 in the Office of…
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR SPECTRUM TV LINEUP: Cities of Roanoke, Wadley and County of Randolph, AL On or after May 24, 2019, Hillsong Channel on Spectrum Select, channel(s) 174 & 786, will no longer be available on your Spectrum channel lineup. For a current channel lineup, visit www.Spectrum.com/channels. To view this notice online, visit Spectrum.net/programmingnotices.…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: SARA JANE MCGILL, DECEASED ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS Letters of Administration on the Estate of Sara Jane McGill, deceased, having been granted to Brandon McGill on the 28th day of May, 2019, by the Honorable Judge of Probate of said County, notice is hereby…
(LAKEVIEW) George M. Braswell, 88, died Thursday, May 30, 2019, at East Alabama Medical Center after a brief bout with pneumonia. A memorial service will be Saturday, June 8, at Lanier Baptist Church in the Lakeview community with visitation at 1 p.m. EDT, followed by the service at 2 p.m. EDT with Pastor Mike Hawkins…
(FIVE POINTS) Edna Willene Moore Laymon, 88, of Five Points died May 29, 2019. The funeral for Mrs. Laymon was Saturday, June 1, at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Stutts Funeral Home with Bro. Steve Williams officiating. Interment followed in Heard County Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Laymon was born July 19, 1930, in Marshall County,…
(LANETT) Mary Ellen Sherrod, 76, of Lanett died Saturday, June 1, 2019, at her granddaughter’s residence. A LaGrange, Ga., native, Mrs. Sherrod was born Nov. 2, 1942, the daughter of Winford and Mildred Clayton Hardy. She worked as a manager at LaGrange Travel Center. Survivors include her daughter, Brenda Andrews of Lanett; four grandchildren; four…
(PANAMA CITY, Fla.) Graveside services for Willis Carlton Morrison Sr., 87, of Panama City, Fla., formerly of Randolph County, will be Saturday, June 8, 2019, at 10 a.m. at Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery, Heflin, with Rev. Tim Whaley officiating. Mr. Morrison died Saturday, May 25. A Wedowee native, Mr. Morrison was born Dec. 4, 1931,…
(ROANOKE) Billy Ed Williams, 89, of Gilham Road, Roanoke, died early Friday morning, May 31, 2019, at his residence. Visitation will be Tuesday, June 4, from 1-6 p.m. The funeral will be Wednesday, June 5, at 1 p.m. at Canaan Missionary Baptist Church in the Welch community of Roanoke with the Revs. Willie C. Houston,…
(FIVE POINTS) Funeral services for J.T. “Jake” Miles, 86, of Five Points will be Tuesday, June 4, 2019, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Don Ellison officiating. Burial will follow at Rocky Mount Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 4-7 p.m. on Monday. Mr. Miles died…