MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALEDefault 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 September…
NOTICE The Town of Wadley is now soliciting proposals from licensed architectural firms for professional services to be provided relating to the various grant programs administered by the State of Alabama. The selection made from this solicitation will apply to calendar years 2020 through 2022. Proposals must be submitted to the Town of Wadley (265…
(WEDOWEE) The funeral for Alfred Brooks, 85, of Wedowee will be Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020, at 11 a.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with the Rev. David Little, Bro. Bob Karcher, Bro. Bill Prince, Bro. Gerald Dial and Bro. Ricky Daniel officiating. Burial will follow at Delta Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral…
(MOBILE) Susan Mitchum Harris of Mobile was born to the late William Alonza and Sue Grimes Mitchum in LaFayette on Sept. 27, 1951, and died surrounded by her family on Jan. 10, 2020. Visitation will be in the parlor at Frederick-Dean Funeral Home Saturday, Jan. 18, from 2 to 4 p.m. Susan was a 1973…
(ROANOKE) Earl Bobby Hilliard, 82, of Roanoke died Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020, at Tanner-East Alabama Medical Center in Wedowee. A Lake Worth, Fla., native, Mr. Hilliard was born Dec. 26, 1937, the son of Earl and Evelyn Hilliard. He was a self-employed heavy equipment operator. Survivors include his wife, Betty Hilliard; son, Mark Hilliard of…
(HOGANSVILLE, Ga.) Martha “Mott” Turner Hester, 71, of Hogansville, Ga., died Jan. 8, 2020, at WellStar West Georgia Hospice. The funeral will be Saturday, Jan. 11, at 3 p.m. EST at Higgins LaGrange Chapel Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Napolean Church of Christ in Woodland. The family will receive friends on Saturday 2 p.m.…
(ALEXANDER CITY) Visitation for Dorothy Norred Vinson, 97, of Alexander City will be Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020, from 1 to 3 p.m. at Radney Funeral Home. Mrs. Vinson died Tuesday, Jan. 7, at Brown Nursing Home. She was born April 1, 1922, in Randolph County to Marvin E. Norred and Iris Mae Breed Norred. Mrs.…
(WADLEY) S.L. “Bud” Stringfellow of Wadley died at his home surrounded by his loving family on Jan. 8, 2020, at the age of 61. Bud grew up in Beauregard and graduated from Beauregard High School in 1976. He was preceded in death by his parents, William “Goat” and Peggy Stringfellow Jones, and his sister, Penny…
(ASHLAND) The funeral for the Rev. James J. Lee, 63, of Ashland will be Friday, Jan. 10, 2020, at 1 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Home in Lineville with the Rev. Donald Peterson and the Rev. Harold McCain officiating. Burial will follow at New Hope West Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends Thursday from…
(HOOVER) Margaret DeLoach Donaldson, 83, of Hoover died Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019. The family will receive friends on Saturday, Jan. 11, from 10 to 11 a.m. at Currie-Jefferson Funeral Home, Hoover, with a memorial service immediately following in the chapel. She was born in Roanoke on Jan. 8, 1936, the daughter of James Theo and…
(OPELIKA) The funeral for Garry Bowen, 72, of Opelika will be Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with Bro. Kenneth Wayne Bowen and Bro. Michael Newton officiating. Burial will follow at East Napoleon Church of Christ Cemetery, Woodland. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 1 to…
This is a story about an unconventional basketball team having an unconventional season. It’s a team that has surrendered less than 30 points defensively in four of its nine games and somehow lost one of those games. And despite those paltry scoring totals, the head coach is still not happy with his team’s defensive performance.…
Heflin sweeps Woodland Woodland’s girls fell behind by 14 points at the start of the second half of their game against Cleburne County Monday, but a methodical rally saw them down by just two early in the fourth quarter before Heflin pulled away late for a 50-45 win. Woodland trailed 27-17 at halftime, then saw…
Win in blowout fashion. Lose in blowout fashion. That’s how both the Handley boys and Handley girls teams began the 2020 portion of their basketball schedule prior to Tuesday’s area showdown against Booker T. Washington in Roanoke. The boys were coming off of a solid showing in the Big Orange Classic at Hoover High School…
(OXFORD) The funeral for Mary Clovis McCord, 82, of Oxford was Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020, at 2 p.m. at Smyrna Baptist Church in Newell. The Rev. Jerome Whaley and Barry Nolen officiated. Mrs. McCord died Jan. 7 at her home after a short battle with liver cancer. Mrs. McCord enjoyed working in her yard and…
Randolph County’s Baby New Year 2020 is Greyson Gage Cannon. Greyson was born Jan. 2 at 4:26 p.m. at Regional Medical Center in Anniston to parents are Joseph Gage Cannon and Heather LeeAnn Laster of Roanoke. At birth, he weighed 7 pounds, 13 ounces and was 20 inches long. Grandparents are Darcie Hulett of Wadley…
Depending on where they pursue white-tailed deer, hunters in Alabama may be experiencing a wide range of deer breeding activity from pre-rut and peak rut to post-rut. Studies by wildlife professionals indicate that rutting activity is most closely associated with the heritage of the deer in a particular area. The diversity of breeding activity, known…
WEDOWEE – High school seniors and their parents throughout Clay and Randolph counties will be able to get one-on-one help with resumes, scholarships, FAFSA and interview tips at the Next Steps to College and Career Event on Tuesday, Jan. 14, at the Randolph County High School auditorium from 6 to 8 p.m. Regional businesses will…
Randolph County Extension will serve as a weigh-in site for the state’s largest weight-loss and exercise program, Scale Back Alabama. In its 14th year, the program has resulted in millions of pounds lost and lots of healthy habits formed, and the 2020 challenge starts next week. Adults in teams of two can go online at…
After Chambers County Sheriff Sid Lockhart received multiple complaints of local Chambers County convenience stores selling alcohol to under-aged citizens, he directed deputies to investigate into this. Dec. 31 at approximately 7 p.m., the Chambers County Sheriff’s initiated “Operation New Years Resolution.” Deputies traveled to nine different stores attempting to purchase alcohol from these stores…