The attorney general’s opinion on swapping buildings downtown came in last week.City Attorney Clay Tinney received the opinion with the conclusion: “A city may pay to have buildings demolished on land owned by a nonprofit entity in exchange for a land swap if the city determines that there are benefits flowing to both parties and…

The Roanoke City Council, over the objection of Mayor Mike Fisher, declined to increase its funding for the Randolph County Animal Shelter by $500 at last week’s meeting. The city currently pays the shelter $5,000 annually. Councilwoman Tammi T. Holley noted the shelter now gets money from the tobacco tax, but shelter board president Chuck…

Following is the report issued by the Randolph County Grand Jury at the conclusion of its most recent term: To: Steve Perryman, Circuit Judge We, the grand jury for Randolph County, Ala., having been duly impaneled, sworn and instructed by the Honorable Pat Whaley on Jan. 23, 2012, do herewith file our written report with…

WASHINGTON, D.C.–U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) will join the residents of Randolph County for a county visit on Monday, March 12, at noon at Sunny’s Home Cooking in Roanoke. Shelby will address the legislative agenda for the second session of the 112th Congress, as well as important issues facing the nation and the state of…

Two people were injured in an accident on Tuesday afternoon of last week on County Road 65. According to the Jacksonville post of the Alabama State Troopers, Amanda Craft, 28, of Woodland, was driving a 2004 Chrysler, when it collided with a 2004 Ford driven by Stacy Waldrep, 48, of Roanoke. The accident happened at…

MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Randolph Properties, Inc., an Alabama Corporation on August 06, 2007, to First State Bank, said mortgage being recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Randolph County, Alabama, in Mortgage Book 519, Page…

MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Randolph Properties, Inc., an Alabama Corporation on May 26, 2004, to First State Bank, said mortgage being recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Randolph County, Alabama, in Mortgage Book 465, Page…

FORECLOSURE NOTICE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness described in and secured by that certain mortgage executed by Charles L. Griffith, husband and wife, Arline A. Griffith to Bank of America, N. A., dated June 2, 2009, and Recorded in Book 545, Page 421 of the records in the Office of…

No matter how many times it is explained, someone always gets upset that they are not allowed to vote for all the candidates they want when party primary elections take place. That’s what we have coming up next Tuesday. Want to vote for a contested commission race in your district on Tuesday’s ballot? Then you…

MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Jimmy Dell Sims, an unmarried man, on April 10, 2008, to First State Bank, said mortgage being recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Randolph County, Alabama, in Mortgage Book 530, Page…

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed proposals will be received from qualified General Contractors in the President’s Conference Room at the Southern Union State Community College, Wadley Campus, Wadley, Alabama until 2:00 PM (Local Time) March 27, 2012; and thereafter opened publicly for construction of: ALTERATIONS TO THE AUDITORIUM BUILDING FOR SOUTHERN UNION STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE ,…

LEGAL NOTICE OF COMPLETION Notice is hereby given that Robert Granger Inc. has completed its work on the System Wide Water System Improvements Project 242-W3 (CDBG SM-CM-PF-10-038) for the City of Wadley, Alabama, and has made request for final settlement of said contract. Any person having any claim for labor, materials, property restoration or otherwise…

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: ESTATE OF GEORGIA MAE KEY, DECEASED NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT Take notice that the 4th day of April, 2012, at 10 a.m. has been appointed by the Court as the date and time for the Final Settlement of the Estate of Georgia Mae Key, deceased,…

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA CIVIL ACTION NO. CV 2012-004 CELIA CAROLINA AZURDIA MCCARTER, AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF JAMES LUTHER MCCARTER, DECEASED a/k/a JIM L. MCCARTER PLAINTIFFS VS A certain Parcel of land located in Randolph County, Alabama, and more particularly described as follows: Beginning at the intersection of the…

INVITATION TO BID The City of Roanoke is accepting Sealed Bids on a roof repair. The bid is for a mechanically attached single ply 45 mill TPO roofing membrane. The building to be repaired is approx. 12000 square feet and is located at 206 Handley Avenue Roanoke, Alabama. Bids will be accepted until the close…

I have spent a goodly part of my adult life following the fumbles and foibles of American politicians, but I have to admit, for sheer entertainment value, this year’s crop of GOP hopefuls beats them all. Even with Trump and Bachman and Cane out, and Sarah Palin never in, the residue rises to unexpected levels…

A bipartisan group of senators has introduced a bill in Congress that would make it harder for protesters from a fringe church in Kansas or any other group to protest within two hours and 300 feet of military funerals. The Sanctity of Eternal Rest for Veterans Act, introduced by Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, comes in…

I love March. It is my birthday month (March 1), things start blooming and my favorite flower, the jonquil or daffodil, tough and beautiful, is starting to flower. I had a wonderful birthday at Longhorn steakhouse in Opelika with family. I treasure my birthdays. On Monday I left work to see Big River at the…