STATE OF ALABAMARANDOLPH COUNTYPROBATE COURTNOTICE TO FILE CLAIMSIN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MARY EVELYN WARD, DECEASEDLetters Testamentary on the estate of Mary Evelyn Ward, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on the 29th day of November, 2022, by the Judge of Probate of said County, notice is hereby given that all persons…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF MADISON COUNTY, ALABAMA CASE NO: 76558 A IN THE MATTER OF The Adoption Petition of: MEGHAN & ASHELY PERKINS, TO: ANY PERSON CLAIMING TO BE THE NATURAL FATHER OF A CHILD BORN TO TORI TAWANNA THOMAS ON MAY 1, 2015, OR ANY OTHER INTERESTED PARTY CLAIMING PARENTAL RIGHTS WITH RESPECT…
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE NOTICE Default having been made in the terms of that certain Mortgage, executed on the 06/13/2019, by Brittany Vernon and Joseph Vernon, Joint Tenants and Amy Howe, a single woman, as Mortgagors, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Flagstar Bank, FSB as Mortgagee, which said Mortgage is recorded in the…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: SAMUEL FRANKLIN HESTER, DEC. NOTICE TO PROBATE WILL TO: KIMBERLY JEAN HESTER WHEREABOUTS UNKNOWN Please take notice that on the 28th day of November, 2022, a Petition to Probate the Last Will and Testament of Sammie Franklin Hester, deceased, was filed in this Court. A…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DOLLY J. PIKE, DEC. NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT TO BE PUBLISHED BY PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE Letters Testamentary of said deceased having been granted to Kenneth L. Pike on the 30th day of November, 2022, by the Honorable George Diamond, Judge of the…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF GLADYS MAE DEWBERRY, DEC. NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT TO BE PUBLISHED BY PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE Letters Testamentary of said deceased having been granted to Nita Lynn Dewberry on the 30th day of November, 2022, by the Honorable George Diamond, Judge of the…
(ROANOKE) Monique Francoise (Bell) Whitlow, 63, of Roanoke.died on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022, at Wellstar Kennestone Hospital in Marietta, Ga. Mr.s Whitlow was born Jan. 13, 1959, in Paris, France, the third daughter John Ceroy Bell and Cynthia Sinkey Holmes Bell. After graduating from Handley High School, Monique attended Southern Union State Community College, and…
(ROANOKE) Maria Elena Hand, 72, of Roanoke, passed away on Dec. 5, 2022, in LaGrange, Ga. Survivors include her husband, James Hand; step-daughters, Amanda Camp (Roger) of Lincoln, Christie Burks (Tony) of Roanoke, Katherine Jo Shields of Daviston, and Erin Hand of Rock Mills; son, Matthew Shields of Roanoke; thirteen grandchildren, three great-grandchildren; and brother,…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Randy Fincher, 65, of Roanoke will be held on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022, at noon at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with Bro. Keith Benefield officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m.–noon Thursday before services begin. Mr. Fincher passed away on Sunday, Dec. 4 at…
(WEDOWEE) Funeral services for Horace Leroy Turner, 71, of Wedowee will be held on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022, at noon at Benefield Funeral Chapel. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 11 a.m.-noon on Thursday before services begin. Mr. Turner passed away on Thursday, Dec. 1, in Wedowee. Survivors include his…
John Frank Houston has spent most of his adult life working toward becoming a millionaire. And at first, that meant exactly what it sounds like. But a passing encounter with a district attorney after Houston – now a member of the Roanoke City Council – had a day in court planted a seed in him…
WEDOWEE — It was 72 years ago when the Madison Cubs took home the Indiana High School Athletics Association (IHSAA) state basketball championship. On that day, Stan Weber would have never imagined the celebration that occurred over seven decades later. Weber now calls Alabama home, but his hometown of Madison, Indiana, calls him a legend.…
WEDOWEE — Some businesses and customers in east Alabama are dealing with the fallout after they say several checks sent through the United States Postal Service (USPS) were stolen and cashed by scammers. Terry Wiley, Jr., the general manager of Wedowee Building Supply, said the business has had about five customers impacted, although he said…
At Monday’s meeting of Roanoke Utilities Board, Manager Pam Bonner said the board had received a certificate from Alabama Department of Environmental Management for outstanding commitment at the water plant. ADEM recognized the board and water plant staff for outstanding commitment to excellence operation that maximizes public health protection by achieving organizational goals for microbial…
Randolph County Sheriff arrest Garrett Michael Thurman, 34, of Heflin – second-degree unlawful possession of marijuana and use or possession of drug paraphernalia – Nov. 22 Tyson Le’Mon Angel, 41, of 2213 County Rd. 47, Newell – third-degree criminal trespassing Roger Wade Gosdin, 34, of 65 County Rd. 101, Woodland – possession of drug paraphernalia,…
Roanoke Police Report Leon Linson Jr., 45, of 554 Border St., Roanoke – failure to appear in court – Nov. 24 Ruby Ann Hicks, 53, of 423 Clark St., Roanoke – failure to appear in court – Nov. 23 Terry Ellison Northington, 40, of 77 Mashburn Dr., Wedowee – two counts failure to appear in…
At last week’s meeting of Roanoke City School Board, the board formally and unanimously approved a resolution requesting a special city-wide election for renewal of the property tax. The board will send the resolution to Roanoke City Council asking for the special election. If the council approves the request, the election would be held on…
In a called meeting of Randolph County School Board last week, the board approved a large number of personnel actions to fill vacancies in the county schools. The board approved the following actions: Accept the resignation of Kayla Weathers, nurse at Wedowee Elementary/Middle schools effective November 11. Accept the resignation, due to retirement, of Andy…
Average gasoline prices in Alabama have fallen 9.5 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.09/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 3,348 stations in Alabama. Prices in Alabama are 21.8 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 2.9 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average price…
Invitation to Bid The City of Roanoke will be accepting sealed bids for the demolition of a nuisance property located at 232 Radney Street in Roanoke Alabama. All contractors bidding must have a City of Roanoke business license. Any contractor doing this work will be required to have in force and maintain a minimum of…