(ROANOKE) Dorothy Mae Smith Parker, 94, of Stanley Avenue, Roanoke, died Thursday, May 7, 2020, at Traylor Retirement Community.Graveside services were Monday, May 11, at 1 p.m. at Skyview Memorial Gardens in the Welch community.Mrs. Parker was born in Rock Mills to the late John Henry and Ella Trammell Smith on April 4, 1926. Her…
(ROANOKE) The funeral for Morgan Viron Cantrell, 88, of Roanoke will be Tuesday, May 12, 2020, at 2 p.m. at Highway Congregational Methodist Church with the Rev. Jason Owens and Rev. Tracy Cantrell officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Monday from 5 to 8…
Dr. Travis B. Edmondson, 90, born on Aug. 30, 1929, in Randolph County, Ala., to Hugh Otis and Burzie Thurman Edmondson passed away on May 5, 2020, at AdventHealth Hospital in Daytona Beach, Fla. Travis was a true Southern gentleman who displayed a loving, virtuous heart and an unmatched desire to help and serve others.…
(WADLEY) The funeral for Jimmy D. Caldwell, 76 of Wadley, was Monday, May 11, 2020, at 2 p.m. at Mt. Gilead Cemetery with Bro. Jimmy Brand officiating. Mr. Caldwell died Friday, May 8, at East Alabama Medical Center. A lifelong resident of Clay and Randolph counties, he was a graduate of Mellow Valley High School.…
MONTGOMERY –Governor Kay Ivey on Friday issued an amended Safer at Home Order to be applied Statewide. The order which includes an expanded list of items to reopen will be effective Monday, May 11, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. and will expire on Friday, May 22, 2020 at 5:00 p.m.
Roanoke Rural Health Clinic conducted drive-through coronavirus testing Friday, but the work stemming from those tests has only just begun. Dr. Samantha Baggett is the clinical practitioner who oversees the clinic, and she was a driving force behind securing the tests and setting up the drive-through station to administer those tests. “It was in partnership…
Around midnight last Thursday, a fire destroyed a camper trailer on County Road 15 in Wedowee. The trailer was sitting in the yard of the former Scales Grocery. According to the report from Randolph County Sheriff’s Office, parties at the scene told reponders they had set it and did not need any help. Wedowee and…
WOODLAND – The first-ever Drive-Up Bama Jam held last Saturday in Woodland had the streets of swaying to the music and singing along. Organizer Mike Bailey of Woodland said he was thrilled at the turnout and hopes to do it again. “This might have been the first, but it won’t be the last … I’ve…
(LONGWOOD, Fla.) William A. Underwood, 93, of Longwood, Fla., died April 29, 2020. He was born Jan. 3, 1927, in Roanoke, Ala., to Julius and Mildred Underwood. Bill was an employee of the government since 1948. His first job was at the Army Depot in Anniston, where he met his wife, Lou. They were married…
A glimmer of hope has emerged for the sports-starved landscape in Alabama after state superintendent of education Eric Mackey laid out a tentative timeline for how schools might allow athletes to return to the field. Mackey revealed a plan last week that would allow athletes and coaches to return to official training activities on a…
Randolph County Economic Development Authority (RCEDA) Director Bryant Whaley has been reinstated after the Alabama Ethics Commission found no evidence of wrongdoing on Whaley’s part. Whaley was put on a paid leave of absence on March 16 for potential ethics violations after he was accused of “using his position to assist political candidates in primary…
A tractor trailer was engulfed in flames on Sunday morning in the middle of U.S. 431 in front of Walmart. According to Roanoke Police Department, when first responders arrived, the truck was fully engulfed and the front of the trailer was on fire. The driver said just as he went past Ft. McClellan Credit Union,…
It was a first for Roanoke City School Board last week as their regular meeting was a virtual meeting held on Zoom due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Superintendent Chuck Marcum welcomed each one of the board members as they attended the meeting from their homes. The meeting had a relatively short agenda, which was taken…
WADLEY – Wadley Town Council gathered for a brief meeting on Monday night with Mayor Donna McKay and Council members Linda Briones, Michael Brown and Jim Hall in attendance. The meeting was held at the First Baptist Church Fellowship Hall to allow social distancing. Following the approval of the minutes from a called meeting on…
Since the emergence of the coronavirus, healthcare facilities, hospitals and nursing facilities have gone on lockdown, allowing no visitors. In the local area, patients at Traylor Nursing Home have been able to visit with their family members only through windows or by phone. Late last week, the nursing home talked to family members of all…
CONTINUATION OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed to Wachovia Bank, National Association on October 13, 2007, by Carolyn T. Daniel, and recorded in Mortgage Book 524, Page 332 and secured indebtedness having been transferred Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.. Shapiro and Ingle,…
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE STATE OF ALABAMA COUNTY OF RANDOLPH Default having been made of the terms of the loan documents secured by that certain mortgage executed by Joseph W. Navratil Husband Carolyn Navratil Wife Mathew E. Barcus Single to Beneficial Alabama Inc. dated April 14, 2005; said mortgage being recorded on April 18,…
PUBLIC NOTICE Cellco Partnership and its controlled affiliates doing business as Verizon Wireless (Verizon Wireless) proposes to build a 265-foot Self-Support Communications Tower. Anticipated lighting application is medium intensity dual red/white strobes. The Site location is County Road 621, Woodland, Randolph County, Alabama 36280, Lat: 33-18-37.30, Long: -85-20-43.49. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Antenna Structure…
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS The Randolph County Commission is accepting bids for the striping and/or equipment for six 2020 Dodge Durangos for the Randolph County Sheriff’s Department. Bids must be received in the Randolph County Commission Office by Thursday, May 20, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. CDT. Please call 256-357-4980 for a copy of bid specifications. (19-20)
ON THE PROPOSED FINANCING BY Auslin’s Chapel Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN the Auslin’s Chapel Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. located at 3400 County Road 804 in Wedowee, Alabama (the issuer), will allow for public comment through May 14, 2020 at 5:00 pm, via email at tdoyle114/@hotmail.com or via phone at (404) 606-7629,…