RANDOLPH COUNTYLEGAL NOTICENOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALEDefault having been made in the payment of the debt secured by that certain mortgage executed by Brent Freeman and Brian T. York, Mortgagor(s) to Melvin Fulghum and William M. Massey Jr., Mortgagee, on March 28, 2007, said Mortgage being recorded in the Probate Office of Randolph County, Alabama,…

There’s an adage in football that I’ve heard a lot of coaches and media types use that goes something like, “Offense sells tickets, but defense wins championships.” For the most part that’s true. But for the other part, maybe not so much. Let me see if I can explain this. It’s true that a good…

Pursuant to Section 28-2-1 of the Code of Alabama, an election will be held on November 4, 2008, to determine whether or not the citizens of Randolph County favor the legal sale of distribution of alcoholic beverages within Randolph County. (41)

During the last legislative session, 15 Alabama counties were running scared. If a bill that began working its way through the Legislature had actually passed, those counties would have seen their operating budgets cut 10 percent over the next five years. “It would basically shut us down,” was how an official in one of those…

LEVEL ROAD—A fire on Thursday afternoon of last week badly damaged the home of James Clegg and family. According to the report, the fire was reported at approximately 4 p.m. at the wood frame house at 4005 County Rd. 33, Wadley. Capt. Joe Knight of Corinth Volunteer Fire Department said the fire was centered around…

The Habitat for Humanity kickoff is Saturday at 8 a.m. and volunteers are still needed, including two skilled leaders who can oversee each house under the direction of construction manager Art Mavis. Mavis and his wife, Mary Ann, are veteran Habitat for Humanity volunteers, part of the Care-A-Vanners who work on projects across the country.…

At its recent meeting the Roanoke Board of Education approved an architectural contract for an expansion at Knight-Enloe Elementary; restroom construction at the softball complex on Scheussler Street and received the annual discipline reports for all three schools. Superintendent Chuck Marcum said the McKee and Associates architectural firm had been working on plans for the…

(OPELIKA) Services for Elizabeth Towler Wingo, 85, of Opelika will be Monday, Oct. 6, 2008, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Franklin Foster officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 1 to 2 on Monday. Mrs. Wingo died Saturday, Oct.…

In Tuesday’s runoff election only 1,064 Roanoke voters turned out and resoundingly elected Mike Fisher as the new mayor in the only race on the ballot. There were 26 absentees, bringing total votes cast to 1,090. Polls closed at 7 p.m. and votes were counted at city hall by 8 p.m. Long-time Roanoke city councilman…

(LAFAYETTE) Services for Etta Hall, 103, of LaFayette will be Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008, at 10 a.m. at Ebenezer Methodist Church with the Rev. Ray Dun officiating. Burial will follow at Sims Cemetery. Visitation will be at Jeff Jones Funeral Home in LaFayette Monday from 5 to 7 p.m. She died Sunday, Oct. 5, at…

(ARAB) Helen Virginia Smallwood, 78, of Arab died Saturday, Oct. 4, 2008, at her residence. Services were Tuesday, Oct. 7, at 1 p.m. at Arab Heritage Memorial Chapel in Arab with Brother Max Roden and Brother Frank Whitaker officiating. Burial followed at Gilliam Springs Cemetery in Arab. Mrs. Smallwood is survived by her husband, Carl…

(ROANOKE) Graveside services for Pauline Huey Ragle, 81, of Roanoke will be Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008, at 2 p.m. at Randolph Memory Gardens with Rev. Steve Baccus officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 to 7 on Monday, Oct. 6. Mrs. Ragle died Sunday, Oct. 5, at LaFayette Nursing Home.…

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) Funeral services for Odie Stitt Magby, 88, will be Friday, Oct. 10, at 1 p.m. at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Standing Rock with the Rev. William H. Trammell officiating. The repast was held in the church fellowship hall immediately after interment in the Bethlehem Baptist Church cemetery. Friends may visit at the funeral…

(VALLEY) Carol Vonne Sanders, 67, of Valley died Monday, Oct. 6, 2008, at her home. Mrs. Sanders was born in Langdale on Dec. 16, 1940, daughter of the late Ruth Kennington Dorough and William Dorough. She was a member of Shawmut First Baptist Church. Surviving are two daughters, Teri Etheridge of Columbus, Ga., and Traci…

(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Arthur Joseph Huey Jr., 90, of Roanoke were Sunday, Oct. 5, 2008, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Jeff Holder officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens. Mr. Huey died Friday, Oct. 3, at his home. Survivors include his wife, Ucal Benefield Huey of Roanoke; two…

(PELL CITY) Catherine Luverne Easter Shields, 80, of Golden Living Center in Pell City, formerly of Fairfield, died Friday, Oct. 3, 2008. Mrs. Shields was born in Pratt City to Conley and Rennie Baker Easter. She was employed by the Veterans Administration Hospital and Birmingham-Southern College prior to retirement. She was preceded in death by…

(NEWELL) Services for Earnest Wayne Cagle, 54, of Newell will be Saturday, Oct. 4, at 10:30 a.m. at Benefield Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Roy Fields and Bro. Hugh Watson officiating. Burial will follow at Union Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 1 to 8 p.m. on Friday.…

(PETAL, Miss.) Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4, 2008, at Moore Funeral Home in Petal for Fred Dozia Sizemore, 70, of Petal, who died Oct. 1, at his home. Burial will be in Forrest Memorial Gardens. Mr. Sizemore was a professional driver for Enterprise Transportation. He was a member of Hattiesburg Community…

Handley 17, Anniston 0; Woodland 27, Ranburne 14; Wadley 51, Donoho 14; Horseshoe Bend 42, Randolph County 14 Handley 17, Anniston 0 The Handley Tigers shut out Anniston for another region win by a score of 17-0. Handley’s Darius Finley scored on a 5-yard touchdown run with 8:40 in the second quarter. Austin Fetner’s point…

(LAGRANGE, Ga.) Ruth Tidwell Jones McArthur, 91, of LaGrange, Ga., died Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2008, at the home of her daughter in Hogansville, Ga. Mrs. McArthur was born Dec. 1, 1916, in Whatley, Ala., daughter of the late William Terry and Martha Butler Tidwell. She was a charter member of Western Heights Baptist Church, where…