The Roanoke City Council passed an amended budget in a called meeting last Thursday in an effort to get the budget completed prior to the Oct. 1 deadline. The called meeting to pass an amended budget was necessary after a figuring error was discovered in the original budget that passed at the scheduled council meeting…
WADLEY – At a meeting of Wadley Town Council on Monday evening, the council voted unanimously to approve the 2021-2022 budget. Mayor Donna Mc Kay said the budget is not set in stone and subject to any changes during the year. “We are much further along than we were four years ago, and I believe…
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS VARIOUS PROJECTS FOR THE RANDOLPH COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION WEDOWEE, ALABAMA Separate sealed proposals as described below shall be received by Mr. John Jacobs, Superintendent at the Randolph County Schools office located at 182 Circle Dr, Wedowee, AL 36278; Thursday, October 21, 2021, then opened and read aloud: Proposal A: Classroom Addition…
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Donald Rodney Taylor and Wife, Mary L. Taylor, originally in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. solely as nominee for American Advisors Group, on January 6, 2014, said mortgage recorded in the Office of…
STATE OF ALABAMA RANDOLPH COUNTY PROBATE COURT NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MABEL MCGREGGOR BRAND, DECEASED Letters Testamentary on the estate of Mable McGreggor Brand, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on the 4th day of October, 2021, by the Judge of Probate of said County, notice is…
FORM OF ADVERTISEMENT FOR COMPLETION LEGAL NOTICE In accordance with Chapter 1, Title 39, Code of Alabama, 1975, notice is hereby given that Sportsfield Specialties, Inc. has completed the Contract for the Wadley Campus Softball Field Bird Screen at Southern Union State Community College for the State of Alabama and have made request for final…
(HEFLIN) Rita Fay Cofield, 67, died Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021, at her residence. The funeral was at noon on Tuesday, Oct. 5, at Pinetucky Baptist Church with the Rev. Van Williamson and Rev. Billy Wayne Morris officiating. Burial followed in Pinetucky Cemetery. Rita was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She was a member of…
Patricia “Ms. Patty” W. Scott, 87, formerly of Roanoke, passed away Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021, in LaGrange, Ga. A Grove City, Ohio, native, Ms. Patty was born Sept. 10, 1934, the daughter of Harold Earl Grant and Frances J. Neimeister Grant Copeland. Ms. Patty held a bachelor’s degree in accounting and had worked as a…
(ROANOKE) Wanda Johnson, 61, of Roanoke passed away Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021. Visitation will be Thursday, Oct. 7, from 2 to 6 p.m. at Silmon-Seroyer Funeral Home Chapel in LaFayette. A graveside service will be Friday, Oct. 8, at 1 p.m. at Peace and Goodwill Baptist Church Cemetery in Roanoke with the Rev. Gilbert Staples…
(WADLEY) A graveside service for Jimmy “Brian” Cummings, 38, of Wadley was held Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021, at 2 p.m. at Mountain Springs Baptist Church Cemetery in Wadley with Bro. Tim Whaley officiating. Mr. Cummings passed away Tuesday, Sept. 28. A Wadley native, Mr. Cummings was born Dec. 21, 1982, the son of Jimmy Huey…
(ROANOKE) The funeral for Alicia Joyce Shah, 35, of Roanoke will be Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021, at 1 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from noon to 1 p.m. on Thursday before services begin. Mrs. Shah passed away Sunday, Oct. 3, in Roanoke. A Henderson, Nev., native,…
(ROANOKE) Sandra Sue Weaver, 80, of Roanoke passed away Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021, at her home. A memorial service will be held Saturday, Oct. 9, at noon at North Main Congregational Christian Church with Bro. Kenneth Johnson and Rev. Otis Wilkerson officiating. A Colorado native, Mrs. Weaver was born Dec. 23, 1940, the daughter of…
(RANBURNE) The funeral for for Jeffery Wade “Paw Paw” Smallwood, 62, of Ranburne, formerly of Roanoke, will be at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021, at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with Bro. Tim Whaley officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 4 to 7…
(CARROLLTON, Ga.) Kathleen Conger Murphy, 71, of Carrollton, Ga., passed away Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021. According to her wishes, her body was cremated and her family held a memorial service Sunday, Oct. 3, at 2 p.m. at her residence. Mrs. Murphy was born in Wedowee on May 2, 1950, the daughter of the late Tom…
Calon Cottle doesn’t get the ball in his hands all that often. But when he does good things seem to happen for the Wadley Bulldogs. Cottle touched the ball four times and scored touchdowns on three of those touches, and Wadley put together a smothering defensive effort to come away with a 29-0 win over…
(WOODLAND) The funeral for Ramon Hernandez Antonio, 67, of Woodland will be Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021, at 3:30 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with Pastor Donnie officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 3 to 3:30 p.m. on Saturday before services begin. Mr. Antonio passed away Tuesday, Sept. 28, at Citizens…
(PELL CITY) The funeral for Rayburn “Ray” Holt, 73, of Pell City, formerly of Wedowee, will be Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021, at 2 p.m. at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, Wedowee, with Bro. Dan Smith officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. Per the family’s request, for anyone attending the service, please wear something patriotic…
(MABLETON, Ga.) The funeral for Barbara Jean Lovvorn Green, 86, of Mableton, Ga., will be Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021, at 11 a.m. at Smyrna Baptist Church, Newell, Ala., with the Rev. David Daniel officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. The family will receive friends at the church from 10:00-11:00 AM on Saturday before…
STATE OF ALABAMA COUNTY OF RANDOLPH PROBATE COURT IN RE: ESTATE OF EVEYLYN BONDS, DECEASED NOTICE OF HEARING ON PETITION TO ADMIT WILL TO PROBATE TO: Sharon Tanner Joan Dixon Tammy East Richard Pike Steve Pike Andy Pike Crystal Pike Rebecca Yates and anyone who is or claims to be an heir at law of…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: ESTATE OF KENNETH COLLEN CONGER, DECEASED NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS Letters Testamentary on the estate of Kenneth Collen Conger, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on the 22nd day of Sept., 2021, by the Judge of Probate of said County, notice is hereby given…