Some around the capitol call it an intramural fight. I call it an intra-party blood bath. It started several months back when, according to talk circulating around Montgomery, sources believed to be connected to the governor began circulating certain rumors about Atty. Gen. Troy King, a man appointed by Gov. Bob Riley.The rumors came out…
WEDOWEE—Randolph County Schools will leave trimesters behind and go back to the traditional seven-period days with two semesters for the 2009-2010 school year. Superintendent Paul Gay told the board during its March 16 meeting that he met with principals and counselors and discussed the pros and cons of both. “We don’t know yet what cuts…
WADLEY–Mayor Pro-Tem Toni Gay told the Wadley Council at last week’s meeting the lawsuit filed by Tara Albright against the former council was dismissed that day, March 17, by Fifth Judicial Circuit Judge Steve Perryman. Last March Albright, wife of then Mayor Bruce Albright, had forced the council into circuit court on her contention the…
RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF HOWARD EDWARD PHARR, DECEASED NOTICE OF HEARING TO PROBATE WILL TO: Clarence Bomar Pharr, Christine Maxwell, Doris Cook, Patricia Ann Pharr, Lawrence Daniel Pharr, William Pharr, Bobby Roy Pharr, Richard Pharr, Gloria Jean Pharr, Marion Smith, Linda Smith, Gary Smith, Kelly Ann Pharr, Thomas Russell…
The first third of the 2009 legislative session is over, and the Alabama House of Representatives has accomplished a lot of work. We’ve passed many bills, started on many more, and we are on track to finish the people’s business by the time the session ends in May. This week marks the beginning of the…
Arrests James Curtis Houston Jr., 27, of 711 Chestnut St., Roanoke – disorderly conduct – March 22 Ashley Ann Johnson, 26, of 70334 Hwy. 22, Roanoke – theft of property (Walmart) – March 21 Autumn Brooke “Shawty” Langley, 23, of County Road 33, Wedowee – failure to appear in court – March 20 Jasmine Marqueta…
I’ve just come across a cutie on the Internet who threatens to reshape all our concepts about gender relationships—male, female and neuter. Her name is HRP-4C, and her designers call her a “cybernetic human.” I use the feminine pronoun advisedly. She certainly looks feminine, although she has no heart to win and she has no…
Wedowee Police are investigating break-ins that happened Monday night at Dollar General, Subway and Package Plus in Wedowee Village Shopping Center. The front doors of all three were forcibly entered and property and cash stolen. The burglaries are under investigation, and anyone who saw someone suspicious or who has any information is asked to call…
RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA CASE NO. DR2009-041 DAVID GENO THORNTON, PLAINTIFF VS. MARY ANN FOSTER THORNTON, DEFENDANT NOTICE OF COMPLAINT FOR DIVORCE To Mary Ann Foster Thornton, whose whereabouts are unknown: Mary Ann Foster Thornton, whose whereabouts are unknown, must answer David Geno Thornton’s Complaint for Divorce by May 18, 2009, or thereafter, a judgment by…
RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATER OF THE ESTATE OF OPAL L. PERRY, DECEASED NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT TO BE PUBLISHED BY PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE Letters Testamentary of said deceased having been granted to Joel Scott Perry on the 17th day of March, 2009, by the Hon. George Diamond, Judge of the Probate Court of Randolph County,…
Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Jackie L. Brown and Caysie E. Brown, husband and wife, to Argent Mortgage Company, LLC, on the 24th day of June, 2005, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Randolph County, Alabama, in…
Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Larry Paul Campbell as a single man and Tonya Tarpley, as a single woman, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., solely as nominee for Premier Mortgage Funding, Inc., on the 15th day of March, 2007, said mortgage recorded…
Here’s a memo to all the basketball writers and talking heads on radio and television who have been knocking Southeastern Conference basketball all season: I was wrong and you were right. SEC basketball was lousy this year. You called it. Just a week ago after Selection Sunday I was sure that you were all wrong…
The Randolph County Lady Tigers scored a couple of big wins, taking a 9-8 victory over Clay County and a 3-2 area victory over Ohatchee. Randolph County began area play in style with a close win over Ohatchee that took international tie-breaking rules to decide. With the two teams tied at 2-2 after seven innings,…
Officials closed the bridge on LaFayette Highway near Superior Gas last week due to heavy rains washing the dirt from under the bridge and beside it. They closed it initially as a precautionary measure but Streets Department Supervisor Donnie Cash said when the bridge inspector got here Friday he advised that it be kept closed…
You know all those sayings that people use to make themselves feel better when the thought of losing their youth starts to creep up? Age ain’t nothing but a number. You’re only as old as you feel. Old age isn’t so bad when you consider the alternative. Sayings like that have began to enter my…
Dignitaries turned out for dedication of the softball field on Schuessler Street last Thursday and honoring of softball coaches Randy Hall, Lamar Bonner and Wayne Parmer. The closely held secret that the field would be named Hall Field was kept until Hall saw his son there and said he knew something was up. The Roanoke…
With corporate gall and greed making the news even as corporations are lining up for government bailouts, not much is shocking about the current financial meltdown. The revelation that Alabama’s Prepaid Affordable College Tuition (PACT) program may not be able to pay the tuition and mandatory fees of about 48,000 potential students who are depending…
It seemed the Handley Tigers could do no wrong in last weekend’s county baseball tournament. Handley throttled the other three county teams, giving up only one run and eight hits in three games. Handley downed Woodland 11-1 on the opening day of the tournament, and followed that with a 15-0 shutout over Wadley and a…
(ROANOKE) Services for William Sonny Poole Jr., 68, of Border Street, Roanoke, will be Thursday, March 26, 2009, at 1 p.m. at Peace and Goodwill Baptist Church with the Rev. Lonnie B. Houston officiating. Burial will be in the adjoining cemetery. Public viewing will be at Clark Memorial Funeral Service on Wednesday, March 25, from…