(LaFAYETTE) James Wayne “Charlie” Higgins, 47, of LaFayette died Saturday, March 22, 2014, at his residence.The funeral will be Friday, March 28, 2014, at 2 p.m. at Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church in LaFayette with the Revs. Michael Stiggers and Donald Lancaster officiating. Burial will follow at Providence Cemetery in Milltown.Mr. Higgins is survived by his…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Robert W. Earnest Sr., 79, of Roanoke will be Saturday, March 29, 2014, at 2 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Keith Benefield officiating. Burial will follow at Rock Springs Cemetery. Mr. Earnest died Thursday, March 27, at his residence. A Roanoke native, Mr. Earnest was born Oct. 3,…
(WEDOWEE) Savannah Meadows, 96, of Wedowee died Wednesday, March 26, 2014, at Wedowee Hospital. Graveside services will be Sunday, March 30, at 2 p.m. at Cougar Hill Methodist Church Cemetery in Daviston with the Rev. Tom Staples Jr. officiating. Ms. Meadows is survived by five grandchildren, Edith O’Neal of Atlanta, Willie Carl O’Neal of Roanoke,…
(CULLMAN) Funeral services for Claudia Bassett Golden, 95, of Cullman, formerly of Clay County, will be Saturday, March 29, 2014, at 2 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Home in Ashland with the Rev. Kenneth Fuller officiating. Burial will follow in Clay County Memory Gardens. Mrs. Golden died Monday, March 24, at the home of her daughter.…
In an old Victorian home turned into office space in downtown Roanoke, cutting edge psychiatric services are being delivered that bring big city medicine to small town main street. Through the use of telepsychiatry, Cheaha Regional Mental Health Center is collaborating with Birmingham’s Hill Crest Hospital’s resources to make them available to patients in rural…
(ROANOKE) James Thomas Greer III, 71, of Roanoke died Monday, March 24, 2014, at Traylor Nursing Center in Roanoke. Survivors include: two sons, Jason Greer of LaGrange, Ga., and Douglas Watford of Stockbridge, Ga.; five grandchildren; Marilyn Greer of Rock Mills; and two aunts, Mildred Shehane of Columbus, Ga., and Frances Greer Rentz of Orlando,…
(ROANOKE) Frances A. Johnson Williams, 69, of Roanoke died Friday, March 21, 2014, at her residence after an extended illness. The funeral will be Wednesday, March 26, at 11 a.m. at Rock Mills Baptist Church with the pastor, Rev. Jerome Fannin, and Rev. L.B. Houston officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. Ms. Williams…
Roanoke City Schools Superintendent Chuck Marcum told the school board and others present at last week’s meeting that “I feel very strongly that these bills are bad for public education, and it is a slippery slope that will ultimately lead to a weakened state board of education and state superintendent.” The board approved a resolution…
Osmose Railroad Services, as the low bidder, will have the job of performing repair work on the CSX bridge on Louina Street, according to Roanoke Streets Department supervisor Donnie Cash. Based in Madison, Wisc., Osmose has a branch in Georgia. CSX is still trying to obtain use of a vacant lot next to the bridge…
ROCK MILLS–Randolph County Board of Education met on Thursday evening of last week at Rock Mills Junior High School. The board took up the following personnel matters: • Accepted the resignation due to retirement of Mike Parker, math/science teacher at Rock Mills, effective June 1. • Reclassified Amy Worthy from teacher’s aide to MD class…
Guy Kelly will submit his application to be put on the ballot in the November general election for District 37 House of Representatives. Kelly plans to run as an independent candidate for the upcoming election. Kelly is a former logger and trucking owner who now lives in Roanoke and runs Kelly Trucking, which operates 30…
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Frank D. Earles and Margaret Bradford Earles, to Countrywide Bank, FSB, on the 30th day of May, 2008, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Randolph County, Alabama, in MORT…
STATE OF ALABAMA RANDOLPH COUNTY NOTICE TO UNKNOWN CLAIMANTS In the matter of State of Alabama vs. Keith Marable, et. Al., a condemnation action, the following have been appointed by the Probate Judge to serve as commissioners in the above entitled cause to determine the amount of damages the owners of the lands and other…
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Justin K. Benefield, and Gabriella Rushing Benefield, husband and wife, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., acting solely as nominee for RBC Bank (USA), on the 5th day of May, 2010, said mortgage recorded in…
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS REROOFING HANDLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR THE ROANOKE CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION ROANOKE, ALABAMA PROJECT NO. 14-106 Requirements for Bidding: The Roanoke City Board Of Education shall accept proposals only from Contractors who have successfully completed at least 3 similar projects on time for satisfied State, County or City Governmental Agencies. The lowest…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE; ESTATE OF ROY CECIL BRAND, DECEASED Letters Testamentary of said deceased having been granted to the undersigned on the 13th day of March, 2014, by the Honorable George Diamond, Judge of the Probate Court of Randolph County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons…
STATE OF ALABAMA RANDOLPH COUNTY MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE NOTICE Default having been made in the terms of a mortgage executed to McIntosh Commercial Bank by NJ Corp, an Alabama Corporation, on the 9th day of June, 2004, which said mortgage is recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Randolph County, Alabama, in Mortgage…
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain Mortgage executed by Horace Goss to Samantha Vanvekoven on the 11th day of May, 2009, which said mortgage is recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Randolph County, Alabama, in Mortgage Book 544 at Pages…
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Christopher D. Stewart, a married man and Nydia B. Stewart, a married woman, husband and wife, to CIS Financial Services, Inc., on the 23rd day of October, 2006, said mortgage recorded in the Office of…
STATE OF ALABAMA CLAY COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION INVITATION FOR BIDS FOR LAND SALE OF CERTAIN LANDS KNOW AS MELLOW VALLEY SCHOOL PROPERTY AND LOCATED IN CRAGFORD, ALABAMA Notice is hereby given to all interested parties that sealed bids for the purchase of 5.58 acres of Mellow Valley School lands will be received by the…