STATE OF ALABAMARANDOLPH COUNTYPROBATE COURTNOTICE TO FILE CLAIMSIN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MAX DOBSON, DECEASEDLetters Testamentary on the estate of Max Dobson, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on the 6th day of Dec., 2022, by the Judge of Probate of said County, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims…
STATE OF ALABAMA RANDOLPH COUNTY PROBATE COURT NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF CHARLES W. DAUGHERTY, DECEASED Letters Testamentary on the estate of Charles W. Daugherty, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on the 9th day of December, 2022, by the Judge of Probate of said County, notice is…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Rhonda Smith Nunnally, 58, of Roanoke will be held on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022, at 11 a.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with Rev. Jeremy Sheppard officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5-8 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 14. Ms. Nunnally…
(ROANOKE) Graveside services for Euwell Argene Giles, 91, of Roanoke will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022, at 2 p.m. at Randolph Memory Gardens with Bro. Kenneth Johnson officiating. Mr. Giles passed away on Saturday, Dec.10, at Roanoke Healthcare Center. Survivors include his wife, Dubby Giles of Lineville; one daughter, Jamie Giles of California;…
(WEDOWEE) Private services for Jimmie F. Gross were held at Rocky Branch Baptist Church on Dec. 10, 2022. He was the grandson of Solomon and Cora Chaffin Gross and of Joseph and Viola Wilson Parker; the son of C. Arlin and Minnie Parker Gross. He was preceded in death by his sister, Janie Gross Traylor,…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Jane H. Taylor, 78, of Roanoke will be held on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022, at 2 p.m. at Big Springs Baptist Church with Bro. Jason Owens and Rev. Lynn Mayall officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5-8 p.m. on…
(LANETT) Runita Sue Weldon, 61, of Lanett, formerly of Roanoke, passed away on Friday, Dec. 9, 2022, at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika. Survivors include one daughter, Brandi Michelle Weldon of West Point, Ga.; two sons, Jeremy Keith Walker (Brandy) of Troy and Kenneth Michael Brown (Mandy) of Valley; nine grandchildren, Tori Hall, Meagan…
(WEDOWEE) Funeral services for Otto Wilder, 89, of Oxford will be held on Saturday, Dec. 17, 2022, at 2 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with Rev. Tim Lynch and Rev. Greg Norred officiating. Burial will follow at Liberty Grove Congregational Methodist Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 1-2 p.m. on…
(ROANOKE) Surrounded by family, Jesse Randal Stephens was taken home to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022. Randy was preceded in death by his parents, Jessie and Anita Stephens and his sister, Shirleen Knowles. He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Wanda Townley Stephens; a daughter,…
(WEDOWEE) Graveside services for Stell Foster Benefield, 78, of Wedowee were held on Friday, Dec. 9, 2022, at 3 p.m. at Randolph Memory Gardens with Bro. Scott Whaley officiating. Mr. Benefield passed away Wednesday, Dec. 7, at his residence. Survivors include his wife, Carol Harlin Benefield of Wedowee; one daughter, Elizabeth Beasley (Mike) of Morris;…
Sunday morning was a special time for a large number of people at Living Waters Main Street Bible Church in Roanoke. The guest speaker, Renae Frazier, was a survivor of the violent tornado that destroyed the community of Beauregard in Lee County three years ago. On March 3, 2019, around 2 pm, an EF4 Tornado with an…
One of the feel-good summer stories of Roanoke’s revitalized Main Street has reached an unhappy ending for the city’s citizens. The Elephant Coffee Shop, whose July 1 grand opening was the culmination of its building’s heralded restoration, has closed it doors. Susan Powell was the shop’s proprietor and made a series of Facebook posts on…
The Randolph County Division of United Way of East Central Alabama (UWECA) received a $12,500 Grant from the Children’s Policy Council of Randolph County for Imagination Library in Randolph County. UWECA is excited to launch Imagination Library in Randolph County beginning early 2023. Through a partnership with The Dollywood Foundation, UWECA will be able to…
The Roanoke City Council unanimously agreed Monday to approve the contract for the replacement of the roof on the Randolph County Historical Museum building on Main Street in Roanoke. Advantage Plus Roofing, which is based in Talladega, submitted the lowest bid for the project at $67,585. Getting the roof replaced on the museum building has…
A single car accident Sunday night on Country Club Road in Roanoke led to a Roanoke woman being airlifted to Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta. Naslie Shante Parker, 36, was driving on Country Club Road around 5 p.m. when she lost control of the 2003 Honda Accord she was driving. The car left the roadway…
Roanoke voters will have the opportunity to go to the polls to renew funding for the city’s school system. The Roanoke City Council on Monday unanimously agreed to hold a special election March 14 of next year at the Handley High School gymnasium to allow Roanoke voters to decide whether or not to renew the…
Dollar General has completed its purchase of property in Woodland with an eye on building a new store in the town. The sale of the piece of property, which was formerly the Lamar Manufacturing building, was finalized Wednesday of last week, according to Woodland mayor Scott Carter. The next major hurdle to construction of the…
Average gasoline prices in Alabama have fallen 10.0 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.99/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 3,348 stations in Alabama. Prices in Alabama are 29.0 cents per gallon lower than a month ago andstand 8.3 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average price of…
November 28 – December 5 ROANOKE ARRESTS Heather Nicole Harvel, 28, of 116 Co Rd 2204, Roanoke – Simple assault- family – Dec 5 Cal Maurice McFarlin, 25, of 606 Commerce St, Roanoke – Failure to appear in court – Dec 1 James Tamarcus Battle, 38, of 1055 Co Rd 229, Five Points – Failure…
November 28 – December 5) Arrest Sam David Calloway, 55, of 127 Dallas Cir, Roanoke – SORNA Violation – Nov. 28 Joel Amos Spears, 32, of 2199 County Rd 803, Wedowee – Failure to appear in court (posession of marijuana, posession of a forged instrument, posession of a controlled substance, two counts of burglary, three…