RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMANOTICE OF APPOINTMENTTO BE PUBLISHED BY PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVEIN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OFJONES C. NORTON, DECEASEDLetters Testamentary of said deceased having been granted to the undersigned on the 9th day of July, 2007, by the Hon. George Diamond, Judge of Probate Court of Randolph County, notice is hereby given that all persons…

Randolph Medical Center – 10 Bed Gerio Psychiatric Unit Contractor must be experienced with projects over $100,000, Bonded & Insured, State License Required, Experience with Health Care Facilities Preferred. Bid Package Available July 23, 2007. Bids must be received no later than Monday, August 6, 2007 at 2:00p.m. All applicants must be pre-qualified 7 days…

NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the debt secured by that certain mortgage executed by David E. Tate, and wife, Teresa Tate, Mortgagor(s), to Small Town Bank, Mortgagee, on March 10, 2004, said mortgage being recorded in the Probate Office of Randolph County, Alabama, on March 15, 2004,…

ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION DRAFT STATEWIDE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) will hold a public meeting to gather input regarding the Statewide Transportation Improvement (STIP). The Public Meeting will be held at the ALDOT Office at 240 Highway 280 in Alexander City on July 26, 2007 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00…

(WADLEY) Services for Ruby Dean Carson, 80, of Wadley, will be Tuesday, July 10, 2007, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel, with the Revs. Kenneth Johnson and Billy Watts officiating. Burial will follow in Concord Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 to 9 p.m. on Monday.…

(ROANOKE) Services for James Albert Kirby, 64, of Roanoke, were Sunday, July 8, 2007, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel, with the Revs. Harold Bonner and Bobby Kirby officiating. Burial was in Randolph Memory Gardens. Mr. Kirby died Saturday, July 7, at his home. Survivors include his wife, Linda Boyd Kirby of Roanoke; two…

(WOODLAND) Services for Patsy Mae Spradlin Dye, 59, of Woodland will be Thursday, July 5, 2007, at 2 p.m. at Providence Baptist Church, with the Rev. David Daniel, the Rev. Tony Morris and Bro. Ricky Murphy officiating. Mrs. Dye will lie in state one hour before the service at the church. Burial will follow in…

(ROANOKE) Jossie Naomie “Chang” Henderson, 72, of Roanoke died Saturday, June 30, 2007, at her residence. A native of Chambers County, she was born June 14, 1935. She was a member of Wehadkee Baptist Church, Roanoke. Survivors include three sons, Charlie Goss, Michael Goss and Rudolph Goss of Roanoke; two sisters, Annie Will Clark of…

(GRAHAM) Services for Rosa Bell Haynes Dennis, 75, of Graham will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday, July 7, 2007, at Gray Brown-Service Mortuary, Anniston, with the Revs. Robert Doddridge, Loyal Pinkard and Ronnie Lesley officiating. Ronnie Lesley and wife Debbie will provide special music. Burial will follow at Christiana Baptist Church Cemetery. The family…

A one-vehicle accident at 12:50 p.m. Thursday sent an SUV and a large travel trailer careening down an embankment, but the two occupants of the SUV miraculously escaped apparently unharmed from their overturned vehicle. George Slater of Great Bend, Kansas, driving a Ford Excursion, and his wife Shirley Slater were traveling north on U.S. 431…

(ANNISTON) Services for Johnie Wesley Ward, 64, of Anniston will be Friday, July 6, 2007, at 10 a.m. at Napoleon Church of Christ, with Bro. Terry Langley officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. The family will receive friends at Quattlebaum Funeral Home from 5 to 8 p.m. on Thursday. Mr. Ward died Thursday,…

(ROOPVILLE, Ga.) Clarence Robert “C.R.” Harrison, retired U.S. Army master sergeant, 81, of Old Hwy. 27, Roopville, Ga., died Tuesday, July 3, 2007. He was born Feb. 4, 1926, in Troup County, Ga., to the late Susie Alma Tucker Harrison and Charlie Harrison. Mr. Harrison enjoyed a 31-year career with the U.S. Army and following…

(BUCHANAN, Ga.) Gladys Brazeal Bell, 88, of Buchanan, Ga., died July 2, 2007. Mrs. Bell was born in Heard County, Ga., on Feb. 25, 1919, to the late John Brazeal and the late Odessa Lancaster Bell. She was a retired mill worker. Survivors include a daughter, Doris Holloway of Buchanan; sons, Amon E. Bell of…

(LAGRANGE, Ga.) James Winston Brazell Sr., 74, of LaGrange, Ga., died Sunday morning, June 30, 2007, at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta. Mr. Brazell was a Camden County, Ga., native, born Oct. 11, 1932, in Kingsland, the youngest son of the late Dewey and Annie Mae Anderson Brazell. Mr. Brazell was a veteran of the…

(ROANOKE) Jossie Naomie “Chang” Henderson, 72, of Roanoke died Saturday, June 30, 2007, at he residence. A native of Chambers County, she was born June 14, 1935. She was a member of Wehadkee Baptist Church, Roanoke. Survivors include three sons, Charlie Goss, Michael Goss and Rudolph Goss of Roanoke; two sisters, Annie Will Clark of…

(ROOPVILLE, Ga.) Clarence Robert “C.R.” Harrison, retired U.S. Army master sergeant, 81, of Old Hwy. 27, Roopville, Ga., died Tuesday, July 3, 2007. He was born Feb. 4, 1926, in Troup County, Ga., to the late Susie Alma Tucker Harrison and Charlie Harrison. Mr. Harrison enjoyed a 31-year career with the U.S. Army and following…

(BUCHANAN, Ga.) Gladys Brazeal Bell, 88, of Buchanan, Ga., died July 2, 2007. Mrs. Bell was born in Heard County, Ga., on Feb. 25, 1919, to the late John Brazeal and the late Odessa Lancaster Bell. She was a retired mill worker. Survivors include a daughter, Doris Holloway of Buchanan; sons, Amon E. Bell of…

(LAGRANGE, Ga.) James Winston Brazell Sr., 74, of LaGrange, Ga., died Sunday morning, June 30, 2007, at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta. Mr. Brazell was a Camden County, Ga., native, born Oct. 11, 1932, in Kingsland, the youngest son of the late Dewey and Annie Mae Anderson Brazell. Mr. Brazell was a veteran of the…

BIRMINGHAM – The record-setting drought is forcing Alabama Power to take additional steps to meet requirements for protecting water quality and navigation. As a result, water levels at Harris, Martin, Smith and Weiss lakes are expected to drop significantly over the next few weeks. By the end of July, the reservoirs will be at levels…