(WOODLAND) Funeral services for Charles William “C W.” Bonds, 85, of Woodland will be Saturday, Sept. 25, 2010, at 2 p.m. at Liberty East Baptist Church with the Revs. Doris Williams, Charles Fetner and Ridley Parmer officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery.The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6 to…

Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage dated March 16, 2005, executed by JEREMY K. RAVEN, a single man, to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. (“MERS”) SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR CTX MORTGAGE CO, LLC, which mortgage was recorded on March 18, 2005, in Mortgage Book 478, Page…

At the Flora-Bama Lounge straddled across the Alabama-Florida line on the Gulf of Mexico patrons can walk about twenty steps from the Alabama border and purchase a Florida lottery ticket, helping pay for the education of Sunshine State children. There are numerous other places along Alabama’s border, perhaps not as close as the lottery cash…

The Alabama Coalition Against Domestic Violence (ACADV), a network of the 18 domestic violence programs serving Alabama, recently learned that an out-of-state charity is soliciting money for Alabama domestic violence shelters over the telephone. Neither ACADV nor domestic violence programs in the targeted communities have authorized this solicitation, and Alabama shelters have received little support…

(NORTHUMBERLAND, England) Funeral services for Paul Davies, 52, of Riding Mill, Northumberland, England, and Wedowee will be Wednesday, Sept. 29, at 1 p.m. at Stocksfield Methodist Church in Northumberland, followed by a private interment. Paul died suddenly at his home on Sept. 22. He is survived by his loving wife and best friend, Carol Davies;…

WADLEY–A juvenile was caught partly due to his taking posed photos of himself with a stolen laptop computer. Wadley Police Chief Tim Terry said the 17-year-old Wadley resident was a suspect in several cases of breaking and entering motor vehicles prior to his arrest in a theft of $200 in cash from a vehicle. Monday…

The Roanoke City Council passed Resolution #964 accepting a one-story brick building on West Point Street from Robert K. Edwards for $10. The city will likely demolish the small building across from the police department. The council also approved Resolution #963 fulfilling the requirements of the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 that the city will…

RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: VENER HILL HOLLOWAY 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 Lawanna Shelnutt on the 22nd day of September, 2010, and that 30 days after the notice of publication, such date…

(ROANOKE) James Perry Waldrep, 75, of Roanoke died Friday, Sept. 24, 2010, at Tanner Medical Center in Carrollton, Ga. A lifelong Randolph County resident, Mr. Waldrep was born April 15, 1935, son of Alonza “Lonnie” and Lucille Owens Waldrep. He was a member of Rock Springs Congregational Christian Church. Family and friends will remember James…

Lewis & Clark Circus will be in Roanoke on Thursday, Sept. 30, and Friday, Oct. 1, on U.S. 431 across from the skating rink. Show times are at 5 and 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at show time. Ages 14 and under get in free with a parent. Tickets are available…

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(ABERDEEN, Md.) Funeral services for Wanda E. Hodge McMillion, 50, of Aberdeen, Md., will be Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2010, at 11 a.m. at Delta Baptist Church with the Rev. Ronnie Key officiating. Burial will follow in the Center West Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, Delta. Mrs. McMillion died Tuesday, Sept. 21, at her residence after a…

(WEDOWEE) Helen Traylor Kendrick, 68, of Wedowee died Friday, Sept. 24, 2010, at Leconte Medical Center in Sevierville, Tenn. The funeral was at First United Methodist Church of Wedowee at 2 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 27, with the Revs. Robert Mount and Russell Hestley officiating. Burial was at Wedowee City Cemetery. Mrs. Kendrick was born…

(VALLEY) Kathleen Cofield Gray, 89, of Valley died Monday, Sept. 27, at Bethany House in Auburn. The family will receive friends Tuesday, Sept. 28, from 6 to 8 p.m. EDT at Johnson Brown-Service Funeral Home, Valley. Graveside services will be Wednesday, Sept. 29, at 11 a.m. EDT at Fairfax Cemetery in Valley with the Rev.…

(ROANOKE) James Perry Waldrep, 75, of Roanoke died Friday, Sept. 24, 2010, at Tanner Medical Center in Carrollton, Ga. A lifelong Randolph County resident, Mr. Waldrep was born April 15, 1935, son of Alonza “Lonnie” and Lucille Owens Waldrep. He was a member of Rock Springs Congregational Christian Church. Family and friends will remember James…

(WOODLAND) Funeral services for Charles William “C W.” Bonds, 85, of Woodland will be Saturday, Sept. 25, 2010, at 2 p.m. at Liberty East Baptist Church with the Revs. Doris Williams, Charles Fetner and Ridley Parmer officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6…

(ATLANTA) Ernest O’Neal of Atlanta, formerly of Roanoke, died Sunday, Sept. 19, 2010, from complications of Alzheimer’s disease. Services for Mr. O’Neal were Thursday, Sept. 23, at 2 p.m. at Kingdom Hall Cascade Heights, Atlanta. Brother Larry Dezelah officiated. Interment was in Westview Cemetery. He is survived by his wife, Annie Scales O’Neal; three sons,…

(ATLANTA) E.J. “Jake” Busby, 73, of Atlanta, formerly of Wadley, died Saturday, Sept. 18, 2010, at Christian Center Nursing Home in Union City, Ga. The funeral will be Thursday, Sept. 23, at 1 p.m. at Eagle’s Nest Cathedral in West Point, Ga., with Apostle Melvin A. Cartwright officiating. Burial will follow at Hopewell Baptist Church…

(ROANOKE) Ethel Mae Cannon, 89, a resident of Heflin Avenue, Roanoke, died at Traylor Nursing Home in Roanoke on Sunday, Sept. 19, 2010. Funeral services for the late Mrs. Cannon were at 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 23, at Mount Pisgah Baptist Church, 372 Waller Mill Rd., Roanoke, with the Rev. R. L. Heflin, pastor, officiating.…

Handley 41, Sweetwater 27; Woodland 33, Wadley 0; Randolph County 52, Talladega County Central 7 Handley 41, Sweetwater 27 The Handley Tigers went down to Sweetwater and took down the top-ranked 1A team in the state 41-27. Handley got the scoring started on a 1-yard touchdown run from Breyon DeBerry in the first quarter. Trae…