(FIVE POINTS) George Samuel Martin Sr., 78, of Five Points died Monday, March 10, 2014, at the Hospice LaGrange.Services for Mr. Martin were Thursday, March 13, at 6 p.m. at Higgins LaGrange Chapel.He was born on June 21, 1935 in Blakely, Ga., to the late George Samuel and Ida Mae Martin. Mr. Martin served in…
(COKER) Mary Josephine Kidd, 94, of Coker, died March 18, 2014, at Glen Haven Nursing Home. Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 19, at Big Creek Cemetery with Dr. Ken Cheek officiating. Survivors include her sons and daughters-in-law, S.A. Kidd III and Pam of Roanoke and Robert E. and Kaye Kidd and Jack…
(LINEVILLE) Funeral services for Brandon Camp, 40, of Lineville will be Thursday, March 20, 2014, at 11 a.m. at Delta Baptist Church with the Revs. Turk Holt and Mike Perry officiating. Burial will follow in Mt. Moriah Baptist Church Cemetery. Mr. Camp died Monday, March 17, at Russell Medical Center in Alexander City. Born in…
“When they said my name, all the built-up nerves just let go,” said Callie Knight of Wadley, winner of this year’s Kowaliga Idol singing competition. For four weeks in January and February, Knight competed with more than 40 other singers from across the state in the competition sponsored by radio station Kowaliga Country 97.5 and…
The JOBS Task Force and Randolph County Economic Development Authority will have their seventh annual Career Expo on Tuesday, April 22, from 9 a.m. to noon at Trinity Baptist Church’s Family Life Center in Roanoke. It is weeks away but that will give job seekers time to prepare resumes. They will also have time to…
Regions Bank, which had backed the U.S. Department of Agriculture construction loan at the now-closed Randolph Medical Center, asked to dismiss its claims against the hospital tax funds being held, which Fifth Judicial Circuit Judge Steven R. Perryman approved. Both Roanoke Health Care Authority and Randolph County Health Care Authority consented to Regions’ motion last…
The June 3 elections are more than two months away, and everyone who votes has to have a photo ID. Drivers’ licenses are the most common form of photo ID, but sometimes the elderly no longer drive and no longer have a drivers’ license. Those who do not have a photo ID must get one…
A young Wedowee man was arrested on Saturday at Wedowee Hospital after an altercation there. According to the report, Coletan Patrick White, 20, of 896 Old Hwy 431, Wedowee, is charged with second-degree assault. According to the report from RCSO, White was being treated for injuries received in a fight. Law enforcement was dispatched because…
WEDOWEE–Randolph County Board of Education will meet Thursday at 6 p.m. at Rock Mills Junior High School. During the last meeting on Monday, March 3, the board tabled action on the resignation of Dick Israel, social science teacher at Woodland High School, effective Feb. 20. The item was considered to be tabled because three of…
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the City of Roanoke will conduct a public hearing on March 24 2014, at 5:30 in the Council Chambers, Roanoke City Hall. The purpose of this hearing shall be to receive public comments on a USDA Grant/Loan that the City will use to purchase police cruisers for…
NOTICE OF SALE The following vehicles have been abandoned at 895 South Main Street, Wedowee, AL 36278 and will be sold on April 22, 2014 at 12:00 p.m. at the same address. 2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer 1GNDT13SX42258202 2005 Ford Escape 1FMYU93165KD39501 (12-13)
STATE OF ALABAMA MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE NOTICE RANDOLPH COUNTY Default having been made in the terms of the mortgage executed on the 11th day of October, 2007, by L. Jason Jones to First National Bank of Georgia, which mortgage is recorded in the Office of the Probate Judge of Randolph, Alabama, in the Record of Mortgages,…
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE ALABAMA, RANDOLPH COUNTY Default having been made pursuant to the terms of that certain mortgage executed by Bronwyn Rogers and Larry Rogers, a married couple to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., solely as nominee for Resmae Mortgage Corporation dated July 21, 2006, said mortgage being recorded in Book 500, Page…
The board of the Roanoke water, sewage, gas and filter plant will make a decision on adopting a revised personnel policy next month. At Monday’s meeting held in the new building on U.S. Highway 431 next to Trinity Baptist Church, general manager Jerry Revis said they could look at the policy and let him know…
Former students of the late Dorsey Yarbrough’s National School of Music are invited to a reunion March 28-29. Activities will begin at 5 p.m. at Sunny’s Home Cooking in Roanoke. The group will gather after dinner in the fellowship hall of First United Methodist Church on Main Street. They will reconvene on Saturday at 10…
MONTGOMERY–George L. Beck, Jr., U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama, and the Humane Society of the United States are raising public awareness of the newly enacted federal animal fighting law that makes it a felony to knowingly bring a child under the age of 16 to an animal fight and a misdemeanor to…
Twelve new members were inducted into the AHSAA Sports Hall of Fame Monday at the Renaissance Convention Center in Montgomery. The 2014 class is the 24th group of athletic contributors to be inducted since 1991. The 12 selected include football coaches Mike Battles and Larry Morris; administrators Richard Brown and James Garner; girl’s basketball…
County rivalries, their area debut, and two of the most important games of the entire regular season. Yeah, you could say it’s a big week for RCHS baseball. The Tigers play every day the rest of this week culminating in the biggest two games of the year when they travel to area foe Horseshoe Bend…
Handley 20, Horseshoe Bend 4 The bats were hot from start to finish as the Handley Tigers were in full control of the game against Horseshoe bend, winning 20-4. It was all you could ask for if you were a Handley Tiger fan as batting and pitching were on point. Connor Smith was the winner…
I was there in 2004 when Chuck Marcum introduced Mike Battles as the new Handley head football coach during a school board meeting at the library at Knight-Enloe. I remember chuckling to myself when Battles and Marcum both used the words “state championship” with a straight face when talking about the goals for the Handley…