Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Beverly Fernanders, solely, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. acting solely as a nominee for Accredited Home Lenders, Inc., on the 25th day of March, 2005, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of…
The Handley Lady Tigers softball team repeated as county softball champions this year after downing Randolph County and Woodland twice this weekend. Handley head coach Randy Hall said after having limited practices due to the basketball team’s run in the playoffs, he was proud to see the Lady Tigers perform so well in the tournament.…
Owner: Randolph County Water, Sewer and Fire Protection Authority 538 Main Street (PO Box 954) Roanoke, AL 36274 334-863-8949 Separate sealed BIDS for the construction of PROJECT NO. 111-18 Randolph County 2007 CDBG Funded Water Facilities Program Water Main Extension on County Roads 49 & 887 Randolph County, AL CDBG Project No. CY-CM-PF-07-008 will be…
The Handley Tigers baseball team ruled the county baseball tournament last weekend with a combination of solid pitching, clutch defensive play and plenty of hits at the plate. “I was really pleased with the county tournament,” Handley head coach Kevin Smith said. “Winning it was one of our goals this season.” With two wins under…
Missed Mardi Gras again this year. Got right by me. Here it is Lent and I gotta give up something for it. So I think I will give up Mardi Gras, retroactively. I may have mentioned this before, but growing up about 100 miles north of Mobile, I easily slipped into the Mardi Gras spirit…
RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: ESTATE OF KATHY KIRK, DEC. NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT Letters of Administration of said deceased have been granted to Douglas Kirk, Administrator, on the 29th day of February, 2008, by the Honorable George Diamond, Judge of Probate Court of Randolph County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims…
Assistant District Attorney Amy Newsome and Sheriff Jeff Fuller want to clarify why they, at the council’s request, went to Wadley during last week’s situation involving the disputed position of police chief involving Marc Green and Tim “Pee-Wee” Terry. “We were called because there were concerns Marc Green might become violent or combative,” Newsome said.…
(WEDOWEE) Services for William Ellis Shelnutt, 59, of Wedowee will be Tuesday, March 4, 2008, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel, with Bro. Guy F. Benefield Jr. officiating. Burial will follow in Liberty Grove Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 to 8 p.m. on Monday. Mr. Shelnutt died…
(ROANOKE) Services for David Michael Loyd, 23, of Roanoke will be Monday, March 3, 2008, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Richie Farrow and Father Al Perkins officiating. Burial will follow at Knight Cemetery. Mr. Loyd died Saturday, March 1, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Troup County, Ga.…
(LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga.) Virginia S. Christian, 79, of Lawrenceville, Ga., died Feb. 26, 2008. A daughter of the late Dewitt (Doc) and Edith Sudduth and native Atlantan, she grew up in Kirkwood Ga., moved to Decatur, Ga., then Lawrenceville and most recently was a resident of Summers Landing Assisted Living in Monroe, Ga. She was retired…
(LANETT) Julia Cumberlander “Juke” Hoggs, 71, of Lanett died Monday, Feb. 25, 2008, at George H. Lanier Memorial Hospital in Valley. Services will be Saturday, March 1, at 1 p.m. at St. John Baptist Church of Lanett with the Revs. Walter Darden, Patrick Brown, DeWayne Drakeford, Billy Drakes, Harold Ferguson and Arthur Jackson officiating. Burial…
(ROANOKE) Services for Hazel Mapp Owens, 70, of Roanoke will be Sunday, March 2, 2008, at 2 p.m. at Fellowship Baptist Church, with the Rev. Trip Foster and the Rev. Shannon Mapp officiating. Mrs. Owens will lie in state one hour before the service at the church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The…
The argument over who is the Wadley police chief took another turn Thursday with the arrest of interim chief Marc Green, 33, of Heflin on charges of burglarizing Stephens’ Station Monday, Dec. 31. Fifth Judicial District Attorney E. Paul Jones, when contacted in LaFayette where he was in trial, confirmed Thursday’s arrest of the police…
MONTGOMERY – State Rep. Richard Laird (D-Roanoke) announced that Randolph County schools will receive $300,000 in grant funds. The Alabama Public School and College Incentive Fund will distribute the grants. The fund was established as part of a bond issue passed by the Legislature last session for projects in schools, community colleges, universities and public…
Roanoke City Council unanimously approved salary increases for the mayor and council members that will be effective Nov. 8 after a new council is sworn in. Municipal elections are held in August. The mayor’s monthly salary was increased from $1,000 to $1,500 and council members’ salaries were increased from $300 to $500 monthly. This was…
HUNTER BEND – Randolph County Sheriff’s Office has made arrests in the theft of tools from building sites in the Hunter Bend subdivision on Lake Wedowee. Jonathan Lambert and Christopher Miller, who are building a house on Lot 61 on Eagle Drive, and Oliver Norton, who is building a house on Lot 59, reported roughly…
The weather’s warming up and I assume the sun still shines on top of all the rain clouds we’ve had lately. The birds are chirping. The grass is getting a little greener. Spring is here, and that means it’s time for some baseball and softball. Personally, I prefer cold weather to warm. Especially during the…
The stadium lights are warming up and the chalk is being drawn down the baselines, which can mean only one thing in Randolph County. Baseball and softball season is here. All four county schools return loads of talent to their respective rosters and have a promising group of newcomers to fill in the gaps left…
RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA NOTICE OF HEARING ON FINAL SETTLEMENT IN RE: ESTATE OF ODELLE BENNETT TO: Heirs-at-law and next of kin of Marie Dudley: Donna Dudley, Post Office Box 2066, Edgewood, NM 87015 James Dudley, 7916 Oso Rico Road NE, Albuquerque, NM 87122 Vernon Dudley, 422 Aliso Drive SE, Albuquerque, NM 87108 You are hereby…
Saturday, March 1, the no-outside watering ban will be lifted on Saturdays and Wednesdays. The city of Roanoke Utilities Board voted at its February meeting to lift the ban on those days, according to Donna Tucker, utilities board manager. Utilities Board member Ronald Cameron said the board wanted to see how the water sources do…