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Celebrate the holiday spirit at SUSCC

By Editor | November 28, 2012 |

WADLEY – It’s the most wonderful time of the year!  And there is no better place to catch the holiday spirit than Southern Union’s annual Christmas Concert.Tickets still remain for the dinner package on Dec. 7. Guests will be treated to a Southern feast with a menu featuring a choice of pork tenderloin with orange…

Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre in Wedowee

By Editor | November 28, 2012 |

A Murder Mystery Dinner Theater show, right here in Randolph County! The Entertainers of Tomorrow proudly present “A North Pole Murder Mystery!” Dinner Theater this Thursday and Friday, Nov. 29 and 30, at 6:00 each evening in the Randolph County High School Auditorium. Tickets for the dinner and show will be pre-sold for $15 each.…

East Alabama Art Society prepares to kick off Christmas season

By Editor | November 28, 2012 |

Once again, East Alabama Art Society will host a Christmas gala to start the holiday season. The society will have Jerry Rogers and his magic keyboard for your entertainment. There will be a buffet of delicious hors d’oeuvres and sweets, and with candlelight and decorations, the ALFA Building in Wedowee will make a delightful setting…

Will more spending mean more giving?

By Editor | November 28, 2012 |

Sales of merchandise on Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving that is hyped as the day Christmas shopping begins, exceeded expectations this year. Total sales were up 6.6 percent from last year to $11.4 billion. Customer traffic was up just over 5 percent, so the increased number of shoppers also spent more per capita. Online…

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JEANETTE HILL, DECEASED

By Editor | November 28, 2012 |

STATE OF ALABAMA RANDOLPH COUNTY PROBATE COURT NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JEANETTE HILL, DECEASED Letters Testamentary on the estate of Jeanette Hill, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on the 19th day of Nov., 2012, by the Judge of Probate of said County, notice is hereby given…

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DOWELL DODSON, DECEASED

By Editor | November 28, 2012 |

STATE OF ALABAMA RANDOLPH COUNTY PROBATE COURT NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DOWELL DODSON, DECEASED Letters Testamentary on the estate of Dowell Dodson, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on the 19th day of Nov., 2012, by the Judge of Probate of said County, notice is hereby given…

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF BROOKSIE HARRINGTON

By Editor | November 28, 2012 |

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF BROOKSIE HARRINGTON NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT TO BE PUBLISHED BY EXECUTRIX Letters Testamentary of said deceased having been granted to the undersigned on the 19th day of Nov., 2012, by the Honorable George Diamond, Judge of Probate of Randolph County, notice…

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JEANNE H. KEY, DEC.

By Editor | November 28, 2012 |

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JEANNE H. KEY, DEC. NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT TO BE PUBLISHED BY PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE Letters Testamentary of said deceased having been granted to Kay Nelson Key on the 19th day of November, 2012, by the Honorable George Diamond, Judge of the…

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

By Editor | November 28, 2012 |

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Roanoke Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing pursuant to Section 11-52-77 of the Code of Alabama on Tuesday, December 11th at 5:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers, Roanoke City Hall. The purpose of this hearing shall be to receive public comments on an application submitted…

MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE NOTICE

By Editor | November 28, 2012 |

STATE OF ALABAMA RANDOLPH COUNTY MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE NOTICE Default having been made in the terms of that Mortgage executed on the 6th day of May, 2012, by Letha Rice to Small Town Bank which said mortgage is recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate, Randolph County, Alabama, in Mortgage Book 532, at Page…

MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE NOTICE

By Editor | November 28, 2012 |

STATE OF ALABAMA MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE NOTICE RANDOLPH COUNTY Default having been made in the terms of the mortgage executed on the 28th day of March, 2008, by Dawn Floyd to Peoples Community National Bank, which mortgage is recorded in the Office of the Probate Judge of Randolph County, Alabama, in the Record of Mortgages, Book…

Jackson: Politics, preaching and dinner on the grounds

By Editor | November 28, 2012 |

Went to see Mama. Mama is 96. A few weeks ago she had a “spell” and I had to take her to Mobile to have her checked out. After a couple of days of MRIs, EKGs, and EEGs, the cardiologist declared that no damage was done and she had “the blood pressure of a teenager.”…

Martin: The turn-around point

By Editor | November 28, 2012 |

When the kids were little we would spend lots of summer vacations at Gulf Shores Plantation near the end of Fort Morgan Road. Back then it was an oasis in the middle of nowhere, bordered on the east by a small grocery store and on the west, about a mile down the beach, by the…

Rebels eliminate Bobcats in thriller

By Editor | November 28, 2012 |

The Woodland Bobcats had a chance to tie the game Friday night against Reeltown late in the fourth quarter. With a third-and-goal from the Reeltown 1-yard line, down 30-24, the Bobcats were poised to move on to the third round of the playoffs. But a false start penalty backed Woodland up five yards and a…

Shelley: With Chizik gone, Tigers begin search

By Editor | November 28, 2012 |

A lot has been written about the woeful Auburn Tigers’ football program this season. As an Auburn fan, or even a follower of college football, it’s been hard to figure out just how a program goes from an undefeated national championship in 2010 to a 3-8 disaster in 2012. In the wake of Auburn’s disastrous…

Owens: Tis the season for gridiron grudges

By Editor | November 28, 2012 |

My kids and I used to sit around our campfires up in the mountains of Southwest Virginia singing a song written by Sheldon Harnick and performed by the Kingston Trio back during the happy and peaceful ’60s: “The whole world is festering with unhappy souls: The French hate the Germans, the Germans hate the Poles;…

Cook: Tide, Bulldogs set to do batte in SEC title game

By Editor | November 28, 2012 |

It is going to be strange this weekend when Alabama takes the field for the SEC Championship Game. The Crimson Tide will be looking for the Florida Gators but instead they will see nothing but red. A lot of red. After facing Florida the first seven times Alabama played in the SEC Championship Game, it…

Other McDaniel

By Editor | November 27, 2012 |

(LaGRANGE, Ga.) Rev. Other McDaniel, 91, of LaGrange, Ga., fondly known by many as the “Old Tomato and Watermelon Man,” died Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012, at Piedmont Newnan Hospital. The funeral service will be at 2 p.m. EST, Wednesday, Nov. 28, in the chapel of Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home in Hogansville, Ga.…

Vernon Lewis Green

By Editor | November 26, 2012 |

(WADLEY) Graveside services for Vernon Lewis Green, 85, of Wadley were at 4 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012, at Providence Baptist Church Cemetery, Woodland, with Ralph Gooden officiating. Mr. Green died Saturday, Nov. 24, at Traylor Nursing Home, Roanoke. Mr. Green was born March 18, 1927, the son of Emmett and Lucy Green Noles. He…

Jesse Birchfield

By Editor | November 26, 2012 |

(ENTERPRISE) Jesse Birchfield of Enterprise died Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012, in Southeast Alabama Medical Center. He was 73. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 27, at Sorrells Funeral Home Chapel in Enterprise with the Revs. Matt Smith and Sonny Moore officiating. Burial will follow in Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will…