(ANNISTON) Funeral services for Carolyn Conway Medlin, 65, of Anniston were at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013, at K.L. Brown Memory Chapel in Golden Springs with the Revs. Andy Lambert and Roger Nolan officiating.Mrs. Medlin died Wednesday, Nov. 27, at her home.Mrs. Medlin is survived by her daughter, Lynn Garris (Dwight Duke) of Anniston;…
(McDONOUGH, Ga.) Rodney Whaley, 75, of McDonough, Ga., died Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2013. He was born in Roanoke, Ala., to the late Fred and Hilda Lorene Whaley. He was also by preceded in death by his wife, Norma Sanders Whaley, and grandson, Jefferson Cooper Rowan. Mr. Whaley was an avid Alabama fan. He loved to…
Roanoke City Schools Supt. Chuck Marcum reported at last week’s board meeting at Knight Enloe Elementary School that they completed the fiscal school year much better than projected. He attributed that to chief financial officer Pam Mitchum and other key staff members keeping the system on track. The new fiscal year started Oct. 1. He…
A Roanoke family lost everything in a house fire on Franklin Street late Friday night. According to Fire Chief Ron Cameron, the residents saw the bathroom curtains were on fire, and they got out of the house at 608 Franklin in the mill village. Cameron said the house was owned by landlord James Watson and…
SPRINGFIELD–A Springfield area teenager was arrested on Tuesday evening of last week and charged in connection with a rash of thefts in Randolph and surrounding counties. Randolph County Sheriff David Cofield said as of Wednesday, RCSO has charged Trenton Ray Hill, 18, of 4085 County Rd. 79, Roanoke, with five first-degree thefts, first-degree receiving stolen…
WEDOWEE–Randolph County Commission granted its chairman the authority to sign all closing documents for the purchase of property from Floyd Davis for the county’s future correctional facility. The 40 acres are off of U.S. 431 south of Wedowee behind Jeld-Wen Windows & Doors and cost $175,000. The property has easy access to utilities. Other business…
An inmate at the Roanoke Justice Center faces more charges after an incident at the jail on Saturday. Keri Irene Milam, 29, of 528 County Rd. 131, is charged with aggravated assault of a police officer and promoting prison contraband (drugs). When an officer went to give Milam her medication, she grabbed the bottle, tried…
Police Chief Adam Melton told the Roanoke City Council Monday that due to the cold weather the courtroom at the Roanoke Justice Center on West Point Street will remain open if someone needs a place to warm up. Other items like library board appointments were handled during the brief meeting. The council approved declaring city…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Frank Junior Smith, 82, of Roanoke will be Friday, Nov. 29, 2013, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Scott Whaley officiating. Burial will follow at Bethel East Cemetery. Mr. Smith died Tuesday, Nov. 26, at St. Francis Hospital in Columbus, Ga. A Randolph County native, Mr. Smith…
WEDOWEE–Randolph County Board of Education approved the hiring of a new principal for Wadley High School at its meeting on Tuesday evening of last week. Sherry Windham was hired to replace Todd Wilson, who resigned in August for a position in Smiths Station. She will start on Dec. 2 on a 12-month probationary period. Joe…
The Randolph County Animal Shelter’s list of 29 available animals in their seniors adoption program has gotten shorter, and they have added some new arrivals to the list as well. The pets were chosen for their longevity at the shelter, or their age over one year, or because they had been overlooked without viewers. Their…
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Jason H. Wadkins, a married man, and Jessica N. Wadkins, his wife, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. solely as nominee for Quicken Loans, Inc., on the 1st day of November, 2006, said mortgage recorded…
FORECLOSURE NOTICE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness described in and secured by that certain mortgage executed by MARY POPE, an unmarried woman, as Mortgagor(s) to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., acting solely as nominee for Countrywide Bank, FSB, as Mortgagee, dated the 20th day of January, 2009, and recorded in…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: ESTATE OF BILLY LAKE, DECEASED NOTICE OF HEARING ON PETITION FOR FINAL SETTLEMENT TO: Heirs at Law and Next of Kin of Gordon Lake, names and addresses unknown Heirs at Law and Next of Kin of Bernice Lake, names and addresses unknown Addresses of the…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: STELL C. HERRING, DECEASED ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS Letters of Administration on the Estate of Stell C. Herring, deceased, having been granted to Sherrimee Keith on the 20th day of Nov., 2013, by the Honorable Judge of Probate of said County, notice is hereby…
NOTICE The Randolph County Commission is soliciting proposals from qualified firms to provide professional administrative services in connection with the County’s FY 2013 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Project #CY-CM-PF-13-009. The project will consist of water line extension to be constructed on County Roads 313, 473 and 435 in the in northern section of Randolph…
NOTICE The Randolph County Commission is now requesting proposals from qualified engineering firms to undertake all engineering design, surveying, and inspection services required to implement the County’s FY 2013 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Project #CY-CM-PF-13-009. The project is water line extension on County Roads 313, 473, and 435 in northern Randolph County. Factors to…
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Marshal Eugene Lyle and Thelma Fleetwood Lyle, husband and wife, on September 5, 2001, to W. R. Frazier, J.S. Collins, IV, and Mitts S. Conerly, which mortgage is recorded in Mortgage Book 418, Page 678;…
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Lamarcus T. Bledsoe and wife, Dawanna Bledsoe, to First Mortgage Company, on the 8th day of May, 2002, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Randolph County, Alabama, in Book:…
We all have things for which to be thankful this Thanksgiving season. Around 300,000 of Alabama’s poorest citizens should be able to give thanks for gaining access to health care. After all, it’s there for the taking, except for one thing. Our governor, Dr. Robert Bentley, personally does not believe Medicaid is a program that…