WEDOWEE––Fifth Judicial Circuit Judge Tom F. Young sentenced some of those convicted or who pleaded guilty in fall criminal court.He sentenced Christopher Dean Akins, 46, of 2777 County Road 110, Graham, to consecutive six-year terms for sexual abuse of a child less than 12 years old and one year for second-degree sexual abuse, for a…
ORDINANCE 2012-12-01 AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES WITHIN THE CITY OF ROANOKE, ALABAMA; ESTABLISHING LICENSE FEES AND TAXES; AND OTHER MATTERS NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Roanoke, Alabama, sits in regular session on the 17th day of December, 2012 as follows: ARTICLE…
State of Alabama Randolph County Sheriff’s Sale Gregory Mitchell VS. John T. Acker By Virtue of a judgment 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 John T. Acker, defendant, out of the goods, chattels,…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF LEITA C. JONES, DEC. NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT TO BE PUBLISHED BY PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE Letters Testamentary of said deceased having been granted to Robert S. Jones on the 27 day of Dec., 2012, by the Honorable George Diamond, Judge of the…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: ESTATE OF WILLIAM M. HOUSTON, DECEASED NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM M. HOUSTON, DECEASED Letters Testamentary on the estate of William M. Houston, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on the 27th day of Dec., 2012, by…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: ESTATE OF TEXANNA ROYSTON, DECEASED NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS Letters Testamentary on the estate of Texanna Royston, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on the 2nd day of Jan., 2013, by the Judge of Probate of said County, notice is hereby given that all…
LEGAL NOTICE APAC Mid-South, Inc. hereby gives notice of completion of a contract with the Alabama Department of Transportation for construction of Project No. ST-056-888-002 in Randolph County. This notice will appear for four consecutive weeks beginning on January 9, 2013 and ending on January 30, 2013. All claims should be filed at P.O. Box…
STATE OF ALABAMA RANDOLPH COUNTY MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE NOTICE Default having been made in the terms of that Mortgage executed on the 13th day of May, 2005, by Kenneth Lee Messer and Christie L. Messer to First Bank which said mortgage is recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate, Randolph County, Alabama, in Mortgage…
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT TO BE PUBLISHED BY PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JEAN BARNETT, DECEASED Letters Testamentary of said deceased having been granted to the undersigned on the 3rd day of Jan., 2013, by the Honorable Judge of Probate of Randolph County, Alabama,…
STATE OF ALABAMA COUNTY OF RANDOLPH NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Isac Rothel Bowden and wife, Roberta Williams Bowden, on the 2nd day of May, 2011 to Bank of Wedowee which said mortgage is recorded in the Probate Office…
INVITATION TO BID The City of Roanoke is accepting Sealed Bids on a building repair. The bid is for installing vinyl soffit and metal fascia on an existing building. The building to be repaired is located at 829 Lafayette Hwy. Roanoke, Alabama. The building is known as the Charles M. Clack Armory. Bids will be…
Column writers collect all sorts of stuff in hopes that somehow some of it will jell into a whole that can be written up in around 800 words for the entertainment and, dare I say it, edification, of whoever might happen to read it. The other day I pulled out my file from the past…
Following faithfully in the DNA tracks of my grandfather, Pappy Rains, I recently had cataract surgery on both eyes to sharpen my fading eyesight. Unlike Pappy, I have no Israeli carp to present to the surgeon. My surgeon is probably happy about that. I rely on my eyesight to read what I’m writing on a…
David Bronner, the CEO of the Retirement Systems of Alabama (RSA) charged last week that Henry Mabry, executive secretary of the Alabama Education Association (AEA) is attempting to take over the Teachers Retirement System (TRS), one of the three entities under Bronner;s management. The others are the Employees Retirement System (ERS) and the Judicial Retirement…
The Woodland Lady Bobcats suffered their first loss of the season to a defending state champion from Mississippi, Belmont, but went on to win their next five games. In the Northwest Alabama Tournament, Woodland was matched against Belmont in the opening round, where the Lady Cats fell 61-59. Woodland took a 17-8 lead in the…
Coming off the holidays, Handley head coach Clifton Drummond was impressed with a win over the Beulah Bobcats, but not so much with Monday’s performance against Anniston. Against Beulah Friday, Handley took control in the first quarter, getting off to an 18-12 lead. By halftime, the Tigers were up 38-14. “We controlled the tempo of…
Handley Girls Handley earned its first wins of the season with a 49-39 win over Central Clay County, a 44-37 win over LaFayette and a 58-34 win over Beulah. Shae Thomas led the team with 21 points against Central Clay. Against LaFayette Ronada Radford and Kianna Owensby led with 11 points each. Against Beulah Hannah…
I knew Alabama was going to beat Notre Dame. I’ve watched both teams play several games this season, and judging simply by the eye test, it was clear the Tide was the better team through the regular season. If you will recall a column I wrote after the SEC Championship game, I said we have…
(LaGRANGE, Ga.) Mary Lucille Morrow Penton, 97, of LaGrange, Ga., died Monday, Jan. 7, 2013, at West Georgia Medical Center. Mrs. Penton was born Oct. 22, 1915, in Randolph County, Ala., the daughter of the late Lee Daniel and Paulee Daniel. She had been a member of several local Baptist churches and had worked at…
(VALLEY) Janice Cofield Bowen, 66, of Valley died Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012, at George H. Lanier Memorial Hospital in Valley. The funeral was Wednesday, Jan. 2, at 2 p.m. at Johnson Brown-Service Funeral Home Chapel in Valley with the Rev. Blake Lockhart officiating. Burial followed at Fairfax Cemetery. Mrs. Bowen was born June 10, 1946,…