The Wadley Bulldogs found themselves facing some tough odds on the road against 1A powerhouse Linden in the first round of the playoffs. And even though the Bulldogs fought valiantly in the first half, the Linden Patriots proved to be too much for Wadley in a 40-10 loss.“All things considered, I thought we played as…

RANDOLPH COUNTY LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the debt secured by that certain mortgage executed by Jimmy W. Green and June Williams, Joint Debtors, Mortgagor(s) to, Small Town Bank, Mortgagee, on April 30, 2004 said mortgage being recorded in the Probate Office of Randolph County,…

American Legion Post 53, the town of Roanoke and every citizen who cared enough about our veterans to attend the events Saturday should be commended. I think it meant a lot to those who served and their families and the families of those who never returned. It is so important to give recognition to and…

Military authorities are saying that the gunman responsible for the massacre of 13 soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas acted alone, with no outside direction or involvement by others. Apparently Maj. Nidal M. Hasan, an Army psychiatrist, was severely disturbed himself, and this along with radical religious beliefs led to his rampage. Finger pointing and accusations…

Handley, you’re the only team left playing football in Randolph County. You’re undefeated and playing like you mean it. Woodland and Wadley are gone from the postseason, and as disappointing as that is, the great hope for football in this county for 2009 lies solely with Handley. The Tigers whipped up on a decent Greensboro…

The Alabama High School Athletic Association released its class and region realignments last week, and for the schools in Randolph County there are some significant changes. The most surprising of those changes is the Handley Tigers dropping from class 4A to class 3A. Handley, which has experienced some growth over the two years since the…

A Randolph County circuit court jury has acquitted Joseph Shay Ledbetter, 26, of sexual abuse charges involving two young girls and physical abuse of one young boy, all relatives. Ledbetter, of 1598 County Road 71, Woodland, had been indicted in September of 2008 on four counts of sexual abuse of children under 12 years of…

10:30 a.m. Narcotics Anonymous meets behind the former KFC in Roanoke in the building with the blue awning. 7 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous meets at Woodland Volunteer Fire Department. THURSDAY, November 12 noon Roanoke Rotary Club meets at The Galley Restaurant. 2 p.m. Trip Skipper, field representative with Congressman Mike Rogers’ office, will be at Wedowee…

(ANNISTON) Services for Virginia Scales Curry, 75, will be at noon Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009, at Anniston Funeral Services Chapel with the Rev. Deborah Hunter officiating. Mrs. Curry died on Thursday, Nov. 5, at Stringfellow Hospital. Survivors include a host of cousins, Walter Glenn and Viola Glenn Patridge of LaGrange, Ga., Joe Rufus Glenn of…

Randolph County Commissioner Lathonia Wright remains at University Hospital in Birmingham after having an aneurysm to burst during the commission’s workshop meeting on Thursday morning of last week. The commissioners were discussing whether to do some clearing work at the new industrial park with county equipment or bid out the work to a contractor. Wright…

As Veterans Day approached I thought of Sgt. Rivers. Jewel Rivers, “Jack” to his friends, was from the New Prospect community in rural Clarke County, Ala. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on Dec. 28, 1943. Rivers wanted to be a pilot but instead became a waist gunner on a B-24 Liberator, flying with…

Without discussion the Roanoke City Council passed a $4.9-million budget with a comfortable reserve of $549,509 for emergencies or un-budgeted expenses. Total anticipated revenues are $5,478,374. Mayor Mike Fisher asked if there was anything they did not like or anything they did like or any questions and nothing was said. After it was unanimously approved…

It is time that SEC commissioner Mike Slive and head of officials Rogers Redding pull their heads out of whatever hole in the ground they have been stuck in lately. Despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary, they continue to insist the Southeastern Conference has the best football officials in college football. If so, officiating in…

Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Jackie L. Brown and Caysie E. Brown, husband and wife, to Argent Mortgage Company, LLC, on the 24th day of June, 2005, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Randolph County, Alabama, in…

Wadley Council addressed several issues at their last meeting, including setting Dec. 5 for the Christmas Parade, a town clean-up, assisting with Envision Wadley’s Nov. 14 depot clean-up day, and the Thanksgiving Day meal that Meadowcraft is providing. Wadley’s Annual Christmas Parade will be Saturday, Dec. 5, at 1 p.m. Anyone who wants to be…

Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain Real Estate Mortgage executed by Ethel L. Battle, to the United States of America, United States Department of Agriculture, acting by and through the Farmers Home Administration, or its successor, dated November 9, 1989, recorded November 13, 1989, in the Office…

The Alabama Department of Public Health is expanding the target group of individuals eligible for the H1N1 influenza vaccination and has scheduled two clinics for those groups here. In Randolph County H1N1 clinics will begin administering a limited number of doses here Friday, Nov. 13 and Monday, Nov. 16, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.…

Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness described in and secured by that certain mortgage executed by Carron Meadows Sparks, a single woman to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (MERS) acting solely as nominee for Pensacola Guarantee Mortgage dated the 15th day of June, 2007, and Recorded in Mortgage Book 517, Page…