Weeks of dry, hot weather have resulted in lower-than-normal water flows into Alabama Power lakes on the Coosa, Tallapoosa and Black Warrior rivers. Lake levels are already below normal on the Coosa system. Without sustained rainfall, lake levels on all three river systems are expected to continue to drop through the summer months.In the past…

(WEDOWEE) Services Molly Jane Bass Lipham, 82, of Wedowee will be Saturday, June 17, 2006, at 11 a.m. at Bear Creek United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Cloyse Johnson officiating. Mrs. Lipham will lie in state at the church one hour before the service. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mrs. Lipham died Tuesday,…

(GOODWATER) Funeral services for Mr. James Julius Hanna, 69, of Goodwater will be Saturday, June 17, 2006, at the Chapel of Radney Funeral Home, with the Rev. Billy Hardman officiating. Burial will follow in the Sears Chapel Cemetery on Highway 231 in Rockford. The family will receive friends on Friday from 5 until 8 p.m.…

Default having been made in the payment of that certain Note and in the terms of that certain mortgage executed by Barbara Owensby, unmarried woman, to Security South Mortgage, Inc., dated the 21st day of March, 2000, which Mortgage was recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Randolph County, Alabama, in Mortgage…

There will be a public auction at A.T.’s Self Storage, 778 West Broad Street, Wedowee, AL 36278, on Sat., July 15, at 10:00 a.m. this auction is for items in unit# 7, building A rented by, Mark Jones. These various items will be sold due to non-payment of rental agreement. Items will be sold for…

RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA ROSEBUD STANFORD PLAINTIFF VS. DONNA DUDLEY, et al DEFENDANTS CASE NO. CV 2005-176 NOTICE OF COURT ORDERED SALE Pursuant to the Order of the Circuit Court of Randolph County entered in the above action, the undersigned, John Tinney, as Commissioner appointed to make the sale, will offer for sale the following described…

There will be a public auction at A.T.’s Self Storage, 778 West Broad Street, Wedowee, AL 36278, on Sat., July 15, at 10:00 a.m. this auction is for items in unit# 1, building B rented by, Tracy L. Patterson. These various items will be sold due to non-payment of rental agreement. Items will be sold…

FEDERAL AID PROJECT NO. STPSA-0048(500), STPSA-0048(501), 99-304-144-048-601 & 99-304-564-048-601 CLAY AND RANDOLPH COUNTIES, ALABAMA Sealed bids will be received by the Director of Transportation at the office of the Alabama Department of Transportation, Montgomery, Alabama, until 10 a.m., June 30, 2006, and at that time publicly opened for constructing the following: Resurfacing and traffic stripe…

RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: JOHN CHIEF BENEFIELD, DECEASED Letters Testamentary of said deceased having been granted to the undersigned on the 8th day of June, 2006, by the Honorable George Diamond, Judge of the Probate Court of Randolph County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate are hereby…

There will be a public auction at A.T.’s Self Storage, 778 West Broad Street, Wedowee, AL 36278, on Sat., July 15, at 10:00 a.m. this auction is for items in unit# 5, building B rented by, Gene Allen. These various items will be sold due to non-payment of rental agreement. Items will be sold for…

There will be a public auction at A.T.’s Self Storage, 778 West Broad Street, Wedowee, AL 36278, on Sat., July 15, at 10:00 a.m. this auction is for items in unit# 8 & 9, building B rented by, Tina and Curtis Martin and High Plains Marketing. These various items will be sold due to non-payment…

There are 67 Alabama counties, and Randolph County is one of 19 that is breaking the law. Roanoke is among a handful of cities violating the same law. The law is one that states, plainly, that “It shall be the duty of each and every county in the state to provide a suitable county pound…

Registration is now open for the third annual RCHS girls’ softball summer camp. The camp will again be conducted by Southern Union head coach Karie Striplin. She will be offering instruction in the fundamentals of hitting, fielding, bunting, base running, pitching and catching for girls entering grades one through twelve. The camp is set for…

7 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous meets at Woodland Volunteer Fire Department. THURSDAY, June 15 noon Roanoke Rotary Club meets at The Galley Restaurant. 4 p.m. The Upper Tallapoosa Watershed Committee meets at the ALFA building in Wedowee. 6 p.m. Wedowee Hospital Board meets in the Wedowee Hospital cafeteria. 6:30 p.m. The Randolph County Historical Museum Committee…

(REMLAP) Services for Pebble “Pat” Brimer of Remlap, formerly of Weaver, will be Wednesday, June 14, 2006, at 11 a.m., at Chapel Hill Funeral Home in Anniston with Dr. Randy Hagan officiating. Burial will be at Anniston Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends Wednesday from 9:30 a.m. until service time at the funeral home.…

(VALLEY). Leonard G. Hawkins, 74, of Valley died Sunday, June 11, 2006, at his residence. Funeral services will be Wednesday, June 14, at 2 p.m. at the Upper Room Church in Valley with the Revs. Bogey Cotney and Lanita Cotney officiating. Burial will follow at Shawmut Cemetery. Mr. Hawkins is survived by his wife, Teresa…

WEDOWEE – Randolph County Board of Education filled numerous vacancies at Woodland High School, as well as other positions, at its regular meeting Monday night. At Woodland, the board hired: Sandra Baldwin Phipps as English teacher. Beth Drake as special education teacher. Joe Nance as science teacher. Stephanie Baldwin as band director. Stephan Bailey as…

After fleeing police by jumping from a moving truck last January, Kenny Lee Steeley was arrested last week on drug charges. Steeley, 45, of 7708 County Rd. 59, Roanoke, is charged with trafficking in methamphetamine, possession of methamphetamine, manufacture of methamphetamine and attempting to elude. Last winter, Roanoke police busted a drug-making operation involving guests…

WEDOWEE – Randolph County Commission tabled giving Randolph County HealthCare Authority permission to sell Randolph Medical Center to the City of Roanoke. RCHA Chairman I.B. Moore said the City of Roanoke has notified RCHA that they’d like to buy RMC, all the professional buildings and 12 acres of land. Moore recommends selling the hospital and…