RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMAIN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF RUTH FLORA GRAFTON, DECEASEDNOTICE OF APPOINTMENT TO BE PUBLISHED BY ADMINISTRATRIXAncillary Letters Testamentary of said deceased having been granted to the undersigned on the 9th day of March, 2010, by the Hon. George Diamond, Judge of the Probate Court of Randolph County, notice is hereby given…
Two Wedowee teens were injured on Saturday night in a one-vehicle accident on U.S. 431 near Swagg Road. The driver, Mallory Langford, 16, and her passenger, Dwayne Childs, 18, were taken to Wedowee Hospital and, according to reports, Childs was later airlifted to a larger hospital. According to Randolph County 911, the accident was reported…
(HAZLEHURST, Ga.) Jeffery Alan Carter, 41, of Hazlehurst, Ga., died Saturday, March 13, 2010. Mr. Carter was a native of Jeff Davis County, Ga., and former resident of Roanoke. He was employed with South Georgia Pine Straw. Survivors include a daughter, Jessica Brooke Carter of Hazlehurst; a son, Cory Adam Carter of Opp; his parents,…
Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Barry Johnson and spouse, Amanda C. Johnson and Marilyn Johnson, on December 29, 2005, to First State Bank, said mortgage being recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Randolph County, Alabama, in Mortgage Book 491,…
Notice is hereby given that the Roanoke City Council will conduct a public hearing pursuant to Section 11-52-77 of the Code of Alabama on Monday, March 22, at 6 p.m. in the council chambers, Roanoke City Hall. The purpose of this hearing shall be to receive public comments on an application submitted by Keith Mitchum…
If anybody in the world has the right to speak out about the corruption in Phenix City during the early 1950s it is my friend, former Gov. John Patterson. His father, Albert Patterson, the Democratic nominee for attorney general in 1954 who was unopposed in the general election and had pledged to clean up the…
Long-time Roanoke attorney Oliver Kitchens is retiring, but two attorneys new to the area will be joining the community and moving in to his law offices on U.S. 431 south in Roanoke. Scott Hewitt moved to Roanoke on February 1, and Mary Craig will be here permanently on May 1. Currently she is working in…
It is important. It is extremely important. You will likely get that census form this week. Do not set it aside. Do not throw it in the trash. Fill it out for your family, your town and your state. Whatever your circumstances are right now they may change in the next 10 years. You may…
(POCOMOKE CITY, Md.) Martha Winifred Parkhurst Blair, 99, of Pocomoke City, Md., formerly of Knoxville, Tenn., died Wednesday, March 10, 2010, at Hartley Hall Nursing Home in Pocomoke City. Mrs. Blair was born Sept. 8, 1910, in Bluffton, Ind., to the late Fredrick and Martha King Parkhurst. She was a member of Beaver Dam Presbyterian…
(ROANOKE) The funeral for William Eugene Hill, 60, of Roanoke will be Wednesday, March 17, 2010, at 11 a.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Richard Richie officiating. Burial will follow at Cedarwood Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 16. Mr. Hill…
Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Charlotte Clark Frieson, an unmarried woman, to Ameriquest Mortgage Company, on the 20th day of October, 2004, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Randolph County, Alabama, in Mortgage Book 472, Page 593;…
Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Steven Alan Cason, to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., on the 17th day of February, 2005, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Randolph County, Alabama, in Book 477, Page 4; the undersigned Wells…
Default having being made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by David W. Turner and wife, Shelia A. Turner in favor of Jim Walter Homes, Inc., dated March 5, 1998 and recorded June 10, 1998, in Book 360, Page 211, in the Office of the Judge of Probate of…
Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. acting solely as nominee for Heritage Lending & Investments, LLC on April 12, 2007, by William Mitchum and Theresa Mitchum Husband and Wife as Joint Tenants with Rights of Survivorship, and recorded in…
Arrests Chauncey Bibb, 27, of Hope Hull – first-degree theft – March 15 Melvin Rae “Ree Ree” Battle, 37, of Daviston – probation violation – March 15 Demetrus Sutton, 25, of 324 East Ave., Roanoke – probation violation – March 10 Christopher Bibb, 42, of Hope Hull – first-degree theft – March 9 Grand jury…
The Opportunity Center-Easter Seal has opened a facility located between Wedowee and Roanoke. This center will provide needed services to persons with disabilities in Randolph, Clay and Cleburne counties. This Consumer Action Project is funded by a federal grant through the Department of Rehabilitation Services. This project provides job training and employment services that include:…
The Town of Wadley has declared the following property to be surplus and will sale by sealed bids the following property. Bids to be received by 4:00 p.m. March 30, 2010. Bids will be opened at 9:00 a.m. March 31, 2010. The Town of Wadley reserves the right to refuse any and all bids deemed…
Roanoke Police are eagerly awaiting the handing out of keys to 12 new police cars. Police Chief Adam Melton on Tuesday wore casual clothes to remove the radios from the old Ford Crown Victorias. All the old radios were replaced last year so these are up-to-date, he said. They will be installed in the 2010…
AUBURN—The publisher and editor of The Randolph Leader, John W. Stevenson, is among five veteran news professionals selected to receive 2010 Auburn Journalism Honors awards April 23. The other four honorees are Howell Raines, Pulitzer Prize-winning former New York Times journalist; the late Paul Hemphill, Atlanta Journal columnist and author; George Smith, former sports editor…
RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: MARTHA FAYE DAVIS, DECEASED NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS Letters Testamentary on the estate of Martha Faye Davis, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on the 10th day of March, 2010, by the Judge of Probate of said County, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said…