WEDOWEE – Thanks to a grant from the State of Alabama, some students in the Randolph County School System will be riding in style when school starts back later this year.The school system transportation department took delivery this week of six new 2020 International buses from Southland International in Birmingham. According to transportation aupervisor Benny…
(ROANOKE) Graveside services for Gwendlyon Strain Hall, 89, of Roanoke will be Friday, May 15, 2020, at 2 p.m. at Randolph Memory Gardens with Dr. Barry Cosper and Bro. Tim Whaley officiating. Mrs. Hall died Wednesday, May 13, at her residence. A Wedowee native, Mrs. Hall was born Oct. 16, 1930, the daughter of David…
One of my favorite portions of the high school sports year just potentially got a lot more fun. That’s thanks to the new softball and baseball area alignment for the four local high schools, which was released by the AHSAA last week. One of the biggest takeaways from the alignment for me, selfishly, is that…
After Governor Ivey’s announcement last week that loosened restrictions on the state’s Safer at Home order, all four county schools jumped on the opportunity to honor the class of 2020 and schedule graduation ceremonies for next week. Here are the times for all four schools. Handley Safety of our employees and students is always first…
Roanoke Rehabilitation and Healthcare issued a statement on Tuesday about how they have been affected by the coronavirus. In a release from Ball Healthcare Services in Mobile, the parent company of Roanoke Healthcare, Monday, May 4, a part-time employee tested positive for the coronavirus. This person is currently asymptomatic and quarantining at home. The center…
Nearly eight years after Randolph County ended its era as a dry county, one more domino has fallen in the realm of local alcohol sales. Late last week the state legislature passed a bill allowing the sale of draft beer and kegs in Randolph County. The bill was sent to Gov. Kay Ivey’s desk for…
WEDOWEE – Wedowee Town Council met on Tuesday of last week at city hall with Mayor Tim Coe and all council members in attendance. The meeting was held with council members and the mayor seated at least 6 feet apart to observe the 6-foot rule as mandated by the state. Coe stated city hall remains…
WEDOWEE – Randolph County Board of Education met on Tuesday of last week with some members one place and some another, but the board met and made some important decisions. At the beginning of the meeting, Superintendent John Jacobs stated the meeting was in full accordance of the law, even though no one from the…
WEDOWEE – Randolph County Courthouse and adjacent county buildings will remain closed to the public despite loosened restrictions on Alabama’s Safer at Home order, which took effect Monday. The county commission announced the decision at Monday’s commission meeting, stating the reason for the delay in reopening the county’s facilities in Wedowee is the need for…
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING The Town of Wedowee will be hosting a public meeting on the 16th day of June, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at Wedowee Town Hall located at 24 Main Street, Wedowee, AL. The public meeting will be held to provide project information and receive public comments on…
STATE OF ALABAMA COUNTY OF RANDOLPH NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made under the terms of that certain mortgage executed by Larry Joe Ward, Jr., an unmarried man, on the 8th day of May, 2009 to Bank of Wedowee, predecessor to First Bank of Alabama which said mortgage is recorded in the…
STATE OF ALABAMA COUNTY OF RANDOLPH NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made under the terms of that certain mortgage executed by Christine Baldwin McCool, a married woman, and Edward Blake McCool, a married man, on the 8th day of June, 2018 to First Bank of Alabama which said mortgage is recorded in…
STATE OF ALABAMA COUNTY OF RANDOLPH NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made under the terms of that certain mortgage executed by Zachary Ryan Wood, an unmarried man and Sesalie Christoria Leigh Baldwin, an unmarried woman, on the 27th day of April, 2017 to Bank of Wedowee, predecessor to First Bank of Alabama…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JANELL SHEPPARD, DEC. NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT TO BE PUBLISHED BY PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE Letters of Administration of said deceased having been granted to Michael Anthony Sheppard Jr. on the 8th day of May, 2020, by the Honorable George Diamond, Judge of…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE HARLIN A. SHEPPARD, DEC. NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT TO BE PUBLISHED BY PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE Letters of Administration of said deceased having been granted to Michael Anthony Sheppard Jr. on the 8th day of May, 2020, by the Honorable George Diamond, Judge of…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ELIZABETH MOORE JETER, DEC. NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT TO BE PUBLISHED BY PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE Letters of Administration of said deceased having been granted to James B. Griffin on the 8th day of May, 2020, by the Honorable George Diamond, Judge of…
STATE OF ALABAMA RANDOLPH COUNTY PROBATE COURT NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF YVETTE G. BONNER, DECEASED Letters Testamentary on the estate of Yvette G. Bonner, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on the 8th day of May, 2020, by the Judge of Probate of said County, notice is…
NOTICE The Probate Judge as Chief Election Officer makes it known in each voting precinct that, as required, Randolph County, Alabama is in compliance with the availability of registration and voting aids for all handicapped and elderly individuals, as stated in the Code of Alabama, Section 21-4-23(b). (20)
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MICHAEL SMITH, DECEASED NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT TO BE PUBLISHED BY PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE Letters Testamentary of said deceased having been granted to Timothy Smith on the 7th day of May, 2020, by the Honorable George Diamond, Judge of Probate Court of…
(LANETT) William O’Neil Wood, 76, of Lanett died Monday, May 11, 2020, at East Alabama Medical Center. A graveside service will be Wednesday, May 13, at 11 a.m. ET at Resthaven Memorial Gardens in Lanett with the Rev. Stephen Grubbs officiating. Mr. Wood was born in Chambers County on April 18, 1944, to the late…