During our brief springtime last week you could tell people were just itching to start planting. Some people were working outside digging in the ground.Some were turning to look at the spring flowers at Awbrey’s as they drove by thinking of what they might plant this year. For a couple of days you were enticed…
RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: ESTATE OF VIRGIL LEE NORRED, DEC. NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT Letters of Testamentary of said deceased have been granted to the undersigned on the 16th day of February, 2006, by the Honorable George Diamond, Judge of Probate of Randolph County, Alabama. Notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against…
RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: THE ESTATE OF JOHN R. KNIGHT, DEC. Letters Testamentary of said deceased having been granted to John William Knight on the 16th day of Feb., 2006, by the Honorable George Diamond, Judge of Probate of Randolph County, Alabama, notice is hereby given to all persons having claims against said estate…
A little community between Roanoke and Five Points is suffering a plague – a plague of vultures. The birds hang out on top of their churches, their homes, their trailers and in their trees, and some people are afraid of them. The Rev. Luther J. Swint, who can see Rehope Missionary Baptist Church from his…
(HUNTSVILLE) Mary Jane Smith, 54, of Huntsville died Monday, Feb. 20, 2006. She taught for 25 years at Westlawn Middle School. Survivors include a brother, Don Smith of New Market; uncle and aunt, Tom and Madolyn Radney and aunt, Sara Edge, all of Alexander City; and numerous cousins, nieces, newphews and great-nephews. Visitation will be…
WADLEY – The Southern Union Bison continued their red-hot start over the weekend as they swept their way through the Southern Union Invitational Tournament to raise their record to 7-0 on the season. A win Friday afternoon and a double-header sweep on Sunday kept the Bison perfect, and once again strong pitching is at the…
RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MARY KATE BURDETTE FRENCH NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT Letters Testamentary of said deceased having been granted to the undersigned on the 16th day of February, 2006, by the Honorable Judge of Probate of Randolph County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against…
Nell Meadows, who turned 107 on Feb. 17, displays her Ella Smith doll. Named Pretty Molly after her mother, the doll was given to her when she was 4, making it 103 years old. The doll is still in mint condition. Miss Nell, a retired schoolteacher and former newspaper writer, still has a keen mind…
Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness described in and secured by that certain Mortgage executed by TROY NULL and wife, JULIE NULL, to SOUTHTRUST BANK, National Association, n/k/a WACHOVIA BANK, National Association, as successor by merger to SouthTrust Bank, dated June 14, 199 and recorded in Mortgage Book 384, Page 217,…
WHITE PLAINS – The RCHS Tigers saw certain victory turn into devastating defeat in a matter of minutes as they were eliminated from the playoffs by White Plains, 67-59 in overtime on Friday. The Tigers led by three points after a free throw by Eugene Hardnett with 13 seconds left in the game. But Wildcats’…
Arrests Tito Ulanders Higgins, 31, of 109 Shady Branch Dr., Roanoke, was arrested on Feb. 20 at Hillcrest Apartments and charged with failure to appear in court (leaving the scene of an accident). Jamal Monteze Gaines, 24, of Opelika was arrested on Feb. 17 and charged with failure to appear in court. Timothy Lynn Moore,…
The ceremonial spading of dirt on the two remaining Lace Bark Elms to be planted at the Little League Field was Roanoke’s Arbor Day celebration. Tim Jacobs, purchasing agent with the city, who oversaw the planting of the 35 trees, thanked Alabama Power for their grant to purchase the trees. He applied for and received…
COUNTY OF RANDOLPH NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Marjorie L. Jennings, an unmarried woman on the 3rd day of May, 2003 to Bank of Wedowee which said mortgage is recorded in the Probate Office of Randolph County, Alabama, in…
WOODLAND – The Woodland Lady Bobcats shook off a pesky White Plains team on Thursday and eventually pulled away for a 66-51 win in their Class 2A sub-regional. The win puts the Lady ‘Cats (14-9) into a regional contest with Sand Rock this afternoon at 3:30 at Jacksonville State. Courtney Strain continued her hot shooting…
(LaGRANGE, Ga.) Mary Spraggins Hand, 82, of LaGrange, Ga., died Monday, Feb. 20, 2006, at Brian Center in LaGrange. Funeral services will be Wednesday, Feb. 22, at 2 p.m. at Reed’s Chapel Baptist Church in West Point, Ga., with the Revs. Robert Gough, Jimmy Pruitt and Jeff McCartney officiating. Burial will follow at Marseilles Cemetery…
MONTGOMERY – A lot of people believe in political polls, a lot don’t. (Those who don’t invariably ask the same question: “I’ve never been polled, have you?”) With that disclaimer, note must still be made of a poll conducted by the University of South Alabama and the Mobile Register on the GOP gubernatorial primary between…
As pitchers and catchers begin trickling into spring training facilities throughout Florida and Arizona, I figure now is as good a time as any to attempt a pre-preseason evaluation on what the Braves’ chances are of continuing their string of winning division titles. Because, let’s face it. That really is the only real drama surrounding…
WEDOWEE – Commissioner Larry Raughton related how he and Commission Chairman June Waldrep went to Montgomery last week to talk with a committee about House Bill 231, which would eliminate the payment of Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) money to counties that do not allow the sale of alcohol. Currently 5 percent of the in-lieu-of-taxes payments…
(LAGRANGE, Ga.) Mrs. Gussie Moore Heflin, 97, of LaGrange, Ga., died Monday, Feb. 20, 2006, at her home. Mrs. Heflin was born Aug. 23, 1908, in Red River Valley, Texas, daughter of the late Reeves and Mary Marable Moore. She grew up in the Level Road community of Randolph County. She had lived in LaGrange…
(HEFLIN) Services for Jimmie Louise Hill, 69, of Heflin, will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2006, at Dryden Funeral Home with the Rev. Buddy Robinson and the Rev. Randy Morris officiating. Burial will be at Chulafinnee Baptist Cemetery. Mrs. Hill was a lifelong resident of Cleburne County. She was a member of Pleasant Hill…