(ROANOKE) James David Oakes, 61, of Roanoke died Friday, Aug. 4, 2017.Funeral services for Mr. Oakes were Sunday, Aug. 6, at 2 p.m. at Macedonia Baptist Church in Franklin, Ga., with the Rev. Jeff Shelton officiating. Interment followed in the church cemetery.Mr. Oakes was born July 20, 1956, in Fulton County, Ga., to Martha Frances…
(LaGRANGE, Ga.) Devin Lamar Clifton, 26, of LaGrange, Ga., died Friday, Aug. 4, 2017, at Midtown Columbus Regional Hospital. The gathering of family and friends will be from 7-9 p.m. EDT Monday at Striffler-Hamby Mortuary in LaGrange. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. EDT Tuesday, Aug. 8, in the chapel of Striffler-Hamby Mortuary with…
(HEFLIN) Funeral services for Ava Lee Rostofer, 74, of Heflin will be Sunday, Aug. 6, 2017, at 2 p.m. at Union Baptist Church with the Rev. David Taft officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5-8 p.m. on Saturday. Mrs. Rostofer will lie in…
CAMP HILL – Beef cattle and timber are ideally suited to the land Chris Langley farms near his home in Camp Hill. Langley sets and meets annual production goals. His farm includes 2,650 acres of which 2,402 acres are owned and 248 acres are rented. “Our rented land is mainly pasture,” says Langley. About half…
Nearly 100 family members and friends of Mary Lou Huey helped her celebrate her 100th birthday with a party at Burns Lake on July 23. Mrs. Huey’s actual birthday was Tuesday, July 25, so of course she celebrated that day too. She was born at home on the Tallapoosa River between Ava and Leven’s Chapel…
Tuesday, July 25, Roanoke City Schools Superintendent Chuck Marcum told school board members eight new teachers will be reporting to new teacher orientation. “I am very excited about the high caliber of teachers we have been able to attract. I am very excited about this group joining the “Handley Family,” he said. Teachers returned yesterday,…
The 12th annual Renew Our Rivers Upper Tallapoosa River cleanup is Saturday, Aug. 5. Volunteers should report at noon at Tallapoosa River Outfitters near Heflin. Volunteers should wear comfortable clothes and closed-toe shoes and are encouraged to bring their own boats. Minors must have a chaperone to participate. T-shirts will be provided to the first…
Elections analyst Denine Richey and intern Kaitlyn Ebert from Secretary of State John H. Merrill’s office were in Roanoke and northern Chambers County last Wednesday to register new voters or to provide free voter identification cards to those who need them. Five people either registered or received ID cards and two more inquired about whether…
Summer vacation is almost over, and students will return to school next week. Those attending Roanoke City Schools will begin on Tuesday, while students in the county system will begin on Wednesday. Administrators gave us a quick run-down of need-to-know items for students and parents. The new lunchroom rates include: Lunch paid – students $2.30,…
FLAT ROCK–A man pulled from the water at Flat Rock Park Saturday morning later died at Clay County Hospital. The man’s fiancŽe said he was swimming when he went under and didn’t come back up. A bystander pulled him out, unresponsive, and started CPR. Clay County Rescue Squad responded to the 10:37 a.m. call and…
CENTER WEST–A Randolph County teen was injured on Saturday afternoon in an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) accident in the Center West community. According to the report, a motorist first saw Jaron Duke, 15, lying on the side of a bank near the intersection of County Roads 313 and 2 in northwest Randolph County, his Honda ATV…
Marilyn Lott, executive director of the Randolph County Economic Development Authority (RCEDA), updated the board at its Monday meeting of her activities since taking over. She said she met with the auditor, Kathryn Newman, and ordered Quickbooks so she can pay the bills then pass them on to her. County government asked for a letter…
WEDOWEE–A Wedowee man was charged with attempted murder following the stabbing of his uncle on Saturday evening. According to the report from Randolph County Sheriff’s Office, Kevin Wayne Heck, 40, of 174 Pine Ridge Rd., told authorities the incident occurred after a verbal and physical altercation between the two. Dana Lee Costello, 53, suffered deep…
Fifth Judicial District Attorney Jeremy Duerr confirmed once he was made aware of a possible investigation into the former assistant district attorney in Chambers County he confronted him and terminated him. Roland Lewis Sledge, 64, of Valley has subsequently been arrested last Thursday by the State Bureau of Investigation and charged with two counts of…
Occasionally in our weekly police and sheriff’s crime reports we’ll report on an incident of an unsuspecting local resident begin the victim of a scam of some type. Probably there are more such incidents than are ever reported. According to Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall’s office, scams are more prevalent than most realize. He reports…
LEGAL NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA CASE NO. CV 2017-900047 Donald Thomas Fincher and Marilyn Fincher, PLAINTIFFS, vs Thomas Jefferson Head also known as T. J. Head, his heirs or devisees, if deceased; Benjamin Franklin Head, his heirs or devisees, if deceased; James Clark Head, his heirs or devisees, if deceased;…
STATE OF ALABAMA RANDOLPH COUNTY PROBATE COURT NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JAMES OLIVER WATTS SR., DECEASED Letters Testamentary on the estate of James Oliver Watts, Sr., deceased having been granted to the undersigned on the 27th day of July, 2017, by the Judge of Probate of said County,…
LEGAL NOTICE GARY INGRAM GRADING & PAVING, INC. hereby gives notice of completion of contract with the State of Alabama for the construction of Project No. STPAA-HSIP-0022(521) in Randolph and Chambers Counties. This notice will appear for four consecutive weeks beginning on August 2, 2017 and ending on August 23, 2017. All claims should be…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JO ANN WALDREP KIRBY, DEC. NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT TO BE PUBLISHED BY PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE Letters Testamentary of said deceased having been granted to Kala Jo Caldwell on the 28th day of July, 2017, by the Honorable George Diamond, Judge of…
NOTICE OF PUBLICATION CASE NO. CV-2016-900086 In the Circuit Court of Randolph County, Alabama Freedom Mortgage Corporation Plaintiff v. Karen Ann Moore, Elman Phillip Baldwin and Lee Ann Baldwin Defendants To: Elman Phillip Baldwin and Lee Ann Baldwin whose whereabouts are unknown: You are hereby notified that the above styled cause of action was filed…