All of us across East Alabama agree that our first responders deserve our unwavering support and gratitude.These folks—our firefighters, law enforcement officers, paramedics, and emergency coordinators—are the first people we call in an emergency. Many are volunteers and almost all are on the front lines when disaster strikes.Given the sacrifices they make, these brave men…

The Roanoke Utilities Board, in a three-hour meeting last week, discussed major needs of the water, sewer and gas lines and approved replacing cast iron lines beginning with Pate Street. This five-year plan will look at updating some of the water system. The hydraulic problems around Pate, Pool Street and Louina Road result from pressure…

Randolph County Narcotics Unit arrested three people on Monday during a traffic stop near Randolph Medical Center in Roanoke. They are: Shaun A. Harper, 28, of 1264 County Rd. 103, Roanoke – possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine), possession of drug paraphernalia and probation violation Paul Wilson Luse, 33, of 4463 County Rd. 26, Wadley…

Patrick Hall, regional planner, told Mayor Spec Bonner and members of the planning commission last week that the re-routing of Alabama Highway 22 west at the Learning Center to U.S. Highway 431 is back firmly in the Alabama Department of Transportation’s five-year plan. Hall, of the East Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission, has been…

(BUCHANAN, Ga.) Martha Mozell Murphy Little, 83, of Buchanan, Ga., died Wednesday, April 16, 2008. Mrs. Little was born in Haralson County, Ga., on Jan. 5, 1925. She was the daughter of the late Doc Murphy and the late Vassie Spearman Murphy. Mrs. Little was a retired seamstress. Survivors include one son, Danny Little of…

(ROANOKE) Services for Sara Boyd Critcher, 76, of Roanoke will be Tuesday, April 22, 2008, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Mark McGee officiating. Burial will follow in Randolph Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 to 8 p.m. on Monday. Mrs. Critcher died Sunday,…

(OXFORD) Services for Kathryn Brown Baker, 71, of Oxford were at noon Saturday, April 19, 2008, at Miller Funeral Home & Crematory with the Revs. Gary Rivers and Theron Williams officiating. Burial was at Randolph Memory Gardens at 2:30 p.m. Mrs. Baker died Friday, April 18, at her residence in Oxford. Mrs. Baker is survived…

(ROANOKE) Services for Bobby Curtis Longshore, 72, of Roanoke, were at 11 a.m. Monday, April 21, 2008 at Quattlebaum Funeral Home in Roanoke, with Pastor Ellis Freeman officiating. Burial was at Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery in Chambers County. Mr. Longshore died Friday, April 18 at West Georgia Health Systems in LaGrange. A native of Troup…

(SENECA, S.C.) Graveside services for Leila Joyce Owens Green, 82, of Tall Oak Trail, Seneca, S.C. will be Saturday, April 26, 2008, at 1 p.m. at Cedarwood Cemetery. Mrs. Green died Sunday, April 20, at Oconee Memorial Hospital. Survivors include three sons, Robert P. Green Jr. of Seneca, James L. Green of Blue Anchor, N.J.,…

(BOWDON, Ga.) Susan Jean Gresham, 73, of Bowdon died peacefully at her residence on Sunday, April 20, 2008. Mrs. Gresham was born in Spartanburg, S.C. on March 3, 1935 to the late John and Coy Johnson Myers. She graduated from Spartanburg High School, attended Winthrop Women’s College in North Carolina for two years, and graduated…

(WEDOWEE) Services for George Fullerton, 61, will be Tuesday, April 22, 2008, at 11 a.m. CDT at Frederick’s Funeral Home Chapel in Opelika with the Rev. John Whitley officiating. Burial will follow in the Fairview Cemetery in Valley. Visitation will be Monday, April 21, from 6-8 p.m. at Frederick’s Funeral Home. George died on April…

(LAFAYETTE) Services for Thomas “Tommy” Alan Tidwell, 51, of LaFayette will be Wednesday, April 16, 2008, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Jack Maxwell and the Rev. Clayton Scott officiating. Burial will follow in Randolph Memory Gardens. Mr. Tidwell died Monday, April 14, at his home. Survivors include his wife, Cindy…

(GADSDEN) Marjorie Ealon Baker, 78, died Thursday, April 17, 2008. She was born Sept. 29, 1929, in the Corinth community of north Randolph County. After graduating from Randolph County High School, she went to work in Roanoke at the Goodall Plant. She married Charles E. Baker Nov. 14, 1948, and lived for a while in…

RANDOLPH COUNTY NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the debt secured by that certain mortgage executed by John P. Stinson, and wife, Suzanne Stinson, Mortgagor(s) to Small Town Bank, Mortgagee, on March 2, 2006, said mortgage being recorded in the Probate Office of Randolph County, Alabama in Mortgage…

(CARROLLTON, Ga.) Ruth Mernette Wiggins Ayers, 83, of Carrollton, Ga., formerly of Bowdon, Ga., died Wednesday, April 16, 2008. She was born in Randolph County, Ala., on April 28, 1924, daughter of the late Amos Willis and Lilly Walls Wiggins. She was a member of Sandy Flat Baptist Church and was a homemaker. Survivors include…

IN RE: ESTATE OF WILLIAIM HOWARD BAILEY, DECEASED NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM HOWARD BAILEY, DECEASED. Letters Testamentary on the estate of William Howard Bailey, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on the 11th day of April, 2008, by the Judge of Probate of said County, notice…

Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Angelia F. Smith, unmarried woman, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Southstar Funding, LLC , on the 7th day of February, 2007, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Randolph…

RANDOLPH COUNTY NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the debt secured by that certain mortgage executed by Jessie J. Marable, and Shirley Marable, Mortgagor(s) to Small Town Bank, Mortgagee, on September 15, 2001, said mortgage being recorded in the Probate Office of Randolph County, Alabama on November 13,…

RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA CASE NO. DR 08-040 SARAH ANNE LIPHAM LOPEZ PLAINTIFF VS. ADAIAS LOPEZ PEREZ DEFENDANT NOTICE Adaias Lopez Perez, whose whereabouts are unknown, must answer the Complaint filed in the above styled cause by filing an answer with the Circuit Clerk of Randolph County and Plaintiff’s attorney, whose name and address appear below,…

RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: THE ESTATE OF ROY FERRELL WILLIAMSON, DECEASED A Summary Distribution of a Small Estate being probated by the Office of the Probate Court of Randolph County, Alabama, the Honorable George Diamond, Judge of Probate of Randolph County, Alabama, does hereby give notice that all persons having claims against said estate…