COUNTY OF RANDOLPHNOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALEDefault having been made in the payment of indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by William Michael Ware and Misty Marie Ware on the 14th day of September, 2001 to Bank of Wedowee which said mortgage is recorded in the Probate Office of Randolph County, Alabama, in Mortgage…
McCartney Construction Company, Inc. hereby gives notice of completion of contract with the State of Alabama for construction of, Project No. 99-304-144-077-501 & 99-304-564-007-501 in Randolph and Clay Counties. This notice will appear for four consecutive weeks beginning on March 22, 2006, and ending on April 12, 2006. All claims should be filed at McCartney…
Schools and churches are the heartbeat of a community, and I think those who attended Sunday’s open house at Handley High School recognized that. Places that were one-time thriving communities before they lost their schools are now often just a place in the road where you slow down a bit and the only sound is…
(ROANOKE) Georgia Mae Trammell, 70, of Roanoke died Tuesday, March 14, 2006, at Randolph Medical Center. Services were Monday, March 20, at 2 p.m. at Sweet Home Baptist Church, Five Points, with the Rev. L.B. Houston officiating. Interment was in Skyview Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Trammell is survived by a son, Eddie Trammell of Decatur, Ga.;…
(WEDOWEE) Alan Jerome Barsh, 24, of 332 Weathers Heights Road, Wedowee, died Thursday, March 16, 2006, at his home. Services will be Monday, March 20, at 11 a.m. at Victory Cathedral, Woodland, with Elder George Neal officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Angela Baldauf Barsh of Wedowee; three daughters,…
(CONYERS, Ga.) Alma Estelle Moore, 68, of Conyers, Ga., died Sunday, March 19, 2006. Mrs. Moore was a member of Goshen Baptist Church in Dawsonville, Ga., and loved spending time with her family and doing arts and crafts. She also took pride in doing all the yard work at her house. She is preceded in…
IN RE: THE ESTATE OF MARIA BYRDSONG STAPLES, DECEASED NOTICE TO CREDITORS Take notice that Letters of Administration having been granted to Pamela Johnson as Administratrix of the Estate of Maria Byrdsong Staples, deceased, on the 7th day of March, 2006, by the Honorable George Diamond, Judge of Probate. Notice is hereby given that all…
Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will sell at public auction on April 1, 2006, at 10:00 at Wedowee Self Storage, 804 West Broad Street, Wedowee, AL 36278 the personal property heretofore stored with the undersigned by: Space Number 2, David Bryson, 2142 County Rd. 113, Lineville, AL 36266 Household goods. Space 17 Barbara…
(ROANOKE) Graveside services for Louise Margaret Head, 90, of Rock Mills will be Saturday, March 18, 2006, at 1 p.m. at Rock Mills Cemetery, with the Rev. Stanley Yarbrough officiating. The family will receive friends at Quattlebaum Funeral Home from 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday. Miss Head died Thursday, March 16, at Traylor Nursing…
IN RE: THE ESTATE OF MARY J. KNIGHT, DEC. Take notice that Letters of Administration having been granted to David Knight as Administrator of the Estate of Mary J. Knight, deceased, on the 7th day of March, 2006, by the Honorable George Diamond, Judge of Probate of Randolph County, Alabama, notice is hereby given to…
ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL (UIC) PERMIT AND REQUEST FOR COMMENTS RANDOLPH COUNTY Larry Thrash, UIC Permit Number ALSI 9956572, has applied for reissuance of a permit for a Class V Injection Well located at K & L Car Wash, 25131 Highway 48, Woodland, Randolph County, Alabama. for…
FEDERAL AID PROJECT NO. STPNU-5626(200) RANDOLPH COUNTY, 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., March 31, 2006, and at that time publicly opened for constructing the following: Resurface and traffic stripe on CR 431 (Old US 431)…
ROANOKE – The Handley Lady Tigers roared through Saturday’s county tournament with three convincing wins to claim the championship for the second straight season. After taking care of business in their first two games against Wadley and RCHS, Handley ousted Woodland 6-2 in the championship game. Katie Romine picked up the win on the mound…
(WEDOWEE) Services for Harold B. Key, 79, of Wedowee will be Thursday, March 16, 2006, at noon at Benefield Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. James Abernathy and the Rev. Basil Key officiating. Burial will follow in Forestlawn Gardens. Mr. Key died Tuesday, March 14, at Clay County Hospital. The family will receive friends on Thursday…
WEDOWEE – In a split decision, Randolph County Commission decided to let the probate court decide what to do about compensating two property owners on County Road 501 for their right of way. The county is preparing to pave County Road 501, a 1.4-mile dirt road east of Newell, in Commissioner Ed Creed’s district. Six…
District Judge Pat Whaley found probable cause Tuesday to bind the homicide case against James Edward Staples over to a grand jury. Maria Byrdsong Staples, 33, of 549 N. Berry St., Wadley was stabbed multiple times in her home Feb. 27 and died a short time later. Her husband, James Edward Staples, 43, is charged…
Handley Middle School is forging a partnership with Jacksonville State University to become part of the Alabama Math, Science and Technology Initiative, better known as AMSTI. Roanoke City Schools Superintendent Chuck Marcum said he is excited about this innovative new program being implemented by HMS Principal Greg Foster. Foster did a PowerPoint presentation on the…
(WEDOWEE) Services for Caroline “Essie” Braden Meeker, 94, of Wedowee will be Friday, March 17, 2006, at 11 a.m. at Benefield Funeral Home Chapel in Lineville, with the Rev. Braden Morrison officiating. Burial will follow in Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Meeker died Wednesday, March 15, in Woodland. She was a native of Randolph County…
Arrests Jerrime Bedingfield, 29, of 11311 County Rd. 87, Roanoke, was arrested on March 10 on County Road 87 and charged with DUI, violation of the prohibition law, third-degree domestic violence (harassment), resisting arrest and driving with a suspended license. Ashley Henderson, 21, of 3290 Country Club Rd., Roanoke, was arrested on March 9 and…
Kia’s announcement on Sunday that it will build its first U.S. auto assembly plant in West Point, Ga., is great news for the entire Valley area and also great news for us in nearby Randolph County. Not only will the plant provide high-paying jobs for its employees, numerous plants that supply components for the assembly…

