(ROANOKE) Services for James “Red” Taylor, 84, of Roanoke will be Saturday, Jan. 29, 2005, at 2 p.m. at Trinity Baptist Church, with the Rev. Frank Sledge and the Rev. Richard Richie officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens.The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Friday.Mr.…

(GRAHAM) Frank Cosper, 76, of Graham, died Thursday, Jan. 27, 2005, at Tanner Medical Center, Carrollton, Ga. He was born in Randolph County June 18, 1928, son of the late Ira and Ola Treadwell Cosper. He was a member of Bethlehem Campground United Methodist Church and was a retired employee of Southwire Company. In addition…

(BAYTOWN, Texas) Nellie Lee Hale, 91, of Baytown, Texas, died Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2005, at San Jacinto Methodist Hospital in Baytown. Funeral services will be held Saturday, Jan. 29, at 4 p.m. at Johnson Brown-Service Funeral Home Chapel in Valley with Dr. Jerome King officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery in Lanett. She is…

(HEFLIN) A memorial service for Garry Alven Roberts Sr., 47, of Heflin will be Saturday, Jan. 29, 2005, at 2 p.m. at Calvary Baptist Church, with the Rev. Chris Mitchell officiating. Mr. Roberts died Saturday, Jan. 22, at his home. Survivors include two daughters, Shanna Marie “Sunshine” Roberts of Auburn and Amanda Dawn Roberts of…

(OXFORD) Services for Mable Manzie Shoffiett Yates, 90, of Oxford, formerly of Graham, will be Friday, Jan. 28, 2005, at 11 a.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with Bro. Garey Morrison and Dr. Paul G. Shoffiett officiating. Burial will follow at Pine Hill Christian Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from…

7 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous meets at Woodland Volunteer Fire Department. THURSDAY, January 27 9 a.m. Lamar Denkins with Congressman Mike Rogers’ office will be at Roanoke City Hall until 11 a.m. to meet with constituents. noon Roanoke Rotary Club meets at The Galley Restaurant. 6:30 p.m. Randolph County Healthcare Authority meets at Randolph County Courthouse…

We keep pointing out the obvious year after year, but nothing seems to change year after year. The situation at Randolph County Jail is just as it always has been – critical. The request by the Sheriff’s Department for an inmate monitoring computer system, if approved and implemented, can help but it falls far short…

(ROANOKE) Services for James Roy Halsey, 90, of Roanoke were Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2005, at 2 p.m. at New Hope Christian Church, with the Rev. Zenus Windsor, Don Quick and Stoney Halsey officiating. Burial was in New Hope Cemetery. Mr. Halsey died Sunday, Jan. 16, at LaFayette Nursing Home. Survivors include two daughters, JoAnn Halsey…

(ALEXANDER CITY) Funeral services for James A. “Buck” Daniel, 79, of Alexander City will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 28, 2005, at Hillabee Baptist Church. The Revs. Bobby Anderson, Donald Bailey and Don Gentry will officiate. Burial will follow in the Hillview Memorial Park. He will lie instate for one hour at the church…

(OXFORD) Services for Mable Manzie Shoffiett Yates, 90, of Oxford, formerly of Graham, will be Friday, Jan. 28, 2005, at 11 a.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with Bro. Garey Morrison and Dr. Paul G. Shoffiett officiating. Burial will follow at Pine Hill Christian Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from…

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…

Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Carson E. Traylor and Ann C. Traylor, on August 3, 2000, to Conseco Bank Inc., which mortgage is recorded in Mortgage Book 405, Page 425, which was assigned to Green Tree-AL, LLC, successor in interest to and f/k/a…

Cleveland Brothers Construction Company LLC hereby gives notice of completion of contract with the Southern Union State Community College, Wadley campus, for construction of Project No. 2003289, a new campus maintenance facility. The architect of this project was Jenkins, Munroe, Jenkins, P.O. Box 5310, Anniston, AL 36205, 1-256-820-6844. This notice will appear for four consecutive…

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…

Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness described in and secured by that certain mortgage executed by David M. Hodnett and wife Tabethia H. Hodnett to The Bank dated December 18, 1998, and recorded in Volume 373, Page 338 and re-recorded in Volume 376, Page 295 of the records in the Office…

RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: ESTATE OF BILLY WAYNE BERRY NOTICE Notice is hereby given that Robert I. Berry Jr. has filed a Petition for Final Settlement of the Guardianship of Billy Wayne Berry. A hearing on this Petition has been set for February 11, 2005, at 1 p.m. Notice is hereby given that anyone…

CASE NUMBER CV-2005-006 JEFFREY LAMAR EVANS, PLAINTIFF Vs. The East Half of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter (E 1/2 of NW 1/4 of SE 1/4) of Section 22, Township 21 South, Range 10 East, Randolph County, Alabama; and the West Half of the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (W 1/2 of SE…

RANDOLPH COUNTY PROBATE COURT NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF WALLACE LEDFORD WILLIAMSON, DECEASED Letters Testamentary on the estate of Wallace Ledford Williamson, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on the 13th day of January, 2005, by the Judge of Probate of said County, notice is hereby given that…