(ROANOKE) Roy Berry Jr., 64, of County Road 79, Roanoke, died Saturday evening, Jan. 9, 2010, at Randolph Medical Center in Roanoke.Visitation for Mr. Berry will be Wednesday, Jan. 13, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. He will be in state at Peace and Goodwill Baptist Church, Roanoke, one hour prior to the funeral services.The…
WEDOWEE—In preparation for visits from prospective industries and at the request of Randolph County Industrial Development Council, Randolph County Commission voted on Monday to allow the county highway department to clean up and clear land at the industrial park where timber had been sold. Commissioner Doyle Allen said the county has three or four strong…
(WEDOWEE) The funeral for Wiley Dorsey White, 73, of Wedowee will be Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010, at 2 p.m. at Union Hill Congregational Methodist Church with the Revs. Doug Ford and David Holcombe officiating. Mr. White will lie in state one hour before the service at the church. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery.…
RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF LILLIAN D. YATES, DECEASED Letters Testamentary of said deceased having been granted to the undersigned on the 2nd day of Dec., 2009, by the Honorable Judge of Probate of Randolph County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate are…
The Randolph County Tigers are hot right now—six-game winning streak hot. The Tigers ran through the gauntlet of county competition over the last week, scoring wins over Wadley, Handley and Woodland. Randolph County dusted the Wadley Bulldogs early last week, 54-39. Head coach Matt Robinson said the team continued its trend of playing stout defense…
WADLEY–The Wadley Council received two applications for an engineer for the water/sewer grant project and selected Nelson & Company of Birmingham over Harmon Engineering and Contracting of LaFayette at its last meeting. Mayor Jim Dabbs said he scored the two on various attributes such as experience but he recommended Nelson based partly on Nelson’s cooperative…
Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness described in and secured by that certain mortgage executed by Udonquak Wilkes and Tammie Wilkes to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (MERS) acting solely as nominee for Lender, Quicken Loans, Inc., and Lender’s successors and assigns dated November 20, 2007, and recorded in Book 525,…
Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed to CIS Financial Services, Inc. on July 25, 2008, by Michael Bryant, an unmarried man and Teshia L. Rachel, an unmarried woman, and recorded in Book 534 Page 760; said mortgage was transferred and assigned to Mortgage Electronic Registration…
Arrests David Eric Hembree, 34, (no address given) – third-degree domestic violence – Jan. 11 William Charles Holland, 50, of 1787 County Rd. 67, Roanoke – third-degree domestic violence – Jan. 11 Brandon Lee Games Goss, 28, of Franklin, Ga. – failure to company with judge’s order (second-degree possession of marijuana) – Jan. 7 Gregory…
Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by James Lawrence, a married person and Shasta Lawrence, husband and wife, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., acting solely as nominee for BSM Financial, L.P. d/b/a Banksource Mortgage, on the 28th day of May, 2004, said mortgage recorded…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Edith Lois Hale Brown, of Roanoke, age 80, will be held 11 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 16, 2010, at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with Bishop Michael Spires officiating. Burial will follow in Cedarwood Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 9 11 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 16. Ms. Brown…
ORDINANCE NO. 838 An ordinance to amend the Zoning Ordinance No. 682 of the City of Roanoke, Alabama, and the zoning map of Roanoke, Alabama, enacted pursuant to the authority granted by Title 11-52-70 through 84, inclusive of the Code of Alabama, 1975, as amended; repealing all conflicting ordinances and maps, and provisions for an…
Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Cathy L. Howard, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. solely as nominee for Indymac Bank, FSB, a Federally Chartered Savings Bank, on the 14th day of August, 2007, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the Judge of…
Some interesting things have happened around this county on the basketball court. With the county basketball tournament coming up this week, things could get really interesting. The most interesting thing that happened of course was Randolph County beating Handley last week, which you can read about in this section so I’ll spare you the details…
We went to the Outback Bowl. My sweet wife, always looking for an excuse to go somewhere warmer, got the family tickets for Christmas. So, after depositing Libby-the-Lab with my brother-in-law (he owns Libby’s mother, so it was a sorta Snoopy-returns-to-Daisy Hill-Puppy-Farm moment) we hauled it south for Tampa. Even with all the bowls around…
Christmas and New Year’s are over, and the cold, colorless days of January are upon us. January is my least favorite month of the year. At least in February some blooms will start poking out their heads. I heard depression is a real problem in January—no surprise there. I have greatly envied my dog resting…
The Woodland Bobcats split two games last week, defeating Ohatchee 49-38 and falling to Randolph County 70-52. Woodland clawed its way through a battle against Ohatchee last Tuesday to earn the win. With Woodland up 10-7 at the end of the first quarter and only up 18-17 at halftime, the Bobcats depended on a big…
WEDOWEE—A county man died on Thursday at University Hospital in Birmingham following a fire at his home. According to EMA director Donnie Knight, who is also a member of Corinth Volunteer Fire Department, the fire occurred at 274 County Road 892, which is an unpaved road off of County Road 15, southwest of Wedowee. Neighbors…
Once more the businesses, citizens, churches and civic organizations in Randolph County came through to ensure every child had a Christmas gift in families where there was known to be a need. “We are pleased to report that the Roanoke Pilot Club served a total of 739 children from 384 families with our Christmas for…
(OXFORD) Graveside services for Arthur G. Thompson, 91, of Oxford, formerly of Roanoke, will be at 1 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 16, 2010, at Randolph Memory Gardens with the Rev. Donald Phillips officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 11:00 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 16. Mr. Thompson died Wednesday,…