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CASE NO. DR 2022-900112

By Editor | January 18, 2023 |

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMACASE NO. DR 2022-900112ERIC BERRY, PLAINTIFFVS.MIKAYLA NORTH, DEFENDANTNOTICENotice is hereby given to Mikayla North that a Bill of Complaint for Divorce has been filed against you in the Circuit Court of Randolph County. You are hereby notified that a response to the Bill of Complaint for Divorce must…

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MORGAN ZACHARY ESTES, DEC.

By Editor | January 18, 2023 |

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MORGAN ZACHARY ESTES, DEC. NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT TO BE PUBLISHED BY PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE Ancillary Letters Testamentary of said deceased having been granted to Terry Lee Coggins on the 10th day of January, 2023, by the Honorable George Diamond, Judge of…

NOTICE OF FILING OF PETITION FOR SUMMARY DISTRIBUTION

By Editor | January 18, 2023 |

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: KENNETH GAY NOTICE OF FILING OF PETITION FOR SUMMARY DISTRIBUTION Notice is hereby given that a Petition for Summary Distribution of the above named estate has been filed by Frisco Gay on the 12th day of January, 2023, and that 30 days after the notice…

IN RE: ESTATE OF DAVID FRANK DENTON, DECEASED

By Editor | January 18, 2023 |

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: ESTATE OF DAVID FRANK DENTON, DECEASED NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS Letters Testamentary on the estate of David Frank Denton, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on the 12th day of Jan., 2023, by the Judge of Probate of said County, notice is hereby given…

MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

By Editor | January 18, 2023 |

MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed on October 13, 2007 by Carolyn T. Daniel, originally in favor of Wachovia Bank, National Association, and recorded in Mortgage Book 524 at Page 332 on November 14, 2007, and modified in and reformed by Final…

Waymon Smith

By Editor | January 16, 2023 |

(WOODLAND) Funeral services for Waymon Smith, 80, of Woodland, were Sunday, Jan. 15, at 2 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with the Rev. David Taft and the Rev. David Daniel officiating. Burial followed at Liberty East Baptist Church Cemetery. Mr. Smith passed away on Friday, Jan. 13, at his home. Survivors include his sons, Tim…

Frances Rollins Huddleston

By Editor | January 16, 2023 |

(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Frances Rollins Huddleston, 90, of Roanoke, will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023, at 11 a.m. at Rocky Branch Baptist Church with Bro. Clayton Scott and Bro. Matt Browning officiating. Mrs. Huddleston will lie in state for one hour prior to the service.Burial will follow at the adjoining cemetery. Mrs.…

Timothy S. Smith

By Editor | January 16, 2023 |

(WEDOWEE) Visitation for Timothy S. Smith, 46, of Wedowee, will be held on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023, from 5–8 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Home. Mr. Smith passed away on Jan. 15 at Tanner Medical Center in Wedowee. Survivors include his daughter, Harley Smith of Heflin; son, Austin Smith (Alin) of Oxford ; one grandchild, Karsyn…

Grover Lee Brown Jr.

By Editor | January 16, 2023 |

(VALLEY) Grover Lee Brown Jr., a jovial, loving, kind-hearted Renaissance man, and accomplished sportsman, passed away peacefully at East Alabama Medical Center on Monday, Jan. 2, 2023, with the love of his family surrounding him. He was 68 years old. Born on Aug. 20, 1954, in Shreveport, La., Grover was the only son of the…

Joanna Elaine Burson

By Editor | January 13, 2023 |

Funeral services for Joanna Elaine Burson, 56, of Roanoke will be held on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023, at 11 a.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with Bro. Keith Benefield officiating.  Burial will follow at Forest Home Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5-7 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 13. Ms. Burson…

Hiram Joseph Powell

By Editor | January 12, 2023 |

(WADLEY) A celebration of life service will be held for Mr. Hiram Joseph Powell, 83, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023, at Wadley First Baptist Church. Visitation with the family begins at 11 a.m. with celebration of life service beginning at noon. Mr. Powell passed away Tuesday, Jan. 10, at his home in Auburn. He was a…

Rosa M. Smith

By Editor | January 11, 2023 |

(ROANOKE) Rosa M. Smith, 70 of Roanoke, passed away on Friday, Jan. 6, 2023, at Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center in LaGrange, Ga. Mrs. Smith is survived by her husband, Pierce Smith, Jr.; children, Angela Renae (Gary) Paige Frazier and Shrell (Tony) Dean; stepchildren, Stanley Smith, Shirley (Brian) Trammell, Anita Moody and Lakeychee Burton; sisters,…

Betty Ann Kirkpatrick

By Editor | January 11, 2023 |

(ROANOKE) Betty Ann Kirkpatrick, 71, of Roanoke, passed away on Jan. 7, 2023, in Gainesville, Ga. Ann was born in Fulton County, Ga. on Sept. 3, 1951 to the late Fred Birdsong and Joyce Allen Birdsong. She graduated from Lakeshore High School in 1969. She attended LaGrange College. Ann was a retired Echocardiogram/Ultrasound Technician. She…

Jimmy Eugene McKinney

By Editor | January 11, 2023 |

(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Jimmy Eugene McKinney, 83, of Roanoke will be held on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023 at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Aaron McCollough officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5-7 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 13. Mr.…

Roanoke council member makes pointed statement about city’s police

By Editor | January 11, 2023 |

Roanoke city councilmember Tammi Holley read a prepared statement at Monday’s city council meeting, calling out the city’s police department for what she called “a few bad apples in the barrel.” Holley opened her remarks by noting that Monday was law enforcement appreciation day, and she expressed her gratitude to the city’s police before reading…

Roanoke to create new sanitation department

By Editor | January 11, 2023 |

Roanoke mayor Jill Patterson-Hicks at Monday’s Roanoke City Council meeting gave the council members detailed information about a proposed new sanitation department that would be formed within the city. The department would have a budget of over $500,000 and would be funded primarily by the city’s new garbage collection services. The city has for months…

Roanoke eliminating free C&D pickup

By Editor | January 11, 2023 |

Free curbside service will soon be a thing of the past for Roanoke citizens looking to get rid of bulk waste items and materials. Citing rising costs of fuel, labor and equipment, beginning March 1 of this year the City of Roanoke will no longer collect construction and demolition (C&D) materials from curbside locations free…

Randolph County incident and arrest

By Editor | January 11, 2023 |

Randolph County Sheriff and Roanoke City Police reports Arrest Kayla Michelle Weathers, 34, of 129 Co Rd 91, Roanoke – Failure to appear in court – Jan 2 Mick Josh Bailey, 47, of 10701 Co Rd 56, Woodland – Reckless endangerment, Harassment – Jan 4 Mick Josh Bailey, Jr., 19, of 10701 Co Rd 56,…

County prepares for new trash pickup contract

By Editor | January 11, 2023 |

After months of complaints about pickup and billing, the county’s contract with Amwaste for its garbage collection is nearing an end. Commissioners approved to begin the process of writing specifications and preparing the needed bid documents for securing a new contract for trash pickup. It was noted the current contract will end in the fall.…

Board appointment questioned at Wadley meeting

By Editor | January 11, 2023 |

An appointment to a new Randolph County Agriculture Board led to a question being asked by one council member. Before the approval, council member Linda Briones asked Mayor Donna McKay why a new board was being appointed. “They already have a board, so why do they need another one?” she asked. Mayor McKay said she…