(SMITHS) Gerald Wayne Striblin, 66, of Smiths died Tuesday, May 14, 2013, at his residence.Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, May 16, at McMullen Funeral Home Chapel, 3874 Gentian Blvd., Columbus, Ga., with the Rev. Brad Reed officiating. Interment will be at 3 p.m. EDT at Resthaven Cemetery in Lanett.Mr. Striblin was born…
The work of the letter carriers in Roanoke and Woodland brought in more than 6,500 pounds of food last Saturday. As the letter carriers handled their mail delivery and pick-up duties they also picked up bagged food left beside the mailbox. Ed Halsey, president of the local National Association of Letter Carriers, said the amount…
The total as of press time for the Randolph County Learning Center’s Bike Hike Warm-Up was $33,100.50. This includes: $24,416.50 from rider and business donations, $160 from the mullet toss, $597 from the cookout, $135 from Bike Hike T-shirts, $4,580 from auction items and $1,212 from silent auction items. The top five donations from businesses…
It is not over yet! Bike Hike is this Saturday! The 38th Annual Bike Hike is Saturday, May 18. You may pre-register at Randolph County Learning Center this week or call 334-863-8991 for more information. Registration on Saturday begins at 7 a.m. at Roanoke Recreation Center on West Point Street. The walk or ride begins…
OMAHA–A Big Springs man took his own life Sunday afternoon after Randolph County Sheriff’s Department deputies responded to a call at his daughter’s home. According to Randolph County Sheriff David Cofield, officers were called to a home at 2007 County Rd. 518 near Omaha, where Johnny Faron Hill, 54, was knocking on the back door…
Lake Wedowee Property Owners Association will sponsor the annual Kids Fishing Day on Saturday from 7 a.m. til noon at Rice Pavilion on Lake Wedowee. There will be $1,000 worth of prizes and free lunches for the kids. The Kids Fishing Day is for ages 3-15. Adults are not allowed to fish. Kids are allowed…
A company is interested in buying the old Terra Clay property for storage: the building and four acres. A letter Mayor Mike Fisher read at Monday’s Roanoke City Council meeting said this company is trying to start a business in this area but work needs to be done to meet code on the building. They…
WEDOWEE–Randolph County Commission took care of numerous miscellaneous items during a brief meeting this week. In the past, people sentenced with community service work were allowed to go to Randolph County Learning Center and buy out two of those days by donating to RCLC. This amount has totaled between $3,000 and $5,000 in recent years.…
A Roanoke Subway employee was arrested on Tuesday of last week, charged with stealing a store manager’s medication. Lori Francis Walton, 36, of 735 Banks Rd., Roanoke, is charged with second-degree theft of property and possession of a controlled substance. Day manager Demar Bennett said one of the other employees on the shift asked him…
Put on your dancing shoes as Lake Wedowee Summer Jam returns for its second year May 25 at Chimney Cove. “We are really excited about this year’s lineup,” Doug Williams, owner of WM Grocery and one of the event’s organizers, said. “It is an eclectic mix of original music that we hope the people of…
The fifth annual Summer On Main is coming up Saturday, June 1. It is hosted by the Randolph County Chamber of Commerce. Executive director Dorothy Tidwell, president Ellen Sims and members of the Main Street Committee are working hard to make this the best summer festival ever. To that end Tidwell is urging vendors to…
East Alabama Arts Society proudly invites you to see some of the best examples of local artistry on June 8 from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. The second Saturday in June has become the date to see original paintings, sketches, pottery, sculpture and examples of photography by Randolph Countians and friends. This will be the…
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…
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by James Craig Prestridge and spouse, Debbie Prestridge, on February 16, 2006, to First State Bank, said mortgage being recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Randolph County, Alabama, in Mortgage Book 493,…
Notice To Contractors Federal Aid Project No. STPAA-HSIP-0048(503) RANDOLPH COUNTY, Alabama Sealed bids will be received by the Director of Transportation at the office of the Alabama Department of Transportation, Montgomery, Alabama until 10 AM., May 31, 2013, and at that time publicly opened for constructing the following: RESURFACING, WIDENING, AND TRAFFIC STRIPE ON SR-48…
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by James Craig Prestridge and spouse, Debbie Prestridge, on October 18, 2010, to First State Bank, said mortgage being recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Randolph County, Alabama, in Mortgage Book 558,…
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA CASE NO. CV 2012-900118 ELIZABETH MAFFETT, et al PLAINTIFF VS. ZANDRA MAFFETT, et al DEFENDANT NOTICE OF SALE Pursuant to the Order entered by the Circuit Court of Randolph County, the undersigned John Tinney, as Commissioner appointed to conduct the sale, will offer for sale to the…
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA CASE NO. CV 2013-900015 JASPER BOWEN and PATRICIA BOWEN, by and through their daughter and next friend, TAMMY YEAGAR PLAINTIFFS VS. ALABAMA MEDICAID AGENCY DEFENDANT NOTICE OF SALE Pursuant to the Order entered by the Circuit Court of Randolph County, the undersigned John Tinney, as Commissioner appointed…
Based on the scale of the problem recently, it’s time for another reminder that anyone we catch stealing newspapers from racks will be prosecuted. That includes the woman who just last week brazenly took a stack of papers from the rack in front of the newspaper office, even offering one to a passer-by. After all,…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: JEAN ANN LOWRY NOTICE OF FILING OF PETITION FOR SUMMARY DISTRIBUTION Notice is hereby given that a Petition for Summary Distribution of the above named estate has been filed by Pat Shelton on the 9th day of May, 2013, and that 30 days after the…