The Southern Union Bison continued their winning ways after going 2-1 against Jeff Davis last week.The Bison opened the series with a commanding 11-7 win over Jeff Davis last Friday.Rod Weldon got the win for Southern Union in relief after a 5-inning, 5-strikeout performance.The key to the first win, according to head coach Joe Jordan,…

COUNTY OF RANDOLPH NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Harold Rice Jr. and, wife, Kimberly B. Rice on the 22nd day of October, 1999 to Bank of Wedowee which said mortgage is recorded in the Probate Office of Randolph County,…

The Handley girls’ varsity and junior varsity softball teams continued to make strides toward winning seasons this week. The JV girls dominated the Beulah Bash Tournament in Beulah with three straight wins – one over Reeltown and two over Beulah. Against Reeltown, the Tigers showed no mercy at the plate and on the mound. Morgan…

Arrests Nathaniel Keith, 30, of 15 County Rd. 102, Woodland, was arrested on March 12 and charged with probation revocation and failure to appear in court. Jennifer Benson Hudson, 46, of Five Points was arrested on March 10 and charged with harassing communications. Cecilia Earleen Dykes, 20, of 2317 Ave. A, Apt. 23, Roanoke, was…

RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: ESTATE OF GEORGE RONALD STONE NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS Letters Testamentary on the estate of George Ronald Stone, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on the 8th day of March, 2007, by the Judge of Probate of said County, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against…

“We’ll let you know about that,” Mayor Spec Bonner responded to a question about where the rest of the money will come from to pay Morris Building Constructors Inc. of Oxford. In the last meeting he had said four months into the fiscal year the city had collected $5 million of the $5.5 million budgeted.…

Now we will find out if the Southeastern Conference was the top conference in the country or if it was just a league made up of one muscle team and a whole bunch of average teams. The five SEC teams that will be carrying the conference banner into the NCAA Tournament have a chance to…

RANDOLPH COUNTY PROBATE COURT NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JESSE GEORGE BLANKS, DECEASED Letters Testamentary on the estate of Jesse George Blanks, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on the 28th day of Feb., 2007, by the Judge of Probate of said County, notice is hereby given that…

MONTGOMERY — One of you with a better memory than I’ve got will surely provide me with the answer but decades ago there was a TV commercial — I think it was for a cigarette brand — in which the man said “I’d rather fight than switch.” Gov. Bob Riley reversed those words in his…

The Woodland Bobcats fell to 3-3 on the season after two disappointing losses to Bowdon and Piedmont last week. Last Monday, Woodland suffered an 18-2 loss to Bowdon after winning the Randolph County Tournament. Head coach Steven Bailey said his team played well offensively, but lacked discipline on defense. “We hit the ball well enough…

RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JOHNNY WILLIAMS NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT TO BE PUBLISHED BY EXECUTRIX Letters Testamentary of said deceased having been granted to the undersigned on the 7th day of March, 2007, by the Honorable Judge of Probate of Randolph County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons…

WEDOWEE – Randolph County Commission voted Monday to ask for local legislation allowing voters to decide whether to restructure its current 1 percent sales tax, keeping 50 percent of the tax for education, and giving 40 percent to Randolph County Jail and 10 percent to volunteer fire departments. Presently, the Randolph County and Roanoke City…

Attorney General Troy King’s opinion on whether the city of Roanoke’s tax money will follow the hospital if it falls under the city hospital board has paved the way for the hospital purchase. The release of the opinion last week was one of the last stumbling blocks, and it is expected issues will be ironed…

(WOODLAND) Graveside services for Holly Wilburn “Dub” Calhoun, 68, of Woodland will be Tuesday, March 13, 2007, at noon at Providence Baptist Church Cemetery, with the Rev. David Daniel officiating. The family will receive friends at Benefield Funeral Home from 5 to 8 p.m. on Monday. Mr. Calhoun died Saturday, March 10, at Randolph Medical…

(LAFAYETTE) Graveside services for John David Rushton, 63, of LaFayette, formerly of Roanoke, will be Wednesday, March 14, 2007, at 2 p.m. at New Hope Christian Church Cemetery, with the Rev. Jeff Thorn officiating. The family will receive friends at Quattlebaum Funeral Home from 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday. Mr. Rushton died Monday, March…

(ROANOKE) Services for Fred Dubose Jr., 61, of Roanoke will be Thursday, March 15, 2007, at 4 p.m. at El Bethel Baptist Church, with the Rev. Stanley Daniel and the Rev. Carroll Royster officiating. Mr. Dubose will lie in state one hour before the service at the church. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens.…

(CAMP HILL) Services for Myrtle Suenette “Sue” Johnson, 76, of Camp hill will be at Camp Hill Baptist CHurch on Wednesday, March 14, 2007, at 1 p.m. Burial will be in Restlawn Memory Gardens in LaGrange, Ga., at 4:30 p.m. EDT. The Rev. Jeff Hardin will officiate. Visitation will be from 6 until 8 p.m.…

(ROANOKE) Luther Paige, 96, of U.S. Hwy. 431 North, Roanoke, died Saturday, March 10, 2007, at Randolph Medical Center. Services will be Saturday, March 17, at 1 p.m. at Canaan Baptist Church, Welch, with the Rev. Mario McDaniel officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include four daughters, Dasie Lee Melton, Sadie Dean…

(BREMEN, Ga.) Myrl Higgins Hammond, 90, died Monday, March 12, 2007, at Tanner Medical Center in Villa Rica, Ga. She was born July 17, 1916, in Carroll County, Ga., to the late Boyd and Merwyn McIntyre Higgins. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Josephine, in 1936; her…

(ROANOKE) Mary Joyce Prothro, 81, of 650 Seymour Drive, Roanoke, died Wednesday, March 7, 2007, at Randolph Medical Center. Services will be Monday, March 12, at 11 a.m. at Mount Carmel United Methodist Church, Woodland, with the Rev. William W. Crawford officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include four daughters, Jewell Pearson…