Much of the discussion at the last Roanoke Utilities Board meeting dealt with gas. Daniel Trapp of the Pipeline Safety Division of the Alabama Public Service Commission was present.Brent Wilson, field supervisor, oversees natural gas compliance in Roanoke and keeps the board up to date on new regulations on gas. He often warns about what…
Local viewers of “Antiques Roadshow” on PBS Monday evening might have recognized a familiar little face. Monday’s episode was the first of three that were filmed in Birmingham and can be watched on the PBS website. One of the guests on the show brought her Alabama Baby (aka Roanoke doll or Ella Smith doll). She…
Three young people were injured in a motor vehicle accident on Wednesday afternoon of last week in Roanoke. According to the report from Roanoke Police Department, the wreck happened at 2:11 at the intersection of U.S. 431 and Franklin Road, where there once was a caution light. A witness said that a 2006 GMC Envoy…
Workers are re-configuring the front of city hall so the doors close properly once someone enters and so disabled visitors can push a button to get in and out. The newly created front door and surrounding glass will help block out the cold and hold in the warmth. The old doors tended to stick open…
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Michael Kirkland and wife Denease Kirkland, to SouthTrust Bank, National Association, dated November 13, 1997, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Randolph County, Alabama, in Book 352, Page 67.…
NOTICE OF SALE The following vehicles have been abandoned at 26111 County Rd 87, Roanoke, AL 36274 and will be sold on May 6, 2015 at 12PM at the same address. 2004 Chevrolet Silverado 2GCEC19T541211365 (13-14)
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain Mortgage executed by JMAYS, LLC, to Robert F. Garner and Virginia Ann Garner on September 24, 2004, said Mortgage recorded in Mort Book 471, Page 158, Probate Office, Randolph County, Alabama, and assigned to Robert F. Garner (the…
The Handley Lady Tigers, class 4A’s ninth-ranked team, proved that they are the county’s best softball team with a dominant performance Friday and Saturday in the county softball tournament in Wedowee. Handley beat Woodland on Friday and then defeated RCHS twice on Saturday to earn the championship. In the process Handley outscored its opponents 46-5…
The Handley Tigers are now 21-2 after they opened their portion of the Lake Martin Classic in Alexander City Monday with a 5-1 win over Opelika, which came into the game as the No. 3-ranked team in the state in class 6A. Rhett Fetner started and earned the win for Handley, which was not intimidated…
Last season Southern Union’s softball team didn’t lose its ninth game until it had reached the national tournament. This year loss number nine came with three weeks left in the regular season after the Bison lost the second game of Saturday’s doubleheader against Shelton State. But SU, ranked ninth nationally in the NJCAA entering this…
The Randolph County Tigers won all four of their games in the Weaver baseball tournament last week and entered Tuesday’s critical area matchup with Ranburne on a five-game winning streak, its longest of the season. RCHS knocked off Woodland last Tuesday to start the streak, then swept through Saks, Weaver, Jacksonville and Wellborn on Thursday…
(ATHENS, Ga.) Funeral services for Jarrell Jackson Garrett Sr., 87, of Athens, Ga., formerly of Roanoke, will be Wednesday, April 1, 2015, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Roger Florence officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Zion Christian Church Cemetery. Mr. Garrett passed away Sunday, March 29, at St. Mary’s Hospice…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Elvie Lucille Edmondson, 88, of Roanoke will be Wednesday, April 1, 2015, at 2 p.m. at Faith Baptist Church with the Revs. S.T. Janney, Scott Whaley and Dewey Vowell officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens. Mrs. Edmondson died Sunday, March 29, at Traylor Nursing Center. A Clay County native,…
(GRAHAM) Funeral services for Dolly Reaves Knott, 87, of Graham will be Tuesday, March 31, 2015, at 2 p.m. at Pine Hill Christian Church with Pastor Dick Hollis officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. Ms. Knott died Sunday, March 29, at Traylor Nursing Center in Roanoke. A Randolph County native, Ms. Knott was…
(CARROLLTON, Ga.) The funeral service for Hazel Otwell Whitman of Carrollton, Ga., was at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 29, 2015, at Almon Funeral Home, Carrollton, with Dr. Stephen Peeples officiating. Graveside services followed in Ranburne. Mrs. Whitman died March 26, at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika following a brief illness. She was born in…
(WEDOWEE) Henry Alton French passed away Thursday, March 26, 2015, at age 93 in the Veteran’s Retirement Home in Pell City. Mr. French was born and raised in Randolph County. He was the youngest of 10 children. His parents were John Robert “Bob” and Martha Leola “Ola” Sikes French. He met his beloved wife of…
(VALLEY) Syble F. Kittrell, 79, of Valley died Wednesday, March 25, 2015, at EAMC-Lanier Nursing Home. The funeral will be Saturday, March 28, at 4 p.m. EDT at Shawmut United Methodist Church with the Rev. Donnie Erwin-Brown officiating. Burial will follow at Resthaven Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Kittrell was born Jan. 31, 1936, in Wedowee, the…
(RANBURNE) William Roy McLeod of Ranburne died Monday, March 23, 2015, at home surrounded by his family. He was 72. The funeral will be at Ranburne Baptist Church on Thursday, March 26, at 1 p.m. EDT with Hospice Chaplain Greg Walker officiating. His eulogy will be delivered by his nephew, Rance McWhorter. Interment will follow…
(LaGRANGE, Ga.) Mildred Jones, 80, of LaGrange, Ga., died Sunday, March 22, 2015, at Rose Maude Personal Care Home in Atlanta. Funeral services will be Saturday, March 28, at 1 p.m. EDT at Saint Paul Baptist Church with the Rev. Edward Lane officiating. Interment will be in Southview Cemetery Mildred Jones, the daughter of the…
(LaGRANGE, Ga.) Irma Prescott East, 74, of LaGrange, Ga., died Monday, March 23, 2015, at West Georgia Medical Center. The funeral was Friday, March 27, at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Striffler-Hamby Mortuary with the Rev. Leonard Hodge officiating. Burial followed in Shadowlawn Cemetery. Mrs. East was born June 20, 1936, in Randolph County,…