INVITATION TO BIDThe City of Roanoke is accepting Sealed Bids on a surplus 1989 Super Duty Bucket Truck. VIN# 2FDLF47M8KCA41947.This truck has a 7.3 Diesel engine, 5 speed manual transmission and 69,441 miles. It has an Altec AT-250 Bucket, serial # 0189-K1023 with a 30 foot boom. The equipment is located at the City of…
INVITATION TO BID The City of Roanoke is accepting Sealed Bids on surplus miscellaneous office equipment. This equipment is “as is” and in unknown working condition. The equipment is located at City Hall. Bids will be accepted until 5:00 p.m. on October 29, 2013 and then opened on October 30, 2013 at 10:00 at City…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: WALTER NATHANIEL WHITLOW, DECEASED ADMINISTRATIX’S NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS Letters of Administration on the Estate of Walter Nathaniel Whitlow, deceased, having been granted to Sharon Phillips on the 11th day of October, 2013, by the Honorable Judge of Probate of said County, notice is hereby…
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…
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Timothy T. Gipson, a single person, to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., dated April 8, 2008, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Randolph County, Alabama, in Book 530, Page 493.…
STATE OF ALABAMA RANDOLPH COUNTY PROBATE COURT NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF KAREN BRUNNER, DECEASED Letters Testamentary on the estate of Karen Brunner, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on the 10th day of Oct., 2013, by the Judge of Probate of said County, notice is hereby given…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: MYRA JO GANTT, DECEASED ADMINISTRATRIX’S NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS Letters of Administration on the Estate of Myra Jo Gantt, deceased, having been granted to Patricia B. Taft on the 2nd day of Oct., 2013, by the Honorable Judge of Probate of said County, notice is…
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed on March 8, 2012 by William K. Smith, a married man, Mrs. Tami C. Smith, originally in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. solely as nominee for PHH Mortgage Corporation, and recorded in Mortgage Book…
The annual Lake Wedowee Clean-Up will be Oct. 23-26 from 8 a.m.-1p.m. Volunteers will meet at the Highway 48 boat ramp. Lunch and snacks will be provided each day. All workers will receive a “Renew Our Rivers” T-shirt. If you have a boat the group can use or need additional information, call Marlon Glover at…
The Randolph County Economic Development Authority met Thursday and dealt with some thorny issues after President Wendell Shelton welcomed new member Joe Lambert on board. Other new members Robert Bugg and David Daniel have previously been welcomed on the authority board. Lambert said he was not new–he just came back. Approving the previous meeting minutes…
Alabama will likely be last in a new category: accepting federal funds to expand Medicaid coverage in the state.Gov. Robert Bentley, without giving good reason other than it’s part of “Obamacare,” the Affordable Care Act, is unwilling to allow money we have sent to Washington to return to Alabama to cover an additional 300,000 low-income…
Where I grew up, down in South Alabama, we didn’t pay much attention to leaves changing color in the fall. Most of our trees didn’t change. Pines and live oaks stayed green. Sweet gum and cypress and poplar turned quickly and fell fast. Even the hickory, which can flare up bright gold farther north, looked…
The CEO of Alabama’s state retirement systems (RSA), Dr. David Bronner, pleaded with Gov. Bentley in this months RSA newsletter to accept the millions of federal dollars the state would get to help fund health care for over 300,000 Alabamians without any medical coverage, most of whom cannot afford it. Many political observers, including this…
It wasn’t a government shutdown in Wadley Friday, but the homestanding Bulldogs found themselves without some essential personnel going into their pivotal region game against Winterboro. Despite the absence of starting quarterback Caleb Calhoun and starting running back Chandler McClain the Bulldogs prevailed 29-15 to keep their playoff hopes intact. It was a gutsy effort…
Before the Wellborn Panthers won the game, controversy reigned supreme over the region showdown between them and Woodland Friday night, especially in the game’s closing minutes. Wellborn prevailed 20-18 in a game in which the heavy hand of the officiating crew played a crucial role. The upshot is that Woodland is now 3-4 on the…
After earning career win number 275 in dramatic fashion a week ago against Elmore County, Handley head coach Mike Battles found that number 276 was a little harder to come by. Handley scored first then surrendered 35 straight points as Central of Clay County topped the Tigers 35-7 Friday night in Lineville. “Just the basics…
The RCHS Tigers jumped out a 20-0 first half lead against No. 4 Lanett, but could not hold the lead as they fell to the unbeaten Panthers 40-28. An RCHS win would have been one of the biggest upsets in the state this season as Lanett had outscored its opponents by an average margin of…
Most people don’t realize Upchurch Field in Lineville is still hosting high school football, but Faith Christian Academy of Roanoke’s Lions play their six-man football home games there. Faith is the defending state champion in their division and still holding hopes of repeating in a very competitive league. This Friday night is a special time…
Handley High graduate Duran Zachery of Roanoke, who is a freshman running back for Crown College in St. Bonifacius, Minnesota, rushed for 200 yards and three touchdowns to lead his team to a 34-31 overtime victory over Iowa Wesleyan College. With the game tied at 28 after four quarters, Iowa Wesleyan scored first in overtime…
(WADLEY) Funeral services for Clara Rice, 88, of Wadley were Sunday, Oct. 13, 2013, at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Clay County Funeral Home with the Rev. Zenus Windsor officiating. Burial followed in Clay County Memory Gardens. Mrs. Rice died Friday, Oct. 11, at Clay County Nursing Home. She was a native of Clay…