The Town of Wedowee is taking bids on a 1996 Chevy Blazer SU, black in color, VIN 1GNDT13W4T2189699 and a 2005 Chevy Blazer SU, white in color, VIN 1GNDT13X95K120566.Please submit bids to Wedowee City Hall by 4 p.m. on Aug. 4, 2009.(28-30)
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, July 16 noon Roanoke…
Randolph County’s annual traveling rabies clinic is underway this week, with the county’s designated rabies inspector, Roanoke veterinarian Paul McMurray, performing vaccinations of dogs and cats at stops throughout the county. Alabama law requires pet owners to have their cats and dogs immunized against the rabies virus each year once the pet is three months…
Bill Robinson was absolutely one of a kind. Like so many wonderful people I have worked with over the years I met him at work, The Valley Times-News. He was a rascal. I remember one day he came back from covering the county commission meeting in LaFayette and telling what he had learned in his…
Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed to CIS Financial Services, Inc. on July 25, 2008, by Michael Bryant, an unmarried man and Teshia L. Rachel, an unmarried woman, and recorded in Book 534 Page 760; said mortgage was transferred and assigned to Mortgage Electronic Registration…
The Roanoke City Council has been discussing employee insurance plans for months. Insurance costs are increasing for the city, most of which the city pays instead of passing them on to employees. There are 56 employees. Council members Tammi T. Holley and Bell said the employees have told them they want to stay with the…
RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: ESTATE OF WILLIE JEAN COOLEY, DEC. NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT Letters of Administration of said deceased have been granted to Steven Cooley, Administrator, on the 9th day of July, 2009, by the Honorable George Diamond, Judge of Probate Court of Randolph County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons having…
Bill Henderson had his worst race of the season at Thunder on the Bay in Pisgah Bay this past weekend. But the worst race for Henderson means a third-place finish, which would be a landmark achievement for most racers. Henderson’s loss on Sunday came to the eventual race winner. “In our third round we got…
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…
The Roanoke Board of Education held a called meeting Thursday to approve personnel recommendations for the upcoming school year. Board members also selected Calvin Trammell to continue as school board president after he was sworn in for a new five-year term. The board also voted to keep Don Strength as board vice president. Superintendent Chuck…
WEDOWEE—Randolph County Commission approved entering into an agreement with Telecom Audit Group to have an audit done of the county’s telephone bills and service. During Thursday’s workshop meeting, Carl Overton told the commissioners that 99 percent of phone bills have errors and mistakes that they should not have to pay for. Overton is not a…
The Lake Wedowee Air Junkeys Third Annual Ski Tournament was once again a huge success this past Saturday on Lake Wedowee at Chimney Cove. The meet, which included exhibitions from Colonel Biggs Alabama Show Ski Team, local barefoot skiers, hydrofoilers, a wakekiter and a professional wakeboarder went off without a hitch. Matt Sims, Hyperlite pro…
Cooperation among citizens is the key to winning a world war, and the contributions of women can never be denied. The military wives and mothers of World War I soldiers balanced maintaining home and hearth, raising a family, managing finances, and supporting a great cause. They also found time to extend themselves in friendship and…
Some of you may know from reading my columns every week that I’m quite the movie buff. Being that it’s summer right now and there’s little to do other than hit the lake or the movie theater, I got to thinking. Football season is coming up and there haven’t been a whole lot of movies…
The chaotic situation at Meadowcraft seems to be barreling towards sale of the company. A letter given to employees at the Wadley plant of Plantation Patterns Tuesday says they are being placed on “indefinite unpaid furlough.” A handful of employees are expected to continue operating the facility but Friday there were no employees’ cars at…
(LaGRANGE, Ga.) Lillian Littlefield, 86, of LaGrange, Ga., died Wednesday, July 8, 2009, at Hospice LaGrange. Mrs. Littlefield was born June 5, 1923, in Roanoke, daughter of the late Colonel McKinley Caldwell and Prudie Robinson Caldwell. She has lived in LaGrange most of her life and was a member of East Vernon Baptist Church. Mrs.…
(ROANOKE) G.R. Galloup, 73, of Roanoke, formerly of Smyrna, Ga., died Monday, June 29, 2009. He was a retired police officer for the Smyrna Police Department and was an Air Force veteran. A graveside service was held on Thursday, July 2, at 2 p.m. EDT at Georgia Memorial Park Cemetery in Marietta. McKoon Funeral Home,…
(ROANOKE) Services for Mary Frances Owens, 70, of Roanoke will be Tuesday, July 14, 2009, at 2 p.m. at Maplewood Baptist Church with the Revs. Johnny Williams, Otis Hodnett, Cleve Moore and Vernon Willis officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 to 8…
(ANNISTON) Service for Veronica E. McMinn, 87, will be 1 p.m. Monday, July 13, 2009, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Father Bryan Lowe officiating. Entombment will follow at Forestlawn Mausoleum. Mrs. McMinn died Thursday, July 9, at Jacksonville Health and Rehab. Survivors include her daughter, Beverly Brown of Anniston; two sons, Robert McMinn of…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Mary Malissa Camp Waldrep, 93, of Roanoke will be Tuesday, July 14, 2009, at 4 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Steve Baccus officiating. Burial will follow at Rock Springs Christian Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, July…