Part of the reason that what you’re about to read is here is because there’s about a 10 percent part of me that believes that Handley will beat UMS-Wright on Friday, and I want to document just how big of a deal that will be.Then there’s the 85 percent of me that has already read…

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA CASE NO. 56-CV-2013-900112 ROSIE O’NEAL AND MARGARET O’NEAL PLAINTIFFS VS. SUZETTE PINKARD, et al DEFENDANTS NOTICE OF PUBLICATION Notice is hereby given to: Marquessa Marshall, Miesha Holloman, Roylawn Lane, Mieka Smith, Roy Smith, Ralphael Smith, James Bernard Lane, Donald Treadwell, Adreinne Nance, Wesley Adams, Orion Adams, Myra…

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, November 21, 2015 at 9:30 a.m. 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, November 21, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. will sell at public auction or otherwise dispose of the contents stored at 804 West Broad Street, Wedowee, AL 36278 by the…

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: MICHAEL GRANT TAYLOR 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 Melissa McCurry on the 2nd day of November, 2015, and that 30 days after the…

A series of meetings held around a nine-county region a while back promised regional cooperation in order to recruit industry and help improve the economic situation in all of the counties. It must have been a hard sell, or else the funding for the effort dried up, because we have heard nothing about it over…

I got cotton in the bottom land It’s up and growin’ and I got a good stand My good wife and them kids of mine Gonna get new shoes come pickin’ time. Johnny Cash, “Pickin’ Time” It’s November. Pickin’ time. I realized this the other day when my buddy-editor Phillip sent me some pictures of…

The 2016 presidential election has not only begun, it is well under way. It is now a lengthy process that spans the entire four-year presidential term. The race essentially begins the day a president is sworn into office. Aspirants begin jockeying for the brass ring of American politics the next day and the marathon begins.…

(WEDOWEE) Funeral services for Johnny Jackson Bonner, 57, of Wedowee will be Thursday, Nov. 5, 2015, at 2 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Keith Benefield officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery. Mr. Bonner died Monday, Nov. 2, at Regional Medical Center in Anniston. A lifelong Randolph County resident,…

(ROANOKE) Services are pending for Ora Lee Tucker, 74, of Roanoke, who died Thursday, Oct. 29, at her residence. Silmon-Seroyer Funeral Home, LaFayette.

(ATTICA, Ind.) Eleanor Hall Misner Steele, 101, of Attica, Ind., died at 12:50 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 30, 2015, at Woodland Manor Nursing Center, Attica. A gravesite service will be held Saturday, Nov. 7, at 10 a.m. EST at Salem Cemetery, east of Attica. Eleanor was born March 20, 1914, in Fountain County, Ind. She…

(TALLAPOOSA, Ga.) Linda Darlene Patterson, 66, of Tallapoosa, Ga., died Oct. 30, 2015. A memorial service will be held Wednesday, Nov. 4, at 2 p.m. EST at Miller Funeral Home Chapel in Tallapoosa with the Rev. Chester Pesnell officiating. Music will be provided by Buddy Gentry. Interment will follow in Hollywood Cemetery in Tallapoosa. She…

(LaGRANGE, Ga.) Verna M. (Bebe) Taylor, 79, of LaGrange, Ga., died Oct. 29, 2015, at West Georgia Health. The funeral was Sunday, Nov. 1, at 2 p.m. at Higgins LaGrange Chapel with the Revs. Aaron McCollough and Randy Nix officiating. Interment followed at Shadowlawn Cemetery. Ms. Taylor was born Sept. 3, 1936, in Randolph County,…

(WADLEY) Betty Sue Cotney Cleveland died peacefully at her home in Wadley on Oct. 29, 2015. She is survived by her husband of 65 years, Jim W. Cleveland; her three sons, Jim W. Cleveland III (Cindy), William A. Cleveland (Nancy) and John C. Cleveland (Mary Ann); sister, Pauline Kloeti; nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Betty…

(DAYTON, Ohio) Geraldine Phillips, 63, of Dayton, Ohio, died Friday, Oct. 23, 2015. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, at Thomas Funeral Home, Trotwood, Ohio, with Pastor Kenny Smith officiating. Interment will be in West Memory Gardens. Geraldine was born March 29, 1952, in Wadley to the late Leon and Lizzie…

(ROANOKE) Graveside services for Annie Ree Fisher, 81, of Roanoke, will be Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015, at 10 a.m. at Randolph Memory Gardens with the Revs. Jeff Burns and Tim Whaley officiating. Mrs. Fisher died Tuesday, Oct. 27, at her home. A lifelong resident of Randolph County, Mrs. Fisher was born Nov. 2, 1933, the…

(ROANOKE) Viola Huffman of Roanoke died Saturday morning, Oct. 24, 2015, at Traylor Retirement Community. The funeral will be at Saint Paul Baptist Church on Saturday, Oct. 31, at noon with moderator William Phillips and the Rev. J.D. Darden officiating. Burial will follow in East Roanoke Cemetery. Mrs. Huffman was born to the late Samuel…

(ROANOKE) Michael Hall Mekkelson, 64, of Roanoke died at his home on Oct. 18, 2015. A memorial service will be Sunday, Nov. 1, at 1 p.m. EST at the Guardians Riding Club Clubhouse, 23 Gordon St., LaGrange, GA 30240. Mr. Mekkelson was born Aug. 18, 1951, to the late William R. Mekkelson and Shirley J.…