(FIVE POINTS) Brian Dean Connor, 37, of Five Points, died Thursday, April 5, 2012, at Lanier Memorial Hospital in Valley.A celebration of the life will be at 11 a.m. Monday, April 9, at New Hope Baptist Church with the Rev. Michael Hornsby officiating. The family will receive friends immediately following the memorial service.Brian was born…
(MARIETTA, Ga.) Estelle Smith Lynch, 89, of Marietta, Ga., formerly of Warner Robins, Ga., died Tuesday, April 3, 2012. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Monday, April 9, at St. Andrews United Methodist Church, Marietta, with the Revs. Mac Riley and Angie Crumby officiating. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 11,…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Goldie Mae Denton, 88, of Roanoke will be Friday, April 6, 2012, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Revs. Tommy Gene Young and Larry Vinson officiating. Burial will follow at Daviston Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Denton died Tuesday, April 3, at LaFayette Extended Care. Mrs. Denton was born…
(FRANKLIN, Ga.) Charlotte Ann Cosper Bales, 50, of Franklin, Ga., died at her home on March 30, 2012. A memorial service was conducted for Mrs. Bales on Monday, April 2, at 2 p.m. at Tom Stutts and Son Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Gary Farlow officiating. Music was provided by Rev. Tom Lipham. Mrs. Bales…
(WETUMPKA) Funeral services for Bettie Sue Smith, 79, of Wetumpka, formerly of Lineville, will be Thursday, April 5, 2012, at 3 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Home in Ashland with the Rev. Mark Williams officiating. Burial will follow at Clay County Memory Gardens. Mrs. Smith died Monday, April 2, at her home. A Clay County native,…
Most who will be involved in Roanoke’s long-awaited Streetscape project joined a pre-construction meeting in city hall Tuesday afternoon. The first step will begin this morning. Joseph Moncrief, county transportation manager with the Alabama Department of Transportation, answered questions and told those gathered what they need to do in order to be properly paid for…
The Troup/Chambers/Randolph Habitat for Humanity affiliate has selected the family for the next house and is now preparing for the next build, according to Steven W. Brown, executive director of the affiliate. The Family Selection Committee chose La’Keisha Sims and her two sons, Melvin, 15, and Jai’Juan Wright, 10, for this fifth house built in…
The JOBS Task Force and Randolph County Economic Development are kicking off their annual Career Expo on Tuesday, April 10, from 9 a.m. to noon CST at the Trinity Baptist Church’s Family Life Center in Roanoke. Formerly known as the Job Fair, the Task Force feels a name change to Career Expo best describes the…
FOSTER’S CROSSROADS–A Newell man was accidentally shot in the face while turkey hunting on Thursday morning. According to the report from Randolph County Sheriff’s Office, Wesley Brian Bowen, 29, of 122 County Rd. 1901, is in an Atlanta area hospital with serious but not life-threatening injuries. The accident happened near 3150 County Rd. 7 at…
Election runoff day is Tuesday, April 24, and the clock is ticking down on those planning to vote absentee, according to Circuit Clerk/Absentee Manager Chris May. The cutoff to apply for an application is Thursday, April 19, at 5 p.m. His office is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and he has received the…
The Fifth Judicial Circuit Narcotics Unit wound up a period of undercover investigating on Tuesday of last week by serving arrest warrants on several Roanoke suspects. All of those arrested are charged with distribution of some type of controlled substance, and all of the cases were made in Roanoke. Roanoke Police Chief Adam Melton commended…
The Randolph County Animal Shelter spring book sale is coming up Saturday, April 14 and 21, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. You can find a variety of books of every genre, including current best sellers, for a minimal price. As usual it will be at Chris Mitchum’s warehouse across from Cedarwood Cemetery. Anyone who…
Tax advantage for online retailers unfair to local stores Most of us have done it. We find an item in a store at one price but end up ordering it online. Sometimes price of the item is the deciding factor, but often it may be something like free delivery or the lack of sales tax…
When I started this column gig I vowed not to write about family. The late and greatly missed Kathy Downing did that so well that the “Princess of Woodstock” and her brothers are fixed forever in my mind. However, there are moments when I feel the uncontrollable urge to bring up the subject if for…
Alabama state government is already in a deep recession. But my sources at the State House are fearful of what’s to come next year, when the state’s general fund operating revenue is expected to decrease by over $300 million or about 20 percent. ‘We can survive this year. What terrifies me is next year.…
Demolition of some buildings brings on great sadness but I felt none of that last week when the old deteriorated buildings around the First National Bank building came tumbling down. Anthony Caldwell, who works with Bobby Durham, removed the backs of the Knight Avenue buildings, then later came back to chomp a piece out of…
NOTICE OF SALE The following vehicle has been abandoned at 6520 Highway 431, Roanoke, AL 36274 and will be sold on May 09, 2012 at 12:00 p.m. at the same address. 2000 Honda Accord 1HGCG554XYA003190 (14-15)
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by John D. Kelly and his wife Tonia Kelly, married, to Wachovia Bank, National Association, on the 3rd day of August, 2007, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Randolph County,…
FORECLOSURE NOTICE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness described in and secured by that certain mortgage executed by Gwindle V. Rice, an unmarried man to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (MERS) acting solely as nominee for Lender, America’s Wholesale Lender, and Lender’s successor and assigns, dated February 18, 2004, and Recorded…
STATE OF ALABAMA COUNTY OF RANDOLPH PROBATE COURT In RE: Estate of Jack Green, deceased NOTICE OF PETITION FOR FINAL SETTLEMENT To: Amberlee G. Messer Amee Green You are hereby notified that on the 30th day of March, 2012, Mona Green, Executrix, filed in this Court a Petition for Final Settlement on the Estate of…