(ASHLAND) The funeral service for Martha E. “Sam” Lee, 65, of Ashland will be Wednesday, March 8, 2017, at 2 p.m. at New Hope West Baptist Church with the Revs. Robert Lee and Harold McCain officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery.The family will receive friends at Benefield Funeral Home, Lineville, on Tuesday from…
The funeral for Tashawna Boyd Ackles, 33, will be Tuesday, March 7, 2017, at 2 p.m. at the Rhema Christian Center, where the Revs. Joseph Brown and Charles Boyd will officiate. Interment will follow in the Chulafinnee Cemetery. Mrs. Ackles’ remains will arrive at the church two hours prior to her service. Mrs. Ackles died…
(TALLADEGA) The Rev. Samuel Eugene Dunson, 65, of Talladega died Wednesday evening, March 1, 2017, at Talladega Health Care Center. The homegoing service will be Tuesday, March 7, at 11 a.m. at First Baptist Church, Riley Street, Roanoke, with the the Rev. Gilbert Staples officiating. Burial will follow in Rock Mills Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation…
(PENSACOLA, Fla.) Rena Mae Vaughn, 75, died Wednesday, March 1, 2017. Rena was born April 12, 1941, in Washington, D.C., to parents Frank Raymond Webber and Rose Mojica Webber. Rena or Marie as she was known by many was a longtime resident of Florida. She enjoyed spending time in nature and was happiest when she…
(WEDOWEE) Joey Dean Rakestraw, 58, of Wedowee died Thursday, March 2, 2017, at his home. Services were Saturday, March 4, at 1 p.m. in the chapel of Jeff Eberhart Funeral Home, Dallas, Ga. Burial was at Pleasant Arbor Baptist Church Cemetery, Waleska, Ga. Joey was a member of Corner Baptist Church and gave 32 years…
ROCK MILLS – Randolph County law enforcement made a significant drug bust on Thursday afternoon. Kenneth Gerson Pike, 48, of 674 County Rd. 655, Rock Mills, was arrested and charged with trafficking methamphetamine, three counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance (diazepam, xanax and clonazepam), second-degree possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Robert Jewel “Bobby” Waldrep, 82, of Roanoke were Sunday, March 5, 2017, at 2 p.m. at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church (Broughton) with Mike Hanners, Jimmy Brand and Luther Phillips officiating. Burial followed in the adjoining cemetery. Mr. Waldrep passed away Thursday, March 2, at his residence. A Randolph County native, Mr.…
(HEFLIN) Funeral services for Clyde Waters, 77, of Heflin will be Saturday, March 4, 2017, at 2 p.m. at Union Baptist Church with the Rev. Ed Halsey officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery with Masonic graveside services. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5-8 p.m. on Friday. Mr. Waters…
(SPRING HILL, Fla.) Frances L. Starks, 53, of Spring Hill, Fla., died Monday, Feb. 27, 2017. A memorial service for Frances L. Starks, 53, of Spring Hill, Fla., was Sunday, March 19, at 2 p.m. at Union Baptist Church, Old Highway 431, Morrison Crossroads. Mrs. Starks died Feb. 27. Mrs. Starks is survived by her…
(AKRON, Ohio) Wynette Whittaker Pinkard, 89, of Akron, Ohio, died Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017. Celebration of life service will be Friday, March 3, at 12:30 p.m. at Mt. Calvary Baptist Church, Akron. Family will receive friends from 11:30 a.m. until time of service. The Eastern Star service will begin at noon. Interment will be at…
(OPELIKA) Martha Ann Ballenger Chatham East, 75, of Opelika died Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017, at her residence. The funeral will be Saturday, March 4, at noon EST at Johnson Brown-Service Funeral Home Chapel in Valley with the Rev. Jamey Williams officiating. Burial will follow in Cedarwood Cemetery in Roanoke at 12:30 p.m. CST. The family…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Willie Howard Calloway, 93, of Roanoke will be Monday, March 6, 2017, at 2 p.m. at Sword of the Spirit with the Rev. B.J. Jackson officiating. Burial will follow at Skyview Cemetery in the Welch community. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 4-6 p.m. on Sunday. Mr.…
Dickert Volunteer Fire Department has put into service a new brush truck. Dickert VFD members are Steve Jackson, Kyle Fulgham, Ryan Fulgham, Waymon Hodges, chief Michael Goss, Joseph Burgans, Mike Wesson, Wayne Mapp, Jerry Mapp, Josh Henry, Bo Rittenhouse, Ed Hodnett, Hunter Fulgham, secretary Regina Fulghum, Keith Gililand and Fred Ferrell.
Randolph County Natural Resource Committee in conjunction with Alabama Forestry Commission will have its annual tree give-away Friday, March 3, in recognition of Arbor Week. Trees will be given away from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Alabama Forestry Commission shop located at 60 Hillcrest Ave. in Wedowee. Tree species include river birch, black…
The next time you’re in Wedowee the new courthouse security measures may be implemented. The public (unless using a wheelchair) will go in through the front door, where they will put their purse or the contents of their pockets through a metal detector and then enter through an upright metal detector. Employees will be issued…
A Roanoke man remains jailed in connection to the death of his infant daughter. According to a press release from Randolph County Sheriff’s Office, on Tuesday, Feb. 21, about 9 p.m., Randolph County 911 received a call from Melissa Dobbs of Highway 22, Roanoke, stating her six-week-old child, Madison Newsome, had stopped breathing. Roanoke-based Emergency…
WEDOWEE–Randolph County will soon begin the process of outsourcing solid waste pickup for the county garbage customers. The specs for the bidders will be drafted so the bidding process may begin. Commissioner Derek Farr pointed out that Wedowee Mayor Tim Coe must be notified because Randolph County Solid Waste also picks up for the town…
The Roanoke City Council approved over $100,000 of budgeted expenditures for equipment and facilities upgrades and renewed the city’s garbage collection contract for another two years at Monday’s council meeting at city hall in Roanoke. The big-ticket item purchased by the city was a John Deere backhoe, which will come at a cost of $92,202.…
Anyone who watches television has seen the appeals from the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA). The commercials consist of showing one after another abused and frightened dogs and cats followed by a request for a regular monthly donation of $19 to help save the lives of these animals and others…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT TO BE PUBLISHED BY PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JOSEPH JORDAN, DECEASED Letters Testamentary of said deceased having been granted to the undersigned on the 16th day of Feb., 2017, by the Judge of Probate of Randolph County, Alabama, notice…