Merchants & Farmers Bank in Roanoke, Alabama, built in 1921, is one of the state's entries in Dwell magazine's Rethinking Preservation contest.

Funeral services for Mason Thanuel "Sam" Freeman, age 79, of Roanoke, AL will be held today at 3:00 pm from Big Springs Baptist Church with Revs.

RESERVE DEPUTY DIES WHEN GUN DISCHARGES The Randolph Leader Vanessa Sorrell Burnside Wednesday, January 4, 2012 9:20 am [Excerpts] WEHADKEE - A Randolph County Sheriff's Office reserve deputy was accidentally killed while preparing to shoot at targets in her back yard on New Year's Eve afternoon.

Two Randolph County men are in the Heard County, Ga., jail after leading officers on a chase from Roanoke to Franklin, Ga., the day after Christmas.