David Cummings spoke to Roanoke City Council Monday night questioning why they sold land to SteelFab for $700 an acre when they had bought it for $1,500 an acre. There was no answer.Cummings owns property behind the land and was willing to pay $1,410 an acre for the property, which his grandfather once owned but…

WADLEY–Wadley Town Council has been busy. At the meeting held Tuesday of last week, members approved the 2017 audit report and 2018 budget and discussed plans for a playground behind the parking lot that used to be the Newsomes’ business, where grading work is already underway. It is estimated to be 4-6 weeks before the…

Notice to Contractors Federal Aid Project No. STPNU-0048(505) & STPAA-0048(506) CLAY AND RANDOLPH COUNTIES, 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 April 27, 2018 and at that time publicly opened for constructing the Planing, Resurfacing, and…

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: TONY RALPH THOMAS NOTICE OF FILING OF PETITION FOR SUMMARY DISTRIBUTION Notice is hereby given that a Petition for Summary Distribution of the above named estate has been filed by Ruby T. Vinson on the 9th day of April, 2018, and that 30 days after…

(WEDOWEE) Frank C. Wright Sr., 90, of County Road 33, Wedowee, died Sunday afternoon, April 8, 2018, at Traylor Retirement Community in Roanoke. Services for Mr. Wright are pending and will be announced by Clark Memorial Funeral Service. Mr. Wright was born Jan. 17, 1928, in Zanesville, Ohio, to the late John Burgess Wright and…

(ROANOKE) Vera M. Phillips Heath, 91, of County Road 236, Roanoke, died Friday, April 6, 2018, at her residence. Viewing will be Friday, April 13, at the funeral home from 1-6 p.m. The funeral will be Saturday, April 14, at Hopewell Baptist Church in Abanda with the pastor, Rev. Doug Jones officiating and Rev. Calvin…

(ROANOKE) Amos Lee Foster, 90, of County Road 310, Roanoke, died Sunday morning, April 8, 2018, at the home of his daughter and caregiver, Cathy. Viewing will be Thursday, April 12, from 1-6 p.m. at the funeral home. The funeral will be Friday, April 13, at 1 p.m. at Wehadkee Missionary Baptist Church, Roanoke, with…

(ROANOKE) Shannon Leigh Smith Thompson, 50, of Roanoke died Monday, April 9, 2018, at WellStar West Georgia Hospice. Services for Mrs. Thompson will be Wednesday, April 11, at 2 p.m. EDT at Higgins LaGrange Chapel with the Rev. Kevin Craig Williams officiating. The family will receive friends from 1 p.m. EDT on Wednesday until service…

(FRANKLIN, Ga.) Ann Griffin Daniel of Franklin, Ga., died Friday, April 6, 2018, she was 71. The funeral will be Sunday, April 8, at 2 p.m. from the chapel of Rainwater Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Providence Cemetery Woodland, Ala. Mrs. Daniel was survived by her husband Tracy Daniel and sons Wesley Daniel and…

(ROANOKE) Funeral services for William “Bill” Henry Vinson, 72, of Roanoke, will be Monday, April 9, 2018, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with Bro. Gerald Romine and the Rev. Wendell Ford officiating. Burial will follow at East Napoleon Church of Christ Cemetery, Woodland. Mr. Vinson passed away Saturday, April 7, at his home.…

(VALLEY) Betty June Smith Mapp of Valley died peacefully at Bethany Hospice House on March 31, 2018, following a short period of failing health. She was born on June 3, 1931, in Roanoke to the late Charles P. and Sally Mae Taylor Smith. As a teenager, she met William H. Mapp of Rock Mills, who…

(ROANOKE) Graveside services for Billy B. “B.B.” Slay Jr., 64, of Roanoke will be Monday, April 9, 2018, at 2 p.m. at Hollywood Cemetery in McComb, Miss., with Tom Brunke officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 2-4 p.m. on Sunday. Mr. Slay died Friday, April 6, at his residence. A…

(FLORIDA) Graveside services for Jerome Murlan Twiggs Sr., 90, of Florida, formerly of Roanoke, were at 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 8, 2018, at Randolph Memory Gardens with the Rev. Scott Hannah officiating. Mr. Twiggs died Wednesday, April 4, at Tidewell Hospice Home in Sarasota, Fla. Mr. Twiggs was born Nov. 14, 1927, the son…

(LINEVILLE) The funeral for Otis Harold Noles, 80, of Lineville will be Tuesday, April 10, 2018, at 11 a.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Tony Morris officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Harmony Cemetery in Mableton, Ga. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 10-11 a.m. on Tuesday before services…

(WEDOWEE) Funeral services for Douglas Ronnie Andrews, 50, of Wedowee will be Tuesday, April 10, 2018, at 1 p.m. at Zion Rest Baptist Church with the Rev. William Phillips officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5-8 p.m. on Monday. Mr. Andrews will lie…

(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Terry Lee Lashley, 69, of Roanoke will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 7, 2018, at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Revs. Mike Brewer and Keith Benefield officiating. Burial will follow at a family cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5-8 p.m. on Friday. Mr.…

(ANNISTON) Funeral services for Dianne Herren, 70, of Anniston, formerly of Woodland, will be Friday, April 6, 2018, at 5 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Glen Ward officiating and Alex Payne delivering the eulogy. A private family burial will follow at a later date. The family will receive friends at Benefield Funeral…

(CROWN POINT, Ind.) Roger D. “Danny” Daniel, 71, of Crown Point, Ind., (formerly of Roanoke) went to be with the Lord on Monday, April 2, 2018. The service was at Memory Lane Funeral Home, Crown Point, on Friday, April 6, at 1:30 p.m. Dan graduated from Auburn University with an electrical engineering degree and later…

The funeral for Alvin Wright will be Saturday, April 7, 2018, at 1 p.m. EDT at Willie Watkins Funeral Home in Douglasville, Ga. Wright died unexpectedly on March 23. He is survived by a daughter, Brittany, and a son, Eric. Tiger Den Media, a Facebook page about Randolph County High School football, published the following…