(ALEXANDER CITY) Services for Ezell Waldrop Monroe, 82, of Alexander City will be at 12 p.m. Saturday, May 28, 2005, at the chapel of Alabama Funeral Homes in Dadeville. The Rev. David Rozelle will officiate. Burial will follow at Tallapoosa County Memory Gardens in Dadeville. Visitation will be Saturday, May 28, 2005 from 11 a.m.…

A while back I started making it a point to ask my children, as we sat around the supper table, “what did you learn in school today?” At first my son, figuring that what happens at school should stay at school, would reply, between bites, “Stuff.” He’s 12. Ignoring this effort to discourage communication, I…

LEGAL NOTICE STATE OF ALABAMA RANDOLPH COUNTY WEDOWEE, ALABAMA DELINQUENT TAX SALE NOTICE TAX SALE FOR THE 2004 TAX YEAR BY VIRTUE OF THE DECREE RENDERED BY THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA. I WILL PROCEED TO SELL FOR CASH IN FRONT OF THE COURTHOUSE OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, IN THE CITY OF WEDOWEE ON…

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Pete Mathews died a couple of weeks ago. I’m gonna miss him. The first time I met Mr. Pete was when he asked if he could sit in on my Alabama history class. Pete Mathews, head of the JSU Board of Trustees, the guy with the biggest coliseum in Northeast Alabama named after him, former…

Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness described in and secured by that certain Mortgage executed by EARLENE SCOTT, unmarried, to SOUTHTRUST BANK, n/k/a WACHOVIA BANK, National Association, successor by merger to SouthTrust Bank, dated February 23, 2004 and recorded in Mortgage Book 460, Page 373, et seq. of the Probate Court…

SPRING BREAK: SEAGROVE BEACH, Fla. — Tourism is no longer the major industry along the Redneck Riviera. Now it’s construction. Gotta be. Florida has the fastest growing coastal population in the US of A, and we all know what has happened to Baldwin County, Alabama. Add to this influx the need to repair after Ivan…

Southeast Towers, LLC proposes to construct a 310-foot guyed-type telecommunications structure. The structure would be located at 6532 County Road 82 near Wedowee, Randolph County, AL 36278. Southeast Towers, LLC invites comments from any interested party on the impact the tower may have on any historic properties. Comments may be sent to Environmental Corporation of…

On Memorial Day I think of Max Gillis. I never met him. All I have is the picture in an old copy of Clarkala, the yearbook published by Clarke County High School. There he is. Forever young, handsome, dark wavy hair, looking out at the world of 1931 with all the confidence of an about-to-graduate…

In the 1950s, my hometown was a pleasant place. There was a timeless quality about it. The central business district bustled, except on Thursday afternoon when, by general agreement, all stores closed, and Sunday, when everything but cafes shut down while the faithful attended one of the six churches from which they could choose. There…

(ROANOKE) Services for Lula Mae Ruckert, 92, of Roanoke will be Saturday, May 28, 2005, at 1 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Frank Foster officiating. Burial will follow at Rock Stand Methodist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 to 8 p.m. on Friday. Mrs. Ruckert…

MONTGOMERY — I have watched the Alabama Legislature for so long that what they do or don’t do rarely surprises me. Hence the disaster that was the 2005 regular session didn’t cause me to raise one eyebrow, much less two. They passed an education budget dictated by Dr. Paul Hubbert and the AEA union that…

When the Alabama Legislature passed a strengthened open meetings law early in the 2005 general session, there was hope that other good government measures would follow. Those hopes were dashed when the Senate bogged down with filibusters of political disclosure bills, keeping even routine bills from going anywhere and ensuring that a special session must…

On Thursday of last week, Randolph County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant at 1628 County Rd. 35, a residence at Watts Trailer Park in the Broughton community. Ronnie Culbertson was arrested and charged with possession of a controlled substance (cocaine). Roanoke and Wedowee police departments assisted in this search. Dennis Jason Barrett, 22, of…

(MUNFORD) Funeral services for Emma Cooper Cox Minnifield, 75, of Munford will 12 p.m. Thursday, May 26, 2005, at Mars Hill Baptist Church in Anniston, with the Rev. George T. Bates officiating. Burial will be in Eden Hills Cemetery in Anniston with Goodson Funeral Home in charge. Public visitation will be from 9 a.m. until…

On Memorial Day I think of Max Gillis. I never met him. All I have is the picture in an old copy of Clarkala, the yearbook published by Clarke County High School. There he is. Forever young, handsome, dark wavy hair, looking out at the world of 1931 with all the confidence of an about-to-graduate…

If you’ve ever been fired from a job, you know what a punch in the stomach the news can be. I’ve been fired once, so I know what it’s like. But my experience was a little more intense than a punch in the stomach. It was more like a punch below the belt. On top…

Roanoke Police Department is investigating four break-ins that happened on Friday night of last week. F&S Corporation on U.S. 431 reported the theft of a 1993 silver Ford Mustang convertible. Wilson’s Service Center on U.S. 431 reported the theft of a .357 Magnum revolver and damage to a door and door frame. Whaley’s Auto Sales…