(ROANOKE) Services for Iver Jene Smith, 83, of Roanoke were Monday, Dec. 12, 2005, at 11 a.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel, with Dr. William Dean officiating. Burial was in Cedarwood Cemetery.Miss Smith died Sunday, Dec. 11, at Randolph Medical Center, Roanoke.Survivors include two sisters, Tina Mae Smith of Roanoke and Vernice Hammond of Roanoke; and…

(WEDOWEE) Services for Nora Key Craft, 87, of Wedowee were Friday, Dec. 16, 2005, at 11 a.m. at Union Hill Congregational Methodist Church, Wedowee, with the Revs. James Abernathy and Basil Key officiating. Burial was in the adjoining cemetery. Mrs. Craft died Tuesday, Dec. 13, at NHC Health Care in Anniston. She was a native…

(VALLEY) Charles O. Stephens, 73, of Valley died Monday, Dec. 5, 2005, at Care Center of Opelika. Mr. Stephens was born March 12, 1932, in Roanoke. He was retired from the U.S. Air Force and was a member of Trinity Baptist Church in Roanoke and the Retired Sergeant’s Association. He enjoyed writing short stories and…

(WEDOWEE) Services for the Rev. Maley “Gold” Cofield, 89, of Wedowee were Thursday, Dec. 15, 2005, at 2 p.m. at Calvary Baptist Church, with the Rev. Wayne Woods officiating. Burial was in the adjoining cemetery. Mr. Cofield died Tuesday, Dec. 13, at Wedowee Hospital. Mr. Cofield is survived by two sons, Sam Cofield of Cadiz,…

(ROANOKE) Services for Lizzie Mozell Burks, 85, of Roanoke will be Saturday, Dec. 17, 2005, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Gary Baugh officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at Quattlebaum Funeral Home from 4:30 to 8 p.m. on Friday. Mrs. Burks died Friday,…

The Roanoke City Council discussed the high cost of natural gas at Monday’s meeting. Mayor “Spec” Bonner said the utilities board has cut its margin in half to make the increased cost a little more palatable. The utilities board is making half of what it made last year, he said, because all the increase is…

Cameras are in town today trained on residents, landmarks but most importantly on Randolph Medical Center. RMC administrator Tim Harlin is excited the Learning Channel is here to highlight RMC and the importance of rural health care. “This is the Inside Health production crew coming Wednesday,” Harlin said. Peggy Fleming, of ice-skating fame, host of…

For others… You can give a gift this year that can make a huge difference in someone’s life, yet it won’t cost you a thing but a little time. LifeSouth Community Blood Centers, which supplies area hospitals with blood, and the American Red Cross are making urgent appeals for blood donors this year. At the…

I love the smell of piety in the morning, or is it biscuits? J. L. Strickland Linthead Emeritus Valley, Alabama by Hardy Jackson Isn’t it great when politicians, without fear or research or maybe even meaning to, open a can of worms that will keep folks like me and J.L. entertained for months to come?…

The Randolph County Health Department took appointments for those who have not received the influenza vaccine and quickly exhausted the health department’s new supply. Clinic Supervisor Kathy Green said she had received 120 more doses of the vaccine last week and by 2 p.m. Monday they were gone. There is now a waiting list for…

RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: MARY FRANCES PARMER, DECEASED NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS Letters Testamentary on the estate of Mary Frances Parmer, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on the 5th day of Dec., 2005, by the Judge of Probate of said County, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said…

RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA CASE NUMBER CV-2005-197 STATE OF ALABAMA, ex. rel. E. PAUL JONES, DISTRICT ATTORNEY, FIFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT PLAINTIFF VS. One (1) 1985 Chevrolet automobile VIN 1GCFC24H3FF350211, and one (1) Ruger .44 caliber pistol, serial number 8389753, and one (1) Stevens 20 gauge shotgun, and one (1) Bryco Arms 380 pistol, serial number 1223326,…

MONTGOMERY — I knew when I said it that it would not go unnoticed. Last week I was interviewed on a local TV station about the 2006 gubernatorial election, and in passing I noted that three of the four announced candidates would end up at Buck’s Pocket licking their wounds. The phone began to ring…

Arrests Roanoke Police Officers arrested Itanya Denice Durham, 18, of 405 Omaha Road, Roanoke, Monday and charged her with negotiating a Worthless Instrument (bad check), a misdemeanor. She was arrested at RPD. Officers arrested Patrick Lamar Nolan, 22, of 266 Longshore St. Roanoke, on Friday and charged him with disorderly conduct, a misdemeanor. Police arrested…

RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA CASE NUMBER CV-2005-196 STATE OF ALABAMA, ex. rel. E. PAUL JONES, DISTRICT ATTORNEY, FIFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT PLAINTIFF VS. One (1) Remington model 66 .22 caliber rifle, one (1) Sears 30-30 rifle, serial number 27372, one (1) Remington 30-06 rifle, serial number 8239975, one (1) Remington .22 caliber rifle, serial number 2149407, and…

Default having been made in the payment of that certain Note and in the terms of that certain mortgage executed by Thomas J. Smith and wife, Mary Frances Smith, to Talbot State Bank, dated the 12th day of September, 1995, which Mortgage was recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Randolph County,…