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Pesticide training classes offered

By Editor | January 24, 2018 |

The Alabama Cooperative Extension System will teach several private pesticide applicator training classes. These classes are designed for the farmers who need to take the private pesticide applicator test in order to purchase restricted use products. However, we will discuss chemical safety and sprayer calibration at this class, so anyone who sprays pesticides on a…

Economic Development Authority meets

By Editor | January 24, 2018 |

Members of the Randolph County Economic Development Authority at its Monday meeting continued to work on issues that emerged since it has been reorganized. Marilyn Lott, executive director, said she has the official documents from the accountant and everything from the new organization for the whole year. She discussed the authority’s land, saying there are…

Tanner hosting Career Expo Jan. 29 in Carrollton

By Editor | January 24, 2018 |

It’s a new year – thinking about a new career? Leadership representatives from throughout the health system will be on hand to meet with prospective career candidates and collect resumes during a Tanner Career Expo on Monday, Jan. 29, from 4 to 6 p.m. The expo will be held in Classroom 2 of the Health…

Altork: Patriots, Tide cut from the same cloth

By Editor | January 24, 2018 |

So the Super Bowl is set, with the Philadelphia Eagles and their backup quarterback set to face the University of Alaba…woops. Freudian slip. The Eagles will face the Crimson Ti…shoot! I did it again. The Eagles will face Tom Brady and the Patriots because the world is a cruel, heartless place devoid of justice in…

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL (UIC) PERMIT

By Editor | January 24, 2018 |

ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL (UIC) PERMIT AND REQUEST FOR COMMENTS PUBLIC NOTICE – 212 Randolph County Community Utilities of Alabama, Inc. c/o Paul Carter, 2335 Sanders Road, Northbrook, IL 60062, UIC Permit Number ALSI9956872 has applied for the reissuance of a permit for a Class 5W12 Injection…

NOTICE OF PROPOSED CONSENT ORDER

By Editor | January 24, 2018 |

Alabama Department of Environmental Management NOTICE OF PROPOSED CONSENT ORDER Facility ID No. 308-0016 ADEM Fund Code 330 Randolph County Pursuant to the provisions of the Alabama Environmental Management Act, Ala. Code §§22-22A-1 to 22-22A-16 (2006 Rplc. Vol.), the Alabama Department of Environmental Management is proposing to issue a Consent Order to Wadley Holdings, LLC,…

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

By Editor | January 24, 2018 |

Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Karen Ann Moore, an unmarried woman, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. acting solely as nominee for AMERIGROUP MORTGAGE CORPORATION A DIVISION OF MORTGAGE INVESTORS CORPORATION, on October 3, 2011, said mortgage being recorded in the Office of…

Takeaways from Saturday’s fires

By Editor | January 24, 2018 |

Rarely have as many different emergency situations erupted at once in our small town. With three separate fires and an attempted bank burglary and arson occur­ring simultaneously in the early hours of Saturday, there naturally is suspicion that all are related, the fires per­haps an attempt to pull emergency responders, including police, away from the…

Jackson: What to do with all the snails

By Editor | January 24, 2018 |

Now I gotta tell you, the headline demanded I read the article. “Snail killing party in Langan Park and Three Mile Creek this weekend.” Was this some “you must be a redneck if . . .” joke? Or was it the lead into a collection of “Southern Haiku”: A New Moon Flashlights pierce darkness No…

Flowers: Don’t write off Jones for re-election

By Editor | January 24, 2018 |

As the 2018 state elections begin, let’s take one last look at the 2017 special election to fill the remaining three years of Jeff Sessions’ six-year term which, by the way, comes up in two years in 2020. It is assumed by most astute political observers that the winner, Democrat Doug Jones, cannot win election…

Samuel Wilson Cummings

By Editor | January 23, 2018 |

(ROANOKE) Funeral service for Samuel Wilson Cummings, 85, of Roanoke will be at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018, at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Ricky Cummings officiating. Burial will follow at Midway Methodist Church Cemetery, Wedowee. The family will receive friends from 5-8 p.m. on Wednesday at the funeral home. Mr. Cummings…

Martha Lorene Chatman Shelnutt

By Editor | January 22, 2018 |

(FRANKLIN, Ga.) Martha Lorene Chatman Shelnutt, 85, of Franklin, Ga., died Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018. The funeral was Sunday, Jan. 21, at 2 p.m. at New Springs Methodist Church with the Revs. Rodney Roquemore and Cleve Moore officiating. Mrs. Shelnutt was born Oct. 1, 1932, in Troup County, Ga., to the late Herman Lee Chatman…

Vera Nell Watts

By Editor | January 22, 2018 |

(WEDOWEE) Funeral services for Vera Nell Watts, 83, of Wedowee were Sunday, Jan. 21, 2018, at 11 a.m. at Pilgrim’s Rest Baptist Church with Dr. Steve Dempsey officiating. Burial followed at Bethel West Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Watts died Friday, Jan. 19, at her residence. A Wedowee native, Mrs. Watts was born July 18, 1934,…

Michael Barry Crowe

By Editor | January 22, 2018 |

(WOODLAND) Michael Barry Crowe, 51, of Woodland died Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018, from a long illness. The family received friends at Noon Day Church at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 20, for a memorial service. Barry loved to play the guitar; that was his first love. He also was an artist. He loved to draw and…

Gussie Demeris Barrett Carter

By Editor | January 22, 2018 |

(LaGRANGE, Ga.) Gussie Demeris Barrett Carter, 89, died Friday, Jan. 19, 2018, at Wellstar West Georgia Hospice. Funeral services will be Tuesday, Jan. 23, at 4 p.m. in the chapel at Hunter-Allen-Myhand with the Rev. Mike Hornsby officiating. A visitation will follow the service. On Wednesday, Jan. 24, her burial will be held Lebanon Christian…

Patricia Ann Poole

By Editor | January 19, 2018 |

(RIVERDALE, Ga.) Patricia Royston Poole made her spiritual transition on the morning of Jan. 10, 2018, while in the care of Southwest Christian Hospice in Union City, Ga. Patricia was memorialized on Jan. 15 at Dortch-Williamson Funeral Home in Riverdale. Mrs. Poole was the daughter of the late Mayfield Sr. and Texanna Marable Royston, who…

Juliet Graham Peterson

By Editor | January 19, 2018 |

(MONTGOMERY) Graveside services for Juliet Graham Peterson, 90, of Montgomery, formerly of Roanoke, will be Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018, at 2 p.m. at Big Springs Baptist Church Cemetery. Ms. Peterson died Thursday, Jan. 18, at Jackson Hospital in Montgomery. A Randolph County native, Ms. Peterson was born Sept. 19, 1927, the daughter of John Robert…

Pamela Rollins Burgess

By Editor | January 19, 2018 |

(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Pamela Rollins Burgess, 44, of Roanoke will be Sunday, Jan. 21, 2018, at 2 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Jason Reaves officiating. Burial will follow at Big Springs Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5-8 p.m. on Saturday. Mrs. Burgess passed…

Richard Mark Huddleston

By Editor | January 19, 2018 |

(WOODLAND) Funeral services for Richard Mark Huddleston, 49, of Woodland will be Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018, at 2 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with the Revs. Mark Moore and Pete Collins officiating. Burial will follow at Zion Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 4-8 p.m. on Friday. Mr.…

Brena Mae Noles

By Editor | January 19, 2018 |

(BOWDON, Ga.) Brena Mae Noles, a resident of Carrollton Manor and formerly of Bowdon, Ga., died Wednesday, Jan. 17. She was 82. Funeral services will be Saturday, Jan. 20, at 3 p.m. EST at the chapel of Rainwater Funeral Home. The Rev. Kenneth Rooks will officiate. Interment will follow at Bethel East Baptist Church Cemetery,…