Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Gena Cofield, an unmarried woman, to Long Beach Mortgage Company, on the 13th day of December, 2002, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Randolph County, Alabama, in Mortgage Book 437, Page 755;…

RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: MARY DELLIE HOLBROOK, DECEASED NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS Letters Testamentary on the estate of Mary Dellie Holbrook, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on the 17th day of August, 2009, by the Judge of Probate of said County, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said…

Randolph County’s unemployment rate jumped to 14.9 percent in July, up from 13.4 percent the previous month. In July of 2008 the county’s jobless rate was 6.8 percent. The July 2009 rate represents 1,346 potential workers who cannot find jobs. The county’s joblessness exceeds both the state rate of 10.2 percent and the national rate…

With the opening of the 2009 Southeastern Conference football season just over a week away, there is very little about it that has not been analyzed over and over again over the past few months. But just in case you haven’t been paying attention, here is a look at the most important unanswered questions facing…

(CLANTON) Memorial services for Horace K. “Jap” Brown, 83, will be Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2009, at 11 a.m. at First United Methodist Church of Clanton with the Revs. Larry Anderson and Brian Dovey officiating. The family will receive friends in the church sanctuary for one hour prior to services. Mr. Brown died Saturday, Aug. 22,…

(FOLEY) Jesse Buren “Boots” Hanson, 90, died Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009, at his son’s home in Foley. Mr. Hanson was a former resident of Wedowee. Mr. Hanson was born Aug. 22, 1918, in Goldville (Tallapoosa County). He retired in 1979 after serving 25 years as postmaster in Foley. Prior to his postal career, he served…

(ROANOKE) Services for John Major Schuessler, 78, of Roanoke will be Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2009, at 11 a.m. at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church with Bro. Al Perkins III officiating. Burial will follow in Cedarwood Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 to 7 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 24. Mr. Schuessler…

(DONALSONVILLE, Ga.) Sarah Nash, 65, of Donalsonville, Ga., died Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009 in Donalsonville. Services were Monday, Aug. 24, at 2 p.m. in the Chapel of Evans-Skipper Funeral Home with the Rev. James Scarborough officiating. Interment will follow at Springhill Cemetery in Gordon, Ga. Mrs. Nash was born in Early County, Ga., on Oct.…

(WEDOWEE) Services for Woodrow B. Crews, 93, of Wedowee will be Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2009, at 11 a.m. at Union Baptist Church with the Rev. Eugene Robinson officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. Mr. Crews died Saturday, Aug. 22, at his residence. Mr. Crews is survived by his wife, Blanche Norred Crews of…

(ROANOKE) Services for the Rev. Bobby Reid Kirby, 62, of Roanoke will be Saturday, Aug. 22, 2009, at 2 p.m. at Trinity Baptist Church, with the Rev. Tim Whaley and the Rev. Richard Richie officiating. Rev. Kirby will lie in state at the church one hour before the service. Burial will follow in Randolph Memory…

Handley 21, Bibb County 14; Woodland 6, White Plains 0; Lineville 21, Wadley 0 Handley 21, Bibb County 14 The Handley Tigers scored three first half touchdowns which was enough to take care of the Bibb County Choctaws on the road in a preseason jamboree Friday night. Handley quarterback Darius Finley accounted for a pair…

(CARY, N.C.) Violet Morrison Huff, 90, of Cary, N.C., formerly of LaGrange, Ga., died Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2009, at her home. Mrs. Huff was born June 28, 1919, in Randolph County, Ala., daughter of the late Ligon James and Rilma Curry Morrison. Survivors include her daughter, Patsy Sadler; five grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; brother, Gerald Morrison;…

(PHENIX CITY) The Rev. John Curtis Thomas died Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2009. He was born June 16, 1937, in Abanda. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 21, at McMullen Funeral Home, 3874 Gentian Blvd., Columbus, Ga., with Pastor Caasi Suaava officiating. Interment will follow in Parkhill Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday evening from…

RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA TO: JAMES SAMUEL RICHARDSON II On the 12th day of August, 2009, a petition was filed in this Court for the name change of a minor child, whose date of birth is December 31, 1997. A hearing upon this petition has been set for the 11th day of September, 2009, at 10:00…

Gov. Bob Riley has paid the law firm at which his son-in-law is a shareholder at least $650,000 in public funds to advise a “task force on gambling” Riley created earlier this year. The chairman of the House Tourism and Travel Committee calls the task force “a witch hunt.” Rep. Johnny Mack Morrow of Red…

10:30 a.m. Narcotics Anonymous meets behind the former KFC in Roanoke in the building with the blue awning. 11 a.m. The Randolph_County chapter of the American Association of_Retired Persons meets at The Galley_Restaurant in Roanoke for a Dutch treat lunch. 7 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous meets at Woodland Volunteer Fire Department. THURSDAY, August 20 8:30 a.m.…