ROCK STAND – On Tuesday, Nov. 28, as Randolph County Narcotics Unit agents Kevin Walker, Randy Moore and Larry Clark were conducting surveillance in the area of County Road 61 and County Road 689, they saw Ronnie Lee Rice Jr. northbound on County Road 689. They pulled out behind him because they knew he had…
WEDOWEE – Last Friday a fourth person, Tyrik Treadwell, 19, of Roanoke was found guilty in connection with the murder of Rodriquez Martel Staples, 30, of Roanoke in 2013. He is expected to be sentenced Dec. 18. Originally charged with capital murder, he was found guilty of the lesser charge of murder, which carries a…
WADLEY – Wadley Town Council in its Monday night meeting addressed two financial issues in a brief session. Mayor Donna McKay was out ill. Several members of American Legion Post 53 attended the meeting requesting funds for their work in the community. The council agreed to donate $750 to the American Legion. Councilors also addressed…
The Randolph County Tigers are in the state finals for the first time since 2003 when they won the Class 2A title with a 21-14 win over Luverne. And while 14 years separate the two title appearances, the road to this year’s title game actually started five years ago when Prestridge returned to his alma…
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed on January 24, 2013 by Nathan Herbert Messer and Alexandria Laine Denuex, husband and wife, originally in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Hometown Lenders LLC, and recorded in Mortgage Book 581…
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by James W. Lashley, unmarried man, originally in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Homestar Financial Corp., on the 28th day of April, 2017, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT TO BE PUBLISHED BY PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF BOBBY HUNT, DECEASED Letters Testamentary of said deceased having been granted to the undersigned on the 28th day of Nov., 2017, by the Judge of Probate of Randolph County, Alabama, notice…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: ESTATE OF JIMMY L. DOBBS, DECEASED NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT Notice is hereby given that final settlement of the Estate of Jimmy L. Dobbs is set for hearing on the 21st of December, 2017, at 10:00 a.m. at the Office of the Probate Judge of…
NOTICE OF INTENT TO ABATE NUISANCES On November 27, 2017, the City Council of the City of Roanoke approved Resolution No. 1154 regarding the dangerous structure(s) located on the following property, more particularly described in Resolution No. 1154: Nook Street property owned by Michael Askew. This property owner has until December 11, 2017 to abate…
NOTICE OF INTENT TO ABATE NUISANCES On November 27, 2017, the City Council of the City of Roanoke approved Resolution No. 1155 regarding the dangerous structure(s) located on the following property, more particularly described in Resolution No. 1155: East Ave. property owned by Danny & Amanda Chatman. This property owner has until December 11, 2017…
NOTICE OF INTENT TO ABATE NUISANCES On November 27, 2017, the City Council of the City of Roanoke approved Resolution No. 1161 regarding the dangerous structure(s) located on the following property, more particularly described in Resolution No. 1161: Mitchell St. property owned by James Modjeski and Robert Joiner (Tax sale). This property owner has until…
NOTICE OF INTENT TO ABATE NUISANCES On November 27, 2017, the City Council of the City of Roanoke approved Resolution No. 1157 regarding the dangerous structure(s) located on the following property, more particularly described in Resolution No. 1157: Minnifield Street property owned by Mattie Pearl Johnson, c/o William H. Whitlow. This property owner has until…
NOTICE OF INTENT TO ABATE NUISANCES On November 27, 2017, the City Council of the City of Roanoke approved Resolution No. 1156 regarding the dangerous structure(s) located on the following property, more particularly described in Resolution No. 1156: Franklin Rd. property owned by Terill L. Drake. This property owner has until December 11, 2017 to…
NOTICE OF INTENT TO ABATE NUISANCES On November 27, 2017, the City Council of the City of Roanoke approved Resolution No. 1159 regarding the dangerous structure(s) located on the following property, more particularly described in Resolution No. 1159: Louina St. property owned by Donna Faye Hobbs. This property owner has until December 11, 2017 to…
NOTICE OF INTENT TO ABATE NUISANCES On November 27, 2017, the City Council of the City of Roanoke approved Resolution No. 1161 regarding the dangerous structure(s) located on the following property, more particularly described in Resolution No. 1161: Randolph Street property owned by the Estate by the Estate of LaMerle Sims and Taft Brown (Tax…
(ROANOKE) Gregory Alan Lyons, 53, of Roanoke, formerly of Illinois, died Monday, Dec. 4, 2017, at his residence. A Markham, Ill., native, Mr. Lyons was born Oct. 24, 1964, the son of Ronald and Janet Zenek Lyons. He worked as a home remodeler. Survivors include his wife, Margaret Millsaps Lyons of Roanoke; three daughters, Nicole…
(BOWDON, Ga.) Curtis Stephens Wilcox, 72, of Bowdon, Ga., died Friday, Dec. 1, 2017. Services will be Dec. 6 at noon at Mt. Carmel United Methodist Church, Woodland. Willie A. Watkins Funeral Home, Carrollton Chapel, Carrollton, Ga.
On Thursday, November 30th, 2017, our mother, Mary John Nolen, left her earthly body to join in Heaven our father, James “Jimmy” McCoy Nolen and her Heavenly Father. Mother passed at 9:10 a.m. in the morning at the Augusta University Roosevelt LTAC Hospital in Warm Springs, Ga. Her wishes were to be cremated with no…
(WOODLAND) Memorial services for Joseph Dean Turner, 82, of Woodland will be Sunday, Dec. 10, 2017, at 2 p.m. at Zion Baptist Church with the Rev. David Daniel officiating. Mr. Turner died Friday, Dec. 1, at his residence. Mr. Turner was born Feb. 27, 1935, in Fulton County, Ga., the son of Allan Layfayette and…
Paula V. Capps Venier died in Cullman on Nov. 21, 2017. Born in Anniston on Oct. 16, 1946, she was an avid reader, world traveler, Rocker and Auburn fan. She is survived by her brother, Bobby Capps of Waynesville, N.C.; sons, Rodger Blanks (Julia) of Jacksonville and Benjamin Blanks (Stephanie) of Macon, Ga.; daughter, Cindy…