A Roanoke man charged with owning and possessing fighting dogs pleaded guilty Thursday, Sept. 24, to dogfighting and drug charges before Fifth Judicial District Circuit Judge Steve Perryman.Artis Kyles, 37, of 2222 Louina Road, Roanoke, pleaded guilty to two counts of felony dogfighting and one count of possession of cocaine. He pled to seven years…
Default having been made in the terms of and that certain mortgage from BOBBY RAY BAKER to PEOPLES COMMUNITY NATIONAL BANK dated May 23, 2008, recorded May 27, 2008, in Mortgage Book 532, Page 663, in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Randolph County, Alabama, in the Office of the Judge of Probate…
WEDOWEE—”They are all improved, across the board,” said Deborah McManus, technology coordinator, in her presentation about Randolph County Schools’ annual yearly progress (AYP) for the board meeting held on Sept. 21 at Randolph County High School auditorium. She noted that the Randolph County School System has made AYP every year since it was created. The…
(ROANOKE) Lamon Pierce Henderson, 83, of Roanoke died Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009, at Traylor Nursing Home, Roanoke. Services will be at Canaan Missionary Baptist Church, Roanoke, on Thursday, Oct. 1, at 1 p.m. (CDT) with the Rev. Mario F. McDaniel officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Mr. Henderson will lie in state at…
(WOODLAWN, Texas) Services for James Phillip “Nailbender” Cunningham, 58, of Woodlawn, Texas, formerly of Roanoke, will be at 3 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009, in the chapel of Downs Funeral Home of Marshall, Texas, with the Rev. Paul Vickers officiating. Interment will follow in Woodlawn Cemetery. Mr. Cunningham died Saturday, Sept. 26, at his residence.…
8 a.m. The annual Lake Wedowee clean-up will leave from the Highway 48 bridge boat ramp and return around 2 p.m. For more information, call Bob May at 256-357-2656. 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…
Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Jimmy J. Daniels and Cynthia E. Daniels, husband and wife, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., acting solely as nominee for Countrywide Bank, FSB., on the 12th day of June, 2007, said mortgage recorded in the Office of…
WASHINGTON, D.C.–On Saturday the Humane Society of the United States, in concert with the Fraternal Order of Police and the National District Attorneys Association, honored the office of the district attorney of the Fifth Judicial Circuit of Alabama. At the third annual Humane Law Enforcements Awards ceremony District Attorney E. Paul Jones of Alabama and…
A Roanoke child was hurt on Thursday afternoon of last week in a kitchen fire at her home. According to the report from Randolph County Sheriff’s Office, the fire was reported at 3:10 p.m. at the home of Wade and Laura Lumpkin, 834 County Rd. 18, just east of Roanoke city limits. Ashley Lumpkin, a…
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…
The Randolph County Tigers fought hard and were able to move the ball against 3A Dadeville Friday night, but the Dadeville aerial assault was too much, giving the Tigers a 35-19 loss. Randolph County performed well offensively, mounting 235 total yards against Dadeville. The Tigers rushed 30 times for 170 yards and passed for 65…
Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Charlotte Clark Frieson, an unmarried woman, to Ameriquest Mortgage Company, on the 20th day of October, 2004, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Randolph County, Alabama, in Mortgage Book 472, Page 593;…
WEDOWEE—Randolph County Commission approved the creation of a committee to oversee the renovation and addition to the jail, but not without controversy, and even a little name-calling. Commissioner Doyle Allen told the group the county does not have the means to buy property and build a completely new jail, yet it is required to take…
A Clay County sheriff’s deputy is recovering after having his hand severed while serving a warrant. A series of events began last Friday, Sept. 25. At approximately 9:30 p.m. the Clay County Sheriff’s Office Special Response Team (SRT) traveled to a cabin located on Saw Mill Road. It was occupied by Curtis Watts, age 48.…
A Roanoke woman was injured on Thursday morning of last week when she struck a fire hydrant. According to Roanoke Police Department, Catherine Yates May, 78, of 160 County Rd. 61, was driving her 1992 GMC Sonoma truck on Stewart Street toward Main Street and possibly blacked out, striking the hydrant on the right side…
WEDOWEE—The annual clean-up of Lake Wedowee will be Wednesday, Sept. 30, through Saturday, Oct. 3, from 8 a.m. to about 2 p.m. The group meets each morning at the Highway 48 bridge boat ramp and should return to the ramp by around 2. Volunteers should wear old clothes and tennis shoes and bring gloves. Free…
The Handley Tigers were tested Friday night when the Lineville Aggies came to town, but they passed the test with flying colors in a 26-3 win. Handley did what they do best in controlling the line of scrimmage, racking up big rushing numbers and playing lights-out defense. The Tigers rushed for 243 yards against the…
When the Humane Society of the United States presented its 2009 Humane Law Enforcement Award to personnel from our district attorney’s office, it was quite an honor. Only four other agencies from throughout the entire country received the award at weekend ceremonies in Washington, D.C. It’s something we can take pride in. What we can’t…
State Rep. Richard Laird, D-Roanoke, was in Montgomery Tuesday with the committee working to locate office space destroyed by spring flooding of the basement and first floor of the Capitol, but he did have some news about the old Plantation Patterns facility. “They’re trying to get their arms around the bear they bought,” he said…
Not getting refreshing sleep can actually kill you but Randolph Medical Center has the answer with its new sleep center that includes two well-appointed rooms that look more like the Marriott than a hospital room. The ribbon cutting and reception in the attractive rooms were held Monday but two patients had already broken in the…