COUNTY OF RANDOLPHNotice is hereby given that a bill substantially as follows will be introduced in the 2010 Regular Session of the Legislature of Alabama and application for its passage and enactment will be made:A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACTRelating to Randolph County; to amend Sections 3 and 6 and to repeal Section 5…
Arrests Brandon Antoywan Turner, 25, of 461 Cotney Circle, Roanoke – disorderly conduct – Dec. 7 Emanuel Travis “Trap” Owensby, 22, of 1444 Main St., Roanoke – disorderly conduct, second-degree possession of marijuana and carrying a pistol without a permit – Dec. 7 James Richard Burce, 31 of Hogansville, Ga. – public intoxication – Dec.…
RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA CASE NO. CV09-0112 State of Alabama, ex. rel. E. Paul Jones, District Attorney Fifth Judicial Circuit, Plaintiff Vs. William Walter Cole, Alias; and 1984 Yamaha motorcycle model XV700 VIN# JYA42W002EA000285 and A, B and C, Defendants NOTICE Notice is hereby given that any and all parties claiming an interest in the property…
Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Joseph M. Smith, and his wife Theresa Binion Smith, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. solely as nominee for Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., on the 12th day of May, 2005, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the…
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 8th day of March, 2001, to Bank of Wedowee which said mortgage is recorded in the Probate Office of Randolph County, Alabama,…
Throughout the year I clip articles that might, with a little additional work, be turned into prize winning columns, or at the very least, fill in the gap while I am trying to figure what comes next. Column writing is hard work. So it follows that from time-to-time I pull out that file and see…
The Woodland Lady Bobcats continued to roll over the competition by winning their biggest contest of the young season, 58-34 over Piedmont. “They really were the best team we’ve played so far,” Woodland head coach Larry Strain said. Woodland had its hands full in the opening quarter when Piedmont hung with the Lady Bobcats point…
The Roanoke Utilities Board in its Monday meeting agreed to install a fire hydrant at Billy Royston Sales Mobile Homes so in case of fire they would not have to shut down U.S. Highway 431 because the hydrant is across the road. Utilities operations supervisor Brent Wilson recommended placing a new fire hydrant on Lucky…
The Randolph County Lady Tigers won a big in-county game last Tuesday night in a 51-40 victory over the Wadley Lady Bulldogs. Randolph County head coach Robyn Wortham said that while the Lady Dogs are much improved from last year, the Lady Tigers have a strong team returning as well. “Any win is a big…
Four young people from Roanoke, accused of burglarizing and vandalizing a total of 13 churches in Randolph and northern Chambers counties, have been arrested since Thursday of last week. According to investigator Jimmy Holmes of Randolph County Sheriff’s Office, they are James Charles “Chuck” Mapp, 20, and James Christopher “Chris” Clark, 19, both of 605…
Ann Gurr, co-chair of the Roanoke Schools Association Christmas Tour of Homes, said everyone seemed to really enjoy visiting this year’s six tour locations and Rhonda Bailey Baldwin’s lecture on the history of Roanoke and the houses, she said. “We took in about $2,700, but with the economy being down we think we did fabulous,”…
The Woodland Bobcats almost pulled an upset over Piedmont Monday night in Woodland, but fell in overtime, 66-63. The Bobcats, who struggled through their first two games, gave Piedmont everything it could handle for four quarters. “I was very pleased with last night,” Woodland head coach Stephen Bailey said. “Our effort was unbelievable. We laid…
A Lanett man was in jail this morning on charges that he stole memorial vases at Chambers County and Phenix City cemeteries. Chambers County Sheriff’s Department Chief Deputy Richard Carter said the department had been investigating the thefts for a couple of months, but had no leads. Investigators then learned Phenix City police were investigating…
Roanoke Police and volunteer firefighters responded to two major fires, one Sunday at the 634 Piedmont St. home of Joyce Cunningham and one Monday morning at the 437 Lucky St. home of the family of Cassandra Slaughter. Both houses were total losses. The Piedmont Street fire call came in at 3:12 p.m., and Fire Chief…
Roanoke’s and Woodland’s Christmas parades and related festivities will be this Saturday, Dec. 12. Woodland–11 a.m. The Woodland parade will start at 11 a.m. Its theme is “A Winter Wonderland.” Grand marshals will be doctors, physician assistants and nurse practitioners. A silent auction will be held for decorated Christmas trees, and a canned food drive…
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,…
The Town of Wadley is now requesting proposals from qualified engineering firms to undertake all engineering design, surveying, and inspection services required to implement the Town’s FY 2009 CDBG Economic Development Infrastructure Project #SM-ED-PF-09-006. The project is a water and sewer system improvement project. Factors to be considered in the award of this contract will…
Randolph County Sheriff Jeff Fuller said investigators still do not know why Tracy Lester Ward, 28, apparently shot his wife and then himself on Thanksgiving Day outside their Swagg residence. Alabama Bureau of Investigation agents are still investigating the murder-suicide. When the sheriff arrived about 12:20 p.m. he said talked the young man, whom he…
The Handley Tigers boys’ basketball team started their season on the right foot with a 49-41 area win over Munford Friday night. Handley, which only had three days of practice prior to playing its first game, put up a solid season-opening performance. “It was a win,” Handley head coach Cliff Drummond said. “It’s not where…
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…