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AFFIDAVIT OF ASSUMED NAME, TRADEMARK AND FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT We the undersigned, being duly sowrn, do hereby declare under oath that the names of all persons interested in the business or profession carried on under the names of Multi Dimenzions Express Trust are doing business as the following: 1. Multi Dimenzions Express Trust d/b/a…

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Roanoke Utilities Board will be accepting bids to repair damage caused by heavy floods March 24-27. All applicants must be a state licensed contractor, must be able to work with FEMA guidelines, and must be able to provide proof of insurance. Deadline to submit a bid will be June 22 at 9:00 am.…

(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Mavis L. Reaves Morris, 90, of Roanoke will be held on Friday, June 9, 2023, at 1 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Mark Brand officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Zion Christian Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from noon-1 p.m. on Friday…

(WEDOWEE) A Celebration of the life of Joseph Christopher Corson will be held Saturday June 10, 2023 at 10:30 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Wedowee. The Rev. Todd Noren-Hentz and the Rev. Jon Tal Murphree will be officiating. After a long and valiant struggle against pancreatic cancer, Chris passed away on Sunday,…

(ROCK MILLS) Funeral services for Willie P. “Junior” Towler, 81, of Rock Mills, will be held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, June 7, 2023, at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Tommy Burke and the Rev. Stanley Yarbrough officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home…

(ATLANTA) Reaner Bell Cannon Gunn, 79, of Atlanta died on Saturday, May 27, 2023, at her home. Funeral services were Friday, June 2, at 11 a.m. at Raleigh Rucker Chapel, Decatur, Ga.,with Pastor Charlayne Whitlock officiating. Internment was at Southview Cemetery in Atlanta. Mrs. Gunn was born on Feb. 5, 1944, in Roanoke to the…

(HEFLIN) Funeral services for Patty Jean Akins, 82, of Heflin will be held on Thursday, June 1, 2023, at 2 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with Bro. Brandon Knight officiating. Burial will follow at Pilgrim’s Rest Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 4-8 p.m. on Wednesday, May 31.…

After 17 hours of work, the Legislature sent both budgets to the Governor early Friday morning, burning an extra legislative day in the process. Highlights from this week’s legislative activity are included in the report below. The Legislature has now completed 27 legislative days of the 30-day Regular Session. Both chambers will reconvene Wednesday. Budget…

The 2023 school year ended only last week, but Randolph County School Board is already putting personnel in place for the coming school year. The board met in a regular meeting and a called meeting to approve personnel actions. Chief among those moves was to approve the probationary contract for new Wadley High School principal…

Barry Waldrep’s vision for an intimate music venue in Wedowee is becoming a reality. Waldrep’s 48 West, which is in the newly renovated former Church of Christ building in Wedowee, will open it’s doors for the first time with two shows this weekend, with the Friday’s show already sold out. “These tickets have sold quickly,…