(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Dorothy Ann Massey Addison, 71, of Roanoke will be Friday, Feb. 27, 2015, at 11 a.m. EST at Bethel Baptist Church of Rocky Mount in Luthersville, Ga., with Carolyn Hanner officiating. Mrs. Addison will lie in state one hour prior to services beginning. Burial will follow at the adjoining cemetery.Mrs. Addison…
We’re growing … and we need your help! Saturday, Feb. 28, is the date that Knight-Enloe Elementary School plans to expand the school gardens. From 9 a.m. until noon, the public can help the school build a large, sectioned garden bed for the pre-K classes. Four brand new beds for kindergarten classes will also be…
U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby, R-AL, spoke to a small group of workers and toured Candlewick Yarns Thursday morning. Plant manager Bill Robinson showed him around the state-of-the art manufacturing facility. Candlewick Yarns falls under the Dixie Group. The manufacturing facility that makes polyester yarn for high end carpet has 214 employees. It was once Maremont,…
Southern Union State Community College’s Theater Department will present That’s the Spirit Feb. 25-28 at 7 p.m. in Brazeal Auditorium on the Wadley campus. The play has been described as “hilarious, escapist fun, a spooky puzzle and an entertaining whodunit!” Psychic Jenny Davenport is murdered at a lodge that once belonged to The Great Marvel,…
Winter storm forecasts for north Alabama likely will result in snow-covered or icy roads and hazardous driving conditions throughout northern Alabama. Alabama State Troopers encourage all motorists to drive with extreme caution and to avoid roadways when weather conditions are prohibitive. Troopers offer the following tips to help ensure safe winter travel: • Avoid travel,…
In a workshop Monday night prior to the regular meeting the council listened to a presentation from Dr. Russell Peterson advocating another urgent care center in Roanoke. Racing through his 30-minute presentation, he said he heard through the grapevine they were thinking about putting a hospital in the area and people have asked him about…
WEDOWEE–In this week’s meeting of Randolph County Commission, the commission: • Approved assisting (labor and equipment) with work on the new helipad at Woodland. • Approved the equipment rental and materials needed to repair the pavement on County Road 79 ($827), County Road 14 ($5,272) and County Road 82 ($7,209). • Approved the South Alabama…
The ‘kicking the can’ column below describes some of the shortfalls in the state’s General Fund budget that will have to be addressed when the legislature convenes next week. For too long too little has been done about an impending financial crisis, and now the state is out of options. Even Gov. Robert Bentley of…
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The legislature and the governor are preparing for the first Regular Session of the quadrennium. The session will begin March 3. Legislators need to arrive in Montgomery with their lunch pails and sleeves rolled up ready to go to work because the proverbial chickens have come home to roost. They are facing a gargantuan budget…
In almost every game they played this season the Handley Tigers held the advantage in the post thanks to the presence of forwards Tyrese Heard and Reginald Zachery. Against Bibb County in the finals of the Central Regional in Montgomery, that was not the case, and the result was a 48-38 loss for the Tigers.…
Woodland opened its baseball season with a convincing 14-0 win over Wadley last Tuesday, but the strongest opponent for all the county teams has been the weather. Hunter Baldwin started and pitched four innings, allowing just one hit and striking out 10 to earn the win for Woodland. Catcher Jarrett Womack went 3-for-5 for the…
MEN’S BASKETBALL What’s happening: Southern Union’s men’s basketball team will complete its regular season with an important showdown against first-place Shelton State on Wednesday in Wadley. SU enters that game in a tie for second place in the ACCC North with Gadsden State, one game behind Shelton. If SU loses the Bison will likely fall…
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA CASE NO. DR 2015-900010 KATHY ANN CLARK, PLAINTIFF VS. ARMONDO MEJIA, DEFENDANT NOTICE Notice is hereby given to Armonda Mejia that a Bill of Complaint for Divorce has been filed against you in the Circuit Court of Randolph County. You are hereby notified that a response to…
STATE OF ALABAMA RANDOLPH COUNTY PROBATE COURT NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF GILBERT H. RIDDLE, DECEASED Letters Testamentary on the estate of Gilbert H. Riddle, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on the 17th day of February, 2015, by the Judge of Probate of said County, notice is…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF LOUIS LENDON STINNETT, DECEASED ADMINISTRATRIX’S SETTLEMENT NOTICE This day came Debbie Stinnett Boggs, Administratrix of the Estate of Louis Lendon Stinnett, deceased, and files her account, vouchers, evidence and statement for final settlement of his said Administration. It is ordered…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY STATE OF ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF SARA FANNIN, DECEASED NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR Letters Testamentary of said deceased having been granted to the undersigned Tammy Fowler on the 17th day of February, 2015, by the Honorable George Diamond, Judge of the Probate Court…
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA CASE NO. CV 2015-900011 VICKI WADE, PLAINTIFF Vs. PARCEL 1: A parcel of land comprised of Lots 9 and 10, Block H, Town of Malone Subdivision, as recorded in Map Book 2 in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Randolph County, Alabama, lying in Section…
NOTICE OF SALE The following vehicle has been abandoned at 11285 Co. Rd. 33, Wedowee, AL and will be sold on April 1, 2015, at the same address. 2000 Honda Accord VIN# 1HGCG554XYA003190 Berry’s Auto 11285 Co. Rd. 33 Wedowee, AL (8-10p)
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed on May 15, 2007 by Jacqueline Ray, an unmarried person, originally in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for First Franklin Financial Corp., an Op. Sub. of MLB&T Co., FSB, and recorded in…