The fifth annual Prayer Breakfast and the third annual prayer chain will be Thursday, May 3.The Prayer Breakfast sponsored by the Randolph County Chamber of Commerce is being held in celebration of the National Day of Prayer from 7 to 8 a.m. at the First Methodist Church McDonald Family Life Center in Roanoke.For the prayer…
The bill to redistribute tobacco tax funds in Randolph County (SB-486) passed the Alabama Legislature on Thursday, along with similar bills affecting Chambers and Clay counties. SB-486 was opposed by a number of Randolph County organizations and individuals, as were the bills in the neighboring counties. The Randolph County bill, drafted by state Sen. Gerald…
WEDOWEE–Wedowee Police Department pulled over an alleged drunk driver who was in possession of items reported stolen in two burglaries at Midway on Saturday. Robert Junior Boston, 44, of Franklin, Ga., is charged with DUI and receiving stolen property. Holloway’s Lawnmower Repair reported the theft of five weed trimmers, a pole saw, three chain saws,…
WEDOWEE–Randolph County Board of Education approved its calendar for the 2012-2013 school year at its April meeting. Superintendent Paul Gay stressed this calendar depends on House Bill 360 that would required a mandatory start date of Aug. 20. The calendar includes 180 student days and seven professional days for teachers. Aug. 2-3 & 6-7 In-Service…
The second Saturday in May–May 12–letter carriers in Roanoke and Woodland will join carriers in more than 10,000 cities and towns across America will do much more than deliver mail when they make their rounds. They will also collect the goodness and compassion of their postal customers participating in the 20th annual National Food Drive…
Attorney General Luther Strange is calling on Alabamians to join in observing a national campaign to discourage texting while driving and to highlight dangers of this practice. New public service advertisements (PSAs) featuring NASCAR driver Kasey Kahne were introduced yesterday to coincide with the start of National Youth Traffic Safety Month. According to a national…
Hide the children. This gets a little, well, indiscreet. A few months back the headline read: “Alabama politician Bill Johnson caught in sperm donation scandal.” This is what makes column writing easy. In the Heart of Dixie you don’t have to hunt for inspiration. Politicians just hand it to you. The article told of how…
The Internal Revenue Service says Class III gaming “consists of card games played against the house, slot machines, dog and horse racing, jai alai, and all other types of casino gaming.” So what are those machines with bells, whistles and flashing lights at the three Poarch Creek Indian Casinos in Alabama? Go to the IRS.gov…
Congresswoman Virginia Foxx said in an interview that she has “very little tolerance for people who tell me that they graduate with $200,000 of debt or even $80,000 of debt, because there’s no reason for that.” Unfortunately, as chair of the Higher Education & Workforce Training Subcommittee in the House, she should know it costs…
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Laura Owens, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., solely as nominee for Wachovia Mortgage Corporation, on the 10th day of May, 2005, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Randolph…
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Josh Bailey and Jessica Bailey, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., acting solely as nominee for Taylor, Bean and Whitaker Mortgage Corp., on the 29th day of September, 2008, said mortgage recorded in the Office…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: WILLIAM DARNELL WARD, DECEASED Letters of Administration of said deceased having been granted to the undersigned on the 26th day of April, 2012, by the Honorable George Diamond, Judge of Probate Court of Randolph County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims…
PUBLIC NOTICE During the April 23, 2012, meeting the Randolph County Commission enacted a Resolution to close (vacate) a section of County Road 888 as described as follows: Commencing at the centerline intersections of C.R. 01 and C.R. 888, thence run westerly along the centerline of said C.R. 888 a distance of 2.542 miles, more…
The Woodland Bobcats exacted a little revenge on area foe Ranburne Bulldogs in the second round of the state baseball playoffs Friday in Ranburne. Woodland defeated Ranburne in two straight games to earn a trip to the third round of the playoffs this week. Ranburne beat Woodland in the final game of the regular season…
The Handley Lady Tigers had one final game to prepare for the area tournament and postseason play, but fell to class 3A’s top-ranked White Plains, 2-0, in Roanoke last Tuesday. Handley, which has beefed up its schedule during the 2012 campaign, used the game as a test to determine how ready the Lady Tigers are…
Remember the scene in the Wizard of Oz where the munchkins are singing and celebrating the demise of the wicked witch of the east? Well if you’re a college football fan, you should be celebrating in similar fashion this week with the demise of the equally wicked BCS. At least the BCS as we know…
I spent all last week in the hospital and while I was languishing in Brookwood Hospital in Birmingham, college football in the Southeastern Conference and on the national scene changed dramatically. Arkansas hired an interim football coach and South Carolina went on probation. Several former SEC football players took the next step in their football…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Robert K. Edwards, 80, of Roanoke will be Thursday, May 3, 2012, at 11 a.m., at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Steve Dean officiating. Burial will follow in Randolph Memory Gardens. Mr. Edwards died Monday, April 30, at his home. Mr. Edwards was born May 31, 1931, the son of…
(ROANOKE) A memorial service for Markus Anthony Mendez, 21, of Roanoke, will be at 2:30 pm, Tuesday, May 1, 2012, at Midway Gospel Church with the Rev. Keith Benefield officiating. Mr. Mendez died Friday, April 27, at his home. Mr. Mendez was born Sept. 7, 1990. He was a 2008 graduate of Handley High School…
(ROANOKE) Graveside services for Susan Richardson Zwiebel, 66, of Roanoke will be Monday, April 30, 2012, at 2 p.m. at Randolph Memory Gardens with the Rev. Tommy Burke officiating. Mrs. Zwiebel died Saturday, April 29, at her residence. Mrs. Zwiebel was born May 18, 1945, the daughter of Johnny Lee and Hattie Floyd Huddleston Richardson.…