(ELYRIA, Ohio) Anner C. “Anna” Little, 74, of Elyria, Ohio, died Friday, Aug. 24, 2007, in Wesleyan Village of Elyria following a long illness.Mrs. Little was born in LaFayette, Ala., coming to Elyria in 1953. She was homemaker and had worked at Elyria Country Club where she was in the kitchen department and was employed…
(MARIETTA, Ga.) John Frank Molden, 57, of Marietta, Ga., died Saturday, Aug. 25, 2007, at his home. Services will be Thursday, Aug. 30 at 1 p.m. at Canaan “Shining Light” Baptist Church, Wedowee, with the Rev. A.J. Sims officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include two son, Terrance Molden of Wedowee and…
(WOODLAND) B.B. Simpson, 74, of Woodland died Friday, Aug. 24, 2007, in Piedmont. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Audrey McFry Simpson; two daughters, Tina Montgomery of Griffin, Ga., and Angela Garrison of Frederick, Md.; two sons, J.B. Simpson of Northport and Bruce Simpson of Shalimar, Fla.; five grandchildren; one great-grandchild; his…
(ROANOKE) Services for Sarah Alice Lovvorn, 94, of Roanoke will be held Saturday, Aug. 25, 2007, at 11 a.m. at Harmony Methodist Church with the Rev. Bobby Jones officiating. Miss Lovvorn will lie in state one hour at the church before the service. Burial will follow in the adjoining church cemetery. The family will receive…
(WEDOWEE) Graveside services for Eileen McCurry Lebert, 93, of Wedowee, formerly of Greensboro, N.C., will be Saturday, Aug. 25, 2007, at 11 a.m. at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Greensboro, N.C. Mrs. Lebert died Tuesday, Aug. 21, at Traylor Nursing Home, Roanoke. Mrs. Lebert is survived by one daughter, Frances Roark of Wedowee; two grandsons and…
Roanoke police officers made a drug arrest on Wednesday of last week after seeing an individual leaving private land. According to investigator Billy Lane, Michael Steven Johnson, 31, of 72680 County Rd. 49, Roanoke, was charged with possession of methamphetamine after being stopped by the officers who observed him. Other arrests Aug. 21 – Leigh…
The Republican runoff election on September 11 for Senate District 32 in Baldwin County to succeed former Sen. Bradley Byrne, has the eyes and ears of the state riveted on the Gulf Coast. Byrne resigned two months ago to accept an appointment as chancellor of Alabama’s two-year college system. The contest is now between the…
The Alabama Department of Public Health has received reports of eight heat-related deaths between Aug. 10 and 17, with one additional case under investigation. The fatalities have been reported in Autauga, Chilton, Coffee, Elmore, Henry, Montgomery and Morgan counties. There is one fatality under investigation in Mobile County. Alabama hospitals have reported to the health…
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 Cynthia R. Cook and Marie Angeline Cook, Mortgagor(s) to Small Town Bank, Mortgagee, on October 21, 2004, said mortgage being recorded in the Probate Office of Randolph County, Alabama…
A record heat wave with days of triple-digit temperatures, combined with an historic drought, has utilities and water authorities watching the skies and the Weather Channel. As the city is entering the traditional dry season Roanoke’s two main water sources, Jones Reservoir and Crystal Lake, are in good shape. Jones is at full pool, said…
RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: C.L. HOLCOMBE, deceased ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS Letters of Administration on the Estate of C.L. Holcombe, deceased, having been granted to Gary Spradlin on the 14th day of August, 2007, by the Honorable Judge of Probate of said County, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against…
Well, it’s finally come to this. Not that I’m surprised. Down on Mississippi’s version of the Redneck Rivera the Biloxi Architectural Review Commission has approved a 47-acre, $700-million casino resort, the biggest project since Hurricane Katrina and Gov. Haley Barbour inspired the legislature to let gambling halls be built on land instead on riverboats the…
RANDOLPH COUNTY FORECLOSURE NOTICE WHEREAS, on February 25, 1994, Braswell Eggs, Inc., executed a mortgage in favor of the United States Small Business Administration, a mortgage on certain real estate hereinafter described, in the original amount of $835,000.00, which mortgage appears of record in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Randolph County, Alabama,…
Last Wednesday morning a Roanoke man was killed in a one-vehicle accident, according to the Opelika State Trooper Post. Killed was Benny Ray Mason, 46, of Roanoke. The accident occurred at 12:30 a.m. on County Road 62 in the Frogeye community. His vehicle struck a tree three miles south of the Chambers/Randolph County line. His…
Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Albert Lee Holloway and Jo Ann Holloway, husband and wife, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. acting solely as nominee for Accredited Home Lenders, Inc., on the 25th day of January, 2006, said mortgage recorded in the Office…
10:30 a.m. Narcotics Anonymous meets behind the former KFC in Roanoke in the building with the blue awning. 4 p.m. First Baptist Church, Main Street, Roanoke will have a blood drive until 8 p.m. 7 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous meets at Woodland Volunteer Fire Department. THURSDAY, August 23 8:30 a.m. Randolph County Commission will have an…
High school football will officially kick off August 31, but for the teams in Randolph County, there’s still an opportunity to put the pieces together before the regular season. Each team in the county will play a jamboree game this week. Wadley will start its 2007 campaign with a practice game against Lineville Thursday night…
WEDOWEE – An addition to Wedowee Middle School is the #1 item on the five-year capital improvement plan that Randolph County Board of Education approved at its meeting Monday evening. Superintendent Wayne Wortham said he hopes work can begin on this project next year. An addition to WMS would allow for elementary students now served…
WADLEY – Southern Union State Community College was proud to welcome Miss Alabama 2007, Randolph County’s own Jamie Langley, back to the county at a homecoming gala in her honor on Saturday. Marking the first time Langley returned to the area in the official capacity of Miss Alabama, the evening was filled with entertainment and…
Last week when the first Associated Press football poll was made public, Southeastern Conference football fans were beating the drums about the conference having six teams ranked in the Top 25 with three more listed in the “also receiving votes” category. That’s nine of the 12 teams with some sort of recognition in the poll;…