“There are questions! Questions that need answering!”It’s a quote by Gandalf from The Lord of the Rings that I often use in a thick Ian McKlellan, British accent when posing questions to my friends when we talk sports.And yes, I like to “nerd it up” from time to time. Sue me.Football season’s getting closer every…

(MANDEVILLE, La.) Runette Lipham Scherer, 86, of Mandeville, La., died Thursday, July 10, 2008, at St. Tammany Hospital. She was the loving wife of the late Ludwig T. Scherer Jr. and the beloved mother of Ludwig T. Scherer III, Carolyn Scherer Zeller of New Orleans, Susan Ilene Scherer of New York and Runette “Rue” Scherer…

Growing up I got my country music from AM radio and in the back room of the Rebel filling station where a local string band recorded its program for the local station. They called themselves the “Rhythm Mountain Boys” until one day the announcer messed up and called them the “River Mountain Boys,” which some…

Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage dated April 28, 2006, executed by DONALD SCHNEIDER and MELANIE SCHNEIDER, to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N. A., which mortgage was recorded on May 4, 2006, in Mortgage Book 496, Page 699, of the mortgage records in the Office of the…

Roanoke City Schools Superintendent Chuck Marcum asked for direction from the school board on whether to hire teachers to keep the pupil/teacher ratio at a manageable level or wait to see if there will be more student registrations. For planning purposes the system needs students to quickly register so teachers can be added if needed,…

Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage dated October 14, 2005, executed by John R. Pollard Jr., to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Accredited Home Lenders, Inc., which mortgage was recorded on October 20, 2005, in Book 487, Page 722, of the mortgage records…

WEDOWEE—County Road 65’s classification as a major or minor artery according to the highway department was the topic of discussion at Monday’s meeting of Randolph County Commission. Commissioner Edd Creed asked that County Road 88 be added to the federal-aid resurfacing list after County Road 82. The commission approved this, with Commissioner Kevin Spears voting…

A Roanoke staple, the Big Chic on White Street, burned in December of 2006 to the horror of fried chicken lovers, and there were various setbacks on rebuilding. But last Wednesday Jimmy Brazell said they were ready but didn’t know what to expect. “We’re very excited—it’s a scared excitement,” he said of not knowing if…

Official qualifying for the August 26 municipal elections that began July 2 and ended at 5 p.m. July 15 saw a number of people interested in running in the four municipalities in the county. Candidates who have qualified for Roanoke mayor include Mike Fisher, District 5 councilman Walter Sudduth, Tony Moore and Steve Dean. Don…

RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA CASE NO. CV 03-141 IN RE: ESTATE OF CYNTHIA WOODGETT NOTICE OF HEARING ON FINAL SETTLEMENT To: Arthur Woodgett 2701 South Liddesdale Street Detroit, Michigan 48217 Margaret O’Neal 3911 East Pratt Spokane, Washington 99202 James Woodgett 20109 Keystone Detroit, Michigan 48234 Willie Woodgett c/o Vericia Houston 10766 County Road 26 Wedowee, Alabama…

Roanoke Mayor Richard Fetner told those at Monday night’s council meeting a new industry is a “maybe” and to keep their fingers crossed the company will decide to locate here. Company officials are so serious they have already gone into the industrial park and selected a piece of land across the railroad track on Bud…

Some time during the early ’60s, when I was a young reporter for the Ledger-Star in Norfolk, the newspaper sent me to a local hospital to cover what was then considered to be a significant occasion: Physicians of Indian nationality were joining the hospital staff as interns. The city was still taking baby steps into…

(ROANOKE) Services for Kermit Desmer Butler, 87, of Roanoke, will be Friday, July 18, 2008, at 1 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Tim Whaley officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from noon to 1 p.m. on Friday, July 19. . Mr.…

CORINTH NORTH—The arrest of a Corinth North couple following a crank lab bust last week has led to even more serious charges for the husband. According to Billy Lane of Randolph County Narcotics Unit, Tommy Allen Glasgow, 41, and Leslie Mae Glasgow, 43, of 834 County Rd. 205, were arrested on Wednesday of last week…

10:30 a.m. Narcotics Anonymous meets behind the former KFC in Roanoke in the building with the blue awning. 11:30 a.m. The Randolph_County chapter of the American Association of_Retired Persons meets at The Galley_Restaurant in Roanoke for a Dutch treat lunch. 7 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous meets at Woodland Volunteer Fire Department. THURSDAY, July 17 noon Roanoke…

Numbers of kittens and puppies are skyrocketing at the shelter. Come on out and find your new best friend; there are all types to choose from. On Saturday, July 19, animals will be available for adoption at the “Safety Awareness Day” at Wal-Mart in Roanoke. Plan to join us in August for some exciting skiing,…

COUNTY OF RANDOLPH PROBATE COURT IN RE: ESTATE OF EULA M. BILLINGSLEY, DECEASED NOTICE OF HEARING TO PROBATE WILL TO: Adrione Billingsley Tidwell Elonda Boddie Kisha Billingsley Jones Jarvis Jones Billingsley Anthony Parker You are hereby notified that on this day came Charlie H. West and filed in this Court a certain paper in writing,…

The autopsy report on Hipolito Dominquez has come back and showed the 29-year-old man had no drugs or alcohol in his system, Randolph County Sheriff’s Investigator Jimmy Holmes said. He died from hypertensive cardiovascular disease or congestive heart failure, according to the Department of Forensic Sciences report, Holmes said. Dominquez had recently moved to Clay…