Default having been made in the terms of that certain mortgage from Katrina Williams, now deceased, to Citizens Bank and Trust of West Georgia, dated June 24, 2004, recorded June 28, 2004, at Book 466, Page 535, in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Randolph County, Alabama, said default continuing and by virtue…
WOODLAND – The gang at Woodland Senior Center hosted some special guests on Friday morning of last week as representatives of Congressman Mike Rogers’ office and East Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission visited to explain the new Medicare prescription drug coverage. Rogers’ legislative director from his Washington, D.C., office, Chris Brinson told the group…
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WADLEY – The RCHS Tigers snapped Wadley’s 4-game winning streak and began a streak of their own as they beat the Bulldogs 51-41 Friday night to claim their second straight county tournament championship and third in the last four years. RCHS head coach Rodney Murphree made it his team’s mission to slow down Wadley forward…
RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: THE ESTATE OF WILLIE CLARENCE CRENSHAW Letters Testamentary of said deceased having been granted to Orene Benefield Crenshaw on the 12th day of Jan., 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 are…
Eleven weeks ago, a Four Corners Ministries (FCM) mission team made up of members of Wadley’s Mt. Olive Baptist Church spent the weekend helping to repair homes of hurricane victims along the Mississippi Gulf Coast. During the weekend of Jan. 13-15, some of those members returned, along with others from Mt. Olive and Wadley. One…
MONTGOMERY — Gov. Bob Riley looked remarkably like the cat who had swallowed a canary as he delivered his state of the state address last week. No governor in Alabama history had more to smile about than did Riley. Rather than talk about shortfalls and recessions and lay-offs, which has been the standard content of…
HANDLEY 40, WOODLAND 29 Handley trailed 22-21 after a Courtney Strain free throw with 1:24 left in the third quarter. But behind eight points from center Brittany Paige the Lady Tigers outscored Woodland 19-7 the rest of the way. Woodland’s defense harassed Handley into a poor shooting night until Paige made some tough buckets underneath…
This is an election year, and a number of local and state offices will be decided at the polls. In the county those who must run are: Sheriff Jeff Fuller, Probate Judge George Diamond, District Judge Patrick Whaley, Circuit Clerk Kim Benefield and county school board members Wendell Morrison – District 6, Willie Maude Brown…
WEDOWEE – The Randolph County High School Varsity Cheerleaders competed in the National Cheerleader Association Nationals High School Cheer and Dance Competition in Dallas, Texas, on Dec. 27-29. The squad was the only one representing Alabama and competed in the medium varsity classification against high schools from across the country. The girls brought home an…
11:30 a.m. The Randolph County chapter of the American Association of Retired Persons meets at The Galley Restaurant in Roanoke for a Dutch treat lunch. 7 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous meets at Woodland Volunteer Fire Department. THURSDAY, January 19 8:30 a.m. Randolph County Commission will have an agenda workshop meeting at Randolph County Courthouse Annex. noon…
WADLEY – The Wadley Lady Bulldogs built a big fourth-quarter lead, then held off a late Handley rally to win the county tournament championship 54-49 on Friday. Wadley successfully defended their first ever county tournament title through a steady team effort both offensively and defensively. After carrying her team to the championship with 43 points…
They have taken away the Lord . . . and we know not where they have laid him. Mary Magdalene to Peter John, 20:2 KJV I know how Mary felt. Seemed that just about every time I turned around in 2005, Jesus had gone missing and I couldn’t find Him. Even though there were folks…
(Note to readers: This was going to be a column giving my punch list of how to fix the Falcons through a series of off-season moves. But since my introduction exceeded 600 words, that’s all you get. Happy reading!) It’s difficult to watch the NFL playoffs roll on without thinking about how the Falcons rolled…
NEEDHAM’S HILL – A county man was arrested on Monday afternoon following a standoff with local law enforcement officers at his Needham’s Hill residence. According to the report from Randolph County Sheriff’s Office, Michael Glenn Waites, 53, of 13325 County Rd. 33 is charged with two counts of reckless endangerment, two counts of harassment and…
A Roanoke man died on Sunday following a traffic accident that is believed to have been caused by his illness. According to the report from Roanoke Police Department, Harl Eugene White, 68, of 422 Davis Dr., Roanoke, was stopped at the red light at the intersection of Harris and Main Streets in his 1997 Ford…
Fifth Judicial Circuit Judge Ray Martin continued Jessie Lee Tatum’s case last month to review the law to determine whether the young man with no prior felony convictions has to serve 12 years. Last week he did sentence him to the mandatory 12 years as state law requires. The judge let stand the five years…
CHAMBERS COUNTY MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE NOTICE Default having been made in the terms of that mortgage executed on the 28th day of June 1999 by Betty R. Sanders Morris, Tracey Lee Sanders Price, Terry L Sanders and wife, Greta L. Sanders to the Bank of Wedowee, said mortgage is recorded in the Office of the Judge…
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