(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Deberel Dean Nolen, 61, of Roanoke will be Saturday, June 29, 2013, at 11 a.m. at North Main Congregational Christian Church with the Revs. Billy Watts and Zenus Windsor officiating. Burial will follow at Corinth Christian Church Cemetery, Wadley.Ms. Nolen died on Wednesday, June 26, at Bethany House in Auburn.A Randolph…
The 2013 Kids Count Data Book, published by the Annie E. Casey Foundation and released this week, ranked Alabama 44th among the 50 states in overall child well-being. This is based on four categories: health, education, economic well-being, and family and community. In the evaluations, Alabama ranked ahead of only Louisiana, Arizona, Nevada, Mississippi and…
Read the other day that Southern Baptists were making a foray into New England. Spending big money to plant churches all over the region. Well, there is room. At last count there are only 325 Southern Baptist houses of worship up there. We’ve got more than that in most Alabama counties, seems like. Hearing the…
I’m absolutely tired of going to Sandestin to speak to Alabama people,” Gov. Bentley told a gathering of the press and state and local officials recently in Gulf Shores. Bentley was standing on the site of the former Gulf State Park Convention Center and Lodge. It was damaged beyond repair by Hurricane Ivan in 2004…
It was exciting to read recently that one of the GOP leaders of the Alabama House said, “It is time to take bold new steps and leave the broken status quo behind.” I could not agree more. Obviously Dr. Tommy Bice, state superintendent of education, feels the same way. In fact, the statement of the…
PUBLIC NOTICE The Randolph County Commission is considering the feasibility of closing a section of roadway in the Rock Stand community being more particularly 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, a distance of 475 feet,…
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., solely as nominee for Irwin Mortgage Corporation on the 17th day of September, 2003, by Thomas McCrary, Jr. a married person, and recorded in Mort. Book 452, page 91; said…
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Robert W. Heard, a single man, to Chase Bank USA, N.A., on the 19th day of November, 2007, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Randolph County, Alabama, in Mortgage…
PUBLIC SALE Stack & Pack Self Storage, pursuant to the Alabama Provisions of the Self Storage Act (08-15-33), will conduct a public sale to the highest bidder for cash only on their premises, 410 Industrial Ave., Roanoke, AL 36274. Phone 334-863-7867. The auction will be on July 3, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. on the following…
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by James C. Prestridge, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., acting solely as nominee for Dream House Mortgage Corporation, dated December 14, 2006, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Randolph…
All summer long we are counting down the top 10 sports teams in Randolph County from the 2012-13 school year. The Wadley girls softball team lands at No. 8. When it comes to Wadley softball an area championship has come to be expected. In little old class A, area 6, the Wadley Lady Bulldogs are…
Randolph County Learning Center enjoyed a water adventure day at Camp ASCCA. Along with the camp counselors, people from RCLC enjoyed the splash pad, boat rides, the swimming pool, a giant waterslide and exploring the shores of Lake Martin on a pontoon boat. Many more pictures can be found on Camp ASCCA’s Flickr page.
The Roanoke Board of Education promoted Amy Fetner to principal of Knight-Enloe Elementary at its meeting last Thursday. She is assistant principal at Handley High School. The contract is from July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2015. Supt. Chuck Marcum said, “She’s a hard worker and we do hate to lose her at the high…
Those who haven’t had enough after the 10th annual PCA Rodeo leaves Wedowee following its July 5 and 6 run will have the opportunity for a follow-up performance of bull riding two weeks later. The Southern Pro Bull Riders’ Rumble n Roanoke will take place, actually in Rock Mills, July 19 and 20. The event…
WEDOWEE–Randolph County Commission held off on making decisions regarding the proposed site of a new jail during their regular meeting on Monday. The commission tabled having a study done on the cost of what a sewage system would cost for a jail if it were built on the former Hub Trucking property until it can…
The Randolph County Economic Development Authority welcomed its three new members at last Thursday’s authority meeting. They and their districts are Robert Bugg of Wadley, Don McLeod of Roanoke and David Daniel of Woodland. An effort by authority member Jeff Nolen, seconded by McLeod, failed in trying to remove Wendell Shelton as president, Kesa Johnston…
HUNTER BEND–Two Georgians were arrested following the theft of an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) on Friday in the Hunter Bend subdivision, and it is believed more charges will come from Georgia authorities. On Friday, when James Bradford Smith of 218 Wild Cherry Pkwy. noticed a man on a green Honda ATV go zipping by, he checked…
The Foster’s Crossroads July 4 street dance will start at 4 p.m. with fireworks at 9 p.m. The festivities will include live music from the Smokey Mountain Hillbillies and the Pirates of the Chattahoochee. There will be many activities for the kids to enjoy, including a rock wall with a zip line, mechanical bull rides,…
(ROANOKE) Myra Jo Burch Gantt, 71, of Roanoke and formerly of Hayesville, N.C., died Sunday, June 23, in Roanoke. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, June 27,at Townson-Rose Funeral Home Chapel of Hayesville with Bro. Caleb Taft officiating. Burial will be in Ledfords Chapel Cemetery in Hayesville. Born Jan. 13, 1942, she was…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Walter Nathaniel Whitlow, 71, of Roanoke will be Thursday, June 27, 2013, at 1 p.m. at St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church with the Revs. Jeffrey Rosser and William Phillips officiating. Burial will follow at Sky View Cemetery in the Welch community. Mr. Whitlow died Friday, June 21, at Wedowee Hospital. A…