IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR SPECTRUM TV LINEUPCommunities Served: Cities of Roanoke, Wadley and County of Randolph AL.Effective on or after January 4, 2019, Star India will cease providing programming to Spectrum for the following channels: Star Plus on South Asian View channel 297 and Star Plus HD on South Asian View channel 897.For a current…
STATE OF ALABAMA RANDOLPH COUNTY MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE NOTICE Default having been made in the terms of that Mortgage executed on the 30th day of August, 2015 by Gary Kevin Spears and Teresa N. Spears, as Joint Debtors, not homestead property, which said mortgage was recorded on September 30, 2015 and is recorded in the Office…
(WEDOWEE) Memorial services for Norm H. Ritcherson, 82, of Wedowee will be Friday, Dec. 7, 2018, at 11 a.m. at Midway United Methodist Church with the Rev. Gary Henderson and Pastor Karen Korb officiating. Mr. Ritcherson died Tuesday, Dec. 4, at the Cancer Treatment Center of America in Newnan, Ga. A Wedowee native, Mr. Ritcherson…
(ORMOND BEACH, Fla.) Franklin Eugene “Gene” Tidwell, 86, of Ormond Beach, Fla., died Monday, Dec. 3, 2018. Gene was born in Motley on Nov. 25, 1932. He graduated from Wadley High School, where he was a quarterback for the football team from 1948 through 1950. Gene worked for Transcontinental Pipe Line and Florida Gas Company.…
(PENTON) Garlon Gore, 78, of Penton died Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018, at his residence. The funeral will be Tuesday, Dec. 4, at 2 p.m. at Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Camp Hill with the Revs. Steve Powell and Tim Whaley officiating. Burial with Masonic rites will follow at Penton Church of God Cemetery. Visitation will…
(WEDOWEE) Celebration of life services for Larry Burnett, 72, of Wedowee will be at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018, at Lineville Church of Christ with Billy Hayes and Cade Somers officiating. Larry was born in Laurel, Miss., on March 7, 1946. He graduated from Calhoun High School in 1964, where he played football…
(WEDOWEE) Funeral services for Bernice Harris Wright, 75, of Wedowee will be Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018, at 2 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with Pastor Mark Young officiating. Burial will be at Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5-7 p.m. on Tuesday. Mrs. Wright died Nov. 29…
(CARROLLTON, Ga.) Benny Parmer, 74, of Carrollton, Ga., died Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018. He was born Sept. 1, 1944, in Graham, Ala., to the late James Ervin Parmer and Rosie Knott Parmer. In keeping with Mr. Parmer’s wishes, he will be cremated. Hutcheson’s Memorial Chapel & Crematory, Buchanan, Ga.
(WOODLAND) Graveside services for Herman R. Hornsby, 85, of Woodland were Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018, at 2 p.m. at Highway Methodist Church Cemetery, Roanoke, with Jonathan Hannah officiating. Mr. Hornsby died Friday, Dec. 1, at his residence. A resident of Woodland, Mr. Hornsby was born Jan. 7, 1933, the son of Stanton Hornsby and Nora…
RCHS entered Friday’s state semifinal game against Piedmont looking to become the first team from Randolph County to make the state finals in back to back seasons. Unfortunately for RCHS, Piedmont had other ideas. The Bulldogs scored three unanswered touchdowns in the second half to come away with a 26-21 victory after RCHS’s final desperation…
(ROANOKE) Carrie Daniel, 84, of Roanoke died Monday, Nov. 26, 2018, at her residence. Funeral services will be held at Canaan Baptist Church, Roanoke, on Saturday, Dec. 1, at 1 p.m. with THE Rev. Calvin Trammell officiating. Interment will be in Skyview Memorial Gardens, Roanoke. The remains will lie in state at the church from…
(FRANKLIN, Ga.) Marrell Smith Miles, 87, of Franklin, Ga., died Monday, Nov. 26, 2018. The funeral will be at 3 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 1, in the chapel of Rainwater Funeral Home, Bowdon, Ga. Burial will be in Bethel East Baptist Church Cemetery, Woodland, alongside her husband. Born Sept. 14, 1931, in Heard County, Ga., she…
H. Perry Baker (ROANOKE) Graveside services for H. Perry Baker, 85, of Roanoke will be Friday, Nov. 30, 2018, at 2 p.m. at Randolph Memory Gardens with the Revs. Shirley Meddick and Chris Martin officiating. Mr. Baker died Nov. 28 at Traylor’s Retirement Community. A Roanoke native, Mr. Baker was born Feb. 17, 1933, the…
(Army veteran of the Korean conflict. Mr. Crawford was a retired cable splicer for Southern Bell Company. Survivors include his wife of 63 years, Emma Lou Crawford of Woodland; two sons, Neal Crawford (wife, Marianne) of Calhoun, Ga., and Paul Crawford (wife, Rebecca) of Fort Payne; four grandchildren, Liam Crawford and Emma Campbell Crawford, both…
A fire on Thanksgiving morning destroyed a home in Roanoke’s mill village. According to the report from Roanoke Volunteer Fire Department, the fire was reported at 8:04 a.m. at 612 Randolph St., a house owned by Billy Royston of Roanoke and rented by Kevin Lee Tripp, 30. Tripp had gone to get some breakfast at…
Daniel Hill, a second-grader at Knight-Enloe Elementary School in Roanoke pulls away from the pack during the school’s color run last Tuesday. The run was a fund-raiser in which students helped raise money for new outdoor playground equipment for the field adjacent to the school. Knight-Enloe’s Allison Murr said that over $4,200 was raised in…
Roanoke Utilities Board manager Jerry Revis reported water plant operator Kevin Baldwin received the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) Three-Year Optimized Plant Award. During the Nov. 19 meeting, Revis presented Baldwin with the award for 2015- 2017. Revis said Roanoke Utilities Board had received this award from ADEM for outstanding commitment to excellence of…
(ROANOKE) Mrs. Montine Clay of Roanoke died Sunday, Nov. 25, 2018. She was 80. The funeral will be Friday, Nov. 30, at Freedom Baptist Church at 2 p.m. EST. Dr. Rodney Gilmore and Bro. Troy Henry will officiate. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Prior to the services, her body will lie-in-state at the…
Roanoke City Council passed a resolution during their Nov. 19 meeting to arrange for East Alabama Regional Planning & Development Commission to administer a Community Development Block Grant paving grant. The total amount the city got was $439,874. The city received a check of $395,488. The city must pay a $48,386 match. The streets will…
Randolph County Economic Development Authority is accepting resumes until Dec. 28 for the executive director position. During Monday evening’s RCEDA meeting, interim EDA director Bryant Whaley told the group he was appointed to the Economic Development Association of Alabama (EDAA) Rural Development Committee. They met in Montgomery with various people from around the state. The…