It seems ridiculous in 2005 young people have less to do than most of us did growing up in the last century. Granted their tastes are more sophisticated and we were more easily satisfied, but we should at least have a theatre or a place for dances.All investments are predicated on the idea of making…

IN THE JUVENILE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA Case Number JU-99-131, JU-99-132 IN THE MATTER OF: JAMES MATHENA, SAMANTHA MATHENA, Minor Children To Ronald Mathena, the legal father of Samantha Mathena, and To Ronald Mathena, or any other person claiming to be the father of James Mathena, Take notice that the Randolph County Department of…

Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Billy M. Bell, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Washington Mutual Bank, FA, on the 20th day of May, 2002, and said mortgage recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Randolph County,…

(LAKE CHARLES, La.) Services for Larry Joe “Bogie” Young, 59, of Lake Charles, La., formerly of Wedowee, were Monday, Feb. 13, 2006, at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, with the Rev. Barrett Holloway and the Rev. Christian Pool officiating. Burial was in the adjoining cemetery. Mr. Young died Tuesday, Feb. 7, at Christus St. Patrick Hospital…

RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: EDITH MOORE, DECEASED NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS Letters Testamentary on the estate of Edith Moore, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on the 13th day of Feb., 2006, by the Judge of Probate of said County, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate, are…

Roanoke Mayor Spec Bonner announced at Monday’s city council meeting that the deal was closed that day with the Nelsons on their property for the planned Health Department. The land on Main Street is between a residence and Roanoke Electronics, across the street from Pizza Express. The city and county purchased the property for $125,000.…

The Roanoke City School Board held a called meeting Thursday for an emergency hire. The board hired Angela Vanbibber as a special education aide for a student who just enrolled at Handle Middle School. It is required by law to provide one-on-one assistance to mentally or physically challenged students. During the brief meeting it was…

The Housing Authority of the City of Roanoke, Alabama, will conduct a public hearing on its proposed Annual Plan for the Fiscal Year beginning July 1, 2006, on Tuesday, April 4, 2006, at 4:00 p.m. at the Housing Authority Office at 231 Avenue A, Roanoke, Alabama. Copies of the approved five-year plan and the proposed…

CASE NO. CV 05-181 DAIVD BARTLETT, PLAINTIFF VS. FORREST MILLER, DEFENDANT NOTICE Forrest Miller, whose whereabouts is unknown, must answer the Bill of Complaint filed in the above styled case by filing an answer with the Circuit Clerk of Randolph County and Plaintiff’s attorney, whose name and address appear below, by April 10, 2006, or,…

Back before Christmas I got a note from Mrs. Mary Oliver, who teaches English to 9th graders at Jacksonville High School – there is a place in Heaven for anyone who will do that. In January Mrs. Oliver would be teaching To Kill a Mockingbird, and she asked me if I would be willing to…

(LAGRANGE, Ga.) Mildred Harris, 65, of LaGrange, Ga., died Friday, Feb. 10, 2006, at West Georgia Medical Center, LaGrange. Ms. Harris, a native of Troup County, Ga., was born Aug. 19, 1940, and was the daughter of the late Zion Goode and Beatrice Harris Rachel. Survivors include two daughters, Shirley Harris and Janice Meadows; 13…

Dr. Swaroop N. Nyshadham has joined the medical staff at Randolph Medical Center. He is an experienced general and laparoscopic surgeon who also has an interest in weight loss surgery as well as weight loss medicine. Dr. Nyshadham has been practicing medicine and surgery in Chambers County and Meriwether County, Ga., for the last 19…

Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Karen R. Gallops, an unmarried woman, to PHH Mortgage Services, on the 30th day of March 2005, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Randolph County, Alabama, in Book 479, Page 114; the…

CAMP HILL – The Wadley Bulldogs advanced to the state playoffs for the first time under fourth-year head coach Jim Bob Striplin. And they did it without the help of star forward Terrell Zachery. Wadley demolished Fayetteville 71-25 on Friday to advance to the championship of the 1A, Area 6 tournament and secure themselves a…

Roanoke Police Officers serving a warrant for bad checks on Tuesday of last week found a little more than they anticipated. According to Chief Adam Melton, officers were serving the warrant for three counts of writing bad checks on Tanya Michelle Holland, 36, of 2559 Louina Rd., when they saw what they believed to be…

Randolph Medical Center Administrator Tim Harlin announced the Inside Health episode on the Learning Channel (TLC) featuring RMC will air Saturday, Feb. 25. “I’ve seen a preview of it. It’s awesome,” he said, but the bad news is it will air at 6 a.m. However, those who are VCR challenged can see the about three-minute…

RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: LANCASTER JENNINGS, DEC. NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT Letters Testamentary of said deceased have been granted to the undersigned on the 13th day of Feb. 2006, by the Honorable George Diamond, Judge of Probate of Randolph County, Alabama. Notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said Estate are hereby…

At a recent meeting of the Roanoke City Council, Fire Chief William Ford presented an annual report of 119 fire department calls with a net estimated loss of $219,000. This is about the average number of calls for the past three years, he said. January has been the busiest month so far with 15 calls…