Randolph County Sheriff’s Office investigator Jimmy Holmes said two juveniles were arrested this week in connection to the recent string of church burglaries and vandalism.Holmes said the two participated in only one of the break-ins.Last week four Randolph County young people were arrested for burglarizing and vandalizing a total of 13 churches in Randolph and…

(NEWELL) Services for Mrs. L.V. Parker, 86, of Newell, will be at 11 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009, at Benefield Funeral Chapel with the Revs. Gary Baugh and Claude Bennett officiating. Burial will follow in Valley Grove Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6 to 9 p.m. on Monday,…

(ROANOKE) Edgar Fois “Edd” Taylor, 61, of Roanoke died peacefully at his home on Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009, after a long battle with cancer. He was surrounded by his loving family. Edd was born Jan 28, 1948, in Roanoke. He was the only child of the late Howard Clark and Edna “Dinah” Burgess Taylor. He…

RANBURNE – Henry Doyle “Junior” Middlebrooks died on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009. He was 57. He was preceded in death by his father, Doyle Middlebrooks, and an older brother, Danny Middlebrooks. Survivors include his mother, Geraldine Middlebrooks; his sister, Diane M. Herren Strain; and his nephew, Matt Herren; and two great-nieces, all of Woodland. Services…

(WEDOWEE) Funeral services for Lois H. Waybright Springer will be Monday, Dec. 14, 2009, at 11 a.m. at Calvary Baptist Church with the Revs. Chris Mitchell and Keith Pressley officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 12,…

(ROANOKE) Services for Paul Gwen Moon, 85, of Roanoke will be at 12 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009, at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Tommy Burke officiating. Burial will follow in Randolph Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 to 8 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 11. Mr. Moon…

(LINEVILLE) Services for Mrs. Georgie Lee Jenkins, 84, of Lineville will be Sunday, Dec. 6, 2009, at 2 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Home in Ashland with the Rev. Zenus Windsor officiating. Burial will follow in Lineville City Cemetery. Mrs. Jenkins died Thursday, Dec. 3, at Lineville Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was a native of…

(LANETT) Mertie Tittle, 79, of Lanett died Monday, Dec. 7, 2009, at her residence. Services will be Wednesday, Dec. 9, at 2 p.m. EST at Huguley Baptist Church with the Revs. Floyd Aikens and Michael Stiggers and Bro. Roger Adcock officiating. Burial will follow at Osanippa Cemetery. Mrs. Tittle is survived by her husband, Charlie…

(WEDOWEE) Services for Garry Dean Conger, 54, of Wedowee will be Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009, at 2 p.m. at Rocky Branch Baptist Church with the Rev. Vernon Willis officiating. Mr. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. Mr. Conger died Thursday, Dec. 3, at his home. Mr. Conger is survived by his wife, Jean Conger…

(WOODLAND) Services for Durward Manly Allen, 82, of Woodland will be Monday, Dec. 7, 2009, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Revs. Tim Whaley and Billy Watts 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. Mr.…

(WADLEY) Services for infant Katelin Elizabeth Caldwell of Wadley will be Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009, at 10 a.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with Rev. Richie Farrow officiating. Burial will follow in High Pine Baptist Church Cemetery, Roanoke. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 9 to 10 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 12.…

(ROANOKE) Services for William Earl Vaughn Sr., 82, of Roanoke will be Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009, at 2 p.m. at Trinity Baptist Church with the Rev. Richard Richie officiating and Bill Vaughn and Billy Smith delivering the eulogy. Mr. Vaughn will lie in state at the church one hour before the service. Burial will follow…

(MONTGOMERY) Nena Arlene Cumby Oliver, 92, of Montgomery, formerly of LaGrange, Ga., died Monday, Dec. 7, 2009, at Crown Healthcare, Montgomery. Mrs. Oliver was born March 26, 1917, in Wedowee, daughter of the late William Ross Traylor and Nancy Frances Elizabeth Wright Traylor. She was a member of Bethel Baptist Church and the Women’s Senior…

(HOGANSVILLE, Ga.) Harry Lamar “Fox” Bonner, 57, of Hogansville, Ga., died Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009, at Hospice LaGrange. The funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. EST Saturday, Dec. 12, in the Chapel of Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home in Hogansville. The Rev. Tommy McLeroy will officiate and interment will be in…

There will be plenty of time to discuss Alabama’s quest to win the fourth consecutive national championship for the Southeastern Conference over the next month, but today I want to take a look back at the past season and bring up something that has bothered me this entire season. And it has nothing to do…

IN RE: THE ESTATE OF TIMOTHY C. DANIELL, DECEASED NOTICE OF FILE CLAIMS Ancillary Testamentary on the estate of Timothy C. Daniell, deceased, having been granted to Windy R. Daniell on the 1st day of December, 2009, by the Honorable George Diamond, Judge of Probate of said County, notice is hereby given that all persons…

Let’s talk about Tiger Woods a little bit. He doesn’t get near enough press these days, wouldn’t you agree? I mean, I’ve barely heard a peep out of the golf world concerning Tiger over the last couple of weeks. There’s a Tiger Woods bobblehead that has graced my desk since I’ve been here at The…

An industry recruiting trip to South Korea appears to have borne fruit, with interest shown by a California firm and six South Korean firms planning to visit Randolph County this week. Rep. Richard Laird, representing his office, Lamar Davis representing the Randolph County Industrial Development Council, and Gerald Dial representing the Alabama Development Office and…

COUNTY OF RANDOLPH NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Jackson Whaley and wife, Mary C. Whaley on the 2nd day of August, 2001, to Bank of Wedowee which said mortgage is recorded in the Probate Office of Randolph County, Alabama,…

NOTICE OF CIVIL ACTION IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA VICTOR GURLEY, PLAINTIFF V. AMANDA HARRIS, DEFENDANT Amanda Harris, whose whereabouts are unknown, must answer Victor Gurley’s Complaint arising out of the automobile accident that occurred on April 11, 2009, involving Victor Gurley and Amanda Harris, Victor Gurley is seeking damages and other…