(WEAVER) Services for John Gross Cockrell, 82, will be at First Baptist Church of Weaver at 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008, with the Rev. Randy Hagan officiating. Interment will be at Maple Grove Cemetery.Visitation will be Wednesday from 6-8 p.m. at Chapel Hill Funeral Home.Mr. Cockrell died Monday, Sept. 29, at his residence.Mr. Cockrell…
(ALEXANDER CITY) Service for Doris O. Knight McCollough, 88, of Alexander City will be Friday, Oct. 3, 2008, at 11 a..m at the Chapel of Radney Funeral Home. Pastor Mike Waldrop and the Rev. Willie Alexander will officiate. Burial will follow in Hillview Memorial Park. Mrs. McCollough died Wednesday, Oct. 1, at Adams Health and…
RANDOLPH COUNTY PROBATE COURT NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT TO BE PUBLISHED BY ADMINISTRATOR OR EXECUTOR ESTATE OF BOB HOYT JEFFERSON, DECEASED Letters Testamentary of said deceased having been granted to the undersigned on the 25th day of September, 2008, by the Honorable George Diamond, Judge of Probate Court of Randolph County, Alabama, notice is hereby given…
The mayoral election runoff will be held Tuesday, Oct. 7. Recreation director Mike Fisher and Councilman Walter Sudduth are in the runoff for the Roanoke mayor’s slot. All other municipal races have been decided. Election hours are 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting locations are as follows: the National Guard Armory, the Recreation Center, Roanoke…
When the negotiated $700-billion financial bailout failed to pass the U.S. House of Representatives the stock market responded with the largest single drop in history, costing investors more than a trillion dollars in value, more than the cost of the proposed fix. This plan was voted down despite the president and his chief economic advisors…
RANDOLPH COUNTY LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the debt secured by that certain mortgage executed by Tim Adamson, Mortgagor, to Charles Willoughby, Mortgagee, on July 27, 2007, said mortgage being recorded in the Probate Office of Randolph County, Alabama, on July 27, 2007, in Mortgage…
Strain Construction Co. hereby gives notice that all work has been completed for the Randolph County Water System Extensions, Project 111-15, Micaville & Foster’s Crossroads Water System Improvements. Anyone having a claim against contractor should notify the following: Nelson & Company Civil and Environmental Engineering at: 205-989-5690. (40-43)
Randolph County Sheriff arrests Anthony Wayne “Red” Bozeman, 27, of 3307 County Rd. 329, Wedowee – first-degree possession of marijuana – Sept. 25 Eddie Gibson, 51, of Avenue A, Apt. 23, Roanoke – failure to appear in court (child support) – Sept. 25 Jimmy Marshal Pike, 24, of 64181 Hwy. 22, Roanoke – failure to…
Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Charlotte Clark Frieson, an unmarried woman, to Ameriquest Mortgage Company, on the 20th day of October, 2004, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Randolph County, Alabama, in Mortgage Book 472, Page 593;…
Deadlines are nearing for the Nov. 4 general election. Circuit clerk/absentee manager Chris May said his office is accepting applications for absentee ballots. Citizens can apply for a ballot at his office but have to show identification. If mailed the voter must provide a copy of identification with the ballot application. The application can be…
“When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.” That is a famous quote from Franklin Delano Roosevelt, a president who many Americans have been thinking about over the past couple of weeks. The tumult in our economy and financial institutions has many saying we are in the most…
A Roanoke woman was arrested Tuesday night for allegedly attempting to have her husband murdered. Roanoke Police Chief Adam Melton called a press conference on Wednesday morning to announce the arrest of Belinda Karen Carter Hand, 52, of 658 Rock Mills Rd. She is charged with criminal solicitation to commit murder. According to Melton, his…
A Roanoke man was injured early Thursday morning in a three-car accident in front of the Randolph Leader office on Main Street in Roanoke. According to the report, a 1983 Nissan Sentra driven by Joe Will Kirby, 71, of 227 Franklin Rd., Roanoke, and a 1999 Ford Ranger truck, driven by Jonathan Trae Johnson, 16,…
In accordance with Chapter 1, Title 39, Code of Alabama, 1975, notice is hereby given that Dixie Acoustical Contractors Inc., Contractor, has completed the Contract for Handley Middle School for Roanoke City Board of Education for the State of Alabama and the City of Roanoke, Owners, and have made request for final settlement of said…
Modern day cattle rustlers hit Roanoke Stockyards early Wednesday morning of last week, making off with 75 calves. The break-in was a repeat performance of the one the thieves had made a week earlier at Clay County Livestock in Ashland, when they took 37 head. According to Roanoke Police Chief Adam Melton, co-owner Chad Green…
It’s kind of hard to get a handle on just which teams are the power teams in the Southeastern Conference this season. At this point, only LSU, Alabama and Vanderbilt are undefeated, but does that qualify them as power teams? Florida, Georgia and Auburn have each lost a game, so does that knock them out…
Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Jack Smith a/k/a Jack L. Smith, Jr., an unmarried man, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., solely as nominee for Homecomings Financial, LLC (F/K/A Homecomings Financial Network Inc.), on the 15th day of August, 2007, said mortgage recorded…
Here in the deep South, there’s a lot of things we take pride in. There’s our fried chicken, the sweetest sweet tea, beautiful landscapes, twangy bluegrass and country music and our hospitality. Then there’s our slower pace of life, our grits, our sunny weather, our wonderful accents and of course, football. We take pride in…
The Music Department of Southern Union State Community College has entered a new era. Dr. Michael Marcades began his tenure as director of music at Southern Union this August. A native of Dallas, Texas, Marcades has been involved in choral conducting for almost three decades. He discovered his love for music at a young age.…
With the constant bombardment of campaign ads for the presidential election on November 4, it may be easy to forget two candidates are running for mayor in Roanoke and that election will be next Tuesday. Unlike the presidential election, the tone of Roanoke’s mayoral race, by all accounts, has been respectful. Candidates Walter Sudduth and…