MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALEDefault having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Asbury C. Childers Jr, a married person and Beverly Childers, his wife, to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., on the 21st day of October, 2010, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of…

STATE OF ALABAMA RANDOLPH COUNTY MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE NOTICE Default having been made in the terms of that Mortgage executed on the 9th day of October, 2001, by William Bonet and Auria E. Bonet to Stanley Edward Stephens, which said mortgage is recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate, Randolph County, Alabama, in Mortgage…

BID REQUEST The City of Roanoke is accepting bids on a new Knuckle Boom Loader. Bids to be turned in no later than 5:00 p.m. on August, 5, 2013. Bids will be opened August 6, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. at the Roanoke City Hall. Bids will be awarded on August 12, 2013, at 6:00 p.m.…

MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by James C. Prestridge and wife, Deborah M Prestridge, owners of Prestridge Ford to Elizabeth French Powell, and Further described as being the same realty as conveyed to Nettie O. Coggins by A. J. Coggins in…

LEGAL NOTICE During the July 22, 2013, meeting the Randolph County Commission enacted a Resolution to close (vacate) a section of County Road 694 as described as follows: Commencing at the intersection of County Road 65 and County Road 694, thence run westerly along said County Road 694, a paved roadway, distance of 475 feet,…

Many Chambers County parents have tried to enter their children in Roanoke City Schools since the “failing schools” report was released. “We’ve had multiple parents from failing schools–I hate that term–wanting to send their kids here,” Superintendent Chuck Marcum said. “Chambers County is still under a consent decree–we have unitary status,” which could result in…

The Roanoke City School Board named Todd Cole as assistant principal at Handley High School at a board meeting last Wednesday called to primarily fill some personnel vacancies. Cole is a history teacher at the high school and a baseball coach. Previously he had been at Beauregard and Valley. Of his 12 years of experience…

It was the call I had been dreading for some time now. Sunday morning, July 7, the phone rang.  It was my friend Jim in Grove Hill. Mama had fallen. Regular readers will know that my Mama lives alone in the town where she was born 97 years ago. Her caregiver, Mrs. Fuller, comes out…

While there were critics at the recent Public Service Commission hearings speaking about Alabama Power’s “high” rates, the company refuted that contention by saying that the national average for power rates last year was 11.72 cents per kilowatt hour but just 11.09 cents in Alabama. Supporters of the company included mayors from across the state,…

(WEDOWEE) Don M. King, 66, of Wedowee passed away Thursday, July 18, 2013. Mr. King was born in Alexandria, Va., on Sept. 3, 1946, the son of the late Lloyd King and Lucille Lingerfelt King. He served in the U.S. Army in Vietnam and received a Purple Heart. Mr. King retired as an assistant manager…

(CARROLLTON, Ga.) Virgil Thomas Gunnells of Carrollton, Ga., died Sunday, July 21, 2013. He was 71. Funeral services will be Wednesday, July 24, at 1 p.m. EDT at the chapel of Rainwater Funeral Home with the Rev. Keith Runnels officiating. Interment will follow at Goldridge Baptist Church Cemetery. Mr. Gunnells was born on June 10,…

(WEDOWEE) Funeral services for Jerry Julian Brazeal Sr., 75, of Wedowee will be Wednesday, July 24, 2013, at 2 p.m. at First United Methodist Church of Wedowee with the Revs. Russell Hestley and Harold Bonner officiating. Burial will follow in Wedowee City Cemetery. Mr. Brazeal passed away Sunday, July 21, at Traylor Nursing Center. Mr.…

(LANETT) Vivian “Bibbi” Johnson, 82, of Lanett died Saturday, July 20, 2013, at Lanier Nursing Home in Valley. Graveside services were Sunday, July 21, at 3 p.m. at Resthaven Cemetery with the Rev. Iris Adams officiating. Mrs. Johnson was born Aug. 2, 1930, in Randolph County. She loved God, people, her church and spending time…

(CHAMBERS COUNTY) Betty M. Slay of Chambers County was born on Sept. 5, 1934, and died July 20, 2013. A funeral service will be at 11 a.m., Thursday, July 24, at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel in Roanoke with the Rev. Zenus Windsor officiating. Burial will follow at New Hope Christian Church Cemetery. A former resident of…

(VALLEY) Sara Ann Johnson Scott, 77, of Valley died Saturday, July 19, 2013, at George H. Lanier Memorial Hospital in Valley. The funeral will be Monday, July 22, at 3 p.m. EDT at Johnson Brown-Service Funeral Home Chapel in Valley. Born July 6, 1936, in Wadley, Mrs. Scott was the daughter of the late Sara…

(DOUGLASVILLE, Ga.) Syble Parker Miller, 86, of Douglasville, Ga., died Thursday, July 18, 2013. The funeral will be Saturday, July 20, at 1 p.m. EDT at Hightower’s Memorial Chapel, with minister James Massengill officiating, Josh Miller delivering the eulogy and Kimberly Seaton presenting a poem. Interment will follow in Douglas Chapel Church of God Cemetery.…

(LaGRANGE, Ga.) Handley Heard, 86, of LaGrange, Ga., died Thursday, July 18, 2013, at West Georgia Medical Center. The funeral was at 4:30 p.m. EDT Sunday, July 21, at Hunter-Allen-Myhand Chapel with Revs. Bobby Robinson and S.T. Janney officiating. Interment followed in Shadowlawn Cemetery. Mr. Heard was born May 17, 1927, in Randolph County, Ala.,…

(LaGRANGE, Ga.) Mary McClendon Turner, 63, of LaGrange, Ga., died Monday, July 15, 2013, at Southern Regional Hospital in Riverdale, Ga. Funeral services were Sunday at 3 p.m. at Hunter-Allen-Myhand Chapel with the Rev. Derek Farr officiating. Burial followed in Shadowlawn Cemetery. Ms. Turner was born Feb. 5, 1950, daughter of the late Lorene McDonald…

(WEDOWEE) Funeral services for Kathy Satterwhite Horsley, 61, of Wedowee will be Friday, July 19, 2013, at 2 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with Dr. Corky Addison officiating. Burial will follow at Wedowee City Cemetery. Mrs. Horsley died Wednesday, July 17, at Tanner Medical Center in Carrollton, Ga. A Chambers County native, Mrs. Horsley was…

(MONTGOMERY) Jimmie Lee Stitt Harwell, 88, a resident of Montgomery, died Monday, July 15, 2013. Dr. Jay Wolf will officiate a memorial service at 10 a.m. on Thursday, July 18, at Southern Memorial Funeral Home, 3154 Highland Ave., Montgomery, AL 36107. She was born May 30, 1925, in Randolph County. She graduated from Handley High…