Essentially the same open meetings bill that was introduced in the Alabama Legislature this year, and the year before, is now law, scheduled to take effect Oct. 1 of this year. It unanimously passed both houses of the Legislature and was signed into law by Gov. Bob Riley yesterday afternoon. It replaces a law that…

Citizens of Roanoke will soon be making one less trip to City Hall each month. The Roanoke City Council agreed Monday night to allow the Utilities Board to take control of the billing for the garbage services provided by the city. Mayor Spec Bonner said that beginning as soon as June 1 of this year…

WEDOWEE – A motion to enforce mandatory garbage participation in the county died for lack of a second. Commission Chairman Lathonia Wright said although mandatory garbage participation was adopted by the commission in 1992, it was never enforced. He fears the county’s competitor will eventually take enough of the customers that the county will not…

The Handley Tiger baseball team is still in search of its first win after two more losses last week. On Tuesday the Tigers (0-4) dropped a 7-0 decision to Clay County. Handley committed eight errors behind pitchers Brian Taylor and Ryan Roberts. Handley managed just three hits on the contest – singles by Eric Manning…

(WADLEY) Funeral services for Genel Railey, 87, of Wadley, will be Tuesday, March 15, 2005, at 2 p.m. at Union Baptist Church (Motley) with the Rev. Zenus Windsor officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. Mrs. Railey died, Sunday, March 13, at Clay County Hospital. She was a native of Clay County, but moved…

(PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla.) Roy “Odell” Ozley, 65, of Panama City Beach died unexpectedly after a short illness on Thursday, March 10, 2005 at a local hospital. Mr. Ozley was born May 9, 1941, in LaFayette. He was retired from Southern Company Services, Birmingham. Mr. Ozley is survived by his wife, Nina Beck Ozley; a…

(LINEVILLE) Services for Betty V. Miles, 74, of Lineville were at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 13, 2005, at Benefield Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Gordon Taylor officiating. Burial followed in Dinglers Chapel Christian Church Cemetery with Benefield Funeral Home, Lineville, in charge. Mrs. Miles died Thursday, March 10 at Baptist Montclair in Birmingham. She…

7 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous meets at Woodland Volunteer Fire Department. THURSDAY, March 17, St. Patrick’s Day noon Roanoke Rotary Club meets at The Galley Restaurant. 4 p.m. The Upper Tallapoosa Watershed Committee meets at the ALFA building in Wedowee. FRIDAY, March 18 11:45 a.m. Wadley Kiwanis Club meets at Southern Union State Community College cafeteria.…

(VALLEY) Herbert Hoover Moncus, 75, of Valley died Saturday, March 12, 2005, at his residence. Funeral services will be Tuesday, March 15, at 11 a.m. at Resthaven Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Zenus Windsor officiating. Burial will follow in Resthaven Memorial Gardens. Mr. Moncus is survived by his wife, Kathaleen Hunt Moncus; one brother,…

(COLUMBUS, Ga.) Rhudy Lowell Bowen, 81, of Columbus, Ga., formerly of Lanett, died Friday, March 11, 2005, at Columbus Hospice. Funeral services were Sunday, March 13, at 3 p.m. at McCarthy Funeral Home with the Rev. Mike Newton officiating. Burial followed at Oakwood Cemetery in Lanett. Mr. Bowen is survived by his wife, Alice G.…

Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Sam L. Stevenson and Earlene Stevenson, to American General Finance Inc. on December 26, 1998, said mortgage being recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Randolph County, Alabama, at Book 373, Page 310; assigned to…

(ROANOKE) Services for Agnes Murphy Knight, 94, of Roanoke will be Saturday, March 12, 2005, at 11 a.m. at Midway Methodist Church with the Rev. Bobby Kirby officiating. Mrs. Knight will lie in state one hour before the service at the church. Burial will follow at the adjoining cemetery with Quattlebaum Funeral Home in charge…

COUNTY OF RANDOLPH NOTICE is hereby given that a bill substantially as follows will be introduced in the 2005 Regular Session of the Legislature of Alabama and application for its passage and enactment will be made: A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to Chambers, Macon, Randolph, and Tallapoosa Counties and the Fifth Judicial…

FEDERAL AID PROJECT NO. ACGBBRZ-BRZ-5600(205) RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA Sealed bids will be received by the Director of Transportation at the office of the Alabama Department of Transportation, Montgomery, Alabama, until 10 a.m., March 25, 2005, and at that time publicly opened for constructing the following: Bridge replacement and approaches on C.R. #431 at Wedowee Creek…

City of Roanoke is requesting bids on striping of Doublehead Road, approx. measure of 8,398 ft., center line only as required. Please send bids to: City of Roanoke, P.O. Box 1270, Roanoke, AL 36274, 334-863-4129 (phone) or 334-863-2137 (fax). Sealed bids must be in the clerk’s office by March 12, 2005 at 5 p.m. The…

RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA DR-05-037 JEANETTE FORD GROCE, PLAINTIFF VS. LOVELL GROCE, DEFENDANT NOTICE OF ACTION To: Lovell Groce, whose whereabouts are unknown, must answer Jeanette Ford Groce’s Complaint for Divorce and other relief by the 2nd day of May, 2005, or thereafter, a judgment by default may be rendered against him in the above captioned…

RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: HELEN STEWART, DEC. Letters of Administration of said deceased having been granted to the undersigned on the 3rd day of March, 2005, by the Honorable George Diamond, Judge of Probate Court of Randolph County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate are hereby required…

TUSCALOOSA – In a matchup of the top two scorers in the ACCC, Veronica Jackson and Southern Union dominated Wennica Foster and Enterprise-Ozark, 73-43, to advance to the semi-finals of the state tournament. “She just went off,” said SU head coach Janet Sparks of Jackson’s performance. The freshman shooting guard registered a season-high 36 points…

(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Ruth Green Bartlett of Roanoke, 92, will be held Friday, March 11, 2005, at 11 a.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Bill Dean officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens with Quattlebaum Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from…

(DAVISTON) Services for Arthur Lee Lewis, 74, of Daviston, formerly of Talladega, will be 1 p.m. Thursday, March 10, 2005, at Cogar Hill Christian Methodist Episcopal Church with the Revs. Douglas Perry and B.E. McKinney officiating. Mr. Lewis will lie in state at the church an hour prior to the service. Burial will follow at…