Jim Dabbs is Wadley’s new mayor, winning with a convincing 152 votes to 59 votes for Tara Albright, the wife of current mayor Bruce Albright. He will take office November 3.In Wadley’s two-district system, two-member District 1 will be represented by Mattie Staples and Steve Battle, with 28 and 21 votes respectively. Others in that…
Default having been made in the payment of that certain Note and in the terms of that certain mortgage executed by Donald L. Hawkins, an unmarried man, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., dated the 7th day of February, 2007, which Mortgage was recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Randolph County,…
(SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.) Max L. Allen, 70, of Scottsdale, Ariz., born in Roanoke, Ala., died Monday Aug. 25, 2008, in Scottsdale. He will be missed by his loving wife of 45 years, Linda Phillips Allen; and daughters Tamara Allen and Heather Jelinek. He is also survived by sisters, Margie Halsey, Edith Harrington and Patsy Irvin of…
(WEDOWEE) Services for Benny L. Harmon, 58, of Wedowee, will be Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008, at 2 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Tim Whaley officiating. Burial will follow in the Midway Methodist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Wednesday, Aug. 27, from 5 to 8 p.m.…
Arrests Roanoke juvenile – possession of cocaine and possession of ecstasy – Aug. 24 Anthony Bernard Carr, 23, of LaFayette – DUI – Aug. 22 James Ronald Mitchum, 52, of Opelika – probation violation – Aug. 22 Mario Jekel Broom, 20, of 159 Knight Ave., Roanoke – probation violation – Aug. 21 Stephen Earl Reynolds,…
Notice is hereby given that the Roanoke City Council will conduct a public hearing pursuant to Section 11-52-77 of the Code of Alabama on Monday, September 8, 2008, at 6 p.m. in the Council Chambers, Roanoke City Hall. The purpose of this hearing shall be to receive public comments on an application submitted by Mr.…
Randolph County Sheriff’s Office will participate in the Click It or Ticket traffic checkpoints from now throughout the Labor Day holiday weekend. Drivers are reminded to buckle up and have their driver’s license and insurance information handy. Arrests James Frank Battle, 65, of 268 County Rd. 839, Wadley – probation violation and harassment – Aug.…
RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: ESTATE OF WILLIAM CLIFFORD BURNS, DECEASED Letters Testamentary of said deceased having been granted to the undersigned on the 22nd day of August, 2008, by the Honorable George Diamond, Judge of the Probate Court of Randolph County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said Estate…
With football season here, I am officially seven years removed from my last season playing high school football. To some that may seem like just yesterday, but to me it seems like a lifetime ago. My senior season on the gridiron holds some of my fondest memories as I’m sure this year will for every…
Another long holiday weekend, and the price of gas, while down from a month earlier, is still high enough to give one pause when considering taking a driving mini-vacation. This weekend there’s no need to drive long distances looking for something different and entertaining, though. There’s plenty going on right here in Randolph County. The…
(PORTLAND, Ore.) A service will be at 2:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 29, 2008, in Willamette National Cemetery, Portland, Ore., for Patrick Mathis, 75, of Portland, who died Aug. 16. Mr. Mathis was born Oct. 20, 1932, in Roanoke, Ala. He served in the Navy. Gateway Little Chapel of the Chimes, Portland.
(COVINGTON, Ga.) Jimmy Moses, 79, of Covington, Ga., died Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008, in Newton County Hospital in Covington. Mr. Moses is survived by his wife of 52 years, Margaret Holloway Moses of Covington; two daughters, Angela Bixby of Conyers, Ga., and Dr. Alana M. Williams of Carrollton, Ga; one son, Mark A. Moses of…
(LINEVILLE) Services for Eunice M. Adamson, 87, will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008, at Lineville Church of Christ with Scott Latham and Jamie Horn officiating. Burial will follow in Springhill Christian Church Cemetery. Mrs. Adamson died Sunday, Aug. 24, at Clay County Hospital. She was a native of Randolph County, but had…
(LAFAYETTE) Services for Bertha Mae Barber, 79, of LaFayette will be Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008, at 11 a.m. at Sweet Home United Methodist Church with the Revs. Russell Williams and Clifford Delee officiating. Burial will follow at the adjoining church cemetery. Mrs. Barber will lie in state one hour before the service at the church.…
(SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.) Max L. Allen, 70, of Scottsdale, Ariz., born in Roanoke, Ala., died Monday Aug. 25, 2008, in Scottsdale. He will be missed by his loving wife of 45 years, Linda Phillips Allen; and daughters Tamara Allen and Heather Jelinek. He is also survived by sisters, Margie Halsey, Edith Harrington and Patsy Irvin of…
(ROUND ROCK, Texas) Graveside services will be Saturday, Aug. 23, 2008, at I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Georgetown, Texas, for Martha Ellen Fausett King of Round Rock, Texas, who died Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008. Mrs. King was a native of Alabama. Her parents were Samuel and Josephine Fausett of Roanoke. After graduating high school and business college,…
(OPELIKA) Services for Marilyn “Biddie” White, 77, of Opelika, were at 2 p.m. Monday, Aug. 18, 2008, at Jeffcoat-Trant Funeral Home, with the Rev. Steve Scoggins officiating. Burial followed in Garden Hills Cemetery. Mrs. White was born Oct. 7, 1930, in Clay County, the daughter of James F. and Ollie Rice Tidwell. She died Saturday,…
(ROANOKE) Services for Betty Joyce Burks White, 65, of Rock Mills will be Friday, Aug. 22, 2008, at 3 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Keith Benefield officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 21.…
IN RE: ESTATE OF TILLMAN H. SUDDUTH, DECEASED Letters Testamentary of said deceased having been granted to the undersigned on the 12th day of August, 2008, by the Honorable George Diamond, Judge of the Probate Court of Randolph County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said Estate are hereby required…
RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JAMES CHARLIE CREED, DECEASED NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT TO: THE HEIRS OF THE ESTATE OF JAMES CHARLIE CREED, DECEASED You will take notice that on the 14th day of February, 2008, the Probate Court of Randolph County, Alabama, appointed as Executor of the Estate of…