Skip to content

Edward Lee Breed

By Editor | July 25, 2022 |

(FRANKLIN, Ga.) Edward Lee Breed, 72, of Franklin, Ga., passed away July 19, 2022.His funeral was Friday, July 22, at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Stutts Funeral Home with the Rev. Jerry Ennis officiating. Interment followed in Rock Mills Cemetery.Mr. Breed was born Aug. 25, 1949, in Heard County, Ga., to the late Jessy…

Robin Thompson

By Editor | July 25, 2022 |

A memorial services for Robin Thompson, 44, will be Monday, July 25, 2022, at 2 p.m. EDT at Lakes-Dunson-Robertson Funeral Home in LaGrange, Ga. On Tuesday, July 19, 2022, Robin passed away at WellStar West Georgia Medical Center in LaGrange. Ms. Thompson was born June 6, 1978 to the late Napate Morgan Ware and Henry…

Stanley Rowland

By Editor | July 25, 2022 |

(ROANOKE) The funeral for Stanley Rowland, 66, of Roanoke will be at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, July 26, 2022, at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with Minister Steve Joiner officiating. Burial will follow at Skyview Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Tuesday. Mr. Rowland passed…

Lester K. Ballard Sr.

By Editor | July 22, 2022 |

(ROANOKE) The funeral for Lester K. Ballard Sr., “Ol’ Dude,” 78, of Roanoke, formerly of Daviston, will be at 2 p.m. on Sunday, July 24, 2022, at Mountain Springs Baptist Church with Bro. Jimmy Sprayberry, Bro. Tim Whaley and Bro. Kenneth Wilcox officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 4 to…

Kenneth Stephen ‘Steve’ Olaveson

By Editor | July 22, 2022 |

(OPELIKA) The funeral for Kenneth Stephen “Steve” Olaveson, 82, of Opelika will be in the chapel at Frederick-Dean Funeral Home in Opelika at 11 a.m. on Saturday, July 23, 2022, with Bro. John Coker and Bro. Billy Clark officiating. Interment will follow at Rock Springs Baptist Church Cemetery in Chambers County. Visitation will be Friday,…

Gertie Mae Alsabrook

By Editor | July 21, 2022 |

(ROANOKE) A graveside service for Gertie Mae Alsabrook, 92, of Roanoke will be Friday, July 22, 2022, at 10 a.m. at Randolph Memory Gardens with John Glass and Mrs. Lyn Perry officiating. Mrs. Alsabrook passed away Wednesday, July 20, at Traylor’s Nursing Home in Roanoke. A Heard County, Ga., native, Mrs. Alsabrook was born June…

Helen Jane Norred

By Editor | July 21, 2022 |

(ROANOKE) The funeral for Helen Jane Norred, 83, of Roanoke will be Saturday, July 23, 2022, at 11 a.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Stanley Yarbrough and Bro. Rusty Norred officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 to 7 p.m. on…

Retired Handley grad restores Roanoke’s most recognizable building

By Editor | July 20, 2022 |

It’s the classic story of an American man in his twilight years. A retired business owner and Cessna pilot who helped build Shoney’s restaurants all over the country returns to his hometown with a Big Boy in his trunk and buys an old gas station shaped like an elephant. Welcome to the tale of Wally…

Local farmers complete first honey harvest

By Editor | July 20, 2022 |

Vendors of Wadley Farmers Market Laura and Randell McClellan of Circle M Farms in Five Points have ventured out on the honeybee limb over the past year and have made it to their first harvest. For the McClellans raising bees has had many learning curves. As the time comes for their first extraction, the McClellans…

Cleburne attorneys honored by peers

By Editor | July 20, 2022 |

CLEBURNE COUNTY – On June 11 at the annual meeting of the Alabama Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Cleburne County attorneys Warren Freeman and Nancy Vernon were presented with the association’s Merit Award for their outstanding representation and performance in a criminal case. Freeman and Vernon represented a young girl charged with capital murder, facing the…

State Bar honors retired Judge Howard Bryan

By Editor | July 20, 2022 |

MIRIMAR, Fla. – Retired Judge Howard F. Bryan IV was recognized for 50 years of membership in the Alabama State Bar at the 145th annual meeting of the Alabama State Bar on June 25 at Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa in Miramar, Fla. Judge Bryan was in private practice for several years before his…

Incident and arrest reports from Randolph County

By Editor | July 20, 2022 |

July 10th – 17th.  All persons noted here are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Sheriff’s Office Arrests Rickey Rashad Williams, 42, of 58 County Rd. 3101, Roanoke – child support – July 13 Chelsey Lynn Johnson, 30, of 1724 County Rd. 27, Woodland – two counts of failure to appear in…

PUBLIC NOTICE

By Editor | July 20, 2022 |

PUBLIC NOTICE During the July 11, 2022 meeting the Randolph County Commission enacted a Resolution to close (vacate) a section of County Road 622 as described as follows: Commencing at the intersection of County Road 17 and County Road 662 for a point of beginning, thence run easterly along said County Road 662 a distance…

PUBLIC NOTICE

By Editor | July 20, 2022 |

PUBLIC NOTICE During the July 11, 2022 meeting the Randolph County Commission enacted a Resolution to close (vacate) a section of County Road 661 described as follows: Commencing at the intersection of County Road 661 and Highway 22, thence run northerly along said County Road 661 a distance of 0.693 miles to a point of…

NOTICE

By Editor | July 20, 2022 |

NOTICE As required by the provisions of Amendment 772 (c) of the Alabama Constitution of 1901, notice is hereby given that the Wedowee Town Council will consider the offering of inducements and things of value to A & E Metal Roofing Supply in exchange for its business expansion, located in Wedowee Alabama. Consideration of this…

Final Notice and Public Explanation of a Proposed Activity in a 100-Year Floodplain and Wetland.

By Editor | July 20, 2022 |

Final Notice and Public Explanation of a Proposed Activity in a 100-Year Floodplain and Wetland. To: All interested Agencies, Groups and Individuals This is to give notice that the The Town of Wedowee has conducted an evaluation as required by Executive Order(s) 11988, in accordance with HUD regulations at 24 CFR 55.20 Subpart C Procedures…

NOTICE

By Editor | July 20, 2022 |

NOTICE The Town of Wadley is now soliciting for a second round of proposals from licensed architectural firms and/or professional services to be provided relating to the various grant programs administered by the Federal Government and The State of Alabama. The project details consist of a building rehab and renovations located in the downtown area…

Invitation to Bid

By Editor | July 20, 2022 |

Invitation to Bid The City of Roanoke will be accepting sealed bids for the demolition of a nuisance property located on Government Street in Roanoke Alabama. The property is known as the old Roanoke water treatment plant. The tax identification number is 56-16-07-35-3-016-003.000 The work shall be done in accordance with all applicable laws and…

H.G. Miles

By Editor | July 19, 2022 |

(GRAHAM) The funeral for H.G. Miles, 75, of Graham will be Thursday, July 21, 2022, at 2 p.m. at Pine Hill Christian Church with the Rev. Scott Blake officiating and Maggie Edwards delivering the eulogy. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 4 to 7…

Sara Manley Lashley

By Editor | July 19, 2022 |

(WADLEY) A private graveside service for immediate family members of Sara Manley Lashley, 79, of Wadley will be Wednesday, July 20, 2022, at 11 a.m. at New Hope West Cemetery with Bro. Mike Brewer officiating. A private family visitation will be held at the funeral home on Wednesday from 9 to 10 a.m. Mrs. Lashley…