(WADLEY) James “Barry” Chaffin, 67, of Wadley passed away Wednesday, April 13, 2022, at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika.The family will receive friends at Quattlebaum Funeral Home on Friday, April 15, from 5 to 7 p.m.An Alabama native, Mr. Chaffin was born March 10, 1955, the son of James Harvey and Frankie Lee McWaters…
(HEFLIN) Kenneth Leon Morrow, 72, died Wednesday, April 6, 2022. A graveside service was at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, April 13, at Union Baptist Church Cemetery in Woodland with the Rev. Larry Cosper officiating. Kenneth was a native and lifelong resident of Cleburne County and was employed by Lee Brass. He was a loving father…
(MARIETTA, Ga.) William Joe Sanford Jr., 87, of Marietta, Ga., passed away peacefully in his sleep on April 12, 2022. The funeral was Friday, April 15, at 2 p.m. EDT at West Cobb Funeral Home in Marietta. A graveside service was in Cheatham Hill Memorial Park. Bill was born in Clarkdale, Ga., on March 29,…
(SUNNYVALE, Calif.) The funeral for Joel Mark Yarbrough, 52, of Sunnyvale, Calif., formerly of Douglas County, Ga., will be Friday, April 15, 2022, at noon at Benefield Funeral Chapel with the Rev. John Pennington officiating. Burial will follow at Clay County Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 10:30 a.m.…
(ANNISTON) Theodore “Ted” Carlisle Jr., 87, of Anniston passed away Saturday, April 9, 2022, at Northeast Regional Medical Center, Anniston. A private family gathering was held at Clark Memorial Funeral Service on Sunday, April 10. Ted was born Oct. 12, 1934, to the late Theodore and Tommie A. Thomas Carlisle in Roanoke. The Carlisle family…
This weekend is Easter and that means family get-togethers and potlucks. I’m going to share with you one of my most requested recipes that is always a huge hit every time I bring it somewhere. It is bright and colorful and would be the perfect dish to accompany your Easter supper! Refrigerated tortellini usually can…
Dispatchers at Randolph County 911 are being honored this week during National Dispatchers Week. Gifts were donated from businesses and a drawing was held to see which dispatcher got which prize. In a related matter, house bill (HB414) is on the GovernorÕs desk awaiting her signature. The bill approves standardizing training for 911 telecommunicators. It…
A Wadley man and his son were shot at while riding in their vehicle on Seymour Drive. According to the report from Roanoke Police Department, Devonte Ellis was entering the trailer park on Seymour Drive on the afternoon of March 13 with his 6-year-old son asleep in his Ford Fusion when 22-year-old Christopher LaShawn Foster…
April 4th – 10th. All persons charged are innocent until proven guilty in a count of law. Roanoke arrests Kadarius Deshon Carr, 30, of LaGrange, Ga. – two counts of failure to appear in court – April 12 Julie Karen Loden, 50, of 543 Brookwater Way, Wedowee – DUI – April 7 Ricardo Pioquinto Cruz,…
April 4th – 10th. All persons charged are innocent until proven guilty in a count of law. Arrests John Thomas Williams, 31, of Valley – first-degree receiving stolen property – April 10 Thomas Eugene Ussery, 37, of 4099 Country Club Rd., Roanoke – possession of drug paraphernalia – April 9 Maurice Antonio Lewis, 39, of…
ALEA reminder regarding LEADS and temporary driver license office closure MONTGOMERY – The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) issued a reminder regarding the launch of the state’s new, modernized driver license system, which requires a temporary weeklong office closure to ensure a successful and thorough transition. In February, Gov. Kay Ivey’s Office, along with ALEA,…
MONTGOMERY, AL- The absentee voting period for the May 24 primary election began on March 30. The primary election is May 24. Voters will have an additional two days to apply for an absentee ballot by hand. Absentee ballot applications can be downloaded online or requested by visiting or calling the local absentee election manager’s…
WEDOWEE – At Monday’s meeting of Randolph County Commission, three representatives from real estate companies in the area addressed the commission on their proposals to market and sell the county’s surplus property on Highway 431 in Roanoke, now occupied by CoreLinc. Skip Headrick of Spinks Brown-Coldwell Banker told the commissioners he had inspected the property…
WEDOWEE – At last week’s meeting of Wedowee Town Council, Mayor Tim Coe gave an update on the upcoming Frog Level Music Festival, Saturday, May 28 (Memorial Day weekend). The mayor said things are coming together good, and it should be a great day. Coe announced the artists for the Saturday night concert will be…
Roanoke VFD responded to a grass and structure fire on the evening of March 30 at Reynolds Trailer Park on Pine Valley Drive. A resident of the park, David Charles Hughes, told responders his girlfriend had burned trash in a barrel earlier that day. Witnesses stated this had flamed back up and started a grass…
As many plan for spring and summer travel, itchiness for rural adventures lure families to small towns such as the ones in Randolph County. Travel search reports are yielding strong records of small town and locally owned travel experiences as COVID-19 restrictions and mandates are being dropped. For rural Randolph County, executive director of Randolph…
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by James A. Thrower, Married Man, originally in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., acting soley as a nominee for Homestar Financial Corp., on April 3, 2019, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: ANN LUCILLE NORRIS, DECEASED ADMINISTRATOR’S/ADMINISTRATRIX’S NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS Letters of Administration on the Estate of Ann Lucille Norris, deceased, having been granted to Kenneth Rogers on the 6th day of April, 2022, by the Honorable Judge of Probate of said County, notice is hereby…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: VELMA LEPARD ORR NOTICE OF FILING OF PETITION FOR SUMMARY DISTRIBUTION Notice is hereby given that a Petition for Summary Distribution of the above named estate has been filed by Bryan Pauley on the 6th day of April, 2022, and that 30 days after the…
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS The Randolph County Commission is seeking competitive bids from qualified contractors for the Application of Herbicides on County Roadways. Sealed bids will be accepted up to and opened on May 5, 2022 at 3:00 pm in the Commission Chambers located at 12 East Broad Street in Wedowee, AL. Interested parties should contact…