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Christmas luncheon this Saturday

By Editor | December 2, 2015 |

The United Methodist Women at First United Methodist Church are holding their annual Christmas Luncheon Saturday, Dec. 5 during the hours of 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.The setting will be the McDonald Family Life Center and tickets are $10 each. Tickets may be purchased from Annie L. Awbrey Public Library, the church office at 334-863-2253…

Ladies Chorus Christmas program this Sunday

By Editor | December 2, 2015 |

It’s Christmas time! The public is invited to attend a concert of Christmas music presented by the Wedowee Area Ladies’ Community Chorus on Sunday, Dec. 6, at 3 p.m., in the sanctuary at Wedowee First United Methodist Church. A reception with refreshments will follow in the fellowship hall. There is no admission charge.  The chorus…

Saks sweeps in Woodland hoops debut

By Editor | December 2, 2015 |

The Woodland Bobcats got the county’s basketball season underway Monday as the school’s boys and girls teams were swept by Saks. The boys held close to the 4A school from Anniston for a quarter as Woodland trailed just 15-11 after the first frame. But Saks pulled away from there and went on to a 62-32…

Altork: That’s a wrap

By Editor | December 2, 2015 |

RCHS fell three points short of the state finals to put an end to what was overall a wildly successful 2015 football season in Randolph County. So what better time than the present to look ahead to the future and rank the local teams based on what I believe 2016 will hold? We’ll start at…

NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

By Editor | December 2, 2015 |

STATE OF ALABAMA COUNTY OF RANDOLPH NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made under the terms of that certain mortgage executed by executed by James Jackson Prestridge, Jr. and Johanna K. Prestridge, on the 14th day of March, 2008 to Bank of Wedowee which said mortgage is recorded in the Probate Office of…

NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

By Editor | December 2, 2015 |

STATE OF ALABAMA COUNTY OF RANDOLPH NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage and security agreement executed by DANIEL ALLEN BELL, a single man, and CINDY LEE GORMLEY, a single woman, on the 22nd day of January 2014, to VANDERBILT MORTGAGE AND…

MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

By Editor | December 2, 2015 |

MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Tamika Smith and husband, Travis B. Smith, originally in favor of Household Finance Corporation of Alabama, on the 6th day of October, 2000, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of…

MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

By Editor | December 2, 2015 |

MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed on May 13, 2011 by Daniel Lee Conger and Amber Conger, husband and wife, originally in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Mortgage Research Center, LLC DBA vamortgagecenter.com, and recorded in Mort…

NOTICE OF FILING OF PETITION FOR SUMMARY DISTRIBUTION

By Editor | December 2, 2015 |

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: HUGHDY LEE HENRY 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 Berdie Cox on the 24th day of November, 2015, and that 30 days after the…

MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

By Editor | December 2, 2015 |

MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Albert Lee Holloway and Jo Ann Holloway, husband and wife, originally in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., acting solely as nominee for Accredited Home Lenders, Inc., on the 25th day of January, 2006,…

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

By Editor | December 2, 2015 |

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: THE ESTATE F LERON A. MURPHY, DECEASED NOTICE TO CREDITORS Letters Testamentary of said deceased having been granted to the undersigned on the 30th day of Nov., 2015, by the Honorable George Diamond, Judge of Probate Court of Randolph County, Alabama, notice is hereby given…

NOTICE OF SALE

By Editor | December 2, 2015 |

NOTICE OF SALE The following vehicle has been abandoned at 444 North Berry St., Wadley, AL 36276 and will be sold on Jan. 12, 2016, at the same address. 1988 Isuzu pickup VIN# JAACL11LXJ7207224 Paul Smith 444 North Berry St. Wadley, AL 36276 (48-49)

Scam season is here again

By Editor | December 2, 2015 |

Every year as the end-of-year holidays roll around, scammers renew their efforts to take unfair advantage of those who either may be in a giving mood or just simply let their guards down during the bustle of the season. With this in mind, Attorney General Luther Strange recently put out a list of recurring scams…

Jackson: Plots and conspiracies

By Editor | December 2, 2015 |

Recently I wrote about all the different people at different times predicting that the world is about to end. Some look forward to it–the ones who believe they are going to be “taken up” in the rapture. Some just look at the “signs” and figure, calculate, and conclude that “it” is just around the corner.…

Flowers: More potential candidates for governor

By Editor | December 2, 2015 |

This week we will continue counting down and handicapping the prospective horses in the 2018 Alabama Gubernatorial Derby. We handicapped the following horses in descending order last week, Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard (18), Supreme Court Justice Jim Main (17), Sen. Greg Reed (16), Sen. Arthur Orr (15) and Mayor Vaughn Stewart (14). This…

Sammie Faye Stewart

By Editor | November 30, 2015 |

(WOODLAND) Funeral services for Mrs. Sammie Faye Stewart, 78, of Woodland were Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015, at 2 p.m. at Bear Creek United Methodist Church with the Rev. Jacob Wilkerson officiating. Burial followed in the adjoining cemetery. Mrs. Stewart died Thursday, Nov. 26, at her residence. A longtime Woodland resident, Mrs. Stewart was born in…

Milam Willis Adamson Sr.

By Editor | November 30, 2015 |

(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Milam Willis Adamson Sr., 86, of Roanoke were Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015, at 1 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Revs. Gerald Romine and Tim Whaley officiating. Burial followed at Randolph Memory Gardens. Mr. Adamson died Thursday, Nov. 26, at his home. A lifelong resident of Randolph County, Mr. Adamson…

Herchel E. Irvin

By Editor | November 30, 2015 |

(LANETT) Herchel E. Irvin, 79, of Lanett died Nov. 26, 2015, at Bethany House in Auburn. The funeral was Saturday, Nov. 28, at 4 p.m. EST at the Johnson Brown-Service Funeral Home Chapel in Valley with interment in Johnson Memorial Gardens. The Rev. Tommy Johns officiated. Mr. Irvin was born Sept. 13, 1936, in Randolph…

Margaret E. Yarbrough

By Editor | November 30, 2015 |

(ROCK MILLS) Funeral services for Margaret E. Yarbrough, 90, of Rock Mills were Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015, at 11 a.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Revs. Lendon Fields and Greg Norred officiating. Burial followed at Wehadkee Cemetery. Mrs. Yarbrough died Wednesday, Nov. 25, at Wedowee Hospital. A lifelong Randolph County resident, Mrs. Yarbrough was…

Linda Gayle Noles Ledbetter

By Editor | November 30, 2015 |

(LANETT) Linda Gayle Noles Ledbetter, 69, of Lanett died Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015, at her residence. The funeral was Saturday, Nov. 28, at 2 p.m. EST at Johnson Brown-Service Funeral Home in Valley with interment in Johnson Memorial Gardens. The Revs. Jackie Prickett and Marshall Dye officiated. Mrs. Ledbetter was born Oct. 3, 1946, to…