(DECATUR, Ga.) The celebration of life service for Rosemary Reid Easter of Decatur, Ga., will be Monday, Sept. 14, 2015, at noon EDT at Mount Carrie Baptist Church, Franklin, Ga. The Revs. Ronnie Jones and Stanley Hayes will officiate. Burial will be in Stateline Baptist Church Cemetery in Glenn, Ga.Mrs. Easter died Wednesday, Sept. 9.A…
(ROANOKE) The funeral for Lee Ellen Mayton, 85, of Roanoke will be Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Kevin Buttrum officiating. Burial will follow at Welcome Home Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Mayton died Wednesday, Sept. 9, at her residence. A Cherokee County, N.C., native, Mrs. Mayton was…
MIDWAY – Randolph County investigators are searching for the man who burglarized Wedowee South convenience store in the early morning hours Tuesday. A surveillance camera inside the store captured this photo. The suspect is a black male, approximately 6 feet tall. An employee opening the store about 4:15 a.m. discovered the cash register had been…
(THOMASTON, Ga.) Annie Doris Peaden Dover Collins, 98, of Thomaston, Ga., died Friday, Sept. 4, 2015, at her residence. The funeral was Sunday, Sept. 6, at 3:30 p.m. in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home, and burial followed in South View Cemetery. Dr. Albert E. Simmons officiated. She was born Dec. 10, 1916, in Rock…
It was win number two at Handley for head coach Larry Strain, but Friday’s dominant 42-6 win over Childersburg represented a much larger number for the Tigers program. Handley logged its 500th win in the program’s history, which dates back to 1921. “I would think that’s a great milestone because obviously you would have to…
ANNISTON–Anne Montgomery was recently honored as a Hometown Hero for her work with the Boys & Girls Club. Each year the board of directors of East Central Boys & Girls Club honors a person from the community, Mary Ammons said. Ammons is the president of the advisory board for the Boys & Girls Club in…
Robert Starnes started his work life as a newspaper man, worked in a homebuilding company, worked in the culinary arts and also published a karate magazine. His life story resembles Forrest Gump, but at age 45 he is now a resident of Roanoke Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center on Seymour Drive. He loves and praises the…
Merredith Sears’ 11th-grade history students at Handley High School researched early 20th century immigration and for the second year worked together to develop a simulation for Handley Middle School 6th graders. The 11th graders served as Ellis Island processors for Lakeisha Hook’s 6th-grade students who were the immigrants to the New World. Her students had…
Last week the Federal Communications Commission moved forward in modernizing the FCC rules to reflect the current media landscape and better serve consumers. The FCC adopted new rules that allow modification of satellite television markets to help ensure that satellite operators carry the broadband stations of most interest to the community. This is a requirement…
OPHELIA–Two women were arrested on Tuesday afternoon, charged with a burglary at Lynnie Bo’s Restaurant over the Labor Day holiday. The owner of the restaurant, located on Highway 48 West near the bridge, reported that on Tuesday when an employee went to open the restaurant, the cash register was missing. She noticed there was no…
Joseph Dale LaGrange, 37, of 239 Price St., Roanoke, was arrested on Sept. 3 and charged with sexual abuse of a child less than 12 years old and second-degree possession of marijuana. The family of the victim reported that the incident in question happened last month while the 7-year-old child was visiting with her family.…
Average retail gasoline prices in Alabama have fallen 3.7 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.02/g yesterday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 3,348 gas outlets in Alabama. This compares with the national average that has fallen 6.1 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.39/g, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com.…
MONTGOMERY–Randolph County Commissioner Lathonia Wright was honored by the Association of County Commissions of Alabama (ACCA) for 24 years of service to county government and the state of Alabama. The commissioner received the award at the ACCA 87th Annual Convention held late last month. “Commissioner Wright deserves the thanks of all Alabamians for his dedication…
MONTGOMERY–At a recent meeting, the Alabama Senior Citizens Hall of Fame presented a lifetime achievement award to state Senator Gerald Dial (R-Lineville) for his “outstanding accomplishments and significant contributions to the lives of older American citizens.” Sen. Dial has served Alabama and her senior citizens for more than three decades in both the National Guard…
For the third time the Alabama Legislature will try to pass a budget that will fund state government operations after failing miserably in previous efforts. A major reason is an unwillingness by the Republican-led body to consider a proposal to close the budget shortfall put forward by their Republican governor. The governor’s proposal would increase…
I seldom write about sports. There are sports reporters and columnists who can and do comment on teams and coaches and individual players and all that. They are so much better at it than I will ever be. The only sport I really know much about is football. I played it in high school and…
Shelby County, Alabama sits in the geographic center of the state and is the birthplace and childhood home of Gov. Robert Bentley. It is also renowned for being the fastest growing county in Alabama for the past four decades. Shelby County has become a Mecca for suburbanites in the Hoover/Birmingham metropolitan area. Shelby County has…
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Amy Rollins aka Amy Bassett and Kenny Rollins, wife and husband, originally in favor of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., on the 5th day of January, 2010, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the Judge…
FORECLOSURE NOTICE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness described in and secured by that certain mortgage executed by Lucy Cozart, an unmarried woman, as Mortgagor(s) to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., acting solely as nominee for Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., as Mortgagee, dated the 11th day of January, 2005, and recorded…
FORM OF ADVERTISEMENT FOR COMPLETION LEGAL NOTICE In accordance with Chapter 1, Title 39, Code of Alabama, 1975, notice is hereby given that Wyatt Sasser Construction LLC, Contractor, has completed the Contract for Construction of A New Softball Stadium for Southern Union State Community College in Wadley, AL for the State of Alabama and the…