(WEDOWEE) Patrick Lynn East, 53, of Wedowee passed away Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022, at DCH Hospital in Tuscaloosa.A private memorial service will be planned with friends and family at a later date.Mr. East was born in Phenix City and lived there for around 30 years before living in Randolph County the rest of his life.…
(NEWNAN, Ga.) The classical author, Thucydides, penned these words. “What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but that which is woven into the lives of others.” Life for William “Junior” Terrell Ward Jr. had as humble a beginning as any life could. He was born Dec. 8, 1931, in a…
(CENTRALHATCHEE, Ga.) Jewel Danny Hopkins, 81, of Centralhatchee, Ga., passed away Sept. 17, 2022. His funeral was Monday, Sept. 19, at 2 p.m. EDT in the chapel of Stutts Funeral Home. Interment was in Heard County Memorial Gardens. Mr. Hopkins was born April 9, 1941, at Fort Benning, Ga., to the late Jewel Hopkins and…
Bobby G. Young passed away Sept. 12, 2022, in Foley. He was 87 years old. Visitation will be held in the parlor at Frederick-Dean Funeral Home in Opelika on Tuesday, Sept. 20, from 2 to until 2:45 p.m. The funeral will be in the chapel at Frederick-Dean Funeral Home on Tuesday, Sept. 20, at 3…
(NEWELL) The funeral for Gail Lovvorn, 77, of Newell will be Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, at 11 a.m. at Smyrna Baptist Church with the Rev. Scott Estes officiating. Burial will be in the adjoining cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday. Mrs. Lovvorn passed away…
(WEDOWEE) The funeral for Max Dobson, 97, of Wedowee will be Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022, at 11 a.m. at First Baptist Church of Wedowee with the Rev. Jon Tal Murphree and Bro. Ricky Daniel officiating. Burial will be in Wedowee City Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the church from 9 to 11 a.m.…
(ROANOKE) The funeral for Wayne Ward, 84, of Roanoke was Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022, at 3 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with Pastor Dan Waller and the Rev. Kenneth Johnson officiating. Burial was in Randolph Memory Gardens. Mr. Ward passed away Friday, Sept. 16, at his home. A Randolph County native, Mr. Ward was born…
(ROCK MILLS) The funeral for Hazel Robertson, 88, of Rock Mills will be Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022, at 2 p.m. at Rock Mills United Methodist Church with Bro. Ray Weaver and Bro. Tim Callaway officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 11:30 a.m. to…
(ROANOKE) The funeral for Kenneth Kirby, 69, of Roanoke will be Monday, Sept. 19, 2022, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with Bro. Greg Norred and Bro. Jeff Selfield officiating. Burial will be in Randolph Memory Gardens. Mr. Kirby passed away Saturday, Sept. 16, in Carrollton, Ga. Mr. Kirby was born in Langdale on…
(ROANOKE) Diane F. Daniel, 69, of Roanoke passed away Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022. The funeral will be Monday, Sept. 19, at 1 p.m. at New Beginning Outreach Ministry in Roanoke with Bishop Tom Staples Jr. officiating and the Rev. Douglas Jones Sr. eulogist. Burial will be in Skyview Memorial Gardens in the Welch community. Mrs.…
The last time Handley defeated Clay Central the Tigers went on to win the state championship. Only time will tell if history repeats itself this season, but Handley’s 26-15 win over the Vols at Wright Field Friday night was the kind of physical midseason battle that can prepare teams for the rigors of the postseason.…
(LaGRANGE, Ga.) Willmer Howard Morris, 97, of LaGrange, Ga., passed away Friday, Sept. 9, 2022. The funeral was at 1 p.m. EDT Tuesday, Sept. 13, in the chapel of Striffler-Hamby Mortuary in LaGrange. Burial was in Shadowlawn Cemetery, LaGrange. Mr. Morris was born June 14, 1925, in Roanoke to the late James Homer Morris and…
(LaGRANGE, Ga.) Rebecca Juanita McGill Bailey, 93, of LaGrange, Ga., passed away Sept. 12, 2022. The funeral will be Thursday, Sept. 15, at 11 a.m. at Four Oaks Church of Christ with Ministers Larry Thompson and Sonny Fling officiating. Interment will follow at Shadowlawn Cemetery. Family will receive friends on Wednesday from 5 to 7…
(ROANOKE) The funeral for Eddie L. Abel, 76, of Roanoke will be Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022, at 11:30 a.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with Bro. Stanley Yarbrough officiating. Burial will follow at Bethany Lime Congregational Christian Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 10 to 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. Mr.…
The City of Roanoke is taking over a major local project and may be finding a new home for its police department. The city has agreed to take over ownership of the Randolph County Historical Museum, assuming control of the building’s ongoing renovation project. The former US Post Office building on Main Street has been…
The Roanoke City Council tackled a number of topics and made decisions to move forward on several of them in a jam-packed agenda at Monday’s meeting. Here are some of the key developments to come out of the meeting: Road paving The most contentious, but ultimately productive, topic of the night was adding two roads…
WEDOWEE – At MondayÕs meeting of Randolph County Board of Education, the board voted unanimously to adopt the budget for fiscal year 2023. The meeting was the second of two budget hearings required before adoption of the budget. The budget projects revenues in the amount of $32,142,965. Projected expenditures are $32,346,130. The budget estimates an…
WEDOWEE – At Monday’s meeting of Randolph County Commission, the commission adopted two resolutions providing a project development agreement between the county and Sustainable Growth Properties LLC. The resolutions were presented by county attorney John Tinney after he had negotiated some fine points of the agreement with the investment group’s attorney. “I can assure you…
September 5th – 12th Randolph County Arrests Jesse Alan Nutt, 33, of 1040 County Rd. 61, Roanoke – third-degree domestic violence- Sept. 11 Timothy Michael Osborne, 38, of 2341 County Rd. 260, Five Points – first-degree receiving stolen property and fugitive from justice – Sept. 11 Kristy Renee Tinnin, 39, of 1128 Shiloh Church Rd.…
WEDOWEE – At Monday’s meeting of Randolph County Commission, Randolph County Emergency Management Agency Director Donnie Knight and Assistant Director Jan Prescott gave the commission an update on disaster declarations and grants for private storm shelters. According to Prescott, in May 2020, the Federal Emergency Management Agency issued a disaster declaration for the county from…