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Girls attack father, police officer

By Editor | May 13, 2015 |

Two out-of-hand Roanoke girls were charged by Roanoke police on Monday evening after their father called for assistance.The officers could hear yelling from the back yard when they arrived at the home. The dad said the girls had been using foul language toward him, their grandmother and their aunts.Officers tried to speak with one of…

Man charged in stabbing

By Editor | May 13, 2015 |

BROUGHTON–A Broughton man was stabbed during an altercation in on Tuesday afternoon of last week. According to the report from RCSO, James Edward Barrett of 344 County Rd. 819, Wadley, suffered a knife wound to his stomach. He went by private vehicle to East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika. The man with whom he had…

Kids Fishing Day will be May 21

By Editor | May 13, 2015 |

The Annual Kids Fishing Day presented by Lake Wedowee Property Owners Association will be Thursday, May 21, at Rice Pavilion on Lake Wedowee. Activities will begin at 4 p.m. and continue until 7 p.m. Kids ages 2 through 15 who live in Randolph and Clay counties are invited. Each kid must be accompanied by an…

Roanoke approves continuing with downtown landscaping

By Editor | May 13, 2015 |

Mayor Mike Fisher said he had received compliments on the downtown area and the clean-up there of the flower beds and pots. For the Slow Food event he got many compliments; many people came from out of town and the area gave a good impression to people. Willard Earl Jr. from Roanoke Landscape, who did…

Wadley works on changes to town’s personnel policy

By Editor | May 13, 2015 |

WADLEY–Wadley Councilwoman Donna McKay is working on the personnel policy for town workers, concentrating on holiday and vacation policy. At the last council meeting she handed out notebooks with some of the information and suggested they might want to hold a workshop to discuss it. There are classified, unclassified and temporary employees. Employees who have…

Summer on Main festival and concert June 6

By Editor | May 13, 2015 |

The Randolph County Chamber of Commerce will host the 7th Annual Summer on Main Street Festival and Concert on June 6 in downtown Roanoke. The festival will bring a variety of art and craft vendors with unique and specialty items, food vendors, entertainment, and lots of fun for the entire family. The  festivities will begin…

Notice to Contractors

By Editor | May 13, 2015 |

Notice to Contractors Federal Aid Project No. STPNU-5613(251) RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA Sealed bids will be received by the Director of Transportation at the office of the Alabama Department of Transportation, Montgomery, Alabama until 10:00 AM on May 29, 2015 and at that time publicly opened for constructing the Full Depth Reclamation, Resurfacing and Traffic Stripe…

Notice to Contractors

By Editor | May 13, 2015 |

Notice to Contractors Federal Aid Project No. STPAA-HSIP-0048(504) RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA Sealed bids will be received by the Director of Transportation at the office of the Alabama Department of Transportation, Montgomery, Alabama until 10:00 AM on May 29, 2015 and at that time publicly opened for constructing the Safety Widening, Resurfacing, and Traffic Stripe on…

Notice to Contractors

By Editor | May 13, 2015 |

Notice to Contractors Federal Aid Project No. NH-HSIP-0001(586) RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA Sealed bids will be received by the Director of Transportation at the office of the Alabama Department of Transportation, Montgomery, Alabama until 10:00 AM on May 29, 2015 and at that time publicly opened for constructing the Safety Widening, Resurfacing, and Traffic Stripe on…

NOTICE OF SALE

By Editor | May 13, 2015 |

NOTICE OF SALE The following vehicle has been abandoned at 444 North Berry St., Wadley, AL 36276 and will be sold on June 18, 2015 at the same address. 1988 Isuzu pickup VIN# JAACL11LX7207224 Paul Smith 444 North Berry St. Wadley, AL 36276 (19-20p)

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT TO BE PUBLISHED BY PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE

By Editor | May 13, 2015 |

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF PATSY DENISE ROWE, DEC. NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT TO BE PUBLISHED BY PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE Letters of Administration of said deceased having been granted to Jimmy Wayne Rowe Jr. on the 6th day of May, 2015, by the Honorable George Diamond, Judge…

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT TO BE PUBLISHED BY PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE

By Editor | May 13, 2015 |

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JIMMY WAYNE ROWE, DEC. NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT TO BE PUBLISHED BY PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE Letters of Administration of said deceased having been granted to Jimmy Wayne Rowe Jr. on the 6th day of May, 2015, by the Honorable George Diamond, Judge…

NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS

By Editor | May 13, 2015 |

STATE OF ALABAMA RANDOLPH COUNTY PROBATE COURT NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ROBERT PARRIS, DECEASED Letters Testamentary on the estate of Robert Parris, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on the 6th day of May, 2015, by the Judge of Probate of said County, notice is hereby given…

MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

By Editor | May 13, 2015 |

MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Allie Robinson, a married woman, originally in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., acting solely as nominee for Bayrock Mortgage Corporation, A Georgia Corporation, on the 29th day of March, 2006, said mortgage recorded…

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE

By Editor | May 13, 2015 |

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage dated June 6, 2008, executed by Janice O’Neal, an unmarried woman, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. solely as nominee for Peoples Independent Bank, which mortgage was recorded on June 9, 2008, in Mortgage Book 533, Page…

CASE NO. CV2012-900114

By Editor | May 13, 2015 |

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA CASE NO. CV2012-900114 TRACEE GREENE YAWN PLAINTIFF VS. LAND, et al DEFENDANT NOTICE TAKE NOTICE that a suit has been filed in the Circuit Court of Randolph County by Tracee Greene Yawn claiming sole and exclusive ownership of the following described property: A parcel of land located…

INVITATION TO BID

By Editor | May 13, 2015 |

INVITATION TO BID Separate sealed bids for the Completion of the construction of Improvements to Fincher Road for the City of Roanoke, Alabama, will be received by the City of Roanoke, 809 Main Street, PO Box 1270, Roanoke, Alabama 36274, until 3:00 pm CST, May 27, 2015. No bids will be received after the time…

County softball teams fall short of state tournament

By Editor | May 13, 2015 |

Handley’s softball team fell to West Blocton 1-0 in its fifth game of the South Central Regional in Troy on Friday, leaving the Lady Tigers one win shy of a state tournament berth. It was a heartbreaking finish for the Lady Tigers, who were one of three county teams that performed well in the regional…

Altork: Title time for Tigers?

By Editor | May 13, 2015 |

Randolph County entered its second trip to the state semifinals with a completely different mindset than its predecessors. They would probably never admit it, but in 2013 the first group took the field at Westbrook Christian with a measured dose of hesitation and uncertainty. Those Tigers had the luxury of playing their first three playoff…

Be aware of heat’s effects on children, pets

By Editor | May 13, 2015 |

Now that summer weather is here, it’s time to focus again on the dangers of heat stroke and other heat-related illnesses. In spite of the well publicized cases in recent years of children being left unattended in vehicles on hot days, around 25 children die each year from being left or becoming trapped in hot vehicles, according to the National Highway…