(ROANOKE) Service for Grover Cleveland “G.C.” Rowell, 83, of Roanoke will be held Saturday, Sept. 12, 2009, at 11 a.m. at First Baptist Church with the Rev. Steve Dean 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, Sept. 11. Mr.…

The Wadley City Council in a called meeting on the budget this morning voted to close the Senior Citizen’s Center housed in the town hall. Councilwoman Mattie Staples was the only dissenting vote. The decision will affect about 27 senior citizens and one employee, Carol Atkisson, the director, who works part-time with the program. The…

Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Mark S. Swindle, married and Jeanne Swindle, married, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. acting solely as nominee for Primary Capital Advisors LC, on the 31st day of January, 2006, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the…

Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage dated March 4, 1999, executed by BILLIE JANICE BASSETT, an unmarried woman, to CHASE MANHATTAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION, which mortgage was recorded on March 9, 1999, in Mortgage Book 378, Page 114, of the mortgage records in the Office of the…

Arrests Billy H. Fredriksen, 28, of 915 County Rd. 464, Woodland – second-degree possession of marijuana – Sept. 3 Frankie M. Henry, 28, of 915 County Rd. 464, Woodland – second-degree possession of marijuana – Sept. 3 Harry Nathan Sikes, 31, of 2659 County Rd. 649 – possession of drug paraphernalia – Sept. 3 James…

If you ever needed any proof that Randolph County produces quality football players at the next level, you need look no farther than this past weekend. Two former county players stood out in their season openers: Huntingdon linebacker and former Woodland Bobcat Kaleb Futral and Auburn receiver and former Wadley Bulldog Terrell Zachery. Futral has…

Wadley Mayor Jim Dabbs said, according to Tuesday morning briefings, two companies are still interested in the old Plantation Patterns wrought iron manufacturing facility in Wadley and things are winding up for a possible sale. Dabbs said his understanding is “this would come to fruition by Monday, Sept. 14. My understanding is the bids had…

Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Christina W. Sherard and William Scott Sherard, husband and wife, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., solely as nominee for GMAC Mortgage Corporation DBA ditech.com, on the 12th day of April, 2004, said mortgage recorded in the Office…

It was a good opening week for Southeastern Conference football and especially good for the new coaches in the league. Lane Kiffin, Dan Mullen and Gene Chizik all saw their teams win the first time out before their new home fans. Each victory was impressive enough to calm any uneasiness the fans might have felt.…

Much ado about nothing. As usual. The Chicken Little folks, the President Obama haters, the Democrat haters all combined to make what should have been a positive time for America’s students into a big old fracas over nothing. “I expect great things from each of you,” the president said. “So don’t let us down—don’t let…

The Southern Union Lady Bison volleyball team has gotten off to a 3-2 start to the 2009 campaign. Southern Union notched wins over Bevill State, Lawson State and Snead State over the last two weeks. The Lady Bison took a first game loss to Snead State to start the season, 2-1. Southern Union won the…

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…

Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Regina L. Patterson, to U.S. Bank, N.A., on the 14th day of December, 2005, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Randolph County, Alabama, in Mortgage Book 490, Page 548 ; the undersigned…

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…

RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: ESTATE OF TIMOTHY JOE GAWTHROP, DECEASED NOTICE OF HEARING ON PETITION FOR FINAL SETTLEMENT To: Kenneth Wilborn and Timothy Allen Lott Jr., nonresidents of the State of Alabama You are hereby notified that a petition has been filed in the Probate Court of Randolph County, Alabama by Janice Dodson as…

Winter winds may seem a long way off during swimming weather but Abby Phipps is looking ahead to a time when winter winds blow and coats and blankets will be needed. “Share Your Warmth” is a project created by her and the Rev. Otis Bentley, director of missions with the Randolph Baptist Association. Phipps, who…

Seagrove Beach, Florida, July 4, 2009: Kenny Chesney showed up. And Libby the Lab nearly got arrested. But I am getting ahead of myself. It started on June 28th, when what seemed like half of the population of Puckett, Mississippi, arrived. It is part of an annual pilgrimage that empties that small town (home of…

Timothy William Elliott loved Wadley. He’d watched it grow since its conception. For years, he sat on the porch with his neighbors and talked about the good old days across the river at Louina. Life was good, but when an intruder robbed him of several items in his country store, he wrestled with who it…

Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage dated December 21, 2007, executed by DENNIS J. TAFT, JR., sole ownership, to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. (“MERS”) SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR OPTEUM MORTGAGE, A DIVISION OF METROCITIES MORTGAGE, LLC, which mortgage was recorded on January 2, 2008, in…

Federal Aid Project No. HRRR-CN09(215) RANDOLPH COUNTY, Alabama Sealed bids will be received by the Director Of Transportation at the office of the Alabama Department Of Transportation, Montgomery, Alabama until 10 AM., September 25, 2009 , and at that time publicly opened for constructing the following: TRAFFIC STRIPE, TRAFFIC CONTROL MARKINGS & PAVEMENT MARKERS ON…