WEDOWEE – In a combined workshop and regular meeting due to a holiday, a concerned county resident questioned three of five Randolph County Commissioners on various financial issues.On Thursday of last week, realtor Gene Crouch of Wedowee expressed concern there has been no open discussion of the county budget for 2020. “I have heard citizens…
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 Jamison Brian Taylor A Single Man to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as mortgagee, as nominee for, United Wholesale Mortgage its successors and assigns dated January…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: JERRY LEE MABRY, DECEASED NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JERRY LEE MABRY, DECEASED Letters Testamentary on the estate of Jerry Lee Mabry, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on the 8th day of Oct., 2019, by the Judge…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: THE ESTATE OF ROSEBUD STANFORD CARSON, DECEASED NOTICE OF HEARING TO: Donna Dudley 121 Baccus Drive Mesquite, TX 75150 James Dudley 7916 Oso Rico Rs NE Albuquerque, NM 87122 Karen Modjeski Address Unknown You are hereby notified that on this day came Sara Drummond and…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM RALPH BENEFIELD NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION Letters Testamentary of said William Ralph Benefield, deceased, having been granted to Ted Jackson, as Executor, on the 10th day of October, 2019, by the Honorable George Diamond, Judge of Probate of Randolph County,…
STATE OF ALABAMA RANDOLPH COUNTY PROBATE COURT NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF SHARON ANNETTE DAVIS, DECEASED Letters Testamentary on the estate of Sharon Annette Davis, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on the 8th day of Oct., 2019, by the Judge of Probate of said County, notice is…
(WEDOWEE) Graveside services for Frances Cantrell, 83, of Wedowee will be Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019, at 11 a.m. at Highway Congregational Methodist Cemetery in Roanoke with Bro. Michael Waldrep officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 4-7 p.m. on Tuesday. Mrs. Cantrell died Monday, Oct. 14, at Tanner Medical Center in…
Vera Marion Hendrix McEwen, 89, died Oct. 9, 2019, at Tanner Medical Center following a brief illness. A memorial service will be held in the chapel of Rainwater Funeral Home at 2 p.m. EDT on Saturday, Oct. 19, with visitation beginning at 1 p.m. The Rev. Jamie Beam will officiate, Wes Pollard will give the…
Handley built a 30-7 lead during a dominant first half, and then never scored again. The Tigers saw their chances of a region championship slip through their fingers as Lincoln scored 27 straight points to claim an improbable 34-30 win in Roanoke Friday night. Handley scored touchdowns on each of its first four possessions in…
The last two seasons I have gotten into the routine of posting a pregame picks column on Friday afternoon and a post-game scores story on Friday nights during football season. I call these “Football Friday” (what you are currently reading this moment) and “Football Friday Night.” The Football Friday Night article is built around the…
(WOODLAND) The funeral for Terry Wayne Puckett, 66, of Woodland, will be at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019, at Benefield Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Billy Wallace officiating. Burial will follow in a family plot. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday. Terry Puckett…
(WEDOWEE) Graveside services for Bobby James Crumbley, 83, of Wedowee will be Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019, at 1:30 p.m. CDT at Welcome United Methodist Church Cemetery in Roopville, Ga. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. CDT on Saturday before services begin. Mr. Crumbley died Saturday, Oct. 5, at…
(WEDOWEE) Memorial services for Ray Garrison Sudduth Jr., 50, of Wedowee will be Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019, at 2 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with Jimmy Hawthorne officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from noon-2 p.m. on Sunday before services begin. Mr. Sudduth died Thursday, Oct. 3, in Birmingham. A Dadeville…
Handley moved within one win of earning a playoff berth and positioned itself for a crucial region showdown with a thorough drumming of Elmore County 42-14 Friday in Eclectic. Devontae Houston rushed for 197 yards and four touchdowns on just 10 carries, and Handley scored all 42 of its points before halftime before cruising to…
If Central head coach Danny Horn has a sleepless night tonight it will probably be because Kourtlan Marsh won’t stop running through his head. The senior quarterback from Mortimer Jordan accounted for all five of his team’s touchdowns, and Central couldn’t keep pace as the Volunteers fell 34-28 at home Friday. Marsh was a problem…
RCHS spread the ball around, saw five players score its six touchdowns and generally made quick work of Weaver in a 42-6 win Friday night. The Tigers are now 5-1, with their only true challenge this season coming in week three’s 27-15 loss to Piedmont. But that’s about to change this week as RCHS travels…
Firefighters from Auslin’s Chapel and A&M volunteer fire departments responded to a call at a mobile home on Monday. The call came at 6:39 p.m. to the location at 998 County Rd. 1 (the Dam Road). Also responding were Wedowee Police Department, Randolph County Sheriff’s Office, Southern Ambulance Transport and the Red Cross. The mobile…
WEDOWEE – The Randolph County Liners need you to “come make history!” The Randolph County line dancers are ecstatic and eager to have anyone and everyone join them in their attempt for the best bicentennial celebration at the Wedowee Family Fun Day this coming Saturday, Oct. 12. If you have ever wanted to try your…
Ranburne continued unabated toward its date with destiny next week after the Bulldogs dispatched Westbrook Christian 33-13 Friday in Rainbow City. Ranburne now returns home to take on 1-5 West End-Walnut Grove before an all-important region finale against Ohatchee on the 18th. “It’s not like it’s a secret. The kids know where we are,” said…
Thankfully residents were finally able to see some rain over the weekend in Randolph County. Wedowee received 2.25 inches on Saturday. Northwest Randolph County received 5/8 of an inch on Saturday and 1/4 of an inch on Tuesday, Oct. 8. In regard to the Rock Mills area, Paul Swisher, informed us that on the first…