Notice to Contractors Federal Aid Project No.STPAA-NR13(948)CALHOUN, CLAY, TALLADEGA, RANDOLPH, CLEBURNE COUNTIES, AlabamaSealed bids will be received by the Director of Transportation at the office of the Alabama Department of Transportation, Montgomery, Alabama until 10:00 AM on September 30, 2016 and at that time publicly opened for constructing the Curb Ramp Installations and Modifications on…

REQUEST FOR SERVICE BY PUBLICATION CASE NUMBER: JU-2014-60.02 PETITIONER: CLEBURNE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES IN THE MATTER OF: DESTINY SMITH, A MINOR CHILD TO: Any and all unknown fathers claiming interest in and to the above-named child, whose whereabouts are unknown. A Petition has been filed in this Court requesting that the unknown father’s…

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: LARRY WAYNE CATO 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 Thomas Cato on the 12th day of Sept., 2016, and that 30 days after the…

There is no truer adage in the political world than “all politics is local.” therefore, the best politics and the best governing in the state is at the local level. The mayors of cities and towns throughout Alabama are the real governors of the state. Running a city is a full-time job. It is the…

In college football, we call it Separation Saturday. It happens usually once or twice a year when a particular game day features several games of key importance that will make or break a team’s season. The teams that win the games on these Separation Saturdays are separated from the losers in the natural Darwinian process…

(WEDOWEE) Funeral services for James Roosevelt Marable, 80, of Wedowee will be Friday, Sept. 16, 2016, at 1 p.m. at Christian Memorial Church with Bro. Henry Nelson officiating. Burial will follow in Wedowee City Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 1-8 p.m. on Thursday. Mr. Marable will lie in state…

(LaGRANGE, Ga.) James “Jim” Simpson, 84, of LaGrange, Ga., died peacefully Saturday, Sept. 10, 2016, at Hospice LaGrange. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. EDT Tuesday, Sept. 13, in the chapel of Striffler-Hamby Mortuary. Burial will follow in Shadowlawn Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday, Sept. 12, from 6-8 p.m. EDT at the funeral home…

(WADLEY) Clara Mae Wood Meadows, 90, a longtime resident of Highway 22 East, Wadley, died Thursday, Sept. 8, 2016, at Traylor Nursing Center in Roanoke. Visitation will be Monday from 1-6 p.m. The funeral will be Tuesday, Sept. 13, at 11 a.m. at Cogar Hill C.M.E.Church in Daviston with the Revs. Sylvester Hicks and Tom…

(PELL CITY) The funeral for Joe Earl Yates, 94, was Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016, at 1 p.m. in the chapel of Kilgroe Funeral Home. Interment was at Valley Hill Memorial Cemetery. Mr. Yates died Sunday, Aug. 28. He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Juliette Alene Yates; sons, Rhudy Pascal Yates and Joe…

(WEDOWEE) Funeral services for Arthur B. Woodgett, 69, of Wedowee will be Saturday, Sept. 10, 2016, at 2 p.m. at Friendship Baptist Church with Otis Wilson officiating. Mr. Woodgett will lie in state at the church for two hours prior to services beginning on Saturday. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. He died Tuesday,…

(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Joyce Elizabeth Manley Denham, 79, of Roanoke were Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, at 2 p.m. at High Pine Baptist Church with the Rev. Richie Farrow officiating. Burial followed in the adjoining cemetery. Mrs. Denham died Friday, Sept. 9, at Traylor Nursing Center. A Randolph County native, Mrs. Denham was born Aug.…

(SYLACAUGA) Funeral service for William R. “Pop” Roberson, 95, will be Saturday, Sept. 10, 2016, at 2 p.m. at Radney-Smith Chapel with the Rev. David Mann officiating. Burial will be in Talladega Springs Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday from 5-8 p.m. at Radney-Smith Funeral Home. Mr. Roberson died Wednesday, Sep. 7, at his residence. Mr.…

(THEODORE) After a valiant battle with cancer, Stephen Weldon Neal died on Sept. 7, 2016, in Theodore at the age of 70. Steve was born Feb. 7, 1946, in Providence, R.I., to father Joseph Neal and mother Anne Neal. He grew up in Wakefield, R.I., and graduated from the University of Rhode Island in 1974.…

(FIVE POINTS) David Heard, 49, of Five Points died Monday, Sept. 5, 2016, at his residence. The funeral will be Monday, Sept. 12, at noon at Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church, LaFayette, with the Revs. Michael Stiggers and Melvin Owens officiating. Burial will follow at Pine Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery, LaFayette. Mr. Heard is survived…

(HEFLIN) Joe Higgins, 83, died Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2016, at his residence. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 8, at Pine Grove Baptist Church with the Revs. T.J. Morgan and James Owens officiating. Burial will follow in Heflin City Cemetery. Joe was a native of of Randolph County and lived most…

(HEFLIN) Rilla Nora Jeffers, 96, died Monday, Sept. 5, 2016, at Cleburne County Nursing Home. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 7, at Dryden Funeral Home Chapel with the Bro. Jimmy Smith officiating. Burial will follow in Hurricane Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday from noon to 2 p.m. Mrs. Jeffers was…

(ROANOKE) Bob Stone, 62, of Roanoke died Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016. A graveside service will be Wednesday, Sept. 7, at 3 p.m. EDT at Broad Lawn Memorial Gardens, Buford, Ga. The family will receive friends on Wednesday from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at Tom M. Wages Snellville Chapel, Snellville, Ga. A Detroit native, Bob…