Jim Scott, composer, singer and former Paul Winter Consort guitarist, will make a one-night appearance at Fredonia Community House at 7 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, Feb. 2. His “Groundhog Day Songfest to Raise Our Spirits” concert is open to the public, sponsored by Fredonia Heritage Association. Admission is free, with any donations welcomed.A noted…
If there are two completely opposite paths to the same destination the Handley boys and girls may have found them. Both teams finished in second place in their respective areas, but the ways that they arrived at that standing couldn’t be more different. The girls took the standard approach. They finished 4-2 in area play,…
The legislature comes back into session Feb. 7 and Rep. Bob Fincher (R-District 37) is looking ahead to what he expects to come up. “I will carry some local bills. We will re-instate the Economic Development Authority. The bill ran back in the summer,” he said. There are a couple of major changes. One section…
PICKENS COUNTY, Ga.–On Thursday night of last week, Pickens (Georgia) Sheriff’s Office detectives arrested Edwin Brian Lumpkin, 27, of Roanoke. Lumpkin had driven from his home in Roanoke to Pickens County in north-central Georgia to meet who he believed to be a 15-year-old female. Mr. Lumpkin had been engaging in an online conversation with the…
The Roanoke Board of Education approved a $103,039 bid for the Handley High School weight room at its Jan. 24 meeting. Five bids were received and the low bid was from Right Weight Equipment of Birmingham. The bid includes the flooring, the weight room equipment, and installation. The board also approved a MUSCO municipal lease…
Roanoke residents are being warned of two scams reported recently. One is an IRS scam in which a caller claims to be from the IRS and is threatening to have the victim arrested if they do not pay up immediately by either providing an account number or wiring money to their account. Don’t fall for…
The RCHS girls and boys basketball teams both finished third in their areas in the regular season and will need to find a way to do something that neither of them were able to do in two prior opportunities – beat Beulah. Both boys and girls area tournaments will take place at Coosa Central next…
The Atlanta Falcons are in the Super Bowl for just the second time ever, and I’m going to offer my pick on who will win that game. But first a few thoughts. If Atlanta does happen to beat New England, it would be a really big deal for any sports fan that calls Georgia home.…
No one wants to pay more taxes when he doesn’t have to. And when it comes to sales taxes in many cases we haven’t had to when we ordered online. If a company does not have a physical presence in a state, that company has not had to collect sales taxes on items shipped to…
On New Year’s Eve I went to bed shortly after 9 p.m. Just like I always do, unless the game I am watching is a close one. Then I might stay up. It wasn’t. So I didn’t. Then, just before 11 p.m., my lovely help-mate, whose staying up power is greater than mine, woke me…
Alabama Department of Environmental Management 1400 Coliseum Boulevard Post Office Box 301463 Montgomery, Alabama 36130-1463 PUBLIC NOTICE – 210 The Department of Environmental Management is proposing to reissue the General NPDES Permit ALG850000 regulating discharges from surface mining operations, wet processing operations, and/or dry processing operations of construction sand and gravel, chert, dirt, and/or red…
Roanoke Housing Authority Public Hearing Notice Proposed 2017 Annual Plan The Roanoke Housing Authority is receiving public comments regarding the proposed fiscal year beginning 2017 Annual Plan (Plan). The Plan will govern future administrative and modernization activities. A copy of the Plan is available for public review at the Roanoke Housing Authority located at 231…
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having being made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage dated September 24, 2014 executed by Lamont F. Davis, married and Elena F. Marable, married, husband and wife, in favor of Green Tree Servicing LLC, said Mortgage being recorded October 9, 2014, in Book 596, Page 648…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: MYRON LOIS MCCORMICK, DECEASED ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS Letters of Administration on the Estate of Myron Lois McCormick, deceased, having been granted to John Michael McCormick on the 25th day of Jan., 2017, by the Honorable Judge of Probate of said County, notice is…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: WILLIAM WAUGH EXUM, DECEASED ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS Letters of Administration on the Estate of William Waugh Exum, deceased, having been granted to William Waugh Exum Jr., on the 27th day of Jan., 2017, by the Honorable Judge of Probate of said County, notice…
STATE OF ALABAMA COUNTY OF RANDOLPH PROBATE COURT IN RE: ESTATE OF RAY BENEFIELD, DECEASED NOTICE OF HEARING TO PROBATE WILL TO: KELLY GRANT LAST KNOWN ADDRESS: UNKNOWN You are hereby notified that on this day came Randy Benefield and filed in this Court a petition to be appointed Executor of the Estate of Ray…
During the past couple of months everywhere I go people continually ask me why in the world the legislature could not simply put the issue of whether they could vote for or against a lottery on the November ballot. The fact that this inquiry has lingered for this long tells me that folks are upset…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JAMES DUNN, DEC. NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT TO BE PUBLISHED BY PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE Letters of Administration of said deceased having been granted to Lana Jean Piercy on the 30th day of Jan., 2017, by the Honorable George Diamond, Judge of the…
(HEFLIN) The funeral service for Nancy Duke Sprayberry Gann, 73, of Heflin, formerly of Clay County, will be Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017, at 2 p.m. at Mt. Moriah Baptist Church with the Rev. Jerry Patterson officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. Mrs. Gann died Monday, Jan. 30, at Regional Medical Center in Anniston.…
(WEDOWEE) Funeral services for Lora Abner Childers, 97, of Wedowee will be Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017, at 1 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with the Revs. Corky Addison and Ricky Emery officiating. Entombment will follow at Anniston Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from noon-1 p.m. on Wednesday before services…