(FIVE POINTS) Funeral services for Chappell Ward Bonner Jr., 84, of Five Points will be at 2 p.m. CDT Sunday, April 21, 2013, at Standing Rock Methodist Church with the Rev. Milton Newton officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery.Mr. Bonner died Monday, April 15, at his home.Mr. Bonner was born Aug. 19, 1928,…
Most of us probably don’t understand the level of boldness (or stupidity) it takes to sit in front of group of college administrators who hold your career in their hands and tell them that the team that they want you to coach – that just went 4-44 – will be in the state playoffs in…
The Wadley Bulldogs claimed the runner-up spot in their area with a pair of “mercy-rule” blowouts over area foe Loachapoka last Wednesday. Weather permitting, they will travel to Billingsley this Friday for the first game of the playoffs. Wadley 17, ‘Poka 5 Arin Howell drove in three runs and scored three on two hits as…
Trae Dunson, a starter for the Handley High School varsity boys’ basketball team for three years, will soar with the “Eagles” at Meridian Community College in Lauderdale, Miss., next fall. Trae has had an excellent career at Handley, and his senior year stats will go down in the record books. Trae averaged 20.6 points per…
It came down to the last inning of the final area contest, but the Randolph County Tigers finally claimed the Class 2A Area 9 championship and earned a home series in the first round of the state playoffs. RCHS entered last Tuesday’s pivotal doubleheader against Horseshoe Bend with an 18-3 record and a No. 2…
The Southern Union Bison maintained a 1 and 1/2-game lead over Central Alabama in the ACCC Central division thanks to a four game sweep of Wallace-Selma last week. The Bison won small and they won big while outscoring Selma 26-8 in the four game series played last Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Sumner McWhorter was red…
The Woodland Bobcats entered their final games of the season with a 3-22 record, sitting in next-to-last place in their area. Their foe in those final games was the RCHS Tigers, the No. 2 team in the state in class 2A, who boasted a 19-4 record and had just won their area title. But the…
WEDOWEE–“It’s really a living classroom,” said Maggie O’Quinn, spokesman for the local Slow Food group on the school gardens at Wedowee Elementary and Middle schools. The local Slow Food group, dubbed the Hoochee Poosa Locavores (after the Chattahoochee and Tallapoosa rivers), along with the local Master Gardeners Association, provided the manpower behind the project. The…
Tickets still remain for Southern Union Music Department’s Spring Show, Music on Fire! The show will be held April 17, 18 and 19 in Brazeal Auditorium on SU’s Wadley Campus. Shows will begin each night at 7 p.m. “This high-energy show features a lot of outstanding local talent,” said Ann Caldwell, director of music at…
The first Alabama Highway 22 yard sale brought people out from New Site to the Georgia line, and Roanoke Mayor Mike Fisher said he is already looking to improve it next year. “We went from New Site to the Georgia line and everybody we talked to was very happy with it,” he said. “Everywhere we…
Handley High School graduate Marian Royston moderated a discussion Monday night at the Annie L. Awbrey Library. “Investing in Our Future: Brain Drain and Its Impact on Our Communities” provoked a wide-ranging discussion from those attending, including many educators. In her handout she said: I’ve learned a great deal about the role of everyday citizens…
Remember the color-coded threat warnings and the fear and uncertainty we felt in the days following the 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center? Gradually, helped along by the fact that terrorist attacks since then have been relatively rare on U.S. soil except for several specific incidents involving heavily armed, mentally unstable individuals, we lessened…
David Barbaree attended his first meeting of the city of Roanoke Water, Sewage, Gas, and Filter Plant Board Monday as certified operator of the wastewater treatment plant under construction. He has 23 years experience in water and wastewater and a grade 3 wastewater designation. Barbaree said he plans to go back to school to get…
PUBLIC NOTICE Southern Home Comfort, 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, 148 Main Street, Roanoke, Alabama, 334-863-2347. The auction will be on April 27th at 10:00 a.m. on the following unit(s), Unit 29 and 35.…
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage dated September 25, 2007, executed by William Benjamin Carson, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. solely as nominee for Countrywide Bank, FSB, which mortgage was recorded on October 11, 2007, in Mortgage Book 523, Page 21, of…
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA CASE NO. CV 2012-900091.00 SAMANTHA LOVELESS PLAINTIFF VS. JUSTIN LOVELESS AND DENISE LOVELESS DEFENDANTS NOTICE OF SALE The undersigned, pursuant to Order entered by the Circuit Court of Randolph County, on January 11, 2013, will offer for sale at public auction the following described property: Commencing at…
STATE OF ALABAMA RANDOLPH COUNTY NOTICE OF INTENT TO OBTAIN LICENSE TO SALE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES J&J’s Hideaway hereby notifies the public at large that he/she intents to apply for a Lounge License. The premises at which J&J’s Hideaway wishes to sale Alcoholic Beverages is located at 339 County Road 2382, Wedowee, AL. Anyone wishing to…
As part of a series of comprehensive studies on livability, the East Alabama Partnership for Livable Communities, in conjunction with the Randolph Chamber of Commerce and the Randolph County Economic Development Authority (RCDEA), will host a County Conversation for residents of Randolph County to talk about livability in the county and how it affects their…
PUBLIC NOTICE Riverside Mini Storage Wadley, AL If you have rented a unit you have two weeks to pay your bill or contents will be sold to highest bidder. (16)
STATE OF ALABAMA RANDOLPH COUNTY MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE NOTICE Default having been made in the terms of that mortgage executed by Jerry W. Parmer and wife, Cheryl N. Parmer to SmallTown Bank, which said mortgage is recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Randolph County, Alabama, in Mortgage Volume 492, Pages 143-147, and…