Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded nearly $130,000 to provide upgrades to six police departments in east Alabama.The grants to the cities of Altoona, Moody, Piedmont, Pell City, Rainbow City and Roanoke will enable police departments in those municipalities to purchase equipment. Gov. Ivey awarded the grants from more than $750,000 in law-enforcement equipment funding allocated…

At last week’s meeting of Wadley Town Council, the council approved Sain Engineering to handle the grant and work on the downtown streetscape project. The project includes major improvements to the downtown area and will include new sidewalks, drainage repairs, planters and a number of other items. The total cost of the project is an…

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 Johnnie B Bell Unmarried to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. dated May 19, 2005; said mortgage being recorded on May 31, 2005, in Book 481, Page 286…

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF REBECCA KIRBY, DECEASED NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT TO BE PUBLISHED BY PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE Letters Testamentary of said deceased having been granted to Marvin Kirby on the 3rd day of May, 2023, by the Honorable George Diamond, Judge of the Probate Court…

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: JACK BENFORD WARD JR., DECEASED ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS Letters of Administration on the Estate of Jack Benford Ward, Jr., deceased, having been granted to Chad Lee on the 8th day of May, 2023, by the Honorable Judge of Probate of said County, notice…

STATE OF ALABAMA RANDOLPH COUNTY PROBATE COURT NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF WILLIE SHERLON BOLT, DECEASED Letters Testamentary on the estate of Willie Sherlon Bolt, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on the 8th day of May, 2023, by the Judge of Probate of said County, notice is…

(HEFLIN) Bobby John “BJ” Long, 87, of Heflin, passed away on May 2, 2023, at his residence. Survivors include his granddaughter, Stephanie Baker (JJ) of Heflin; grandson, Steven Haynes (Renea) of Heflin; and great-grandchildren, Kaleb Haynes, Kolton Haynes, Kattie Haynes and Michael Mobis. Mr. Long was born in Daggett, Mich., on Sept. 9, 1935, the…

Graveside services for Marcia Scales, 84, of Maywood, IL., will be held on Sunday, May 14, 2023, at 9 a.m. at Steven’s Mission United Methodist Church with Terry Sparks officiating. Mrs. Scales passed away Saturday, April 29, at Symphony at the Tillers in Oswego, IL. Survivors include her husband, Robert Scales, her son, Clifford Scales…

(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Wilma Alice “Dubby” Spivak, 90, of Roanoke will be held on Friday, May 12, 2023, at 10 a.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with Bro. John Noel officiating. Burial will follow on Saturday, May 13, at noon EST at Mountain View Memorial Park in Traveler’s Rest, S.C. The family will receive friends…

(WADLEY) Funeral services for Jerry DeWayne Pittman, 76, of Wadley were held on Monday, May 8, 2023, at 11 a.m. at Mt. Olive Baptist Church with Bro. Alan Hurst officiating. Burial followed at the adjoining cemetery. Mr. Pittman passed away Friday, May 5, at LeConte Medical Center in Sevierville, Tenn. Survivors include his wife, Audette…

The House passed the State General Fund budget this week, along with its companion bills, sending the largest General Fund budget in state history to the Senate for consideration. The $3.024 billion budget marks a substantial about face for a budget that was often pinching pennies since the Great Recession. High tax receipts coupled with…

The tornado warning sirens in Randolph County will soon fall silent after the county commission voted at their meeting last week to stop maintaining the county’s aging and costly warning system. In an effort to implement a replacement warning system, the commission approved a 20-month agreement with Asher Group Services in the amount of $9,082…

With a combined service time of over 76 years, two Randolph County employees are starting a new chapter in their lives. Both employees were honored with resolutions at the county commission meeting last week. Burrell Jones has worked with the highway department 29 years and retires as the county engineer. Cathy Breed has worked 47…

An afternoon walk turned into a violent, life-threatening encounter for two employees of the Department of Human Resources in Wedowee and another Wedowee resident last Wednesday. A pack of five dogs attacked two pedestrians near 520 Hillcrest Avenue in Wedowee around 2:30 Wednesday afternoon. A third victim, who is believed to be the owner of…

The Roanoke Police Department was the target of two public complaints at Monday’s Roanoke City Council meeting – one from a citizen and one from council member Tammi Holley. Holley described an incident that took place in January in which some items were confiscated as part of an arrest. Holley contended that those items –…

MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Hubert G Parrish, unmarried, originally in favor of Wachovia Bank, National Assoication, on October 5, 2007, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Randolph County, Alabama, in Mortgage Book 524…

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 Richard Worrell An Unmarried Man to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc, as mortgagee, as nominee for the iFreedom Direct Corporation, its successors and assigns dated November…

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM HEFLIN JORDAN, DECEASED NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS Letters Testamentary on the estate of William Heflin Jordan, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on the 27th day of April, 2023, by the Judge of Probate of said County, notice is hereby…