The stands at Wright Field were full of cheering fans, the band was playing and there was food on the grill. But since this was a Monday morning in April there was no football to be found.But for the organizers – and especially the participants – of the event, it was every bit as important…
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness of JONATHAN M. BARNES, a married man, and secured by that certain Real Estate Accommodation Mortgage executed by KENNETH BARNES, a married man, to Small Town Bank on September 28, 2011 and recorded in Book 567 at Page 514; and that certain…
NOTICE OF COURT ORDERED PUBLIC AUCTION WHEREAS Buffalo Holdings, LLC is the owner of following described real property located in Randolph County, Alabama, such real property also being located within the boundaries of the Improvement District of the Town of Wedowee-Chimney Cove (the “District”) and subject to the final special assessments (the “Assessments”), as set…
FORM OF ADVERTISEMENT FOR COMPLETION LEGAL NOTICE In accordance with Chapter 1, Title 39, Code of Alabama, 1975, notice is hereby given that West Georgia Roofing II, Inc., Contractor, has completed the Contract for Improvement of re-roofing various buildings for the Randolph County Board of Education, Wedowee, AL; Project No. 12-170, BC No. 2012429 at…
STATE OF ALABAMA RANDOLPH COUNTY NOTICE OF INTENT TO OBTAIN LICENSE TO SALE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES Birdsong Produce hereby notifies the public at large that he/she intends to apply for an Alcohol Beverage License. The premises at which Birdsong Produce wishes to sale Alcoholic Beverages is located at 291 County Road 838, Wadley, AL. Anyone wishing…
ORDINANCE 2013-03-01 An Ordinance to amend Ordinance #819 of the City of Roanoke, Alabama, providing for regulations and fees for the wrecker rotation services for the City of Roanoke. Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Roanoke, Alabama, as follows: To amend Section A & B to read as follows: A.…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: MITCHELL GAY BURNS, DECEASED NOTICE Letters of Administration of said deceased having been granted to the undersigned on the 4th day of April, 2013, by the Honorable George Diamond, Judge of Probate Court of Randolph County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons having…
STATE OF ALABAMA RANDOLPH COUNTY PROBATE COURT NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF WILBURN J. CHANDLER, DECEASED Letters Testamentary on the estate of Wilburn J. Chandler, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on the 4th day of April, 2013, by the Judge of Probate of said County, notice is…
STATE OF ALABAMA RANDOLPH COUNTY MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE NOTICE Default having been made in the terms of that Mortgage executed on the 31st day of September, 2011, by Matt Tucker, Jr. and Tiffany Tucker to Small Town Bank which said mortgage is recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate, Randolph County, Alabama, in Mortgage…
CITY OF ROANOKE Ordinance NO. 2013-04-02 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE ZONING ORDINANCE NO. 682 OF THE CITY OF ROANOKE, ALABAMA AND THE ZONING MAP OF ROANOKE, ALABAMA ENACTED PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY GRANTED BY TITLE 11-52-70 THROUGH 84, INCLUSIVE OF THE CODE OF ALABAMA, 1975, AS AMENDED; REPEALING ALL CONFLICTING ORDINANCES AND MAPS, AND…
CITY OF ROANOKE Ordinance NO. 2013-07-01 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE ZONING ORDINANCE NO. 682 OF THE CITY OF ROANOKE, ALABAMA AND THE ZONING MAP OF ROANOKE, ALABAMA ENACTED PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY GRANTED BY TITLE 11-52-70 THROUGH 84, INCLUSIVE OF THE CODE OF ALABAMA, 1975, AS AMENDED; REPEALING ALL CONFLICTING ORDINANCES AND MAPS, AND…
The hearse drove off slowly with solemn-faced teenagers watching as it drove away. It wasn’t real but it could have been. About six years ago, the combined public safety organizations–Roanoke police and fire departments and several ambulances–along with Roanoke City School administrators and staff staged a simulated traffic accident in which someone was killed after…
Alabama’s Open Meetings Law exists so decisions made by public bodies are made in public. That includes the discussions leading up to the final decisions, because the public has a right to know how tax dollars are being spent. A number of years back the members of one local governing body would show up at…
I once collected books. Accumulated is a better word. When I first started teaching I felt that a college professor was expected to have a large “library.” So, I began filling my shelves with the free books that publishers pushed on faculty in hopes that we would adopt them for our classes. (This was back…
April is Child Abuse Awareness Month. This month and throughout the year, Randolph County Department of Human Resources (DHR) and the Randolph County Foster/Adoptive Parent Association bring awareness of the problem of child abuse to the county. Last year Randolph County had 95 reports of child abuse involving 131 children. Focusing on ways to build…
A public hearing on House Bill 558, Randolph County’s “Tobacco Tax Bill,” will be rescheduled because of the weather. It will be in Montgomery in Room 304 of the Alabama State House at 11 South Union Street. The bill being introduced in the Alabama House of Representatives by state Rep. Richard Laird changes the distribution…
Six Macon County officials are seeking damages both individually and in their official capacity against Gov. Robert Bentley and Attorney General Luther Strange in a lawsuit filed last Friday in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama in Montgomery. They are seeking a declaratory judgment, injunctive relief and equitable relief for…
Other activities are being added to this Saturday’s Alabama Highway 22 yard sale from New Site to Rock Mills. Matt Knight and Mandy Stone, owners of Emergency Medical Transport, are planning a Public Service Appreciation Day in the old emergency room parking lot of the closed Randolph Medical Center. Volunteer area fire departments, area police…
New items have been coming in for the April 13 auction for the Randolph County Animal Shelter fundraiser. The 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. auction at the semi-annual book sale will be handled by auctioneer Daniel Hall from Woodland. The book sale and free petting zoo will be from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. at…
WEDOWEE–The finance committee looking into how to pay for a new jail met this week to discuss what the jail must have and what would be nice to have. Commission Chairman Lathonia Wright said they’ve got to get the payments down to something the county can afford. “There’s some stuff we can shave off,” said…