Great teams don’t often start out great. Almost without exception great teams travel a path pocked with failure before arriving at greatness.If the Handley girls basketball team is going to ascend to greatness and reach the pinnacle of its sport, that journey will be fueled by games like last Wednesday’s 43-38 loss to Childersburg in…
Southern Union split a four-game series with Lincoln Trail out of Illinois Saturday and Sunday. The Bison won both games Saturday before losing a pair of one-run contests Sunday in a series that was evenly matched throughout. The first game turned in the fourth inning when the Bison tied it at 2-2 on back-to-back doubles…
WEDOWEE – At Monday’s meeting of Randolph County Commission, the commission tabled any discussion on the issue at Crystal Lake. The commission is waiting to schedule a meeting with the City of Roanoke, Roanoke Utilities Board and USDA (Department of Agriculture). At Thursday’s workshop, engineer Burrell Jones said there would be two siphon hoses installed…
The Handley Lady Tigers opened their season with three wins in six games, and played for the championship in The Whitney Gallaher Classic softball tournament over the weekend. The first three games were for deciding tournament placement. In the first game, Handley lost to eventual tournament champion Appalachian. Jessi Gosdin led the Lady Tigers with…
A tree seedling giveaway will be Friday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the USDA Farm Service Center in Wedowee at 20 West Broad St. The types of seedlings will include: redbud, crape myrtle, Southern crabapple, red maple, river birch, dogwood, red mulberry, white oak and cherry bark oak. The Randolph County Natural Resource…
Alabama Power is surveying recreational users of the Tallapoosa River as part of its Harris Dam relicensing process. The dam’s license is set to expire Nov. 30, 2023. Alabama Power must file an application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for a new license by Nov. 30, 2021. Survey results will be used to inform…
Roanoke City Council took action on Monday to replace a drain pipe causing problems on Bud Cummings Road. The problem was addressed by Nick Johnson from the utilities board. Johnson explained an old metal drainage pipe underneath the road is having issues due to its age, and these issues have compromised the safety of the…
The Woodland Bobcats displayed some potent offense in a doubleheader sweep of Faith Christian and Cornerstone Saturday. First the Bobcats took on Faith Christian High School and won 21-9 in six innings. The score was not surprising because the Bobcat’s bats were on fire. Woodland racked up 18 hits, which included five doubles and four…
STATE OF ALABAMA RANDOLPH COUNTY PROBATE COURT NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JOSEPH HENDRICK MCDONALD, JR., DECEASED Letters Testamentary on the estate of Joseph Hendrick McDonald, Jr., deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on the 19th day of Feb., 2020, by the Judge of Probate of said County,…
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having being made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage dated September 15, 2015 executed by Christopher Blake Floyd, unmarried man, in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., acting solely as nominee for HomeBridge Financial Services, Inc. DBA Real Estate Mortgage Network, said Mortgage being recorded…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: DONALD HUGH JOHNSON, DECEASED ADMINISTRATRIX’S NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS Letters of Administration on the Estate of Donald Hugh Johnson, deceased, having been granted to Jennifer Johnson D’Aquisto on the 18th day of Feb., 2020, by the Honorable Judge of Probate of said County, notice is…
FORM OF ADVERTISEMENT FOR COMPLETION LEGAL NOTICE In accordance with Chapter 1, Title 39, Code of Alabama, 1975, notice is hereby given that Chris Clark Grading & Paving, Inc. Contractor, has completed the Contract for construction LR-CM-PF-18-006 (Roanoke Street Resurfacing Project-CDBG) City of Roanoke, Randolph County, for the State of Alabama and the City of…
NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING ON PETITION TO ABANDON AND VACATE AN EXISTING UNNAMED RIGHT OF WAY IN THE CITY OF ROANOKE The City Council of the City of Roanoke hereby issues this public notice that it is considering a Petition to Abandon and Vacate an existing unnamed right of way located between Maple Drive…
(ROANOKE) The funeral for Dellia Marybeth Brown Nobley, 86, of Roanoke will be Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020, at 1 p.m. at Faith Baptist Church with the Rev. S.T. Janey, Rev. Doug Turner and Rev. Scott Whaley officiating. Burial will follow at Cedarwood Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Quattlebaum Funeral Home from 5 to…
(LaGRANGE, Ga.) June Huckleberry, 85, of LaGrange, Ga., died peacefully on Sunday, Feb. 23, 2020, at Florence Hand Home. Visitation will be Tuesday, Feb. 25, from 5 to 7 p.m. EST at the funeral home. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. EST Wednesday, Feb. 26, at Baptist Tabernacle with the Rev. Jimmy McMillian officiating.…
(WEDOWEE) The funeral for June Marie Thackston, 65, of Wedowee was Sunday, Feb. 23, 2020, at 2 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with the Rev. David Little officiating. Ms. Thackston died Thursday, Feb. 20, at Tanner Medical Center in Carrollton, Ga. An Albany, Ga., native, Ms. Thackston was born June 11, 1954, the daughter of…
(WADLEY) Memorial services for David Arden Brown, 64, of Wadley will be Friday, Feb. 28, 2020, at 1p.m. at Corinth Christian Church in Wadley. David died Feb. 20 at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika. A Randolph County resident, Mr. Brown was born Feb. 25, 1955, the son of John D. and Majorie Brown. He…
(AUGUSTA, Ga.) Visitation for Marvin Boyce Pike Sr., 91, of Augusta, Ga., will be Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020, from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Home. Mr. Pike died Thursday, Feb. 20, at VA Hospital in Montgomery. An Augusta native, Mr. Pike was born in Randolph County, Ala., on Oct. 8, 1928, the son…
(ROANOKE) The funeral for Billy Towler, 61, of Roanoke will be Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020, at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Quattlebaum Funeral Home. The Reverend Mark Brand will officiate. The family will receive friends Friday from 5 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Mr. Towler died Tuesday, Feb. 18, at East Alabama…
(DELTA) Hugh Tyler Swann, 42, of Delta died Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Visitation will be Friday, Feb. 21, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Home in Lineville. The funeral will be Saturday, Feb. 22, at 2 p.m. at Center West Baptist Church in Delta, conducted by…