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PUBLIC NOTICE

By Editor | May 15, 2019 |

PUBLIC NOTICEThe East Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission is applying to the Alabama Department of Transportation for an administrative, operating and capital assistance grant under 49 U.S.C. Section 5311 of the Federal Transit Laws, as codified.  The operating grant may provide financial assistance for public transportation services for the residents of Randolph County during…

LEGAL NOTICE

By Editor | May 15, 2019 |

LEGAL NOTICE GARY INGRAM GRADING & PAVING, INC. hereby gives notice of completion of contract with the State of Alabama for the construction of Project No. NH-0001(601) Randolph This notice will appear for four consecutive weeks beginning on May 15 ,2019 and ending on _June 5,2019. All claims should be file at 1767 GRIFFIN SHOALS…

NOTICE OF FILING OF PETITION FOR SUMMARY DISTRIBUTION

By Editor | May 15, 2019 |

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: ROBERT PAUL CAUSEY NOTICE OF FILING OF PETITION FOR SUMMARY DISTRIBUTION Notice is hereby given that a Petition for Summary Distribution of the above named estate has been filed by Patrick Causey on the 18th day of May, 2019, and that 30 days after the…

PUBLIC SALE

By Editor | May 15, 2019 |

PUBLIC SALE Stack & Pack Self Storage, pursuant to the Alabama Self Storage Act (8-15-33). Will conduct a public sale to the highest bidder for cash only on their premises, 410 Industrial Ave., Roanoke, AL 36274. Phone number 334-863-7867. The auction will be on May 25, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. on the following units. The…

Jerome Joiner

By Editor | May 14, 2019 |

(CARROLLTON, Ga.) Jerome Joiner, 48, of Carrollton, Ga., died Saturday, May 11, 2019, at Tanner Medical Center. The funeral will be Friday, May 17, at 2 p.m. EDT at Martin & Hightower Heritage Chapel with the Rev. Joy Griffin officiating. Interment will follow in Mt. Carmel United Methodist Church Cemetery in Woodland, Ala. The family…

Gerson William Pollard

By Editor | May 14, 2019 |

(EAST DUBLIN, Ga.) Gerson William Pollard, 85, of East Dublin, Ga., died Monday, May 13, 2019. The family will receive friends from 10 a.m. EDT until the funeral hour on Wednesday, May 15, at East Dublin Dayspring Worship Center. Services will follow at 11 a.m. at the church with the Rev. Kenny Rowland officiating. Burial…

Mary L. Knight Jordan

By Editor | May 14, 2019 |

(WEDOWEE) Mary L. Knight Jordan, 62, of Wedowee died Thursday, May 9, 2019, at Tanner Medical Center, East Alabama in Wedowee. Visitation will be Friday, May 17, from 1-6 p.m. at the funeral home. The homegoing celebration will be at 1 p.m., Saturday, May 18, at Oak Grove Worship Center, Newell, the Rev. Fredrick Brown…

Thomas ‘Slim’ Sheppard

By Editor | May 14, 2019 |

(MOBILE) Thomas “Slim” Sheppard of Mobile died peacefully on Friday, May 10, 2019 at the age of 84. Visitation will be Monday, May 13, from 5-8 p.m. at Pine Crest Funeral Home on Dauphin Island Parkway in Mobile, with a funeral service at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, May 14. Interment will be in Pine Crest…

Joe ‘Buddy’ Wortham

By Editor | May 14, 2019 |

WOODLAND – Joe “Buddy” Wortham of Woodland died May 9,2019, at his residents after a brief battle with cancer. He was 82. Joe was born March 25,1937, in Coweta County, Ga., to Joe and Allie Mae Wortham. He was a welder by trade and a member of Olive Branch Baptist Church of Franklin, Ga. Joe…

Bettie Sue Tidwell Wilkerson

By Editor | May 14, 2019 |

(WADLEY) The funeral service for Bettie Sue Tidwell Wilkerson, 86, of Wadley will be Saturday, May 11, 2019, at 11 a.m. at Union Baptist Church (Motley) with the Revs. Noel Vickers, John Roberts and Tim Harris officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. Mrs. Wilkerson died Wednesday, May 8, at Clay County Nursing Home…

Iona Grace Ray

By Editor | May 14, 2019 |

(ROANOKE) Iona Grace Ray, 64, of Roanoke died Tuesday, May 7, 2019, at Tanner-East Alabama Medical Center in Wedowee. A Franklin, Ga., native, Mrs. Ray was born Dec. 11, 1954, the daughter of Mason and Sarah Martha Smith Noles. Survivors include her husband, John W. Ray Jr.; two daughters, Sarah Bagley and Alexis Ray, both…

Grady ‘Pate’ Morrison

By Editor | May 14, 2019 |

(BYNUM) The funeral for Grady “Pate” Morrison, 84, of Bynum will be Saturday, May 11, 2019, at 11 a.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel in Wedowee with the Rev. Brett Hogland, Grady Morrison and Don Gay officiating. Burial will follow at Smyrna Baptist Church Cemetery, Newell. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from…

Dorothy May Mitchell Meadows

By Editor | May 14, 2019 |

(NEWELL) A celebration of life for Dorothy Mae Mitchell Meadows, 85, of Newell will be Wednesday, May 15, 2019, at 11 a.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel in Wedowee with the Rev. Forrest Meadows officiating and a special song by Samuel Meadows. Burial will follow at Midway United Methodist Church Cemetery, Wedowee. The family will receive…

Joe ‘Buddy’ Wortham

By Editor | May 10, 2019 |

WOODLAND – Joe “Buddy” Wortham of Woodland died May 9,2019, at his residents after a brief battle with cancer. He was 82.  Joe was born March 25,1937, in Coweta County, Ga., to Joe and Allie Mae Wortham. He was a welder by trade and a member of Olive Branch Baptist Church of Franklin, Ga.  Joe…

Grady ‘Pate’ Morrison

By Editor | May 10, 2019 |

(BYNUM) The funeral for Grady “Pate” Morrison, 84, of Bynum will be Saturday, May 11, 2019, at 11 a.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel in Wedowee with the Rev. Brett Hogland, Grady Morrison and Don Gay officiating. Burial will follow at Smyrna Baptist Church Cemetery, Newell. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from…

Iona Grace Ray

By Editor | May 10, 2019 |

(ROANOKE) Iona Grace Ray, 64, of Roanoke died Tuesday, May 7, 2019, at Tanner-East Alabama Medical Center in Wedowee. A Franklin, Ga., native, Mrs. Ray was born Dec. 11, 1954, the daughter of Mason and Sarah Martha Smith Noles. Survivors include her husband, John W. Ray Jr.; two daughters, Sarah Bagley and Alexis Ray, both…

Bettie Sue Tidwell Wilkerson

By Editor | May 10, 2019 |

(WADLEY) The funeral service for Bettie Sue Tidwell Wilkerson, 86, of Wadley will be Saturday, May 11, 2019, at 11 a.m. at Union Baptist Church (Motley) with the Revs. Noel Vickers, John Roberts and Tim Harris officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. Mrs. Wilkerson died Wednesday, May 8, at Clay County Nursing Home…

Regional preview: Challenges await RCHS, Handley in playoffs

By Editor | May 8, 2019 |

Eight teams go in, only two come out. One team will go undefeated. One team will only lose once. The other six will go home. Those are the cold, hard facts of regional softball, and RCHS and Handley will do everything in their power to be one of those two teams that survive and advance…

Kid’s Town gets facelift

By Editor | May 8, 2019 |

The two girls- ( L-R Mary Madyson Bailey & Alayna White) A joint project between Roanoke Rotary Club, City of Roanoke and the Handley High School Interact Club recently resulted in a facelift for Kid’s Town playground. Kid’s Town was a project spearheaded by Roanoke Rotary and built by community volunteers in 2006. It is…

Handley, RCHS advance to regionals

By Editor | May 8, 2019 |

Losing the first game of the area tournament is never a good omen. Especially when that loss is a 1-0 decision in which the only run scored on a passed ball in the bottom of the seventh inning. That’s the situation that Handley found itself in during last week’s 4A, Area 9 tournament before the…