(BREMEN, Ga.) Jane Virginia Toney, a resident of Haralson Nursing and Rehab and formerly of Woodland, Ala., died Wednesday, July 15, 2009. She was 63.Mrs. Toney was born on Jan. 5, 1946, in Carroll County, Ga., to the late Cliff and Alice Virginia Ayers Jackson. She was a retired seamstress from Lamar Manufacturing and of…

(ROANOKE) Services for John Thomas Vinson, 83, of Roanoke will be Friday, July 17, 2009, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Steve Dean and Rev. Richard Richie officiating. Burial will follow in Randolph Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 to 8 p.m. on Thursday,…

The Randolph County Historical Museum, Inc. met on Thursday, June 18, at t Awbrey Library with five citizens present. They discussed needed repairs to the roof and the balance remaining to be paid on the building. Fundraisers are needed to maintain the building, and volunteers are needed to help clean, paint, make small repairs, and…

IN RE: ESTATE OF BOBBY WADDLE, DECEASED NOTICE OF HEARING TO PROBATE WILL TO: Cheryl Waddle Sheen, Kenneth Waddle, Gerald Waddle, Cathy Waddle, Bobby Waddle and all creditors of Bobby Waddle, deceased You will take notice that on the 30th day of June, 2009, there was filed a Petition for Probate Will of the Estate…

Sheriff’s Report NEW HOPE—Three teenagers were arrested on Monday afternoon, charged with driving off without paying for their gas at Huey’s Grocery in the New Hope community. Investigator Greg Dendinger said the store’s employee gave a good description of the vehicle and its occupants. A BOLO was issued from Randolph County Sheriff’s Office. Officer Jay…

(ROANOKE) Services for John Thomas Vinson, 83, of Roanoke will be Friday, July 17, 2009, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Steve Dean, Rev. Richard Richie and Rev. Tim Whaley officiating. Burial will follow in Randolph Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 to 8…

For some folks, the idea of “government” seems to conjure up something uncontrollable. For the majority of us, we recognize that the government is “by and for the People,” and we expect competency and effectiveness for the services and actions it provides, and value for the tax dollars that are spent. For the most part,…

MT. GROVE—A father and son suffered electric shock on Wednesday of last week while trying to enjoy a day on the lake. According to Randolph County Sheriff’s Office investigators, a deputy responded to a call on County Road 235 near Mt. Grove Baptist Church in west-central Randolph County. The dock at the Lake Wedowee home…

Roanoke Police Report Two young women accused of forgery were arrested in Roanoke this week. Felecia Lynn Phillips, 33, of 192 Cook Rd., Roanoke, is charged with forgery. She is accused of altering the amount of a check paid to her by a man whom she had worked for. Jessica Mitchell, 22, of 167 Overton…

Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Jason Michael McCormick, an unmarried man, on April 14, 2007, to First State Bank, said mortgage being recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Randolph County, Alabama, in Mortgage Book 514, Page 168, Record of…

For the first time in a few years, the Southeastern Conference will open the season with absolutely no coach on the hot seat. There is stability in the conference, but maybe because the coaching turnover took place over the past offseason. With a quarter of the conference featuring new coaches and another two with coaches…

The City of Roanoke is not really in the black, but Mayor Mike Fisher said compared to this time last year they are in much better financial shape. But the city is not in good enough financial shape to match a Department of Transportation grant to revitalize downtown. The city missed out on the 100-percent…

Federal Aid Project No. STMNU-STPNU-5605(200) 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., July 31, 2009, and at that time publicly opened for constructing the following: RESURFACING AND TRAFFIC STRIPE ON CR-82 FROM THE LITTLE TALLAPOOSA…

(ROANOKE) Services for William Lee “Sonny” Norred, 67, of Roanoke will be Thursday, July 16, 2009, at 2 p.m. at North Main Congregational Christian Church with the Rev. Jeff Thorn and the Rev. Billy Watts officiating. Mr. Norred will lie in state at the church one hour before the service. Burial will follow in Randolph…

RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: ESTATE OF MARY FAYE PRATHER, DEC. NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT Letters of Testamentary of said deceased have been granted to the undersigned on the 8th day of July, 2009, by the Honorable George Diamond, Judge of Probate of Randolph County, Alabama. Notice is hereby given that al persons having claims against…

About 230 members of the Alabama Air National Guard’s 187th Fighter Wing from Montgomery will deploy to Iraq this month on a mission to provide close air support to U.S. forces and their allies in combat operations. They will be based at Balad Air Base north of Baghdad until the end of September. The 187th…

The annual traveling rabies clinics are underway again in Randolph County, offering a convenient and inexpensive way to have pets vaccinated in accordance with state law. Dr. Paul McMurray, who has been appointed county rabies officer, is traveling to various locations in the county today, Thursday and Friday, where he will remain from a half-hour…

One Friday morning, a couple of weeks ago, I wandered into the space my family has allowed me to call my “exercise room—a corner of the basement where I keep equipment I continue to use (though with less enthusiasm and energy as the years pass). And I turned on the little TV that I have…

Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Lyle/Yarbrough Construction Co., on March 7, 2007, to Bank of North Georgia, successor in interest to Citizens Bank & Trust of West Georgia, which mortgage is recorded in Mortgage Book 512, Page 214, in the Office of the…

A fire on Monday night of last week destroyed the home of a Roanoke couple. According to Roanoke Volunteer Fire Department Chief Bill Ford, the A-frame house belongs to Johnny and Ann Morgan at 443 Airport Rd. A passing motorist saw the flames coming through the roof and called in the fire at approximately 9…