Mayor Mike Fisher said the council directed city attorney John Tinney to draw up a resolution providing additional funding for school facilities projects for a period of time not to exceed 20 years. He said they would bring it up at the next meeting, but Councilman Mack Arthur Bell said they have been developing this…
The Roanoke City School Board met on Monday last week instead of the normal Tuesday meeting to allow those who wanted to go to attend the “Sweet 16” basketball games Tuesday in Montgomery. At the meeting Supt. Chuck Marcum congratulated the boys and girls teams for winning their area championship games, playoffs, and advancing to…
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CONTINUATION OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Mortgageamerica, Inc. on May 31, 2011, by Terrell Johnson, a married man, joined herein by his wife, Valerie Wilson Johnson, and recorded in Mort Book…
State of Alabama Randolph County Sheriff’s Sale Ace American Ins. Company VS. Frank Stamper By Virtue of a judgments issued out of Circuit Court of Randolph County, Alabama and to me directed, whereby I am commanded to make the amount of a certain judgment recently obtained against Frank Stamper, defendant, out of the goods, chattels,…
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Kenya Owensby, an unmarried man, originally in favor of Long Beach Mortgage Company, on the 5th day of June, 2003, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Randolph County, Alabama,…
NOTICE SUMMIT STORAGE Notice is hereby given pursuant to Alabama provisions of the Self-Service Storage Act (Sections 8-15-30 through 8-15-38) that Summit Storage LLC on Saturday, March 19, 2016 at 10:00 am will sell at public auction or otherwise dispose of the contents stored at 108 Summit Avenue, Wedowee, AL 36278 by the undersigned: Unit…
NOTICE WEDOWEE SELF STORAGE Notice is hereby given pursuant to Alabama provisions of the Self-Service Storage Act (Sections 8-15-30 through 8-15-38) that Wedowee Self Storage on Saturday, March 19 2016 at 11:00 am will sell at public auction or otherwise dispose of the contents stored at 804 West Broad Street, Wedowee, AL 36278 by the…
INVITATION TO BID ON SURPLUS EQUIPMENT Randolph County School System Notice is given that a sale of walk-in freezer (surplus equipment) will be held by the Randolph County Board of Education, 182 Circle Drive, Wedowee, AL 36278. Sealed bids will be accepted by the Randolph County Board of Education for items. Bids must be completed…
Handley lost two of three games over the weekend in Lineville and Heflin in the Handley Invitational Tournament games that were moved due to bad weather earlier in the week. Handley’s win came in a 12-3 decision over Heard County on Saturday. The Tigers are now 2-4 on the young season. Valley 9, Handley 4…
The Wadley Bulldogs started their season with a pair of victories last week. Wadley crushed Lanett 19-6 in its season opener Thursday, then cruised past Lafayette 12-6 Monday. Wadley 19, Lanett 6 Wadley scored 10 runs in a decisive third inning that propelled the Bulldogs to a 19-6 five-inning win over Lanett Thursday. JaMichael Angel…
Ideally the public would have been informed of the proposal to merge community colleges throughout the state long before a decision was made to do it. We could have heard an explanation for why this needs to be done, what cost savings could be expected, if any, and how this would benefit the students, if…
This week Alabama held its primary elections. Republican voters choose their candidates. Democratic voters choose their candidates. And one of the great reforms of the Progressive Era will have done what it was intended to do. Early in the 20th century, reformers got fed up with party bosses and bigwigs and wealthy special interests meeting…
RCHS opened its season with a 6-0 win over Victory Christian before dropping its next two games in the Munford round robin tournament Saturday. RCHS is breaking in a new pitching staff after the graduation of number one starter Lauren Cofield. Joie Smith, Jessica Franklin and seventh grader Emma Prestridge all saw time on the…
You know the outcome of our presidential preference primary held yesterday. I do too, today. However, this column had to go to press a few days prior to the primary. Therefore, I will have to report and analyze your voting in a later column. One thing I do know is that we had a lot…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Deborah Daughtrey Loporto, 68, of Roanoke will be Tuesday, March 1, 2016, at 6 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Roger Hammett officiating. Ms. Loporto died Friday, Feb. 26, at her home. A lifelong resident of Randolph County, Ms. Loporto was born Oct. 18, 1947, the daughter of Roy…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Chelley Monroe Glass, 80, of Roanoke will be Monday, Feb. 29, 2016, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Revs. Horace Harper and Donald Harper officiating. Burial will follow at Standing Rock Methodist Church Cemetery. Mr. Glass died Friday, Feb. 26, at his home. A Chambers County native, Mr.…
(ROANOKE) Thennia Lue Patterson, 88, of Roanoke died Wednesday, Feb. 24, at East Alabama Medical Center, Opelika. The funeral will be at Canaan Baptist Church in the Welch community on Wednesday, March 2, at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Mario McDaniel officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Mrs. Patterson is survived by two…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Ray Treadwell, 82, of Roanoke will be Sunday, Feb. 28, 2016, at 2 p.m. at Rock Stand Congregational Christian Church with the Revs. Ryan Conger, Wayne Cowhick and Kenneth Johnson officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. Mr. Treadwell died Friday, Feb. 26, at Wedowee Hospital. A Roanoke native, Mr.…
(LINEVILLE) Funeral services for Brother James “Blake” Neal, 48, of Lineville will be Friday, Feb. 26, 2016 at 1 p.m. at Lineville Church of God with Rev. Derek Farr officiating. Bro. Neal died at his home on Tuesday, Feb. 23. A native of Anniston, he was a former resident of Gadsden and Wadley, settling in…