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Council approves work on armory

By Editor | April 25, 2012 |

Mayor Mike Fisher said the Palm Beach roof has been repaired and now they need to tackle the roof at the Fort Charles M. Clack National Guard Armory. There is $92,597 in the capital improvement fund. Keith Richardson, maintenance supervisor, broke down the sections of the roof, with the largest section costing $22,000, and about…

Fast-track legislation may lead to courtroom

By Editor | April 25, 2012 |

Local people opposed to the proposed tobacco tax legislation affecting Randolph County have been expressing not only opposition but also frustration at seemingly being unable to have their concerns considered. That frustration reached its peak on April 12, when one of two bills being advertised passed the state Senate. It is now awaiting action in…

Jackson: Where was Big Government when I needed it?

By Editor | April 25, 2012 |

The other day I got a notice from the Florida Farm Bureau that the U.S. Department of Labor was about to issue a new bunch of rules and regulations that would tell us all what young folks under the age of 16 can and cannot do on the farm. Checking these out I found that…

Martin: State wants to give away the store

By Editor | April 25, 2012 |

Let’s see if I can get this straight. The governor and the leadership of the Legislature want to let companies that build new or expanded facilities in Alabama keep as much as 90 percent of the state income taxes withheld from the pay of new employees. That’s what the Birmingham News reported last Sunday. Those…

MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE NOTICE

By Editor | April 25, 2012 |

STATE OF ALABAMA RANDOLPH COUNTY MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE NOTICE Default having been made in the terms of that mortgage executed on the 1st day of May, 2001, by Mark Jordan to Willie Mae Pinkard which said mortgage is recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate, Randolph County, Alabama, in Mortgage Book 415, Page 734…

MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

By Editor | April 25, 2012 |

MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Mark A. Pike, married person and wife, Stacy Pike, to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., on the 30th day of October, 2008, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Randolph County,…

MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

By Editor | April 25, 2012 |

MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed on October 25, 2005 by Hugh Moon and wife, Janell B. Moon, originally in favor of Colonial Bank, N.A., and recorded in Book 490 at Page 13 on December 2, 2005, in the Office of the…

Pool: Bright spots emerging from downtown blight

By Editor | April 25, 2012 |

As the work continues downtown I am really excited. Now that the paving has been selected, the Streetscape work should move quickly. It has been wonderful to not see the fallen-in floors and awful buildings owned by private entities that have now gone to the building graveyard. There are plenty of other awful buildings in…

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE

By Editor | April 25, 2012 |

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage dated August 15, 2003, executed by TARA N. LEWIS, a married woman joined herein by BILL LEWIS, to COLONIAL BANK, N.A., which mortgage was recorded on August 15, 2003, in Mortgage Book 449, Page 688, of the…

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

By Editor | April 25, 2012 |

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Owner: Randolph County Water, Sewer & Fire Protection Authority Post Office Box 187 Wedowee, AL 36278 or 1307 Main Street South (Hwy 431) Wedowee, AL 36278 Business (256) 357-9005 Fax (256) 357-9033 Separate sealed BIDS for: PROJECT NO. 111-33MDIP Purchase of DIP Materials to be installed by the Owner Water Main Extension…

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT TO BE PUBLISEHD BY ADMINISTRATORS

By Editor | April 25, 2012 |

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF LOUIS AUTREY SYKES, DECEASED NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT TO BE PUBLISEHD BY ADMINISTRATORS Letters of Administration of said deceased having been granted to Maurice Sykes on the 17th day of April, 2012, by the Hon. George Diamond, Judge of the Probate…

NOTICE OF PETITON FOR FINAL SETTLEMENT

By Editor | April 25, 2012 |

STATE OF ALABAMA COUNTY OF RANDOLPH PROBATE COURT IN RE: ESTATE OF JOEL C. WHITE JR., DECEASED NOTICE OF PETITON FOR FINAL SETTLEMENT To: Susan Kay White Amanda Farmer Tonya White Shane White You are hereby notified that on the 16th day of April, 2012, Crystal Albright, Executrix, filed in this court a petition for…

ADMINISTRATRIX’S NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS

By Editor | April 25, 2012 |

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: MARY EZELL STEVENS, DECEASED ADMINISTRATRIX’S NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS Letters of Administration on the Estate of Mary Ezell Stevens, deceased, having been granted to Rachel Spratlin on the 18th day of April, 2012, by the Honorable Judge of Probate of said County, notice is hereby…

SEALED BIDS

By Editor | April 25, 2012 |

SEALED BIDS The Randolph County Water Authority is taking sealed bids on two items: #1 A 1992 F350 Diesel truck #2 A utility bed You can see these items at The Randolph County Water Authority Office, 1307 Main Street South, Wedowee, Alabama. These items are “as is”. The winning bids will be responsible for moving…

NOTICE OF SALE

By Editor | April 25, 2012 |

NOTICE OF SALE The following vehicles have been abandoned at 1256 Hwy 431, Roanoke, AL 36274 and will be sold on May 30, 2012 at 12:00 p.m. at the same address. 2003 Nissan Frontier 1N6ED27T63C439788 2000 Ford Ranger 1FTYR14V4YTA66615 (17-18)

Bobcats batter Vincent

By Editor | April 25, 2012 |

The Woodland Bobcats owned home plate in their series win over the Vincent Yellow Jackets on the road Friday in the first round of the state playoffs. Woodland’s bats were out in full force during the two-game sweep, with the Bobcats getting 13 hits in game one and nine hits in game two. Game one…

Bulldogs fall victim to errors in losses

By Editor | April 25, 2012 |

The Wadley Bulldogs succumbed to a rash of mistakes in their series loss to Holy Spirit on the road in the first round of the state baseball playoffs Friday. In game one of the series, the Bulldogs committed four errors on their way to a 6-2 loss to Holy Spirit. “We just committed too many…

Lady Tigers prepare for playoffs with tournament

By Editor | April 25, 2012 |

The Handley Lady Tigers had a successful week, finishing their area schedule undefeated and winning a string of games at a weekend tournament at Woodland Park. The week started last Tuesday with an 8-5 win over class 5A Valley at home. After three scoreless innings, Handley pushed across four runs in the bottom of the…

Handley ends season with playoff losses to Sipsey Valley

By Editor | April 25, 2012 |

After defeating Sipsey Valley early in the year, the Handley Tigers’ season came to an end with a pair of losses to Sipsey Valley in the first round of the state playoffs on the road Friday. The Tigers had ample opportunity to break through in the first game of the series but struggled to find…

Shelley: Hog wild for text messaging

By Editor | April 25, 2012 |

OK. I give up. A couple weeks ago, I tried to take the high-road approach to the Bobby Petrino fiasco at Arkansas. Let the evidence come out, I said. Let the administrators at Arkansas do their work, I said. Don’t jump to conclusions, I said. Well not three or four hours after I wrote that…