The Handley Tigers put together one of their most complete performances of the season Friday and blasted Clay Central 50-29 at Wright Field in the regular season finale for both teams.“I thought our kids played extremely well,” said Handley head coach Larry Strain. “I think they executed what we needed to execute, especially on offense.…
The Wadley Bulldogs completed their first unbeaten regular season since 2005, defeating Horseshoe Bend 26-0 Thursday to finish 9-0. Wadley head coach Ken Fordham said running the table in the regular season is not something that just happens by accident. “It’s being on point each week, making sure you’ve got everything covered, and not just…
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE STATE OF ALABAMA COUNTY OF RANDOLPH Default having been made in the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Kenneth A. Hester, Jr Husband And Karen G. Hester Wife to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. solely as nominee for Branch Banking and Trust Company dated April 14, 2011; said…
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Henry Charles Wilkes and Sandra B Wilkes, a married man, to Ameriquest Mortgage Company, on October 24, 2003, said mortgage being recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Randolph County, Alabama,…
PUBLIC NOTICE Cellco Partnership and its controlled affiliates doing business as Verizon Wireless (Verizon Wireless) is proposing to build a 310 foot Self-Support Telecommunications Tower located at 25191 County Road 87, Graham, Randolph County, AL 36263 (33° 28′ 11.81″ North and 85° 19′ 46.21″ West). Public comments regarding potential effects from this site on historic…
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Micah J. Holder and Kristy Holder, originally in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Markett Street Mortgage Corporation, on the 8th day of May, 2006, said mortgage recorded in the Office…
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed on March 24, 2014 by Robert D Cofield and Crystal Cofield, husband and wife, originally in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Mortgage Lenders of America, LLC, and recorded in Mortgage Book…
RCHS christened the newly-named Ron Watters Field with a 35-7 win over Ranburne Friday in Wedowee. Ranburne scored its only touchdown with two seconds left in the game on a 20-yard pass play from Jordan English to senior Asa Fordham. Ranburne head coach Stephen Bailey called the pass play after Fordham’s teammates informed their coach…
Ever find yourself wishing you had different choices for president? You’re not alone. As the nominees of the two major parties, though, either Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump will be our next president, even though they both are viewed less favorably than anyone who has run for the office. What can you do if you…
It has begun to sink in. Bob Dylan. Yep, the guy who wrote Johnny’s in the basement, mixing up the medicine I’m on the pavement, thinking ‘bout the government is now a Nobel laureate with William Faulkner, Rudyard Kipling, William Butler Yates, T. S. Eliot, and Ernest Hemingway. I could not be happier. Now I…
We will vote to select the 44th president Tuesday. The next president will be a New Yorker. Whomever is selected will enter the Oval Office with the most unfavorable poll ratings of any president in recent memory. This election will epitomize the old adage that George Wallace once told and that is, “more folks vote…
Despite what the thermometer says, November has begun. Four local teams – Wadley, RCHS, Handley and Clay Central – will begin their postseason quests Friday. Normally I’d kick things off with a rousing round of first-round picks to get everyone in the festive playoff mood. But this week’s four playoff games don’t hold a lot…
(ROANOKE) The funeral for Dovie Lelora Parrish Tobin Burton, 84, of Roanoke will be Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016, at 11 a.m. at Concord Primitive Baptist Church, Wadley, with Elder Jason Cawthon, Elder Lewis Culver and Rev. Gary Wiggins officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home…
(ATLANTA) Mae Susie Hughley, 71, died Monday, Oct. 17, 2016. The funeral was Friday, Oct. 21, at noon at Salem Bible Church, Atlanta, with Sylvania Watkins giving the eulogy. Burial was in Forest Hills Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Hughley was born in Roanoke on May 7, 1945, to the late Bennie Sr. and Ethel Mae Williams…
(ABANDA) Edward Bowling, 80, of Abanda died Sunday, Oct. 30, 2016, in LaFayette. The funeral will be at LaFayette Heights Baptist Church at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 2, with the Rev. Paul Howard officiating. Burial will follow at Abanda Cemetery. Visitation will be at the church Wednesday from 1-2 p.m. prior to the service. Mr.…
(DALTON, Ga.) Funeral services for Howard R. Calhoun, 93, of Dalton, Ga., formerly of Wedowee, will be held Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2016, at 2 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Terry Graham officiating. Burial will follow at Providence Baptist Church Cemetery, Woodland. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5-8…
A memorial service for Johnny James Anglin, 54, of Rock Mills will be held on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016, at 11 a.m. at Knight Cemetery on County Road 26 in the Malone community. Family and friends are welcome. Mr. Anglin died Sept. 17 at Tanner Medical Center in Carrollton, Ga.
The Wadley Bulldogs completed their first unbeaten regular season since 2005, defeating Horseshoe Bend 26-0 Thursday to finish 9-0. Wadley entered the game ranked fifth in the state in class 1A. It’s the team’s highest ranking since they entered the 2008 playoffs ranked number four in 1A. Horseshoe Bend is a playoff team in class…
(DAVISTON) Margaret Ellen Thomas, 59, of Daviston died Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016, at Russell Medical Center, Alexander City. The funeral will be at County Line Baptist Church, Wadley, on Saturday, Oct. 29, at noon with the Rev. Ricky Cofield officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. The remains will lie in state at the…
As extremely dry conditions continue to plague the entire state, a total of 46 counties in north and central Alabama, including Randolph and surrounding counties, remain under a burn ban. Gov. Robert Bentley signed the Drought Emergency Declaration into effect on October 12. Often referred to as a “No Burn Order,” the declaration prohibits all…