Citizens of Randolph County are being urged to turn out for a town hall meeting Thursday, April 12, at 7 p.m. at the Randolph County Courthouse courtroom in Wedowee.Hosting the meeting to discuss the legislation for redistribution of tobacco tax funds being advertised by state Rep. Richard Laird and state Sen. Gerald Dial are the…
Thousands of concerned citizens, parents, students and educators from across the state are expected to attend the Save Our Schools rally at the steps of the State Capitol on Saturday, April 14 beginning at 2:30 p.m. Rally participants, including those from Randolph County, plan to ask the governor and legislators to invest in schools and…
Many are understandably upset with the bills being advertised in the Public Notices section of this paper that would re-distribute tobacco tax funds in Randolph County. The most upset are the Randolph County Water Authority, which would have its funding from this tax eliminated, and the Randolph County Industrial Development Council, which would see cuts…
After my recent column on how the daddy of the young woman who Rush Limbaugh called a “slut” should have given Limbaugh a butt-beating, one of my readers wrote to ask why folks like me went out and denounced a Democratic daddy for not defending his daughter but kept silent when Republican daddies did not…
Gov. Bentley said over the weekend that he doesn’t believe the world is going to end if Alabama doesn’t get new taxes. This is contrary to something he was persuaded to believe in 2003 when Bob Riley pushed through the Legislature a proposed a proposed constitutional amendment to raise taxes. Alabama voters rejected the proposal…
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by William Elvis Brown and wife, April Brown, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., solely as nominee for Ascent Home Loans, Inc., on the 5th day of November, 2008, said mortgage recorded in the Office of…
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Randall Todd Freeman aka Todd Freeman and Wanda Freeman, as joint tenants, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. solely as nominee for First Horizon Home Loan Corporation, on the 2nd day of June, 2006, said…
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Wendell T. DeLoach and Robin D. DeLoach, husband and wife, to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., on the 4th day of June, 2004, 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 Ross Dwayne Dye, a married man and Felicia K. Dye, a married woman, to Long Beach Mortgage Company, on the 3rd day of March, 2006, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the Judge of…
PUBLIC NOTICE The East Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission is applying to the Alabama Department of Transportation for an administrative, operating and capital assistance grant under 49 U.S.C. Section 5311 of the Federal Transit Laws, as codified. The operating grant may provide financial assistance for public transportation services for the residents of Randolph County…
LEGAL NOTICE PROJECT NO. RCP 56-233-12 The Randolph County Commission is considering the feasibility of replacing stop, stop ahead, and various warning signs on all roadways classified as rural major collectors and rural minor collectors in Randolph County, Alabama. Any person or group desiring additional information or desiring to make comment either written or oral…
The Handley Tigers sit on top of their area after sweeping the Beulah Bobcats Friday in Roanoke. After defeating Beulah 6-1 last Tuesday, all Handley had to do was take one win over the Bobcats Friday to insure a playoff spot. The Tigers not only won both games, but they did so in dominating fashion.…
The Woodland Bobcats are still in solid shape for a playoff berth after sweeping the Lineville Aggies and scoring a win over Ranburne last week. Last Tuesday, the Bobcats earned a pair of big wins over the Lineville Aggies who had defeated Woodland back in March. Woodland shut out Lineville 4-0 in the first game…
The Wadley Bulldogs suffered a blow to their playoff chances last week, but are still in contention for the runner-up spot. Wadley fell in two straight games to area favorite Fayetteville on the road last Tuesday. The Bulldogs couldn’t muster much offense against Fayetteville, producing only four hits in two games. The first game was…
The Handley Lady Tigers are playing at the top of the their game and leading the area race after a win over Marbury last Tuesday. Marbury didn’t make it easy for the Lady Tigers, though. With the game tied 0-0 through seven innings, Handley’s three-run eighth inning made the final difference. As usual, Handley’s superb…
Every SEC football fan has an addiction. Or addictions I should say. The first addiction is to the sport itself. The South belongs to football every Saturday during the fall months, and in truth, football is king 12 months out of the year. It’s the reason we follow high school standouts so closely. It’s to…
When all the mess broke loose at Penn State, Arkansas athletic director Jeff Long was probably glad he was not in the shoes of Penn State athletic director Tim Curley. But when Arkansas football coach Bobby Petrino went off the road with his motorcycle on April 1, Long quickly found out it was no April…
(ABBEVILLE) Mary Frances Clifton Patterson, a resident of Abbeville, died Sunday morning, April 8, 2012, at her home. She was 86. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 11, in Holman-Abbeville Mortuary Chapel with Brother Harold Pettis officiating. Graveside services will follow at 3 p.m. Wednesday in Harmony Congregational Methodist Cemetery, near Newell,…
(AUBURN) Sara Brown Howell, 85, of Auburn, was born in Randolph County on April 4, 1927, and died at Oak Park Nursing Home on April 7, 2012. Funeral service will be Tuesday, April 10, at 11 a.m. in the Chapel at Fredericks Funeral Home, with the Rev. Earl Ballard officiating. Interment will follow in Garden…
(LaGRANGE, Ga.) Winnie Lee Boyd Yates, 99, of LaGrange, Ga., died Thursday, April 5, 2012, in Swansboro, N.C. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. EDT Wednesday at Roper Heights Baptist Church in West Point, Ga., with the Rev. Jackie Taylor officiating. Interment will be in Gold Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery, Graham, Ala. Mrs. Yates…