Last month, the Fifth Judicial Circuit Narcotics Unit wound up a period of undercover investigations by serving arrest warrants to several Roanoke suspects.All of the warrants are for distribution of controlled substances. Three of those individuals wanted by narcotics offers remain at large. They are: Carrie Rhodes, 38, of Government Street; Demetrus Sutton, 27, of…
A Delta teen was injured in a one-vehicle accident on Wednesday evening of last week. Brooklyn Moore, 19, was the driver of a 1993 Chevrolet that overturned on County Road 88 at approximately 7:50 p.m. She was transported to Wedowee Hospital. On Sunday afternoon, a Roanoke woman was injured in a one-vehicle accident on County…
To say that the bills regarding redistribution of the tobacco tax money coming to Randolph County have generated hard feelings is an understatement. Charges and counter-charges about the motives of those on either side of this issue have only insured no agreement or understanding will be reached anytime soon. The fact that two separate bills…
My generation is on a nostalgia kick. This is what happens when a cluster of codgers have outlived their usefulness and have time on their hands to look back on the days when they were young, cherry pick the good times out of all the crap that went on, and exchange e-mails full of “remember…
Former HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy will walk free in a couple of months while his partner in crime, Don Siegelman, will have to return to finish the remainder of his sentence unless an appeal now pending before the U. S. Supreme Court is successful. The question that comes to mind is which of these two…
The book of listings says welcome to Charter. If we lose access to our Alabama television stations, however, there is no welcome. Mayor Mike Fisher announced at last week’s Roanoke City Council meeting that when Charter takes over what was Communicomm we will no longer have access to Alabama stations. If, like me, you have…
STATE OF ALABAMA RANDOLPH COUNTY MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE NOTICE Default having been made in the terms of that Mortgage executed on the 16th day of August, 2006, by Johnny Morrison and Kathy Morrison, to Small Town Bank which said mortgage is recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate, Randolph County, Alabama, in Mortgage Book…
STATE OF ALABAMA RANDOLPH COUNTY MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE NOTICE Default having been made in the terms of that Mortgage executed on the 26th day of January, 2007, by Henry Taylor and Tabathy L. Taylor, to Small Town Bank which said mortgage is recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate, Randolph County, Alabama, in Mortgage…
NOTICE OF ADOPTION HEARING Probate Court of Randolph County Notice to Tina Marie Papenleur Please take note that a petition for adoption has been filed in said Court by Michael Whelan and spouse, Dianne Whelan, Petitioners, and a hearing on this matter is set for June12th, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. in the Probate Court of…
LEGAL NOTICE OF COMPLETION Notice is hereby given that Robert Granger Inc. has completed its work on the Fire Service Meter to Support Wadley Holdings – Project No. 242-S2M – CDBG No. SM-ED-PF-09-006 and SM-ED-PF-08-106 for the City of Wadley, Alabama, and has made request for final settlement of said contract. Any person having any…
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by James S. Thrift, Single, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., solely as nominee for Ally Bank Corp. f/k/a GMAC Bank, on the 26th day of December, 2009, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: HERBERT GENE SHERMAN, DECEASED ADMINISTATOR’S NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS Letters of Administration on the Estate of Herbert Gene Sherman, deceased, having been granted to Margaret “Peggy” Sherman on the 16th day of April, 2012, by the Honorable Judge of Probate of said County, notice is…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OR RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: THE ESTATE OF MYRTLE LANDREAU, DECEASED Letters Testamentary on the estate of Myrtle Landreau, deceased, having been granted to Margie Adams and Angela Waldrop on the 16th day of April, 2012, by the Hon. George Diamond, Judge of Probate Court of Randolph County, Alabama, notice…
The Woodland Bobcats will make their fourth straight playoff appearance after taking down area and county rivals the Randolph County Tigers in a double header last week. Randolph County held an edge in the series going into the games last Thursday by virtue of a March 26 win over the Bobcats. However, Thursday belonged to…
The Wadley Bulldogs played themselves into a playoff spot with four straight area wins last week over Talladega County Central and Winterboro. Wadley needed to win all four games to crack the playoffs in the runner-up spot behind Fayetteville. Against Talladega County Central, the Bulldogs had no trouble scoring runs and holding their opponent at…
The Handley Lady Tigers continue to roll through the competition with three impressive wins over the last week. Handley, now 21-6 overall this season, started its week with a 7-2 victory over the Horseshoe Bend Lady Generals. Horseshoe Bend struggled to compete with Handley’s pitching rotation, which saw starter Brianna Fluharty throw six strikeouts and…
The Handley Tigers had a tough string of games last week, beginning with a pair of losses to Marbury that relegated Handley to runner-up in the area. In the first game against Marbury, Handley head coach Kevin Smith said his Tigers were nowhere to be found. Marbury defeated Handley 15-3. “We didn’t even show up…
The regular season is in the books for our county baseball teams, and it has proven to be an exciting one. Three teams will be making postseason appearances, with Wadley, Woodland and Handley all placing second in their respective areas. Randolph County could have easily made it four if not for two or three losses.…
The 2012 SEC sports year is only a quarter done and already we’ve had two sports stories that are going to be in the running for stories of the year come the end of December. First, of course, came Kentucky’s marvelous run to the national championship in basketball, giving the SEC a sweep of the…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Abigail Shelnutt Strain, 77, of Roanoke will be Thursday, April 19, 2012, at 11 a.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with Bro. Edward Herren officiating. Burial will follow in Liberty Grove Methodist Church Cemetery, Woodland. Mrs. Strain died Tuesday, April 17, at Roanoke Health Care. Mrs. Strain was born Sept. 27, 1934,…