PROBATE DIVISIONIN RE: ESTATE OF BARBARA BLACKMON, DECEASEDNOTICE TO CREDITORSTake notice that Letters of Administration having been granted to Karen E. Cummings as Administrator of the Estate of Barbara Blackmon, deceased, on March 2, 2007, by the Honorable George Diamond, Judge of Probate.Notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said Estate are…

IN RE: THE ESTATE OF CELVIN WARD, DEC. NOTICE OF HEARING TO PROBATE WILL To: Bobby Ward, Edward Green, Warren Ward, Dorothy Ward, Greg Ward, Cheryl Ward, Mike Green, Terry Ward, Larry Ward, Brenda Green Siggers, Julie Green Garner, Freddie Green, Tommy Ward, Carolyn Ward Jenkins, Janet Ward Corley, Barbara Ann Ward Cummings, Cynthia Ward…

RANDOLPH COUNTY LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE Default having been made in the payment of the debt secured by that certain mortgage executed by Donald P. Harmon and Katherine J. Harmon and Mortgagor(s) to Small Town Bank, Mortgagee, on April 21, 2004, said mortgage being recorded in the Probate Office of Randolph County, Alabama,…

Monday morning I ran across an article on the Internet written by my friend James Spann of ABC 33/40. I think this is an article that should be read by everyone: “The administration of Enterprise High School did the right thing by keeping students in the school building during the March 1 tornado. I applaud…

Dr. Phil Tranqui, general surgeon from Valley, will join Southern Family Health Care on March 6. Dr. Tranqui was born in Montreal, Canada, but moved to Ottawa, Canada when he was five. He earned his bachelor of science degree in biology and his bachelor of arts degree in psychology, as well as his medical degree…

” . . . . and they’ll all be here, leaving many a village without its idiot.” Molly Ivins on the Texas legislature Don’t get me wrong. I am not saying that what Molly said about Texas applies to Alabama. I’m not saying that sending senators and representatives to Montgomery significantly reduces the idiot population…

Handley’s JV softball squad had a productive weekend, taking home second place at the Woodland Park Tournament in Anniston. Handley won four out of five games, losing to Alexandria in the championship game to give them the runner-up position. “All in all we played well,” head coach Randy Hall said. “They never gave up.” The…

WEDOWEE – The home of the Emmett Johnson family at 561 5th St. SW, Wedowee, is a total loss following a fire early Sunday. According to Wedowee Volunteer Fire Department Chief Rob Perry, members of the fire department were paged out at approximately 2 a.m. after a neighbor who saw flames coming from the center…

PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF FRANCES PAMELIA HAWKINS, DECEASED NOTICE TO CREDITORS Take notice that Letters of Administration having been granted to Scott Cummings and Veronica Lovvorn as Co-Administrators of the Estate of Frances Pamelia Hawkins, deceased, on March 2, 2007, by the Honorable George Diamond, Judge of Probate. Notice is hereby given that…

Following a Roanoke City Council vote Feb. 26 to take local businessman George Condy to court to recover funds advanced for a trip to South Korea, the issue with the city ended the next day with payment in full of the disputed amount. Unlike at least one previous check submitted, City Clerk Ellen Farmer verified…

After a promising win over Horseshoe Bend on the road last week, the Handley Tigers dropped the next three out of four games, including two heartbreaking losses in the Valley Tournament last weekend. In the first game of a double header against Horseshoe Bend, Handley starting pitcher Russ Harper was on fire. He pitched a…

(MARYVILLE, Tenn.) Graveside services for Agnes Marie Baird Pendleton, 88, of Maryville, Tenn., formerly of Roanoke, will be Tuesday, March 6, 2007, at 3 p.m. at Cedarwood Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Quattlebaum Funeral Home beginning at 2 p.m. on Tuesday. Mrs. Pendleton died Saturday, March 3, at Morningview Transitional Care in Maryville.…

(ATLANTA, Ga.) Eddie Lee Rowe Morgan, 75, of Atlanta died Thursday, March 1, 2007, at Piedmont Hospital, Atlanta. Services will be Wednesday, March 7, at noon at Mount Olive United Methodist Church, Wadley. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include her husband, Raymond Morgan of Atlanta; a daughter, Judy Denise Morgan of Atlanta;…

(BENTON HARBOR, Mich.) Amelia Thweatt Shumpert, 95, of Benton Harbor, Mich., died Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2007, at Lakeland Hospital, St. Joseph, Mich. Services will be Tuesday, March 6, at 11 a.m. at Bethel United Methodist Church, Roanoke, with Pastor Shannon Allison, the Rev. L.B. Houston, and the Rev. R.L. Heflin officiating. Burial will be in…

(WEDOWEE) Services for Morie Key Humphrey, 87, of Wedowee, will be Saturday, March3, 2007, at 2 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Billy East officiating. Burial will follow in Randolph Memory Gardens. Mrs. Humphrey died Thursday, March 1, at Lineville Health and Rehab. The family will receive friends on Friday from 5:30 to…

(WADLEY) Services for Jerry Wayne Taylor, 63, of Wadley, will be Saturday, March 3, 2007, at 11 a.m. at Corinth Christian Church, with the Rev. Bobby Burroughs officiating. Mr. Taylor will lie in state one hour before the service at the church. Burial will follow in Forrester’s Chapel Cemetery. Mr. Taylor died Tuesday, Jan. 27,…

(OXFORD) Services for Mrs. Onie Freeman Waldrep, 91, of Oxford, formerly of Woodland, will be at 2 p.m., on Saturday, March 3, 2007, at Gray Brown-Service Mortuary with Rev. Charles Wright officiating. Mrs. Waldrep died Thursday morning, March 1, at NHC Healthcare in Anniston. Survivors include one daughter, Dorothy Gay, and her husband, Robert, of…

(ASHVILLE) Services for William Richmond Stephens, 57, of Ashville, formerly of Birmingham and Huntsville, will be Saturday, March 3, 2007, at 1 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel, Roanoke, with Dr. William Dean officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Pisgah Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery at Stroud. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from…

(ASHVILLE) Services for William Richmond Stephens, 57, of Ashville, formerly of Birmingham and Huntsville, will be Saturday, March 3, 2007, at 1 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel, Roanoke, with Dr. William Dean officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Pisgah Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.…

(NEWELL) Services for Flossie Mae Craft, 92, of Newell will be Thursday, March 1, 2007, at 2 p.m. at Union Baptist Church, with the Revs. Ray Runyan, Roy Wysner and Gene Robinson officiating. Mrs. Craft will lie in state one hour before the service at the church. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. Mrs.…