(VALLEY) Coy M. Calhoun of Valley died at Bill Nichol’s State Veterans Home on Jan. 29, 2018. He was 90 years old.Graveside services will be at Garden Hills Cemetery in Opelika at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 3, with the Rev. Thad Endicott officiating.Mr. Calhoun was born in Roanoke on Sept. 13, 1927. He was of…
(ALABASTER) Edward “Allen” Fulton died peacefully at home following a yearlong battle with brain cancer on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018, at the age of 74. A celebration of Allen’s life is scheduled for noon on Saturday, Feb. 3, at First Presbyterian Church of Alabaster. The family will receive friends beginning at 10 a.m. Allen was…
(WEDOWEE) Graveside services for Florence Evelyn Buchanan, 97, of Wedowee, formerly of Oklahoma, will be Friday, Feb. 2, 2018, at Graceland Memorial Park in Owassa, Okla. Mrs. Buchanan died Sunday, Jan. 28, at Autumn Cove Assisted Living in Anniston. A Hollis, Okla., native, Mrs. Buchanan was born Jan. 13, 1921, the daughter of Lee and…
(CARROLLTON, Ga.) Shirley Tate Whitmore, 80 of Carrollton, Ga., died Monday, Jan. 29, 2018. The funeral will be Thursday, Feb. 1, at 3 p.m. at Martin & Hightower Heritage Chapel in Carrollton with the Rev. Keith Runels officiating. Interment will follow in Bethel East Church Cemetery in Woodland. The family will receive friends at the…
(CARROLLTON, Ga.) Shirley Tate Whitmore, 80 of Carrollton, Ga., died Monday, Jan. 29, 2018. The funeral will be Thursday, Feb. 1, at 3 p.m. at Martin & Hightower Heritage Chapel in Carrollton with the Rev. Keith Runels officiating. Interment will follow in Bethel East Church Cemetery in Woodland. The family will receive friends at the…
(WADLEY) Funeral services for Jon Taylor, 58, of Wadley will be Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Tim Whaley officiating. Burial will follow at Forresters Chapel Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5-7 p.m. on Wednesday. Mr. Taylor passed away Tuesday, Jan.…
WEDOWEE–Firefighters from all over Randolph County responded to a call on Thursday morning of last week at American Steeples on U.S. 431, just south of Wedowee. Witnesses reported at least two explosions at the start of the fire at approximately 9:48 a.m. American Steeples manufactures not only fiberglass church steeples, but also baptistries and crosses…
Dr. Murilo Neves is a Brazilian dentist who lived in Wedowee from 1997 to 1998 and studied at Randolph County High School. During the year he spent in Randolph County, he stayed with Dr. Karen Stone and her son, Andrew. Coming from a family of medical doctors and dentists in Brazil, Dr. Neves has, since…
WEDOWEE–Woodland Elementary teacher Kelly Looney was named the Randolph County Schools Teacher of the Year at last Thursday evening’s board meeting. Looney is a special education teacher at Woodland and has been with the system for two years. Here is an excerpt from Looney’s message in her application for Teacher of the Year: “My message…
John F. Houston, owner of Houston’s Lawn & Bus Service in Roanoke, has been recycling cans for many years. It wasn’t until his recent discovery of the pop tab pandemonium and the purpose behind it that he began to save the pop tabs for donation to Ronald McDonald House Charities of Alabama. The Ronald McDonald…
Roanoke City Council accepted John Tinney’s resignation as city attorney after five years in that position and approved Clay Tinney’s being placed in the position of city attorney. Mayor Pro-Tem Mack Arthur Bell ran the meeting in the absence of Mayor Mike Fisher who was out of town. A short executive session was held and…
LEVEL ROAD–A single-vehicle crash at 7:36 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 25, has claimed the life of a Wedowee woman. Sheilah Hall Beasley, 70, was killed when the 2012 Kia Soul she was driving left the roadway on County Road 873 and overturned. Beasley, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was pronounced dead at the scene. The…
There will be a representative of Keet Consulting Service LLC at Randolph County Courthouse on Friday, Feb. 2, at 10 a.m. to demonstrate how to use the new online geographic information system (GIS) for property tax and maps. The demonstration will be in the commission office. You can get to the website by going to…
STATE OF ALABAMA RANDOLPH COUNTY PROBATE COURT NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF EDGAR EARL HARRINGTON, DECEASED Letters Testamentary on the estate of Edgar Earl Harrington, deceased, having been gratend to the undersigned on the 24th day of Jan., 2018, by the Judge of Probate of said County, notice is…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ROBERT ROLAND LOWRY, DECEASED CASE NO. 211193 NOTICE OF HEARING To: Naowarat Yongram Lowry, Douglas R. Lowry, Terri Wingo, Timothy M. Lowry and any other unknown interested person Notice is hereby given that Gary G. Stanko, has applied for a…
FORM OF ADVERTISEMENT FOR COMPLETION LEGAL NOTICE In accordance with Chapter I, Title 39, Code of Alabama, 1975, notice is hereby given that Precon Corporation, Contractor, has completed the Contract for Construction of Water Filter Plant Clearwell Improvements at 58913 Hwy 22, Roanoke, AL 36274 for the State of Alabama and the Utility Board of…
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Mahalo Gregg, married man, originally in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Homestar Financial Corp., on the 19th day of December, 2016, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the Judge…
INVITATION TO BID The City of Roanoke will be accepting sealed bids for the grounds maintenance (mowing and trimming) of Cedarwood and Booker Hill cemeteries in Roanoke. The Mowing season for 2018 will run from March 12, 2018 through October 8, 2018. All bids must be received at City Hall by 2:00 p.m. on February…
Roanoke Housing Authority Public Hearing Notice Proposed 2018 Annual Plan The Roanoke Housing Authority is receiving public comments regarding the proposed fiscal year beginning 2018 Annual Plan (Plan). A copy of the Plan is available for public review at the Roanoke Housing Authority located at 231 Avenue A, Roanoke, AL 36274. Office hours are Monday…
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA WILLIE LEE MARABLE PLAINTIFF vs. CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED IN THE CITY OF WEDOWEE, ALABAMA AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: A parcel of land lying in Section 32, Township 20 South, Range 11 East, Randolph County, Alabama and being more particularly described as follows: Commencing…