(OXFORD) Patsy Ann Higgins, 69, died Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019, at Diversicare of Oxford.A native of Wadley, Ms. Higgins was born Oct. 16, 1949, to the late Harvey Duke and Ruby Pearl Warren. She attended school at Pine Hill.She is survived by her children, Dwayne Duke of Tallapoosa, Ga., and Donna Taylor of Newell; four…
(WEDOWEE) Funeral services for Mildred White Teague, 98, of Wedowee will be Friday Feb. 1, 2019, at 2 p.m. at Pilgrim’s Rest Baptist Church with Dr. Steve Dempsey officiating. Burial will follow at Pilgrim’s Rest Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5-8 p.m. on Thursday. Mrs. Teague died…
(LINEVILLE) Adele H. New, 97, of Lineville, born to the late Adolphus and Danver Hanson on April 10, 1921, died Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019, at Lineville Health & Rehab. Visitation will be Thursday, Jan. 31, from 5:30 until 7 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Home in Lineville. Graveside services for Mrs. New will be in Wedowee…
(WOODLAND) Funeral services for Bertha Bailey Almond, 88, of Woodland will be Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019, at 2 p.m. at Mt. Carmel Church of Christ with Bro. Allan Daniel and Bro. Lee Messer officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 4-8 p.m. on Friday.…
(ROANOKE) The homegoing celebration for Ethel Bonzella Burrow will be Friday, Feb. 1, 2019, at 1 p.m. at Canaan Missionary Baptist Church in the Welch community with the Rev. Calvin Trammell, Rev. William Phillips, Rev. H.L. Jones, Rev. Joe C. Cofield, Rev. Douglas Jones and Rev. Luther Phillips officiating. __Burial will follow in Skyview Memorial…
The highest highs often follow the lowest lows, and for the RCHS boys basketball team that whole cycle played out in the span of one week. RCHS got leveled by Handley in the county tournament championship last Saturday, then turned around and suffered a surprising loss to 2A Horseshoe Bend on Tuesday. But that loss…
When it was pointed out to Handley girls head coach Courtney Screws on Tuesday that her team was the owner of a 12-game winning streak and had not lost since the calendar flipped to 2019, she sounded genuinely surprised. “I had not even thought about that until you brought it up,” she said. “I knew…
When two of your best scorers manage just nine total points in a game, that usually means you are in for a long night. But Wadley maneuvered around that very conundrum for a 49-45 overtime win Monday against Ranburne thanks to a big-time effort from Elijah Beverly. Beverly had 19 points and 13 rebounds and…
Firefighters from Roanoke, Rock Mills, Dickert and Mount Olive volunteer fire department responded to a call on Wednesday morning of last week at the home of Johnny and Crystal Tennant and daughter on Lane’s Chapel Road. According to Roanoke Fire Chief Ron Cameron, the fire at the home, which sits a little ways off the…
Roanoke City Council began discussion of an ordinance that would require a cemetery vault for all burials in Cedarwood Cemetery. Currently there is no such requirement, and Mayor Mike Fisher said the concern is for public safety in the event of a massive flood or other disaster. The council took no action and will discuss…
A Roanoke man was arrested on Friday night of last week after allegedly shooting at his cousin during an argument. According to the report from Roanoke Police Department, Stanford Bernard “Boo-Boo” Joiner, 31, of 328 County Rd. 1601, is charged with three counts of attempted murder and second-degree assault. Roanoke Police were called to an…
Roanoke City Board of Education approved the purchase of a Thomas School Bus for $88,745 from The Bus Center at their Jan. 22 meeting. Though the bid was $745 more than the other bid, stipulations in the bid allow for not accepting a bid on price alone. One of those stipulations is proven performance. It…
WEDOWE – County Road 87 will be getting some improvements this spring including center striping. The previously approved project with $1.1 million in federal funds will replace about three miles of the approximately 25-mile road beginning at the intersection of State Highway 48 and extending southward. At their meeting on Monday, Randolph County Commission approved…
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Brady Bell a/k/a Brady D. Bell and Minnie Bell, husband and wife, originally in favor of Beneficial Alabama Inc., on the 23rd day of December, 2003, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the Judge…
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE STATE OF ALABAMA COUNTY OF RANDOLPH Default having been made in the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Marie A. Stein Wifejohn P. Stein to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for New Day Financial, LLC dated June 7, 2011; said mortgage being recorded on February 16,…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: BATHSHEBA COOK, DECEASED ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS Letters of Administration on the Estate of Bathsheba Cook, deceased, having been granted to Roy E. Cook, Jr. on the 16th day of Jan., 2019, by the Honorable Judge of Probate of said County, notice is hereby…
STATE OF ALABAMA RANDOLPH COUNTY PROBATE COURT NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF HARRISON PERRY BAKER, DECEASED Letters Testamentary on the estate of Harrison Perry Baker, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on the 16th day of Jan., 2019, by the Judge of Probate of said County, notice is…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA CASE NO.: 218249 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JAMES R. HOGAN, DECEASED Letters of Administration on the Estate of James R. Hogan, deceased, having been granted to Doris Jeanette Booker, on the 14th day of Jan., 2019, by the Hon. George Diamond, Judge of Probate…
STATE OF ALABAMA RANDOLPH COUNTY MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE NOTICE Default having been made in the terms of that Mortgage executed on the 13th day of May, 2005 by Kenneth Lee Messer and wife, Christie L. Messer, to First Bank, which said mortgage is recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate, Randolph County, Alabama in…
STATE OF ALABAMA RANDOLPH COUNTY PROBATE COURT NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JIM T. WILLINGHAM, DECEASED Letters Testamentary on the estate of Jim T. Willingham, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on the 28th day of Jan., 2019, by the Judge of Probate of said County, notice is…