(AKRON, Ohio) Julia Mae Jackson, 78, died Friday, Feb. 8, 2013, at Bath Manor in Akron, Ohio.Service will be Saturday, Feb. 16, at 11 a.m. at Second Baptist Church, Akron, with the Rev. Roderick Pounds officiating. Interment will be at Glendale Cemetery.She was born on Oct. 28, 1934, in Roanoke to the late Lorenzia Henderson…
(NEWNAN, Ga.) Alma Bailey Evans, 94, died Monday, Feb. 11, 2013, following a courageous battle with several health problems. A service to celebrate her life will be at 2:30 p.m. EST, Thursday, Feb. 14, at East Newnan Baptist Church. The Rev Pat Latta and Frank Powers and Dr. Bob Daugherty will officiate, with interment in…
(OPELIKA) The funeral service for Janice Elaine Beasley, 72, of Opelika will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013, at Jeffcoat-Trant Chapel. The Rev. Robert Rhodes is officiating. Burial will be held at 1:30 p.m. in Fort Mitchell National Cemetery. She died Saturday, Feb. 9, at Oak Park Nursing Home. Mrs. Beasley was born…
Citizens in Woodland will vote Tuesday on whether to annex land–an issue that has been on the agenda for a long time as the town has worked through the requirements. Property owners in the area to be annexed and are registered to vote in the town are the ones who will be allowed to vote,…
Dr. Cynthia Anderson presented a good report of the Roanoke City Schools during an exit report last Wednesday, continuing its accreditation. Superintendent Chuck Marcum said after the visit: “We are very pleased with the results from the External Review Exit Report and the complimentary remarks made by members of the visiting team. Dr. Anderson stated…
District 37 Rep. Richard Laird said he did not request an investigation of the Randolph County Economic Development Authority. Apparently the state office of public examiners is looking at the authority’s financial and other documents. RCEDA chairman Wendell Shelton said apparently someone requested that the state examiner’s office and someone from the district attorney’s office…
The Black History Parade will start at 1 p.m. Saturday from the Handley High School Gym. A number of people have signed up to be in the parade, and forms are available at city hall for those who still want to sign up. Line-up will be at 11:30 a.m., according to Roanoke Councilman Mack Arthur…
WEDOWEE–The Town of Wedowee is accepting applications for certified police officers following last week’s council meeting and a request from the county school superintendent. At the last Jan. 15 meeting, Superintendent Rance Kirby asked Wedowee Town Council for a portion of the tax money from alcohol sales and also for a resource officer for Randolph…
Felecia Ann Davis, wife of Ashland Police Chief Benny Davis, was transferred out of Randolph County Jail on Thursday of last week. Mrs. Davis was charged on Feb. 2 with attempted murder in Chief Davis’s shooting. He remains at University Hospital in Birmingham. Mrs. Davis was being held in Randolph County because she was an…
Deontae Laran Zachery, 17, of 802 Industrial Blvd., is being charged with first-degree robbery as an adult in the Jan. 13 robbery of a woman in Hillcrest Subdivision. Her wallet and Kindle Fire were taken from her. Michael Wallace Patillo, 18, Olivia Marie Mitchell, 19, and a 15-year-old juvenile, all of Roanoke, are also charged.…
WEDOWEE–Randolph County Commission will have the opportunity to take another look at its proposed plans for redistricting at the next meeting. During this week’s meeting, Chairman Lathonia Wright explained that East Alabama Regional Planning & Development Commission failed to send the final paperwork to the Justice Department. The planner apologized for not getting it submitted…
Local CPA David Denton presented his audit findings to the board of the city of Roanoke Water, Sewage, Gas and Filter Plant at its January meeting. He discussed the bonds pledged for construction or payments and the money in on-going projects including new water meter installations, water line replacements and construction of a new wastewater…
The Roanoke City Council approved three more businesses to sell alcohol at the Monday night meeting. They are Walmart, La Herradura Mexican restaurant and Supreme Beverage Company. Mayor Mike Fisher said a representative of the beverage company did not like the city’s ordinance and asked if the mayor had a deal going with the newspaper…
The U.S. Postal Service’s mission of universal service is no more––unless Congress intervenes––giving way to the Postal Service’s new mission of focusing on its most profitable segments while abandoning the rest of us. Evidence comes in last week’s announcement that Saturday mail delivery will take place no more. For some of us. Your letters and…
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Connie Hester, to Option One Mortgage Corporation, on May 10, 2004, said mortgage being recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Randolph County, Alabama, at MORT Book 464, Page 419; and…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF STEPHEN WAYNE CARSON, DECEASED Letters of Administration of said deceased having been granted to the undersigned on the 5th day of Feb., 2013, by the Hon. George Diamond, Judge of the Probate Court of Randolph County, Alabama, notice is hereby…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF TANSY LOUISE FINLEY, DEC. NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT TO BE PUBLISHED BY PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE Letters Testamentary of said deceased having been granted to Kemrell Parrott on the 5th day of Feb., 2013, by the Honorable George Diamond, Judge of the Probate…
STATE OF ALABAMA RANDOLPH COUNTY SHERIFF’S SALE The Financial Store VS. Luree Allen By Virtue of a judgments issued out of Circuit Court of Randolph County, Alabama and to me directed, whereby I am commanded to make the amount of a certain judgment recently obtained against Luree Allen, defendant, out of the goods, chattels, land…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: ESTATE OF BOBBIE DAWN BENNETT, DECEASED Letters Testamentary of said deceased having been granted to the undersigned on the 5th day of Feb., 2013, by the Honorable George Diamond, Judge of the Probate Court of Randolph County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons…
NOTICE OF COMPLETION The Randolph County Water, Sewer and Fire Protection Authority (Owner) hereby gives notice that all work has been completed on the following project using its owner forces: Randolph County 2011 CDBG Funded Water Facilities Program Water Main Extension on County Roads 7 & 82 Randolph County, AL CDBG Project No. CY-CM-PF-11-010 Project…