My family never had reunions.At least not the sort where you send out invitations and print t-shirts.Growing up, most of my mother’s relatives lived close by. I played with my cousins every day, saw aunts and uncles at church, and had a grandmother there to keep us all in line.No reason for a “reunion.” We…

Randolph County will be a celebratory place for this year’s Fourth of July. KJ’s Exxon in Wedowee will have its annual street dance on Tuesday, July 3, at 5 p.m. Bring your lawn chair for an evening of music, food and lots of fun. Booth rentals are available for businesses and organizations. For more information,…

WEDOWEE–Randolph County Commission didn’t make its visitors happy during the last meeting, as both requests for assistance were for work on private property. Tom Garland of Lake Wedowee Property Owners Association told the commission about plans to expand the Piedmont Plateau Birding Trail to an area near Fox Creek, off Highway 48, on County Road…

CRAGFORD–Randolph County Sheriff’s deputies located a missing Arkansas man and his 10-year-old grandson late Sunday night. The call came through Clay County Sheriff’s Office from Lonoke County, Ark., about the missing pair. The mother of the boy had filed the missing person’s report after she lost communication with her father during their excursion from Arkansas.…

MONTGOMERY–Two local roads are among 105 road and bridge improvement projects that will move forward as part of the first round of funding for ATRIP–the Alabama Transportation Rehabilitation and Improvement Program. In Randolph County, County Road 65 from County Road 61 to County Road 59 will be resurfaced. The ATRIP amount will be $552,983, and…

The good news is, it was a mild winter. The bad news is, it was a mild winter. What gas customers saved may have to be made up by rate increase considerations by members of the city of Roanoke Water, Sewage, Gas and Filter Plant Board. However, Rai Tripp, their representative from the Municipal Gas…

A massive upheaval has just occurred in the world of journalism, and I’ve been watching my e-mail much the way families and friends scan the casualty lists after a hurricane, earthquake or tsunami has decimated the population of a familiar area. I’ve watched not only because many survivors and casualties were long-time friends and colleagues,…

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage dated January 13, 2005, executed by William W. Whitman and Pamela Whitman, to New Century Mortgage Corporation, which mortgage was recorded on January 20, 2005, in Book 475, Page 551, and further assigned to Deutsche Bank…

STATE OF ALABAMA RANDOLPH COUNTY PROBATE COURT NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF SARA SHEWARK, DECEASED Letters Testamentary on the estate of Sara Shewark, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on the 15th day of June, 2012, by the Judge of Probate of said County, notice is hereby given…

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: THE ESTATE OF HOWARD HOPSON BURKS, DECEASED NOTICE TO CREDITORS Take notice that Letters of Administration having been granted to Donna Nell Nix, as Administratrix of the Estate of Howard Hopson Burks, deceased, on the 11th day of June, 2012, by the Honorable George Diamond,…

INVITATION TO BID The City of Roanoke will be accepting sealed bids for the demolition of nuisance property located on Main Street in the downtown part of Roanoke. The contractor shall be responsible for the removal of all Brick, Block, wood and any other material causing the nuisance on the property. The work shall be…

I bought some quite expensive plants a few weeks ago and hadn’t found time to put their precious roots in the ground. The past few days as dark is threatening I am putting them in the dry clods of dirt that is offering little future to them. But they have a better chance in the…

I fear I may have crossed over to the dark side recently. For years I have been bewildered by the sport of soccer. The game has never been big in America and it certainly hasn’t been big in Alabama. At least not when and where I grew up. Football is king around here, as you…

Last week we talked about the defensive stars that might carry the SEC this season. Today we are going to look at the offensive players who will make the headlines. It might be difficult to pick which position is the strongest this season. There are 10 starting quarterbacks returning this year. Carrying the ball will…

(ROANOKE) Melissa Brooks, 44, of Roanoke died Sunday, June 17, 2012, at her residence. The funeral will be at Rehope Baptist Church in the Doublehead community on Saturday, June 23, at 2 p.m. with the Rev. H.L. Jones officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The remains will lie in state one hour before…

(WEDOWEE) Funeral services for Annie Evie Wood Lyner, 93, of Wedowee will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 20, 2012, at Benefield Funeral Chapel with the Revs. Dan Keith, David Taft and Ken Cross officiating. Burial will follow in Pilgrim’s Rest Baptist Church Cemetery, Heflin. Mrs. Lyner died Monday, June 18, at NHC Healthcare, Anniston.…

(ROANOKE) Barry Fuller, 46, of Roanoke died Sunday, June 17, 2012, at East Alabama Medical Center, Opelika. The funeral will be at Bethlehem Baptist Church, Standing Rock, on Friday, June 22, at 2 p.m. CDT with the Rev. W.H. Trammell officiating. Interment will be in Skyview Cemetery in the Welch community. The remains will lie…

(LaGRANGE, Ga.) Nell H. Willingham, 78, of LaGrange, Ga., died Thursday, June 14, 2012, at her home. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 16, at Striffler-Hamby Mortuary, LaGrange Chapel, with the Rev. Greg Brown officiating. Burial will follow in Shadowlawn Cemetery. Mrs. Willingham was born Nov. 16, 1933, in Randolph County, Ala.,…