George “David” Elliott, 64, died Thursday, March 21, 2019.A memorial service will be held Saturday, April 13, at 4 p.m. EDT at Fayetteville First United Methodist Church, Fayetteville, Ga.David graduated from Georgia State University and completed master’s coursework at Emory University in English. He loved reading and music. He played piano and organ and sang…
The Wadley Bicentennial Committee is busy planning for the state’s 200th birthday on Sept. 21. Plans are underway for historical presentations by Wadley High School students, just to name one of the many commemorations for the day. If you or anyone you know would like to provide food or set up a booth for the…
(WOODLAND) The funeral for Charlie Henry Tolbert Jr., 78, of Woodland will be Friday, April 12, 2019, at 2 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Willie Kidd and Rev. Curtis Tolbert officiating. Burial will follow at Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery in Wedowee. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5-8…
(ROANOKE) The funeral for Frances Benefield, 95, of Roanoke will be Thursday, April 11, 2019, at 11 a.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Zenus Windsor officiating. Burial will follow at Cedarwood Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 10-11 a.m. on Thursday before services begin. Mrs. Benefield died Wednesday,…
Handley prom attendees Ashanti Lockhart, Tameyra Drake, Demeah Bell and Endia Jones pose for a picture in downtown Roanoke prior to the night’s festivities. To see more prom pictures from around the county see this week’s print issue in news stands or subscribe. You can also see or entire paper online by subscribing to our…
It was a standard high school class project that turned into a visit from one of the state’s most important elected officials. Or as Handley High School student Claire Greer said, “You may think something is stupid at first, but it can turn out to be something really great.” Greer was the central figure in…
The start of baseball season has brought a refreshing new look to Roanoke’s youth baseball and softball fields thanks to the combined efforts of city employees and leaders. And the fields are being well used. The city has 26 teams sharing the fields. That was the good news shared with Roanoke City Council on Monday…
WEDOWEE – Wedowee’s elected leaders got a glimpse of their possible future home at last Tuesday’s town council meeting. Mayor Tim Coe shared with council members two sketches prepared by the town’s architect for a possible new administrative complex. It is anticipated the facility will house new town hall offices and council chamber, utilities board…
WEDOWEE – In a meeting of Randolph County Commission on Monday, a total of $45,080 was approved as a budget amendment to cover a money shortage in Randolph County Sheriff’s Department and the county jail. Some portions of the budget were 106 percent over budget with others just below the 100 percent mark. County financial…
STATE OF ALABAMA COUNTY OF RANDOLPH NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made under the terms of that certain mortgage executed by Brandi Michelle Fisher, an unmarried individual, on the 22nd day of May, 2017 to Bank of Wedowee, predecessor to First Bank of Alabama which said mortgage is recorded in the Probate…
Notice to Contractors Federal Aid Project No. NH-0001(607) & NH-0001(608) RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA Sealed bids will be received by the Director of Transportation at the office of the Alabama Department of Transportation, Montgomery, Alabama until 10:00 AM on April 26, 2019 and at that time publicly opened for constructing the Planing, Resurfacing, and Traffic Stripe…
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING The Town of Wedowee will be hosting a public meeting on the 25th day of April, 2019 at 12:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at Wedowee Town Hall located at 24 Main Street, Wedowee, AL. The public meeting will be held to provide project information and receive public comments on…
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE Default having been made in the terms of that mortgage executed by CELIA BURNS, an unmarried individual, to First Bank of Alabama, as successor in interest to the Bank of Wedowee, which said mortgage is recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of RANDOLPH County, Alabama, in Mortgage Volume 616,…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JAMES ARTHUR CRAWFORD SR., DECEASED NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT TO BE PUBLISHED BY PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE Letters Testamentary of said deceased having been granted to Barbara Jean Rose on the 2nd day of April, 2019, by the Honorable George Diamond, Judge of…
STATE OF ALABAMA RANDOLPH COUNTY PROBATE COURT NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF RUTH ELIZABETH GENTRY, DECEASED Letters Testamentary on the estate of Ruth Elizabeth Gentry, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on the 2nd day of April, 2019, by the Judge of Probate of said County, notice is…
Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Booker Bailey and Linda Ann Bailey , to The United States of America, acting through the Farmers Home Administration, United States Department of Agriculture, dated June 11, 1984, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the Judge of…
The City of Roanoke will be accepting sealed bids for the demolition of a nuisance property located in Roanoke Alabama. The tax identification number. 56-16-07-35-3-008-002.000 The contractor shall be responsible for the removal of all walls, roof and all material such as brick, block, wood and any other unsafe material causing the nuisance on the…
(FOREST PARK, Ga.) Frances Lavern White, 84, died peacefully on Friday, March 22, 2019, at Westbury Health and Rehab Center in McDonough, Ga. A memorial service was Sunday, April 7, at Harvest Point Methodist Church, Locust Grove, Ga., with Dr. Steven Usry and Jonathan Andersen officiating. Lavern was born Aug. 18, 1934, to Carl and…
(ROANOKE) Doris Pearson Trammell, 88, of Roanoke, died Friday, April 5, 2019, at LaFayette Nursing Home in LaFayette. The funeral will be Wednesday, April 10, at 1 p.m. at New Harmony Baptist Church in LaFayette with the Rev. Douglas Jones Sr. and Rev. William Phillips officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mrs. Trammell…
(ROOPVILLE, Ga.) Willie Lee “Bill” Parmer, 87, of Roopville, Ga., died April 6, 2019. The funeral was Monday, April 8, at 2 p.m. EDT at New Springs Church with the Revs. Milford Ballenger and Samuel Arp officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery with Masonic rites delivered by Robert Nelms. Mr. Parmer was born May…