(WEDOWEE) Gloria McDonald Wellborn of Wedowee died Feb. 13, 2014.Graveside services will be Saturday, Feb. 15, at 3 p.m. EST at Holly Hill Memorial Park with minister Ross Anderson officiating.She is survived by her husband of 61 years, James “Jimmy” Wellborn of Wedoweee; daughter, Lynn Pulliam and her husband Jimmy of Palmetto, Ga.; son, Gary…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Vicie Stewart Jordan, 92, of Roanoke will be Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014, at 3 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Ralph Barrow officiating. Burial will follow at Cedarwood Cemetery. Mrs. Jordan died Wednesday, Feb. 12, at Traylor Nursing Facility. A lifelong Randolph County resident, Mrs. Jordan was born April…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Mary Jeanette Newman, 76, of Roanoke will be Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014, at 1 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. F.W. Sheppard officiating. Burial will follow in Levens Baptist Church Cemetery, Wedowee. Mrs. Newman died Wednesday, Feb. 12, at Wedowee Hospital. A longtime Roanoke resident, Mrs. Newman was born…
(JACKSONVILLE) Funeral services for Edith Maureen Williamson Kirby, 93, of Jacksonville will be Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014, at 2 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with the Revs. Kenneth Johnson, Wayne Cowhick and Ryan Conger officiating. Burial will follow in Rock Stand Congregational Christian Church Cemetery, Roanoke. Mrs. Kirby died Wednesday, Feb. 12, at Jacksonville Hospital.…
(MILLERVILLE) Funeral services for Alb Jackson, 78, of Millerville will be Friday, Feb. 14, 2014, at 11 a.m. at Benefield Funeral Home in Lineville with the Revs. Kenneth Neeley and Richard East officiating. Burial will follow in Millerville Community Cemetery. Mr. Jackson died Monday, Feb. 10, at Lineville Health & Rehabilitation Center. He was born…
WEDOWEE–A child was killed in a two-vehicle accident on Wednesday at approximately 7:30 a.m. The accident occurred at the intersection of U.S. Highway 431 and North Main Street in Wedowee, across from Wedowee Village shopping center. The drivers were Amber Vargas, 21, of Wedowee, who was in a 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer, and Jeanette Thomas, 69,…
Kendyl Jones of Oak Grove was crowned Miss Southern Union during the college’s annual pageant held Feb. 4. Jones will now go on to compete in the Miss Alabama Pageant which will be held in Birmingham in June. This year, six young women competed for the title of Miss Southern Union. Contestants were judged in…
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by John Wayne Johnson and Kimberly Betts Johnson, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. acting solely as nominee for Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., on November 27, 2006, said mortgage being recorded in the Office of…
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…
NOTICE OF COMMENT PERIOD AND PUBLIC HEARING Roanoke Housing Authority is developing its FYB 07/01/2014 to FYE 06/30/2015 Annual Plan in accordance with the QWHRA of 1998. It will identify and govern future administrative and modernization activities. The Authority will begin a 45 day comment period on February 12, 2014. Interested parties may review the…
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Latanya Paige, A Seperated Woman to New Century Mortgage Corporation, on March 23, 2006, said mortgage being recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Randolph County, Alabama, at MORT Book 497,…
NOTICE OF SALE The following vehicle has been abandoned at 1256 Hwy 431, Roanoke, AL 36274 and will be sold on March 17, 2014 at 12:00 p.m. at the same address. 2007 Mitsubishi Galant 4A3AB36F07E039211 (7-8)
Roanoke Police continue to seek the public’s help in locating a missing person, Dennis “Bo” Culberson. Culberson is a black male, age 55, 5-foot-10 and approximately 185 pounds. He was last seen Friday, Jan. 31. Some neighbors have seen him around Avenue A, the package store and Chestnut Street. One friend had concerns about him…
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Jimmie L. Minix, a married man and Shelly R. Lare Minix a married woman, husband and wife, to CIS Financial Services, Inc., on the 24th day of March, 2008, said mortgage recorded in the Office…
Wadley sixth-grader Taylor Knudsen was the winner of the Randolph County Spelling Bee, held last week at Rock Mills Junior High School. Others placing were Handley Middle School seventh-grader Daniel Seiffert, second; Rock Mills sixth-grader Emery Norred, third; and Wedowee Middle School sixth-grader Damian Berglund, fourth. Taylor will represent Randolph County at the Alabama Spelling…
Roanoke Rotary Club members are ready to begin fundraising for renovation of the old Martin Theatre shell in hopes of having much of it ready for the June Summer on Main event. Everyone will be working on the fundraising but three Rotarians are crucial to the effort: Vickie Cummings, head of the fundraising committee, David…
Rain or cold is not going to stop the Black History parade scheduled to be held Saturday, organizer Mack Arthur Bell said. The lineup will start at 11:30 a.m. at the Handley High School gym parking lot. The parade will start at 1 p.m. Entry forms may be obtained from Councilman Mack Arthur Bell or…
The Randolph County Economic Development Authority will present “The Big Reveal” of Randolph County’s strategic action plan for economic development on Wednesday, Feb. 19, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Southern Union State Community College. Bill Taylor, president of Economic Develompent Partnership of Alabama (EDPA), will address the gathering. Lunch (optional) is from 11:30…
Sheriff David Cofield warned of two recent attempts at telephone scams in the county. In the first scam, a caller says they are with Publisher’s Clearing House and you’ve won money. However, in order to get your winnings, you must purchase a Green Dot MoneyPak (prepaid card) to send them money. If you’ve won, you’ve…
Larry Raughton, chairman of Coosa Valley Resource Conservation and Development Council (CVRC&DC) is proud to announce the funding of a $30,000 grant for Woodland High School. The funds will be used to grade, shape and stabilize a series of dangerous gullies and control flooding on the school’s campus. Sen. Gerald Dial and Rep. Richard Laird…