WEST POINT, Ga. – KIA of West Point is proud to announce a special gift to the community that will be presented at West Point’s Winter Carnival on Saturday, Nov. 23. According to carnival organizer, Judy Wilkinson, KIA is once again sponsoring snow tubing.Wilkinson stated, “We are excited to partner with KIA to bring such…
WOODLAND–A single-vehicle crash at 4:20 p.m. Sunday claimed the life of a Woodland woman. Jennifer Dawn Young Smith, 38, was killed when the vehicle she was driving struck a bridge and overturned. The crash occurred on Randolph County Road 59, six miles north of Woodland. Seat belts were not in use at the time of…
Roanoke Police Department is investigating a rash of vehicular thefts. This is a breakdown of all the thefts in chronological order: A Chevy S1500 truck belonging to Billy Joe Green was taken from Commerce Street on Nov. 1 and recovered later that day between Walker’s Service Station and Chris’ Auto Sales on U.S. 431 North.…
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by J. Craig Prestridge and wife, Deborah M. Prestridge, to Fairfield Financial Associates of Columbus, on the 20th day of June, 1991, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Randolph County,…
STATE OF ALABAMA COUNTY OF RANDOLPH NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by April Baxter Mulkey, a married woman, on the 25th day of March, 2010 to Bank of Wedowee which said mortgage is recorded in the Probate Office of Randolph…
STATE OF ALABAMA RANDOLPH COUNTY NOTICE OF INTENT TO OBTAIN LICENSE TO SALE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES Dolgencorp LLC hereby notifies the public at large that he/she intends to apply for a 05/Beer Off-Premise and 070/Wine Off-Premise License. The premises at which Dollar General Store #505 wishes to sale Alcoholic Beverages is located at 17042 Highway 431,…
NOTICE WEDOWEE SELF STORAGE Notice is hereby given pursuant to Alabama provisions of the Self Storage Act (8-15-33) that Wedowee Self Storage on December 20, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. will sell at public auction or otherwise dispose of the contents stored at 804 West Broad Street, Wedowee, AL 36278 by the undersigned: Unit 19, Juanita…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: ESTATE OF BILL JOHN LOOMIS, DECEASED NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS Letters Testamentary on the estate of Bill John Loomis, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on the 15th day of Nov., 2013, by the Judge of Probate of said County, notice is hereby given…
Larry Simons with Foster’s Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department, Nancy Simons and Donald Wright took a load of supplies to Mexico where the two hurricanes hit last month. They had a trailer loaded down with walkers, crutches, portable toilets, wheelchairs and bicycles. Harold Harmon donated some of the wheelchairs and portable toilets. Center of Hope in…
The Randolph County Animal Shelter is full of adorable dogs and cats and as a gift to the community is again declaring November Adopt A Senior Pet Month. Often senior pets are passed over. From Nov. 19 through Nov. 30 the adoption fee is reduced to only $25. You have up to 29 pets to…
Wedowee The Wedowee Christmas parade will be Saturday, Dec. 7, at noon. This year’s theme is “Your Magical Christmas.” Everyone is encouraged to gear their entries toward what makes Christmas magical to you. Grand marshal will be the winner of the float contest. For more information, call Brooke Bayliss at (256) 610-1510. Roanoke The Roanoke…
The city of Roanoke Water, Sewage, Gas and Filter Plant Board welcomed engineer Greg Thompson back. They have worked with him for at least 10 years but at the last meeting he announced he had resigned and was moving to Engineers of the South in Birmingham. He returned, saying he wants to continue that working…
The CSX bridge on Louina Street remains closed since its closure for public safety back in the summer. Streets Department Supervisor Donnie Cash in his report to Roanoke City Council Monday noted he had contacted CSX and he has received no official word on the work to be done on the bridge. CSX personnel he…
CLEAR Plan 2030 is the project that conducted a series of surveys and meetings throughout a 10-county region of East Alabama to find out how residents feel about their communities and what they would like to improve. The overall goal is to improve livability and quality of life within the region. On Monday the group…
It is said, by whom I don’t know, that everyone has a moment fixed in memory–an instance when something happened that had such an impact on you that where you were and what you were doing wraps around it and holds the moment forever in your mind. For my parents’ generation it was the news…
It was 12:40 (CST) on November 22, 1963 when the bells on the Associated Press teletype machine at The Florence Times began their clanging noise. I rushed to the machine and watched as it spit out these words: “BULLETIN. “DALLAS – PRESIDENT KENNEDY WAS SHOT TODAY JUST AS HIS MOTORCADE LEFT DOWNTOWN DALLAS. MRS. KENNEDY…
Her brother did it. Her sister did it. She got her first offer to do it before she even started high school. Leah Strain earning a college scholarship has been a fait accompli for years, and last Wednesday the moment finally arrived. Two weeks before the start of her senior year Strain, who announced in…
The Roanoke youth baseball program is changing its affiliation, ending a longstanding relationship with Little League Baseball. The parents in the organization voted overwhelmingly in a meeting last Wednesday to cut ties with the international organization that is most famous for its annual World Series in Williamsport, Pa. The parents voted in favor of joining…
Of course I saw it. And I’ll keep on seeing it. It’s one of those terrible, horrifying things that you can’t un-see. Like watching someone making sausage or accidentally seeing your parents naked. Nick Marshall to Ricardo Louis. Auburn 43, Georgia 38. I know the vast majority of folks in these parts are tickled silly…
(ALEXANDER CITY) Derell Dean Staples, 54, of Alexander City died Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013, at Russell Medical Center, Alexander City. The funeral will be at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, Wadley, on Saturday, Nov. 23, at 1 p.m. with the Rev. William Russell officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The remains will lie in…