NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALEDefault having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Amos J. Boddie, Sr., unmarried, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for SouthStar Funding, LLC, on September 20, 2002, said mortgage being recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Randolph…
NOTICE OF SALE The following vehicles have been abandoned at 95 Buford Adamson Rd., Wedowee, AL and will be sold on May 8, 2014 at the same address. 2006 Ford Fusion 3FAHP06Z37R194575 1999 Dodge Ram 1500 3B7HF13ZXXG194124 Ray Benefield 95 Buford Adamson Rd. Wedowee, AL 36274 (17-19p)
ORDINANCE NO. 2014-03-01 AN ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH A PRE-TRIAL DIVERSION PROGRAM FOR THE CITY OF ROANOKE, ALABAMA MUNICIPAL COURT SYSTEM BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and City Council of the City of Roanoke, Alabama as follows: ARTICLE I. PRE-TRIAL DIVERSION. Section 1. Establish a Pre-Trial Diversion Program Pursuant to Act No. 2013-353, a Pre-Trial…
NOTICE For the purpose of establishing communications with its Advance Metering Infrastructure (AMI) and distribution network, Alabama Power Company is proposing to construct a 180-foot monopole communications structure (193 feet overall height). The proposed structure would be located off of County Road 661 outside of an existing substation near Rock Mills, Randolph County, Alabama. Alabama…
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL EMERGENCY IMPROVEMENTS TO RANDOLPH COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL STADIUM FOR THE RANDOLPH COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION WEDOWEE, ALABAMA PROJECT NO. 14-137 Sealed proposal will be received by Mr. Rance Kirby, Superintendent, at the Randolph County Board of Education, Wedowee, Alabama, until 2:00 PM, Thursday, May 1, 2014, then opened and read aloud.…
In an effort to comply with federal regulations, the Alabama Department of Public Safety’s Driver License Division has scheduled a database conversion the last weekend of April, which will result in all systems–including online services–being shut down from 5 p.m. Friday, April 25, to 8 a.m. Wednesday, April 30. During that time, driver license examining…
The Handley Lady Tigers are winning at an unprecedented rate and making a little history along the way. Handley has achieved the highest known ranking in the school’s history in softball, vaulting to No. 2 in class 4A as the regular season approaches its final week. Handley has surged to the top of the rankings…
Spring, with its many fundraisers to support vital local institutions and programs, is a good time to reflect on the importance of shopping locally. The Randolph County Learning Center has its annual Bike Hike, the Animal Shelter has its book sales and auctions, and lately a number of fundraisers have sprung up for the theatre…
The Randolph County Tigers started what they hope will be another long playoff playoff run with a dominant first round sweep of Fultondale in Wedowee Friday. Elijah McFarland and J.R. Roundtree each pitched complete games as the Tigers won 11-1 and 12-0. “They were out there determined and motivated that they weren’t going to be…
The daffodils are done. Different folks focus on different harbingers of spring – robins, forsythia, pollen covering the car — I watch for daffodils. Now sometimes daffodils will fool you. When the weather starts to warm they will pop out. But weather can turn and many a time daffodils have found themselves peeking…
There is speculation in some state political circles this week that the U.S. Justice Department is investigating several Alabama officials, including the attorney general and even the Supreme Court of Alabama for attempting to close legal bingo gaming establishments in Greene and Macon counties. The Supreme Court overturned a unanimous opinion of the Alabama Court…
“Somewhere Over the Rainbow” sold over a million records. My computer keyboard stoutly resisted my fingers as I typed that sentence, because it violates one of the most sacred mores in newspaper writing: You use “over” when you’re referring to position. You use “more than” when referring to quantity. So Judy Garland’s bluebirds flew over…
The Handley Tigers took the lead in both games Monday in their first round playoff series against Childersburg. But in both games Childersburg proved that a large group of seniors that has lost only twice all season doesn’t get rattled by a couple of early runs. Childersburg took the lead late in both games and…
Randolph County will be well represented in the basketball portion of Alabama’s annual All-Star Sports Week in Montgomery in July. That’s because RCHS junior Elijah McFarland and Handley head coach Clifton Drummond will both be part of the North team in the North-South contest that features rising seniors. McFarland is the first player from RCHS…
Any parent of anyone who is in school will tell you that the period of time from late April into mid-May represents the most traumatizing time of the entire school year. There’s so much going on – dance recitals, little league, exams, graduations, spring sports, allergy attacks – that parents start to feel like that…
The Handley Lady Tigers made it known Saturday afternoon that they could compete with the best in the state, as they finished as runners-up in the 14th Annual Wayne Murphy Invitational, which also included 6A schools Central Phenix City, Auburn and Carroll High School. Handley got on a roll early and kept that pace throughout…
(BOWDON, Ga.) Videra Wiggins Anderson Brown of Bowdon, Ga., died Monday, April 21, 2014, at her residence after a brief illness. She was 84. The funeral will be Wednesday, April 23, at 2 p.m. EDT in the chapel of Rainwater Funeral Home with Bro. Jerry Wiggins, Bro. Tony Morris and Ed Grooms officiating. Interment will…
(OPELIKA) Rocelius Allen Jr., 57, of Opelika died Saturday, April 19, 2014, at his residence. The funeral will be Saturday, April 26, at noon at New Beginning Outreach Ministry, Roanoke, with Bishop Tom Staples, pastor, officiating. Burial will follow in Rocky Mount United Methodist Church Cemetery, Roanoke. Mr. Allen was born May 4, 1956, in…
(LaGRANGE, Ga.) Julia M. Haynes, 81, of LaGrange, Ga., died Saturday, April 19, 2014. The funeral will be Wednesday, April 23, in the Striffler-Hamby Mortuary Chapel at 11 a.m. EDT with the Rev. Chad Hill officiating. Burial will follow in Restlawn Memory Gardens. Mrs. Haynes was born Jan. 27, 1933, in Wedowee, daughter of the…
(TALLADEGA) The family of Lamerle Louise Faulkner expressed final thoughts of love and devotion for her Saturday, April 19, 2014, at Hillview Memorial Park in Alexander City, where she was interred. The Rev. Zenus Windsor conducted the service. Mrs. Faulkner died at Clay County Nursing Home in Ashland on Friday, April 18. She was 77.…