MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALEDefault having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by James S. Thrift, single, originally in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., solely as nominee for Ally Bank Corp. f/k/a GMAC Bank, on the 26th day of December, 2009, said mortgage recorded in the Office…

City of Roanoke Invitation to Bid The City of Roanoke is asking for a bid on the following street Dogwood Dr. All dimensions are approx. Bids must be turned in by June 26, 2015 at 2:00. Bids will be voted on at the city council meeting July 6 2015. The city reserves the right to…

City of Roanoke Invitation to Bid The City of Roanoke is accepting Sealed Bids on a building repair. The bid is for installing 29 gage metal siding vertically on an existing building. The building to be repaired is located at 829 Lafayette hwy. Roanoke Alabama. The building is known as the Charles M. Clack Armory.…

The agreement between Tanner Medical Center and the Randolph County Commission, Randolph County Health Care Authority, and Wedowee Health Care Authority to build and operate a hospital in Randolph County, supported in part by tax revenue, has been discussed and argued by many. Relatively few, however, have seen and read the actual agreement. Now everyone…

Old folks have ugly feet. I am old. It follows logically that I have ugly feet. Toes especially. Toenails specifically. Although I gave up socks and ties long before I retired, when I gave up my full-time day job I also gave up shoes for sandals–weather permitting. This exposed my toes to the scrutiny of…

As I was walking out of the Statehouse recently someone asked me, “Do you think we will have gambling in Alabama?” My response was simple. We already have gambling; the state just does not derive any revenue from it. Indeed gambling proliferates in our state just as it does in all of the other 49…

(WOODLAND) Joe Bob Stone, 75, of Woodland died Thursday, May 28, 2015. The funeral was Tuesday, June 2, at noon at Mt. Carmel Methodist Church, Woodland, with minister Mike Brown, his son-in-law, officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery. Mr. Stone was born Dec. 1, 1939, to the late R.B. and Katie Stone in Randolph…

The Rev. William R. Mallory, known to friends and family as Bill, died Wednesday, June 3, 2015, in Birmingham at the age of 66. The funeral was Sunday, June 7, at 1:30 p.m. at Huffman United Methodist Church. Bill was also a man of great love and faith. He was formerly youth pastor at First…

(ROANOKE) Graveside services for Henry Lane Johnson Jr., 76, of Roanoke will be Saturday, June 6, 2015, at 11 a.m. at Cedarwood Cemetery with the Rev. Ralph Barrow officiating. Mr. Johnson died Thursday, June 4, at Traylor Nursing Center. A Jefferson County native, Mr. Johnson was born July 13, 1938, the son of Henry Lane…

(MADISON) Kelley Maurice Kirby, 87, of Madison, died Friday, June 3, 2015. The funeral service will be Saturday, June 6, at Ridout’s Trussville Chapel. Burial will follow at Forest Crest Cemetery. The Rev. James Auchmuty will officiate. Kelley was born in Woodland on May 9, 1928, and graduated as salutatorian of Woodland High School in…

(WEDOWEE) Charles T. “Chuck” Mathews, 80, of Wedowee, formerly of Mableton, Ga., died Saturday, May 31, 2015. Mr. Mathews’ memorial service will be at 1 p.m. EDT Saturday, June 6, at Davis-Struempf Funeral Home Chapel. Fishing was his passion, especially saltwater fishing. He loved oysters, barbecue and sports car racing, attending 31 straight years of…

(WOODLAND) Eula Mae Mobley, 99, of Woodland, formerly of LaGrange, Ga., died Wednesday, June 3, 2015, at Wedowee Hospital. The funeral service will be at 2 p.m. EDT Saturday, June 6, in the chapel of Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home in Hogansville, Ga. The Rev. Gary Robinson will officiate, and interment will be…

(WEDOWEE) Talbert Hugh Smith, Jr., 54, died Sunday, May 31, 2015, at his residence. The family will hold a private memorial service at a later date. A Florida native, Mr. Smith was born Oct. 19, 1960, the son of Talbert Hugh Smith Sr. and Martha Sue Musselwhite Smith. He was Christian by faith and was…

(LANETT) Elmer Ray Harlin, 92, of Lanett died Sunday, May 31, 2015, at Midtown Medical Center in Columbus, Ga. The funeral will be Wednesday, June 3, at 11 a.m. at Lanett First Baptist Church with the Rev. Ronnie Jordan officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Cemetery in Lanett. Mr. Harlin was born Jan. 25, 1923,…

(LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga.) Jewel Morrison Allgood, 95, of Lawrenceville, Ga., died Friday, May 29, 2015. Funeral services will be Saturday, June 6, at 2 p.m. EDT in the chapel of Flanigan Funeral Home with Pastor Chuck Allen officiating. Interment will follow at Broadlawn Memorial Gardens in Buford, Ga. Mrs. Allgood was born Dec. 18, 1919, in…

Without question the RCHS baseball team had a disappointing end to their unprecedented season.  After becoming the first baseball team in the county to go all the way to the state finals the Tigers were unable to claim the ultimate prize after a 3-2 loss in game two of the state finals series. That second…

The Cal Ripken youth all-star baseball tournament for the 11-12 year old age group is scheduled to begin next Tuesday in Lineville.  Roanoke will have two teams and Wedowee and Woodland will have one each in the nine-team district tournament that will take place in Lineville June 9-15. The top two teams from the district…