(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Charles Anthony Sheppard, 66, of Roanoke were held on Sunday, May 21, 2023, at 3 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with Bro. Jeremy Sheppard, Bro. Paul Sheppard and Bro. Scott Hannah officiating. Burial followed at Bethel Church Cemetery in Welch.Mr. Sheppard passed away Thursday, May 18, in Rock Mills from injuries…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Helen Rollins Clark, 57, of Roanoke were held on Monday, May 22, 2023, at 2 p.m. at Rocky Branch Baptist Church with Matt Browning and David Daniel officiating. Burial followed in the adjoining cemetery. Mrs. Clark passed away Saturday, May 20, at her residence. Survivors include her husband of 30 years,…
(HOGANSVILLE, Ga.) Claude Wesley McAteer, III, 52, of Hogansville, Ga., passed away on Monday, May 8, 2023. Wes was born on Jan. 26, 1971 in Cobb County, Ga., the son of Mellie Hunt Parrish and the late Claude Wesley McAteer, Jr. Wes played football for Mars Hill College and Tennessee Wesleyan College before graduating with…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Ronald Jay “Ronnie” Frye, 67, of Roanoke were Thursday, May 11, 2023 at 2 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Home of Ashland with Bro. Larry McDaniel officiating. Burial followed at Clay County Memory Gardens. Mr. Frye was born in Clay County. He was an avid fisherman and a long-time member of the…
(ROANOKE) Dwight Lamar Poole, 22, of Roanoke passed away on Sunday, May 14, 2023 in Roanoke. Public viewing will be observed on Sunday, May 21 from 3-6 p.m. at New Beginning Outreach Ministries Funeral services will be held on Monday. May 22 at 1 p.m. at Christian Memorial Baptist Church, 1644 US Highway 431 S.…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Edward Z. Shelnutt, 79, of Roanoke will be held on Friday, May 19, 2023, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with Bro. Joshua Holloway officiating. Burial will follow at Cedarwood Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, May 18. Mr. Shelnutt passed…
A cluster of dilapidated buildings on the corner of Chestnut Street and West Point Street in Roanoke have received their last rites from the City of Roanoke and will be demolished. The Roanoke City Council accepted a bid Monday from CH Hauling to demolish four crumbling structures, including Roanoke’s original City Hall building. The clock…
A man was shot and killed inside a vehicle early Sunday morning in Roanoke, and as of Tuesday afternoon Roanoke Police had not made an arrest in the case. The driver and gunshot victim was identified as Dwight Lamar Poole. Poole was pronounced dead at the scene by the Randolph County Coroner. It’s the third…
The 48th annual Bike Hike, one of the longest running fundraising efforts in the county and a mainstay of the spring calendar in Roanoke, will be this Saturday at 8 a.m., with registration opening at 7 a.m. at the Roanoke Recreation Center. The story of Bike Hike and the Randolph County Learning Center is one…
Reports for week ending May 16th Michael James Clark, 42, of Opelika – Failure to Appear in Court (Driving with a Suspended License) – May 14 Dantavious Tyrese Paige, 23, of 632 Strozier St, Roanoke – Possession of Marijuana 2nd – May 14 Dustin Michael Keegan, 42, of 25 Pine Grove Ct, LaGrange, GA –…
A slate of school choice bills began to move through the legislative process last week. First, Rep. Collins’ HB 363, which clarifies the funding structure for conversion charter schools and reforms the Alabama Charter Commission appointment process, passed the House on Thursday. Alabama’s charter school law passed in 2015 and by next year, Alabama will…
For week ending May 16th Venus Louise Daniel, 51, of 11011 Co Rd 36, Heflin – Failure to Appear in Court (Fishing without License) – May 14 Deanna Nichole Paige, 37, of 249 New Hope Rd, Boaz – Probation Violation – May 14 Shane Victor Purtko, 37, of 597 Co Rd 112, Woodland – Domestic…
(ROANOKE) Sharon Morgan Phillips, 69, a lifelong resident of Roanoke, passed away Wednesday, May 10, 2023, at her residence. Sharon was born to Wash Morgan and Donnie Finley Morgan on Sept. 2, 1953, in Roanoke. Services for Mrs. Phillips are pending and will be announced. Sharon confessed her faith in Christ and was a faithful…
(WOODLAND) Funeral services for Shirley Rollins, 78, of Woodland will be held on Wednesday, May 17, 2023, at 2 p.m. at Rocky Branch Baptist Church with Matt Browning, James Novinger and Greg Kogler officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5:30-7 p.m. on Tuesday,…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Sarabeth N. Taft, 84, of Roanoke were held on Sunday, May 14, 2023, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with Bro. David Taft officiating. Burial followed at Wehadkee Cemetery. Mrs. Taft passed away Friday, May 12, 2023, at Traylor’s Nursing Center in Roanoke. Survivors include: three sons, Alan Taft of…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Gerson Carson, 73, of Roanoke will be held on Tuesday, May 16, 2023, at 1 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with Bro. Mark Brand officiating. Burial will follow at Forrester’s Chapel Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5:30-8 p.m. on Monday, May 15. Mr. Carson passed…
A student at Wedowee Elementary School brought a loaded hand gun to school Monday morning. The gun was confiscated without incident, and no one was harmed. Randolph County Schools superintendent John Jacobs confirmed that the gun was found in the student’s book bag after a fellow student told a teacher about the weapon. “The teacher…
After the decision by Randolph County Commission to no longer repair and maintain the outdoor weather warning sirens and instead go with a mass warning system, the article that was published in the Leader led to various opinions, comments and even some personal attacks on individuals showing up on social media. The Leader contacted what…
At Monday’s meeting, Randolph County Commission discussed the dire need of motor graders. The county lost two Cat motor graders in the last few weeks due to fire. The cause of the fires that destroyed the graders is still undetermined but could be related to a manufacturing defect. At Monday’s meeting, Jay Wages of Tractor…
At last week’s called meeting of Randolph County School Board, Margie Murphy took her place on the board after being sworn in to the position. Murphy will fill the unexpired term of the late Jimmy McCain. She was appointed by the board at the last regular meeting. With the end of school just a couple…