Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by John C. Ellison, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Indymac Bank, F.S.B, a federally chartered savings bank, on the 24th day of May, 2007, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate…
RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM CALVIN KIRBY, DECEASED NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT TO BE PUBLISHED BY EXECUTRIX Letters Testamentary of said deceased having been granted to the undersigned on the 19th day of July, 2010, by the Honorable Judge of Probate of Randolph County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that…
CLAY COUNTY—Seventy-four-year-old Clara Vaughn Rogers is missing from her residence on Cheaha Road in Clay County near Salt Creek Cemetery. She was last seen at home around 8 a.m. Friday, July 9, by her husband Joseph Edward Rogers. Clay County sheriff’s deputies, along with local rescue squads, fire departments, police departments and several volunteers combed…
Jerry Revis, manager of the Roanoke Water, Sewer, Gas and Filter Plant, told the board at Monday’s meeting they should know in about three weeks if the grant they have applied for to update the water system infrastructure is approved or not. “It’s looking good,” he said. The Betty Street sewerage project is virtually complete,…
A young family in the Caver’s Grove community was found dead in their home on Tuesday morning. According to a press release from Randolph County Sheriff’s Office, a concerned caller said the residents of the home had not been seen, and the caller was concerned about their wellbeing. A deputy responding to the scene arrived…
WEDOWEE—District Judge Patrick Whaley ruled last week that defendants Jeffrey Nolen of Roanoke and Sam Wreyford of Wedowee are not guilty of disorderly conduct during a Randolph County Commission workshop meeting in March. Wreyford and Nolen received notification of the judgment on Wednesday of last week. Their trial was in April. In his order, Whaley…
He robbed from the rich And he gave to the poor; He had a hand And a heart and a brain. — The Ballad of Jesse James Nineteen-year-old Colt Harris-Moore didn’t have to give to the poor to parlay his string of robberies into folk heroism. All he needed was a gimmick—committing a crime or…
Roanoke Police Chief Adam Melton said going south there is now a right turn lane at the traffic light at U.S. Highway 431 and Alabama Highway 22. Tickets would have been written in the past if a driver entered the lane before the break in the line at 431 but that has changed and he…
(STOCKBRIDGE, Ga.) Olcie L. Pilgrim, 84, of Stockbridge, Ga., died Friday, July 2, 2010. The funeral was Wednesday, July 7, at 2 p.m. in the chapel of A. S. Turner & Sons with the Revs. Vester Maughon and Thad Chadwick officiating. Burial followed in Melwood cemetery, Clarkston, Ga. Mr. Pilgrim was born Jan. 26, 1926,…
(WADLEY) The funeral for Ann Lynch Jones, 78, of Wadley will be Monday, July 19, 2010, at 2 p.m. at Wadley First United Methodist Church with the Revs. Zenus Windsor and Sherill Corson officiating. Burial will follow in Wadley Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the church from noon to 2 p.m. Monday, July…
(GIG HARBOR, Wash.) Enos Haynes, 89, of Gig Harbor, Wash., died Thursday, July 15, 2010. Entombment will be Friday, July 23, at 3 p.m. at Evergreen Mausoleum in Seattle, Wash., with his grandson, Father Kendall Haynes officiating. A memorial service will be Saturday, July 24, at 10:30 a.m. at Lake Buren Presbyterian Church, Lake Burien,…
(LINEVILLE) The funeral wake for Dorothea P. “Dot” Gregg, 82, of Lineville will be Tuesday, July 20, 2010, at 3 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Home in Lineville with the Rev. Antoo G. Alappat officiating. Private entombment services will follow in Lineville City Cemetery. Mrs. Gregg died Saturday, July 17, at Lineville Health and Rehabilitation Center.…
(AUBURN) The funeral for Anna Dean Greer Romine, 97 of Auburn, formerly of Rogersville, will be Monday, July 19, 2010, at 2 p.m. at Rogersville Church of Christ with Bro. Randy Todd and Bro. Dale Jenkins officiating. She will lie in state one hour before the service at the church. Burial will follow in Civitan…
(ANNISTON) Services for Johnnie Frank McLain, 81, of Anniston will be at 11 a.m. Friday, July 16, 2010, at New Hope Missionary Baptist Church in Barfield with the Rev. Larry Heard officiating. Burial will be in adjoining cemetery. The body will be at the church two hours prior to services. The family will receive friends…
(LaGRANGE, Ga.) Frances Keeble Dunlap, 86, of LaGrange, Ga., died Tuesday, July 13, 2010, at LaGrange Nursing and Rehab Center. Mrs. Dunlap was born May 28, 1924, in Randolph County, Ala., daughter of the late Sam and Margie Lou Marshall Keeble. She was a member of Unity Baptist Church. Mrs. Dunlap was employed for 23…
(DECATUR, Ga.) Olivia Goode Bell, 85, a resident of Decatur, Ga., died Monday, July 12, 2010, at Vista Care Hospice, Atlanta. Visitation for Mrs. Bell will be at Clark Memorial Funeral Service Friday, July 16, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The funeral will be Saturday, July 17, at 1 p.m. at Wehadkee Missionary Baptist…
I don’t identify with rich people—never have. Now, I do admire some rich people like Warren Buffett who did not seem to lose his humanity as his fortune grew. Billionaire Buffett, the third richest man in the world, American investor, industrialist and philanthropist, has frequently criticized the U.S. tax system for allowing him to pay…
A Five Points man was arrested early Sunday morning after cutting two people outside the Huddle House in Roanoke. According to the reports from Roanoke Police Department, Timothy Paul Osborne, 49, of 2339 County Rd. 260, is charged with two counts of second-degree assault. According to witnesses’ statements, Osborne and his son, Timothy Michael Osborne,…
Back-to-school sales will soon roll out, and though it feels like summer has just begun, Randolph County Department of Human Resources and Randolph County Foster/Adoptive Parent Association are preparing for their second “Stuff the Bus” back-to-school drive. The date for the drive is Friday, July 23. The locations are Wedowee (next to H&M Drugs), Woodland…
WEDOWEE—District Judge Patrick Whaley ruled on Monday that defendants Jeffrey Nolen of Roanoke and Sam Wreyford of Wedowee are not guilty of disorderly conduct during a Randolph County Commission workshop meeting in March. Wreyford and Nolen received notification of the judgment on Wednesday. Their trial was in April. In his order, Whaley wrote, “The evidence…