(FIVE POINTS) The funeral for Buddy Akins, 69, of Five Points was Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with Bro. Stiles Akins officiating. Burial was in Old Swint-Hammack Cemetery.Mr. Akins passed away Thursday, Dec. 9, at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika.A Chambers County native, Mr. Akins was born April…
(ROANOKE) The funeral for Dana Michelle Jeter, 51, of Roanoke will be Monday, Dec. 13, 2021, at 1 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Shirley Meddick officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 to 8 p.m. on Sunday. Ms. Jeter passed…
(LaFAYETTE) Willie R. Haynes, 55, of LaFayette passed away Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021. A graveside service will be Friday, Dec. 10, at 1 p.m. at Skyview Memorial Gardens in the Welch community with the Rev. Gregory Sutton officiating. Mr. Haynes is survived by his two children, Ashley and Tremaine Haynes of LaGrange, Ga.; mother, Betty…
(ONEONTA) James Robert “Jim” Prince of Oneonta passed away Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021. He was born Jan. 9, 1934, to the late Alwyn and Thelma Prince. He graduated from Auburn University in 1959 with a degree in agricultural engineering. Known as Jim, he was a member of Oneonta Church of Christ, where he served many…
(ANNISTON) Entombment services for Dr. Clarence William Jairrels, 96, will be Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, at noon at Forestlawn Gardens & Mausoleum with the Rev. Jeffrey Mills officiating. Public viewing will be Friday at Ervin Funeral Chapel from 3 to 7 p.m. Masks are required for entry and social distancing guidelines will be observed. A…
(LANETT) Vicky Taft Collier, 57, of Lanett died Monday, Dec. 6, 2021, at West Georgia Hospice in LaGrange, Ga. The funeral will be at Jeff Jones Funeral Home on Thursday, Dec. 9, at 11 a.m. with burial at Bethany Lime Christian Church Cemetery in Rock Mills with the Rev. Charlie Whaley and the Rev. Jerry…
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STATE OF ALABAMA RANDOLPH COUNTY SHERIFF’S SALE EQUIPLINC, LLC VS. JESSICA HAIRSTON By Virtue of a judgment issued out of Circuit Court of Randolph County, Alabama and to me directed, whereby I am commanded to make the amount of a certain judgment recently obtained against Jessica Hairston defendant, out of the goods, chattels, land and…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: BENNIE MAE CHEEKS 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 Penelope Traylor on the 3rd day of December, 2021, and that 30 days after the…
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Janett H Parmer, originally in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. solely as nominee for Longbridge Financial, LLC, on April 26, 2021, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of…
STATE OF ALABAMA RANDOLPH COUNTY PROBATE COURT NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF LAWRENCE CARLTON SAILORS, JR., DECEASED Letters Testamentary on the estate of Lawrence Carlton Sailors, Jr., deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on the 3rd day of December, 2021, by the Judge of Probate of said County,…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: THE ESTATE OF BRUCE EDWIN LATHROP, DECEASED ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS Letters of Administration on the Estate of Bruce Edwin Lathrop, deceased, having been granted to Mandy L. Baker on the 6th day of December, 2021, by the Honorable Judge of Probate of said…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF LINDA H. COLLINS, DECEASED NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF ANCILLARY ADMINISTRATOR Ancillary Letters of Ancillary Administration of said deceased having been granted to Sandra C. Mitchell on this the 3rd day of Dec., 2021, by the Honorable George Diamond, Judge of…
WEDOWEE – Randolph County High School’s drama club, Entertainers of Tomorrow, returns to the stage this week for their first Christmas production in two years. Because of limited capacity due to COVID-19, the drama club performed on a limited basis, but they are back with an all-new student-written holiday production. The student actors will present…
The Roanoke City Council made a unanimous vote in favor of a little more peace and quiet at Monday’s meeting. The council passed an amendment to the city’s noise ordinance that specifically targets cars and trucks that belt out unnecessarily loud noise from their mufflers. This is a relatively common practice among motorists throughout the…
November 29th – December 6th Arrests Joel Duane Burgans, 55, of 7061 County Rd. 26, Wadley – two counts of sexual abuse of a child less than 12 – Dec. 5 Toby Joe Payne, 35, of LaGrange, Ga. – fugitive from justice – Dec. 5 Haley Marie Rushing, 31, of 54071 Hwy. 22, Wadley –…
November 30th – December 6th Roanoke Gregory Markeith Henderson, 37, of 220 Parris Circle, Roanoke – public intoxication and disorderly conduct – Dec. 6 Ashley Nichole Brown, 36, of 2833 County Rd. 87, Roanoke – possession of amphetamine – Dec. 5 Jared Taylor Still, 39, of LaFayette – DUI – Dec. 4 Charles Darwin Seymour,…
A 14-year-old Handley Middle School student was arrested on Thursday of last week. A complaint was received that the student made a terroristic threat toward other students at school and had a list of names on his computer. Roanoke Police Chief Jonathan Caldwell said the matter was handled as quickly as possible with the resource…
WADLEY – At Monday’s meeting of Wadley Town Council, the mayor and council discussed utility rates for the town. The mayor had received a letter from Randolph County Water, Sewer and Fire Protection Authority advising of a rate increase for water. The letter states that water rates from Cleburne County have been increasing, and the…
MONTGOMERY- This year, as national travel forecasts reflected pre-pandemic numbers, Troopers within the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Highway Patrol Division investigated a total of seven traffic-related fatalities as compared to eight in 2020 and 11 during the same busy travel period in 2019 on Alabama’s roadways. “Each year, prior to the popular holiday travel…