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NOTICE OF FILING OF PETITION FOR SUMMARY DISTRIBUTION

By Editor | April 13, 2022 |

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMAIN RE: VELMA LEPARD ORRNOTICE OF FILING OF PETITION FOR SUMMARY DISTRIBUTIONNotice 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 notice of publication,…

NOTICE OF FILING OF PETITION FOR SUMMARY DISTRIBUTION

By Editor | April 13, 2022 |

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: LANCE CORY ROLLINS 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 June Rollins on the 7th day of April, 2022, and that 30 days after the…

PUBLIC NOTICE

By Editor | April 13, 2022 |

PUBLIC NOTICE The Randolph County Commission is considering the feasibility of closing (vacating) a section of roadway in the Pine Hill Community being more particularly described as follows: Commencing at the intersection of County Road 92 and County Road 579, for a point of beginning, thence run northerly along said County Road 579 a distance…

John Mobley Daniel

By Editor | April 11, 2022 |

(HUNTSVILLE) John Mobley Daniel, 93, passed away Saturday, April 9, 2022, in Huntsville. A celebration of life memorial service will be at 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 16, at Union Baptist Church, 7645 Old Hwy. 431, Newell, with the Rev. Ed Halsey officiating. Visitation will follow the service. John was born in Camp Hill and…

Wyommie Green Roberts

By Editor | April 11, 2022 |

(GRAHAM) Wyommie Green Roberts, 80, of Graham passed away Saturday, April 9, 2022. The funeral will be Tuesday, April 12, at 2 p.m. EDT in the chapel of Rainwater Funeral Home of Bowdon, Ga., with interment to follow at Shiloh Baptist Church in Graham. Visitation will be Monday, April 11, 4-7 p.m. EDT at Rainwater…

Sammie ‘Frank’ Hester

By Editor | April 11, 2022 |

(WEDOWEE) The funeral for Sammie “Frank” Hester, 72, of Wedowee will be Saturday, April 16, 2022, at noon at Benefield Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Stanley Yarbrough officiating. Burial will be in Randolph Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, April 16, before services…

William Edwin Lambert

By Editor | April 8, 2022 |

(WEDOWEE) William Edwin Lambert, 73, of Wedowee died peacefully Thursday, March 24, 2022. Bill or Billy, as he was known by friends and family, was born in Atlanta to the late Charles L. and Rebeca Hinson Lambert Morris on June 25, 1948. He graduated in 1967 from Brown High School in Atlanta. He spent most…

Dovika Dawn Norton

By Editor | April 8, 2022 |

(ROANOKE) Dovika Dawn Norton, 66, of Roanoke passed away Thursday, April 7, 2022, at her residence. A Roanoke native, Ms. Norton was born July 9, 1955, the daughter of Billy and Daphyne McDaniel Norton. She was Christian by faith and worked as a clerk for Dr. Brazeal. Survivors include her aunt, Sarah Hurley of Roanoke…

Ruth Cotter

By Editor | April 7, 2022 |

(BRASELTON, Ga.) Ruth Cotter, 85, of Braselton, Ga., passed away Monday, March 28, 2022. A graveside service was at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, March 30, at Randolph Memory Gardens, Roanoke. Ruth was born on May 19, 1936, in Roanoke. Mrs. Cotter is survived by her children, Christina Elizabeth Carroll (Jon) of Flowery Branch, Ga., Douglas…

Gene Hanson

By Editor | April 7, 2022 |

(DOTHAN) Dr. Gene Hanson, 89, of Dothan died Tuesday, April 5, 2022, at Luverne Health and Rehab. The funeral was at 1 p.m. Friday, April 8, in Clearman Chapel at Southern Heritage with the Rev. Tim Willis officiating. Burial was in Olive Branch Baptist Church Cemetery in Owassa. Dr. Hanson was born March 1, 1933,…

Five injured in Roanoke crash

By Editor | April 6, 2022 |

Five people were injured – one critically – in a two-vehicle accident on Friday evening at the intersection of U.S. Highway 431 and County Road 26 in Roanoke. According to the report from Roanoke Police Department, a 2008 Mercedes CLS driven by Kathy Ellen Mansfield, 57, of Thomaston was traveling north on U.S. 431. A…

Alabama Legislative session working toward busy finish

By Editor | April 6, 2022 |

The Legislature is officially in the home stretch of the 2022 Regular Session. There seems to be growing momentum for the Legislature to finish the session and adjourn sine die this week, which could mean that we have a long four-day week ahead of us. Here is a rundown of bills that the legislature is…

Randolph County Sheriffs Incident and arrest report

By Editor | April 6, 2022 |

March 31st – April 4th. All persons in this report are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Arrests Amanda Renee Brown, 42 of County Road 95, Woodland – first-degree theft of property – March 31 Christopher Jermaine Garrett, 47, of 172 Young’s Mill Rd., Lineville – failure to appear in court (promoting…

Roanoke and Wedowee police incident report

By Editor | April 6, 2022 |

A Valley man was arrested in the early morning hours of April 3 after leading Roanoke Police on a brief chase. Justin Eugene Hill, 36, would not stop for officers at a safety checkpoint on Main Street but accelerated down the street, sometimes on the wrong side of the road. He went through the parking…

Roanoke to hire second code enforcement officer

By Editor | April 6, 2022 |

Code enforcement in Roanoke has become more than a one-man job. So says Roanoke police chief Jonathan Caldwell, who asked for – and received – approval of a second code enforcement officer at the Roanoke Police Department to help alleviate the workload on current code enforcement officer Michael Cofield. Caldwell said that Cofield has had…

Wadley land dispute in hands of attorneys

By Editor | April 6, 2022 |

WADLEY – The disagreement on who actually owns property, approximately one third of an acre, on Cooledge Street in Wadley is now in the hands of attorneys. At last month’s meeting, Wanda and Randy Weaver addressed Wadley Town Council concerning the property where a sanitary sewer pump station is located. Mayor Donna McKay has an…

PESTO PASTA PRIMAVERA

By Editor | April 6, 2022 |

This pasta dish is made with an assortment of colorful veggies and a light garlicky pesto sauce. It’s the perfect meal to serve as spring arrives. Primavera actually means “springtime” in Italian. Pasta primavera is not a traditional Italian dish, but actually an American classic that first appeared in New York in the 1970’s. This…

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

By Editor | April 6, 2022 |

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: THE ESTATE OF LARRY R. LACKEY, DECEASED NOTICE TO CREDITORS Letters Testamentary of said deceased having been granted to the undersigned on the 30th day of March, 2022, by the Honorable George Diamond, Judge of Probate Court of Randolph County, Alabama, notice is hereby given…

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATRIX/PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE

By Editor | April 6, 2022 |

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: THE ESTATE OF JAMES ROBERT PRINCE, DECEASED NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATRIX/PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE Letters of Administration of said deceased having been granted to Mary Ann Prince Harris on the 30th day of March, 2022, by the Honorable George Diamond, Judge of the Probate Court of…

ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS

By Editor | April 6, 2022 |

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: STEVE EVANS COLE, DECEASED ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS Letters of Administration on the Estate of Steve Evans Cole, deceased, having been granted to Pace E. Cole on the 1st day of April, 2022, by the Honorable Judge of Probate of said County, notice is…