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NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

By Editor | May 4, 2016 |

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALEDefault having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Mildred S Morris, an unmarried woman, to Long Beach Mortgage Company, on November 25, 2003, said mortgage being recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Randolph County, Alabama, at Book 455, Page…

NOTICE OF HEARING ON FINAL SETTLEMENT

By Editor | May 4, 2016 |

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MAVIS HYATT RAY, DECEASED NOTICE OF HEARING ON FINAL SETTLEMENT TO: Jimmie Darrell Hyatt 34 Dartmore St. Sugarland, TX 27479-3931 Take notice that on this day came James Ray and filed in this Court a Petition for Final Settlement of…

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

By Editor | May 4, 2016 |

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS REPLACEMENT OF THE VISITORS BLEACHERS AT WADLEY HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL STADIUM FOR THE RANDOLPH COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION WEDOWEE, ALABAMA PROJECT NO. 16-141 Sealed proposal for the furnishing and installation of new Visitor Side Bleachers shall be received by Mr. Rance Kirby, Superintendent, at the Randolph County Board of Education, Wedowee, Alabama,…

CASE NO. CV 2016-90041.00

By Editor | May 4, 2016 |

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA CASE NO. CV 2016-90041.00 WILLIAM E. TRAYLOR, PLAINTIFF V. JERRY TRAYLOR, SUE GREEN, MARK GREEN, TAMMIE DEESE, RONALD GREEN, JANE HUGHES, BRENDA TURNER, SYLVIA SCOTT, CHAD WILSON, JUDY RUNYAN, KEN RUNYAN, JANE HUGES, MAX R. LOVORN, NICOLE COCHEAN, ANN GRIZZARD, CREIG GOLDEN, SUGGAN PURSER, GLENN WILLENSON, FRANKY…

RCHS reaches round three for the fourth straight season

By Editor | May 4, 2016 |

Sometimes baseball is a funny game. RCHS had nine hits in the first game of its second round playoff series against Vincent but managed just two runs. The Tigers flipped that stat in the second game when they had just four hits but scored nine times. It was two very different routes to the same…

40 county athletes qualify for state track meet

By Editor | May 4, 2016 |

Randolph County will be well represented when the state track and field meets begin Thursday and Friday. A total of 40 athletes from three county schools will compete for state titles, led by Handley’s group of 22 boys and girls. Wadley had 13 athletes qualify for state, while Woodland – in its first year competing…

RCHS qualifies for regional with wins in area tournament

By Editor | May 4, 2016 |

The RCHS Lady Tigers won their first two games of the 2A, area 10 softball tournament in Ranburne, punching their ticket to the 2A regionals and moving themselves within one win of a second consecutive area title. The wins gave RCHS a five-game winning streak and pushed the team’s overall record above .500 for the…

Altork: ‘Ice Man’ baseball gets RCHS to third round

By Editor | May 4, 2016 |

The movie Top Gun was a bastion of 80’s testosterone-infused Americana. I started thinking about that movie Friday as I watched RCHS sweep Vincent out of the second round of the state playoffs with all the panache of Ben Stein.  Not the exciting parts of Top Gun where the jets are blowing up or Tom…

Jimmy Michael Sheppard

By Editor | May 3, 2016 |

(WADLEY) Jimmy Michael Sheppard, 60, passed away April 26, 2016, in Wadley. A memorial service will be at 1 p.m. EDT Saturday, May 7, at Fredonia Holiness Church, County Road 289, Lanett. Mr. Sheppard was born May 8, 1955, in Randolph County to Willie Nathan and Lula Mae Edmondson Sheppard. He is survived by his…

Gene Grant

By Editor | May 3, 2016 |

Funeral services for Gene Grant, 76, of Wedowee will be Wednesday, May 4, 2016, at 11 a.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with Gerald Romine and Richard O’Conner officiating. Burial will follow at Wedowee City Cemetery. Mr. Grant passed away Monday, May 2, at his residence. A Wedowee native, Mr. Grant was born March 18, 1940,…

Paul Nedwin Brown

By Editor | May 2, 2016 |

(WOODLAND) Funeral services for Paul Nedwin Brown, 70, of Woodland will be Monday, May 2, 2016, at 11 a.m. at Mt. Carmel Church of Christ with Ricky Murphy, Allan Daniel and Jason Meadows officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. Mr. Brown passed away Saturday, April 30, at his residence. A Randolph County native,…

William Arthur Norred

By Editor | May 2, 2016 |

(OPELIKA) William Arthur Norred, 82, of Opelika died Saturday, April 30, 2016. The funeral will be Wednesday, May 4, at 11 a.m. EDT at Johnson Brown-Service Funeral Home in Valley with the Rev. Jeff Redmond officiating. Burial will follow in Garden Hill Cemetery in Opelika. Mr. Norred was born in Randolph County on Feb. 10,…

Shelby Jean Herren

By Editor | May 2, 2016 |

(BOWDON, Ga.) Shelby Jean Herren, 77, of Bowdon, Ga., died Saturday, April 30, 2016, after a long battle with cancer. Funeral services will be Monday, May 2, at 2 p.m. EDT from the chapel of Almon Funeral Home with Pastor Ken Bowman officiating. Interment will follow at Harmony Congregational Methodist Church Cemetery in Newell, Ala.…

Kelley Sherita Redden Litsey

By Editor | May 2, 2016 |

(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Kelley Sherita Redden Litsey, 43, of Roanoke, were Sunday, May 1, 2016, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Jody Overton and April Anthony officiating. Burial will follow at Potash Church of God Cemetery. Ms. Litsey died Friday, April 29, at Wedowee Hospital. A lifelong resident of Randolph…

Dorris Junior Payne

By Editor | May 2, 2016 |

(HEFLIN) Mr. Dorris Junior Payne, 74, of Heflin died Friday, April 29, 2016. Mr. Payne was born in Randolph County on Aug. 16, 1941. He was the son of the late Charlie Wyatt Payne and the late Pervis Morrison Payne Tripplet. Mr. Morrison was a retired printer. Survivors include one daughter, Donna Shields of San…

Charlie Wade Houston

By Editor | May 2, 2016 |

(MARYVILLE, Tenn.) Charlie Wade Houston, 93, died Friday, April 29, 2016, at his residence in Maryville, Tenn. The family will receive friends Monday, May 2, at noon at St. Paul AME Church in Alcoa, Tenn. The memorial services will follow immediately afterward. Interment will be at Cedar Lawn Cemetery in Alcoa with full military honors.…

Jane Seegar Nance

By Editor | May 2, 2016 |

(ANNISTON) A memorial service for Jane Seegar Nance, 80, of Anniston will be at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, May 3, 2016, at Eulaton First Baptist Church with the Rev. Randy Huddleston officiating. A private burial will follow at a later date. Mrs. Nance died peacefully Thursday, April 28, at Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Nance was…

Steve Powell

By Editor | May 2, 2016 |

(TALLADEGA) The funeral service for Steve Powell, 56, of Talladega will be at 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 30, 2016, at Benefield Funeral Home in Ashland. Mr. Powell died Wednesday, April 27, at his home. He was a native of Anniston and a former resident of Clay County but had lived in Talladega since 2006.…

Julia Ann Yates

By Editor | May 2, 2016 |

(GRAHAM) Julia Ann Yates of Graham died Wednesday, April 27, 2016. She was 79. Funeral services for Mrs. Yates will be Saturday, April 30, at noon EDT at Gold Ridge Baptist Church in Graham. She will lie in state from 11 a.m. until the funeral hour. Bro. Bobby Garner and Bro. T.J. Morgan will officiate.…

Jessie Lee Kelley

By Editor | May 2, 2016 |

(WADLEY) Ms. Jessie Lee Kelley, 73, of Wadley died Wednesday, April 27, 2016, at her residence. The funeral will be Tuesday, May 3, at 1 p.m. CDT at Greater Pine Hill Baptist Church in LaFayette with the Revs. Rodney Thomas and Calvin Trammell officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Olive United Methodist Church in Wadley._…