This issue has been brought to the forefront of public debate in recent months because of the increased rhetoric surrounding ethics in government. The question is do these gifts to public officials influence the decisions made by our elected and appointed leaders?The debate has primarily focused on gifts and perks given to legislators. However, gifts…
RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA CASE NO. CV11-0004 State of Alabama, ex. rel. E. Paul Jones, District Attorney, Fifth Judicial Circuit, Plaintiff Vs. Elizabeth Thompson, alias, And one (1) 1996 Ford Explorer VIN# 1FMDU32X0TUB36350 Defendants NOTICE Notice is hereby given that any and all parties claiming an interest in the property sought to be condemned by the…
The Town of Wadley is soliciting proposals from qualified firms to provide professional administrative services in connection with the Town’s FY 2010 Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Project. Administrative services will require the overall management and administration of the LWCF grant project in accordance with all applicable rules and regulations of the LWCF Program.…
210 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR PROPOSED REVISIONS TO DIVISION 6 ADEM ADMINISTRATIVE CODE RULE TITLE 335-6-10-.10 Special Designations 335-6-11-.02 Use Classifications Notice is hereby given that a hearing before the Department of Environmental Management of the State of Alabama will be held on March 15, 2011, at 10:00 am in the Main Hearing Room…
Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Robert S. Bateman, a single man, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., solely as nominee for Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation, on the 14th day of February, 2008, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate…
RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: JAMES EDWARD HOLLIDAY SR., DECEASED Letters of Administration of said deceased having been granted to the undersigned on the 13th day of Jan., 2011, by the Honorable George Diamond, Judge of Probate Court of Randolph County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said Estate are…
RANDOLPH COUNTY MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE NOTICE Default having been made in the terms of those mortgages executed by Will Thackston and wife, June Thackston on or about January 12, 2009, to SmallTown Bank, which said mortgages are recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Randolph County, Alabama, in Mortgage Volume 539, Pages 490-497…
(WEDOWEE) Funeral services for Irene Dobbins Scarbary will be at 1 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 22, 2011, at Benefield Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Tim Whaley officiating. Burial will follow in Wedowee City Cemetery. Mrs. Scarbary died Tuesday, Jan. 18, at her home. Mrs. Scarbary was born Aug. 26, 1950, the daughter of Charles Willis and…
An article on the outbreak of whooping cough in California, the worst outbreak since 1958, made me think about how vaccines have drastically changed our lives for the better. About 1963 the good people of Randolph County came together under the sponsorship of the Kiwanis Club to do massive immunizations against polio. I was one…
The problem with writing one column a week is that momentous events don’t occur on a weekly basis. They come in clumps, and it’s impossible to keep up with them if you deal with only one topic a week. Since this column is devoted to making sense out of an insane world, I’m using this…
RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: JOSEPH HERSHAL BENNETT JR., DECEASED Letters of Administration of said deceased having been granted to the undersigned on the 13th day of January, 2011, by the Honorable George Diamond, Judge of Probate Court of Randolph County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate are…
Southeastern Conference football fans got more ammunition in the “We’re No. 1” argument against the rest of college football when Auburn completed its magical run by winning the BCS national championship. Five—count ’em five—consecutive national championships for the Southeastern Conference makes a pretty strong argument, although the total body of work in the bowl games…
The Woodland Lady Bobcats won their third straight county tournament title Saturday night by defeating the Handley Lady Tigers, 67-43, in Roanoke. The class 2A, fifth-ranked Lady Bobcats took the fight straight to Handley, although the Lady Tigers weren’t going down easily. “That was an exciting game early on,” Woodland head coach Larry Strain said.…
Our new governor, Dr. Robert Bentley, took office this week with the daunting task of solving a leftover budget crises staring him directly in the face. Gov. Bentley announced that the general fund and the education budget will be facing proration shortly. Bentley told education leaders that he is considering ordering across-the-board budget cuts soon…
There’s nothing worth doing that doesn’t take hard work. It takes time, patience, dedication and hard work to build a successful sports program, for instance. No matter what level of play, be it high school, college or the pros, no team becomes a champion without a strong work ethic. Super Bowls aren’t won in a…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Laura Bonner Bartlett, 96, of Roanoke will be at 11 a.m., Monday, Jan. 17, 2010, at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Bill Boggan officiating. Burial will follow in Randolph Memory Gardens. Mrs. Bartlett died Saturday, Jan. 15, at Traylor Nursing Home. Mrs. Bartlett was born Jan. 24, 1914, the daughter…
(WADLEY) Funeral services for Jennifer Brooks Stewart, 50, of Wadley were at 3:30 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 16, 2011, at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Doug Ford officiating. Burial followed in Corinth Christian Church Cemetery. Miss Stewart died Friday, Jan. 14, at her home. Miss Stewart was born March 29, 1960, the daughter of Bruce…
(LaFAYETTE) The funeral for Gladys Kitchens James Foster, 103, of LaFayette was Saturday, Jan. 15, 2011, at 11 a.m. at Pleasant Grove Congregational Christian Church in the Union Hill community. Burial was in the church cemetery. Mrs. Foster died Wednesday, Jan. 12, at Clay County Nursing Home in Ashland. Mrs. Foster was a retired elementary…
(DELTA) Funeral services for Mellie Morrison Pitts, 95, of Delta will be Monday, Jan. 17, 2011, at 11 a.m. at Benefield Funeral Home in Ashland with the Rev. Braden Morrison and Elder Mike Summerlin officiating. Burial will follow in Clay County Memory Gardens. Mrs. Pitts died Friday, Jan. 14, at Clay County Nursing Home. She…
(VALLEY) Steve Smallwood, 77, of Valley died Sunday, Jan. 16, 2011, at his residence. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. EST Tuesday, Jan. 18, at Riverview First Christian Church in Valley with the Revs. Donald Rice, Frank Rittenberry and Alan Hollis officiating. Interment will follow at Fairview Cemetery in Valley. The family will receive…