WEDOWEE–Superintendent John Jacobs bragged on schools winning statewide awards during the Randolph County Board of Education meeting.On Thursday evening of last week Jacobs announced that Wedowee Elementary School won a $20,000 grant because of the increase in third-grade reading scores. This reflects the improvements of the same students from testing in fall and again in…
AT&T Mobility, LLC is proposing to construct a 365-foot overall height guyed telecommunications structure near County Road 462, Woodland, Randolph County, Alabama (33° 23’ 45.1” N; 85° 22’ 38.1” W). The proposed lighting on the tower is FAA Style E, dual medium intensity. AT&T Mobility, LLC invites comments from any interested party on the…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF WOOTEN E. DUNCAN, JR., DECEASED NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT TO BE PUBLISHED BY PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE Letters Testamentary of said deceased having been granted to Jennifer Duncan on the 21st day of August, 2018, by the Honorable George Diamond, Judge of the…
NOTICE The Probate Judge as Chief Election Officer makes it known in each voting precinct that, as required, Randolph County, Alabama is in compliance with the availability of registration and voting aids for all handicapped and elderly individuals, as stated in the Code of Alabama, Section 21-4-23(b). (35)
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Johnnie B. Bell, unmarried, originally in favor of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A, on the 19th day of May, 2005, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Randolph County, Alabama, in…
STATE OF ALABAMA RANDOLPH COUNTY MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE NOTICE Default having been made in the terms of that Mortgage executed on the 24th day of May, 2004 by Donald R. Strength, a married person, which said mortgage was recorded on May 24, 2004 and is recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate, Randolph County,…
STATE OF ALABAMA RANDOLPH COUNTY MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE NOTICE Default having been made in the terms of that Mortgage executed on the 7th day of December, 2005 by Donald R. Strength, Jr. and Dina M. Strength, as Joint Debtors, which said mortgage was recorded on December 16, 2005 and is recorded in the Office of the…
(WEDOWEE) Melvin R Desjardin, 76, passed away Sunday, Aug. 26, 2018, at his home. Mr. Desjardin was born April 22, 1942, in Augusta, Maine, to Henry and Bertha Desjardin. He was a graduate of Hallowell High School. Melvin loved his lake house and any chance to be on the water. He was a former businessman…
(WOODLAND) Funeral services for Myrna Elaine Lowe, 88, of Woodland will be Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2018, at 11 a.m. at Bear Creek United Methodist Church with Bro. Jacob Wilkerson and Jeff Lowe officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5-8 p.m. on Tuesday. Mrs.…
(ROANOKE) The memorial service for Edward E. “Ed” Cobb Jr., 68, of Roanoke will be at his residence on Sunday, Sept. 2, 2018, at 2 p.m. with Ron Newton officiating. Mr. Cobb died Sunday, Aug. 26, at his home. He was a native of Tampa, Fla., and former resident of College Park, Ga., where he…
(WEDOWEE) Edward Rolfe Belt, 69, of Wedowee passed away Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018. An Atlanta native, Mr. Belt was born Jan. 14, 1949, the son of John Rolfe and Wanda Athley Hull Belt. He was a member of Sandtown Baptist Church and worked as a mechanic and general contractor. Survivors include his wife, Rita Belt…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Rhonda Lynn Neff, 49, of Roanoke will be Friday, Aug. 24, 2018, at noon at Rocky Branch Baptist Church with Bro. Matt Browning officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. The family will receive friends at the church from 11 a.m.-noon on Friday before services begin. Ms. Neff died Wednesday,…
(WOODLAND) Rupirt “Butch” Weaver of Woodland died Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018. He was 71. The funeral will be Friday, Aug. 24, at noon EDT at Pine Hill Christian Church, Newell. Bro. Henry Puckett and Bro. Jeff Pate will officiate. Music will be rendered by Judy Hand and Mary Lois Loftin. Interment will follow in the…
It’s the elephant that, for Woodland, has hopefully left the room for good. It’s the Voldemort of all football games. The Bobcats have stopped talking about it, and if Woodland head coach Jeremy Stanford has his way, it will stay the Game that Must Not Be Named for all eternity. We’re referring to Woodland’s 2018…
He’s seen his team on film. He’s preached to them at practice. But he’s never actually stood on the sideline and watched them practice what he preaches in a live game setting. That will change Thursday as new head coach Jonathan Farr gets his first look at the post-Ken Fordham Wadley Bulldogs at the Cherokee…
(MERIDIANVILLE) Eucala Yarbrough Sikes, 90, of Meridianville, formerly of Randolph County, died Monday, Aug. 20, 2018. The family will receive friends Wednesday from 6 until 7:30 p.m. at Hazel Green Funeral Home. A graveside funeral service will be Thursday, Aug. 23, at 11 a.m. at Noon Day Congregational Church Cemetery in Randolph County with Pastor…
I have a confession to make, and I hope you won’t think I’m some sort of football-crazed psycho when I tell you this. (Oh, who am I kidding? I am a football-crazed psycho.) I perform an annual exercise each summer to add a little personal intrigue to those months when school is out and I…
Brad Whatley and Brandon Gay, lead linemen, talked a little Friday about their 55 straight days working on an Alabama Power crew helping restore power to Puerto Rico. Whatley is from Heflin and Gay is from Woodland but they worked with the Roanoke crew. Gay will be working with the Ashland crew starting immediately. They…
At its annual conference the American Public Gas Association presented the Roanoke Utilities Board with the prestigious APGA System Operational Achievement Recognition (SOAR) for excellence in operating its natural gas utility. Out of approximately 750 APGA members, Roanoke Utilities Board was selected for SOAR Bronze Level by the APGA Operations and Safety Committee. The selection…
MONTGOMERY––The Alabama State Democratic Executive Committee filled a vacancy with Judge Jimmy Pool on the ballot in November for circuit judge of the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Place 6 (Montgomery County). Pool had qualified on Monday, Aug. 6, and no one else qualified. The qualification time ended at 5 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 10. The vacancy…