(DAVISTON) Funeral services for Nelson Lee Hunter, 73 of Daviston will be Thursday, July 29, 2010, at 11 a.m. at Benefield Funeral Home in Lineville with Owen McCain and Joseph G. Overton officiating. Burial will follow in the Mt. Carmel Cemetery. Mr. Hunter died Tuesday, July 27, at Clay County Hospital. A native of Clay…

Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness described in and secured by that certain mortgage executed by James Bell Jr., single and Tawanda Calloway, single to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (MERS) acting solely as nominee for Lender, Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., and Lender’s successors and assigns, dated April 4, 2007, and…

Roanoke City Schools will host three well-known authors in its “Culture of Writing” project in all three schools during the upcoming school year. A Title II competitive grant will enable the system to do this. Many activities are planned, declared Superintendent Chuck Marcum in Thursday’s board meeting. One of the big parts of the initiative…

Default having been made in the terms of that certain Mortgage, executed on the 25TH day of JANUARY, 2006, WILLIE REED, a single man, as Mortgagor, to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS as nominee for ENCORE CREDIT CORP, A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION, as Mortgagee, which said Mortgage is recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate,…

A Roanoke man was injured in a two-vehicle accident on Saturday afternoon on Main Street. According to the report from Roanoke Police Department, a 2004 Lincoln Town Car driven by Junior Baggin, 54, of 340 Field St., Apt. 1, was starting to move west through the intersection of Main Street and Old LaFayette Highway after…

(LINEVILLE) Graveside services for Lula A. “Lou” Kulp, 78, of Lineville will be Wednesday, July 28, 2010, at 11 a.m. at Elmwood Cemetery in Birmingham. Mrs. Kulp died Sunday, July 25, at UAB Medical Center in Birmingham. A native of Tennessee, Mrs. Kulp had lived in the Lineville area for more than 20 years until…

Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Joseph M. Smith and his wife, Theresa Binion Smith, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. solely as nominee for Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., on the 12th day of May, 2005, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the…

When Alabama gave what was then unheard of financial incentives to lure Mercedes to locate its North American manufacturing operations here there was much criticism. Mercedes’ success led Honda and Hyundai to follow suit, which in turn brought Kia to located in nearby West Point, Ga. With the tens of thousands of jobs created by…

Roanoke should be proud of its city workers. During freezing weather they turn out, and during nearly 100-degree heat they turn out, working hard for us. Sure they get paid, but many would not do what they do for what they make. People love to trash government and say it does nothing for us, but…

(Bronx, N.Y.) Julia Miles, 75, of 655 Burke Ave, Bronx, N.Y., died July 4, 2010 in Bronx. Julia was born in Roanoke on Sept. 18, 1934, to Gentle and Lizzie Smith and as a child attended school in the Rock Mills community. She worked as a housekeeper for the Herbert family for over 40 years…

PROBATE COURT COUNTY OF RANDOLPH NOTICE TO THE CREDITORS OF ESTATE OF: VERNON L. DENSON, DECEASED Letters Testamentary upon the estate of said decedent having been granted to the undersigned on the 21st day of July, 2010, by Honorable George Diamond, the Probate Judge of Randolph County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons…

From now on, I’ll never hear a Glenn Miller classic in the same mood as before. The Independent-Mail, our local newspaper, sponsored a concert by the present-day Glenn Miller Band, and Miss Peggy surprised me with a couple of tickets and an evening in the company of dear friends, Alan and Carol Bailey. You can’t…

WEDOWEE—You can’t have a meeting without an agenda, so Randolph County Commission did not have one this week. During Thursday’s workshop meeting, Chairman Doyle Allen stated that he had consulted with the Association of County Commissions of Alabama, the county attorney and the county administrator on the application of the rules. Commensurate with that meeting,…

(DAVISTON) Funeral services for James John “Johnny” Walker, 66, of Daviston will be Monday, July 26, 2010, at 2 p.m. at Daviston Independent Methodist Church. Bro. Ray Dunn and Rev. Ray Hallman will officiate. Burial will follow in Daviston Independent Methodist Church Cemetery. Mr. Walker died Saturday, July 24, at his residence. He was born…

What do Miss Emerald Coast USA, Miss Northwest Florida, Miss Panhandle, Teen Miss Panhandle, Teen Miss Gulf Shores, Miss Pensacola USA, Miss Pensacola Teen USA, and Abita’s Save Our Shores Charitable Pilsner have in common? Give up? They all want to help clean up the beaches, but BP, Alabama and Mississippi won’t let them. Along…

It’s hot outside. Not hot like “wow, this weather is mildly uncomfortable,” but hot like someone throwing a fleece blanket over you after the blanket sat in a jacuzzi for three hours. It would be fine if I could spend all day every day beside a pool, or at the lake, or floating down the…

RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA CASE NO. SM 2010-45 LAGRANGE HOME CENTER, INC., PLAINTIFF VS. DEMARCO HUGHLEY, DEFENDANT NOTICE OF COMPLAINT Demarco Hughley, whose whereabouts are unknown, must answer LaGrange Home Center, Inc. complaint for unpaid balance on account by Sept. 8, 2010, or thereafter, a judgment by default may be rendered against him in Case No.…

Arrests Gregory Lenore Smith, 43, (no address provided) – third-degree theft of property – July 26 Lawrenda June Bierley, 42, of 283 Robin Lane, Woodland – bad check – July 26 Willie Ray Owensby, 53, of 630 Randolph St., Roanoke – failure to appear in court – July 26 Chad Eric Bozeman, 32, of 523…