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There’s nothing wrong with this heart

By Editor | December 23, 2009 |

Sarah Petty had heart surgery about five years ago, but there is nothing wrong with her heart when it comes to giving.The 65-year-old was touched by a story in a newspaper about five years ago about the poorest of the poor in Guatemala and how excited a child there is to get one Christmas present.Every…

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF

By Editor | December 23, 2009 |

RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: MATTHEW BILLY FRED WILLIAMS, DECEASED NOTICE OF PETITION FOR SALE OF PROPERTY BY PUBLIC AUCTION To: Marcus Jamal Williams You are hereby notified that Randy Gibbs, President of Gibbs Service, Inc., has this day filed in this Court for Petition for Sale of Property by Public Auction in the Estate…

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA

By Editor | December 23, 2009 |

CASE NO. CV09-115 RANDOLPH COUNTY WATER, SEWER AND FIRE PROTECTION AUTHORITY PLAINTIFF VS. A parcel of land located in the W 1/2 of the SW 1/4 of Section 11, Township 20 South, Range 11 East, Randolph County, Alabama, being more particularly described as follows: Commencing at the intersection of the easterly right of way of…

RCHS girls win two of last three

By Editor | December 23, 2009 |

The Randolph County Lady Tigers earned a pair of big wins and a second-place finish in the Lineville Christmas Tournament last week. Randolph County started its week by defeating Beulah at home last Tuesday by a score of 48-47. Tierra Green had a big game for the Lady Tigers, scoring 19 points and pulling down…

Martha Abigail ‘Abby’ Cofield

By Editor | December 23, 2009 |

(ROANOKE) Services for Martha Abigail “Abby” Cofield, 90, of Roanoke will be Thursday, Dec. 24, 2009, at 11 a.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Steve Bachus officiating. Burial will follow in Cedarwood Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 10 to 11 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 24. Mrs. Cofield…

Cook: Predicting the 10 SEC bowl games

By Editor | December 23, 2009 |

It’s time to give the Crystal Ball one last shot for this football season. Today I’ll take a quick look at the SEC bowl games, which will take quite a while considering the SEC is playing in an unprecedented ten bowl games this season. So, let’s get right to it. Music City Bowl, Kentucky vs.…

Money and muscle needed for Wedowee Habitat house

By Editor | December 23, 2009 |

A new home is going up in Wedowee to get children out of sleeping bags and off the floor into beds. It is the county’s second Habitat for Humanity project. Money and muscle is needed to make this home a reality for Nickie Terrell and her family. They have been waiting and longing for this…

CONTINUATION OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

By Editor | December 23, 2009 |

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…

C.B. Stephens

By Editor | December 23, 2009 |

(DELTA) Services for C.B. Stephens, 69, of Delta, will be Monday, Dec. 21, 2009, at 11 a.m. at Center West Baptist Church with the Revs. Jeff Glenn and Ronnie Key officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. Mr. Stephens died Saturday, Dec. 19, at his residence. A Randolph County native, he later moved to…

Terry Michael Green

By Editor | December 23, 2009 |

(WEDOWEE) Services for Terry Michael Green, 58, of Wedowee were Saturday, Dec. 19, 2009, at 11 a.m. at Green’s Chapel Methodist Church with the Revs. Tommy Burke and Guy Benefield. Burial followed in the adjoining cemetery. Mr. Green died Wednesday, Dec. 16, at his residence. Mr. Green is survived by his mother, Mary Cumi Green…

Baldwin: Christmas of ’63, and all was right with world

By Editor | December 23, 2009 |

Christmas ’63 was quickly approaching. Knight-Enloe, Handley Grammar and Handley High schools were all closing on Friday, Dec. 20 for the holidays. At the Palm Beach Company, sewing machines were buzzing as women talked over the noise about what they’d ordered from the Sears & Roebuck Christmas catalogue for their children. The annual Christmas party…

Tigers take two wins at home, struggle on road

By Editor | December 23, 2009 |

The Handley Tigers have been unbeatable at home this season, continuing the trend with home wins over Central Coosa and White Plains, but they have been inconsistent on the road, losing to Childersburg. Handley is 3-3 on the season, with the three wins all coming at home and the three losses all coming on the…

Handley girls roll through four straight

By Editor | December 23, 2009 |

The Handley Lady Tigers are on a roll after winning their last three games. Handley began its run last week with a convincing 62-30 area win over Central Coosa at home. Coosa hung tough with the Lady Tigers through the first half, with Handley leading 36-24 at the half. But Handley’s overall athleticism was too…

Pool: Christmas time to forget 2009

By Editor | December 23, 2009 |

As we near the end of this awful year we look forward to a new year and hopes of a recovering economy and eventual job creation. A good note is November’s decrease in the state’s unemployment rate, the first since September of 2007. But meetings in Montgomery indicate 2010 will be another difficult year. Decreased…

Shelley: I’ll be home for Christmas

By Editor | December 23, 2009 |

Christmas falls on a pretty good day this year, meaning I get to go home for a full four days, something which hasn’t been done since I was in college. I’m heading home Christmas Eve for my mini-holiday, which will include the obvious time with family, but I will also have a chance to reunite…

Martin: Questions about Auburn contract

By Editor | December 23, 2009 |

As the state is facing a $3-billion reduction in the education budget and a half-billion drop in revenues to fund most other state agencies, some legislators are quizzing Auburn University officials about what they call a “sweetheart deal” with House Minority Leader Mike Hubbard in 2002 for sports broadcast rights at the school Sen. Hank…

NOTICE OF

By Editor | December 23, 2009 |

MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE ALABAMA, RANDOLPH COUNTY Default having been made in the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Louis Lendon Stinnett and Deborah Elaine Stinnett to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. acting solely as nominee for SunTrust Mortgage, Inc., its successors and assigns, dated March 15, 2007, said mortgage being recorded in Book…

Helen Selene Nickerson Feagin

By Editor | December 23, 2009 |

(HOOVER) Helen Selene Nickerson Feagin, 74, of Hoover, and a long-time resident of Vestavia Hills, died at home Friday, Dec. 18, 2009, after a lengthy illness. Helen was born Oct. 23, 1935, in Roanoke. She graduated from Benjamin Russell High School in Alexander City and graduated from Auburn University (A.P.I.) with a B.A. in English.…

William Frazier ‘Bill’ Davis

By Editor | December 23, 2009 |

(ROANOKE) William Frazier “Bill” Davis of Roanoke died Saturday, Dec. 19, 2009, after a brief but hard fought battle with cancer. Services will be Tuesday, Dec. 22, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Home in Roanoke with the Rev. Gerald Romine officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens in Roanoke. Visitation will be Monday,…

Annie Lois Sanders

By Editor | December 23, 2009 |

(ROANOKE) The funeral for Annie Lois Sanders, 84, of Roanoke will be Thursday, Dec. 24, 2009, at 11 a.m. at Rock Mills Methodist Church with Rev. Bill Boggin officiating. Miss Sanders will lie in state at the church one hour before the service. Burial will follow in Randolph Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends…