June 5th – June 12thTwo Wedowee men were arrested on Sunday after leading deputies on a chase while on a motorcycle.According to the report from Randolph County Sheriff’s Office, the driver of the motorcycle was Jacob Lee Thackston, 28, of 27 Pineywoods Dr. When a deputy tried to stop Thackston for speeding, he would not…
WEDOWEE – Throughout the last 12 years, local Navy veteran Robert “Robby” Phillips of Wedowee has made it a Memorial Day weekend tradition to host a flag retirement service. Whether it be one flag in the company of his wife and children or six flags and nearly 20 friends and family members, Phillips makes it…
WEDOWEE – At Monday’s meeting of Randolph County Commission, commissioners adopted resolutions for three ladies from Randolph County who will take part in the Miss Alabama Competition. Whitney Wright of Roanoke, Miss Southern Union; McKenzie Gay of Woodland, Miss Auburn University; and Lindsay Fincher of Wedowee, Miss University of Alabama were presented copies of a…
Incident and arrest reports for June 5th – June 12th Roanoke Police Arrests Valintez Deontae Edmondson, 30, of 139 Jackson Ave., Roanoke – simple assault (family) – June 14, 2022 Chelley Wayne Glass, 60, of 1070 County Rd. 142, Roanoke – failure to appear in court – June 13 Kelvin Marques Appleby, 39, of 1472…
A Roanoke man was transported by ambulance to Tanner-East Alabama Medical Center on Monday morning after a one-vehicle accident that happened as a result of a medical condition. Thomas Morgan, 36, was driving his 2003 Honda Accord southbound on U.S. 431 near Dollar General in Roanoke when he crossed over the turn lane and northbound…
WEDOWEE – At last Thursday’s meeting of Randolph County School Board, the board approved more personnel actions to ready the school system for the start of another school year. In personnel actions, the board: Approved the transfer request of Lindsey Wortham from fifth-grade teacher at Woodland Elementary to fifth- and sixth-grade teacher at Wadley High…
WEDOWEE – At last Tuesday’s Wedowee Town Council meeting, two visitors addressed the council concerning different issues. First to address the council was James Newkirk, a resident of North Main Street. Newkirk made a request for speed bumps on his street. “The speed limit is posted at 20 mph, but I don’t think there is…
With heat indices rising into triple digits, Alabama Department of Public Health advises the public to be alert to the warning signs of heat illnesses. Heat-related illnesses occur when the body is exposed to high temperatures. The incidence of these illnesses rises expectedly during warm weather periods, and anyone exposed to high temperatures or extreme…
(BIRMINGHAM) A graveside services for Mavis W. Kerr, age 87, of Birmingham will be Thursday, June 16, 2022, at 6 p.m. at Wedowee City Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 to 5:45 p.m. on Thursday before services begin. Mrs. Kerr passed away Monday, June 13, in Birmingham. A Clay…
The memorial service for William Floyd Thornton, 75, of Roanoke will be Saturday, June 18, at 3 p.m. at Forest Home Christian Church, Roanoke. Mr. Thornton passed away on Monday, May 30.
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: THE ESTATE OF ROY LEE MONTGOMERY, DECEASED ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS Letters of Administration on the Estate of Roy Lee Montgomery, deceased, having been granted to David Rodney Montgomery on the 7th day of June, 2022, by the Honorable Judge of Probate of said…
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Debra Yates Gosdin, an unmarried woman, originally in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., solely as nominee for Keystone Bank, on July 17, 2013, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the Judge of…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: THE ESTATE OF NORMA JEAN ATKINS DENHAM, DECEASED ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS Letters of Administration on the Estate of Norma Jean Atkins Denham, deceased, having been granted to Brad Bennett on the 7th day of June, 2022, by the Honorable Judge of Probate of…
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE RANDOLPH COUNTY Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Donald S. Hendrix, unmarried, originally in favor of Green Tree Servicing LLC on December 20, 2013, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Randolph County, Alabama, at…
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the terms of the Real Estate Mortgage executed on May 9, 2019, by Troy Pope, Mortgagor in favor of Phillip Brothers Hardware, Inc., Mortgagee and recorded in Mortgage Book 643 Pages 727 through 729 on September 10, 2019, in the Office of the Judge of Probate of…
(CITRUS COUNTY, Fla.) Mae Esther White, 87, passed away peacefully at home on June 9, 2022. The funeral will be at Strickland Funeral Home, Crystal River, Fla., on Wednesday, June 15, at 2 p.m. Interment will follow at Fero Memorial Gardens, Beverly Hills, Fla. She was born in Randolph County, Ala., on Jan. 22, 1935,…
Sarah Burdette died peacefully on June 7, 2022. She was 101 years old. Visitation will be Tuesday, June 14, at 11 a.m., followed by a memorial service at noon at First United Methodist Church in Roanoke. Sarah was born Oct. 17, 1920, to Elijah Lee and Eunice Parris. She had four brothers, Grant, Bob, Alton,…
(LaFAYETTE) Ruth Davis, 86, of LaFayette passed away June 10, 2022, at her residence. The funeral was Sunday, June 12, at 4 p.m. at Shiloh Baptist Church, LaFayette, with the Rev. Chuck Goodwin, Rev. Floyd Aiken and Rev. Tim Calloway officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery. Mrs. Davis, the daughter of the late Hooper…
(TALLASSEE) The funeral for Loree Craven Mitchell Elmore, 86, of Tallassee was Monday, June 13, 2022, at 1 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with Bro. David Glass officiating. Burial was in at Midway United Methodist Church Cemetery, Wedowee. Mrs. Elmore passed away Saturday, June 11, at Jackson Hospital in Montgomery. A Randolph County native, Mrs.…
(WADLEY) A graveside service for Jennifer Lynn Bennett, 65, of Wadley will be Tuesday, June 14, 2022, at 3 p.m. at Forrester’s Chapel Cemetery with Troy Snyder officiating. Mrs. Bennett passed away Saturday, June 11, at Tanner-East Alabama Medical Center in Wedowee. A Saraland native, Mrs. Bennett was born Aug. 22, 1956, the daughter of…