Congressman Mike Rogers congratulated the men and women of the Corinth Volunteer Fire Department for receiving a $110,580 grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, funding Rogers said would help the Randolph County fire department purchase new operations and safety equipment.Fire department member Donnie Knight said the funds would be spent on turnout gear…
A Roanoke teenager was arrested this week in connection with the robbery of another man earlier in the month. Tirell Lamar Hughley, 18, of 416 Government St., Roanoke, was arrested on Sept. 17 and charged with robbery. The incident in question happened on the night of Sept. 6 on Wilkie Clark Drive when James Luther…
The first reading of Resolution 1049, the amended city personnel policy, was read by Mayor Mike Fisher at Monday’s meeting. It will be considered at the next meeting. Among possible changes for the best interests of the city and city employees is setting up the city council as the personnel review board and as an…
WEDOWEE–Randolph County Board of Education will soon welcome a new chief school financial officer. Jodi Cotney was approved by the board during a meeting on Sept. 19. Cotney will come to the system from Clay County Board of Education, where she has been CSFO for nine years. She comes highly recommended, said Superintendent Rance Kirby.…
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having being made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Carron Meadows Sparks, a single woman, in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (“MERS”), as nominee for Pensacola Guarantee Mortgage, dated June 15, 2007, and recorded June 27, 2007, in Mortgage Book 517, Page…
STATE OF ALABAMA RANDOLPH COUNTY LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the debt secured by that certain mortgage executed by Jack McKissic, Jr., Mortgagor(s), to Rayford Edmondson, Mortgagee, on May 24, 2011 said mortgage being recorded in the Probate Office of Randolph County, Alabama on May…
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Billy Higgins, an unmarried person, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., acting solely as nominee for Compass Bank, on the 18th day of December, 2009, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the Judge of…
Just when you think Kamaury Avery has done it all, he goes and puts together a performance like the one he had Friday against Talladega County Central to prove you wrong. Avery rushed for 101 yards and two touchdowns, which is nothing out of the ordinary. But he also returned an interception for a touchdown…
Woodland and Randolph County aren’t in the same region. So when the two teams meet in Woodland on Friday the game won’t have the playoff implications that often spice this rivalry up to atomic levels. But that won’t take the oomph out of this one, as potential bragging rights provide plenty of motivation for the…
Woodland Bobcats 2, class 2A region 6 bottom feeders 0. That’s how the scoreboard stands after Woodland expended little effort in rolling past Ohatchee 34-12 Friday night. Sandwiched around a loss to region favorite Fultondale, the Bobcats have combined to blast Victory Christian and Ohatchee – both 0-3 in region play – by a combined…
With the lions of Region 3 awaiting Handley in the season’s second half, the Tigers knew that a loss to the Dallas County Hornets Friday would make a playoff berth very difficult to come by. But Handley kept itself in position for the postseason, notching a 35-12 win and holding on to fourth place in…
United Way of East Central Alabama held its Randolph County campaign kick-off yesterday. Randolph County agencies set to benefit from United Way funds rasied in the county are American Red Cross, the Roanoke Boys & Girls Club, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, H.O.P.E. Fund, Partners in Education, Randolph County 4-H Clubs, Randolph County Learning Center, Randolph…
No, the teams didn’t swap uniforms at halftime. And no, Randolph County didn’t discover a few defensive ringers to suit up between halves either. Despite the disparity between the first and second halves, it was the same players for RCHS that were out there in the first half. Down 34-13, those players nearly put together…
If September 19 has passed when you read this, you missed it. What? Why Talk Like a Pirate Day. Yessir, all across this great land of ours, what has been described as “a parody holiday and general nerdfest” was celebrated by folks who need something to celebrate. The pop-culture aficionados among you probably know how…
The halfway point of the season is upon us and the first round of region games is in the books. Nothing is ever etched in stone after three region games, but that sample size tends to give solid indications about where the teams are headed – home or to the postseason. Here’s a look at…
Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard of Auburn has lawyered up and continues to evade questions from the media about the speculation on Capitol Hill that he is the subject of a criminal investigation in Lee County. Hubbard has hired Mark White of Birmingham, a former president of the State Bar and top-notch trial lawyer.…
(GRAHAM) Wilma Jean Lovvorn of Graham died Monday, Sept. 23, 2013. She was 81. Funeral services for Mrs. Lovvorn will be Wednesday, Sept. 25, at 11a.m. EDT at Shiloh Baptist Church in Graham with Bro. Tony Morris officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Mrs. Lovvorn was born in Graham on March 19, 1932,…
(FRANKLIN, N.C.) Harry Cloyd Brown, 90, of Franklin, N.C., formerly of Atlanta, died peacefully in his sleep on Sept. 21, 2013. He was born in Asheville, N.C., on Dec. 2, 1922. A World War II veteran, he served with the 2nd Engineers as part of the D-Day invasion force and continued through the Battle of…
(WEDOWEE) Funeral services for Frances Wright LeSueur, 92, of Wedowee will be Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013, at 11 a.m. at First Baptist Church of Wedowee with Bro. Cade Farris officiating. Burial will follow at Wedowee City Cemetery Mrs. LeSueur died Sunday, Sept. 22, at her residence. A Randolph County native, Mrs. LeSueur was born on…
(LaFAYETTE) Funeral services for Waydene Branch Taylor, 65, of LaFayette will be Monday, Sept. 23, 2013, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Revs. Paul Howard, Jerry Wheeles and Bobby Burroughs officiating. Burial will follow at Corinth Christian Church Cemetery, Wadley. Ms. Taylor died Saturday, Sept. 21, at Bethany House in Auburn. Ms.…