First I heard that Garner Ted Armstrong had died. Then I heard that Jim Bakker was back on television. Now I’m just sitting around wondering what will happen next.As a boy I occasionally listened to Garner Ted. He came in loud and clear from a station sitting just south of the Mexican border, outside FCC…

“Some time ago a crazy dream came to me . . . .” Bob Dylan The other night I dreamed that Roy Moore was elected governor. And the Big Mules, the supporters of the status quo, the rich and powerful who want to stay that way, rejoiced. They figured that Gov. Moore would expend so…

RANDOLPH COUNTY MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE NOTICE Default having been made in the terms of that mortgage executed on the 27th day of June 2002 by Leonard Lee Coats, III to the Bank of Wedowee, said mortgage is recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Randolph County, Alabama, in Mortgage Record 430, Pages 372-378;…

RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: THE ESTATE OF FRANCES HAYNES Letters of Administration of said deceased having been granted to Douglas Haynes and Brenda Hudson on the 26th day of January, 2005, by the Honorable George Diamond, Judge of Probate of Randolph County, Alabama, notice is hereby given to all persons having claims against said…

MONTGOMERY – The gubernatorial primaries are almost 17 months away and the 2006 general election is five months after that, but already the sparks are flying on opposite ends of the state. In Huntsville former Gov. Don Siegelman, in what appeared to be a campaign rally, sounded very much like a candidate as he held…

RANDOLPH COUNTY MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE NOTICE Default having been made in the terms of that mortgage executed on the 01st day of February 1999 by Leonard Lee Coats, III to the Bank of Wedowee, said mortgage is recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Randolph County, Alabama, in Mortgage Record 375, Pages 302-308;…

RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: THE ESTATE OF EDWARD TERRANCE MCCAIN Letters of Administration of said deceased having been granted to Gregory Neil McCain on the 28th of January, 2005, 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…

STATE MAINTENANCE PROJECT NO. 99-304-144-077-501 & 99-304-564-077-501 RANDOLPH AND CLAY COUNTIES, ALABAMA MAINTENANCE 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., February 23, 2005, and at that time publicly opened for constructing the following: Resurfacing and traffic stripe on…

COUNTY OF RANDOLPH PROBATE COURT NOTICE OF HEARING TO PROBATE WILL IN RE: ESTATE OF BOB OLINGER (ROBERT LEE OLINGER) DECEASED TO: Jerry Olinger, 1565 New Elam Church Road, New Hill, NC 27562 Billy Olinger, 1311 N. Mineral Springs Road, Durham, NC 27703 Ruth Ellis, 637 Pea Ridge Road, New Hill, NC 27562 Linda Page,…

Did any of you make it up to New York City when the Whitney Museum had the exhibit on “The Quilts of Gee’s Bend?” If you aren’t familiar with Gee’s Bend, don’t feel bad. It’s not near here or anywhere else for that matter. Located down in the heart of the Black Belt, hemmed in…

Saturday night at the Altork home was a handy, 6-hour microcosm of how our lives very well may look over the next two and a half months and beyond, what with the baby coming and all. On the roster for this week’s episode were six women – two of whom were pregnant, two of whom…

RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA CASE NO. 2004-615 THE FINANCIAL STORE INC. PLAINTIFF VS. VICKIE BROOKS DEFENDANT NOTICE OF COMPLAINT Vickie Brooks, whose whereabouts are unknown, must answer The Financial Store Inc. complaint for unpaid balance on account by March 10, 2005, or thereafter, a judgment by default may be rendered against her in Case No. SM…

(LAGRANGE, Ga.) Pauline “Polly” Lanier, 82, of LaGrange, Ga., died Monday, Jan. 31, 2005, at West Georgia Medical Center, LaGrange. Mrs. Lanier was born Jan. 9, 1923, in Randolph County, Ala., daughter of the late James Fletcher and Mattie Hester Phillips. She had lived in LaGrange most of her life and was a member of…

(RIDGEVILLE, S.C.) Meldarene G. Green, 58, of Ridgeville, S.C., died Sunday, Jan. 23, 2005. Services were at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 26, at Old Fort Baptist Church, Summerville, S.C. Mrs. Green was born June 1, 1946, in Randolph County, daughter of the late Guy and Lois Yarbrough Gay. She was married Aug. 19, 1967, to…

(ANNISTON) Services with full military honors for Jerry D. Price, 64, of Anniston will be 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 3, 2005, at Anniston Memorial Funeral Home with the Rev. Gary Henderson officiating. Burial will be in Anniston Memorial Gardens. Mr. Price died Monday, Jan. 31, at his home. Survivors include his wife, Betty S. Price;…

(VALLEY) Lillian S. Mathews, 91, of Valley died Monday, Jan. 31, 2005, at Lanier Memorial Nursing Home. Mrs. Mathews was born in Chambers County Sept. 15, 1913, daughter of the late Woody Pearl Powers Sims and John Sims. She was a retired employee of Palm Beach Company in Roanoke and had been a very active…

Recently the Randolph County E9-1-1 Communication Center has received numerous calls made from a few disconnected cellular telephones. The caller will either hang up without saying anything or will say there is an emergency at a given address when there is no emergency. County E9-1-1 director Marie Cain asks parents to please instruct your children…

WADLEY – It’s not often that a team can outscore its opponent 23-6 over a 6-minute span in the fourth quarter and lose. But the Wadley Lady Bulldogs did just that in their 60-52 loss to the Alabama School for the Deaf on Monday night. The Lady Bulldogs(13-5) managed just eleven total points in the…

The Wadley Bulldogs got back on the winning track Monday night with a 67-52 win over the Alabama School for the Deaf. Junior forward Terrell Zachery stuffed the stat sheet with 27 points, 15 rebounds, eight assists, and eight steals as the Bulldogs raised their record to 5-10 on the season. The difference in the…

(WADLEY) Services for Emma Prince Wright, 84, of Wadley, formerly of Tallassee, will be Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2005, at 1 p.m. at Wadley First United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Abi Wilke officiating. Burial will follow at Elam Baptist Church Cemetery in East Tallassee at approximately 3 p.m. The family will receive friends at the…