STATE OF ALABAMA COUNTY OF RANDOLPHNOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALEDefault having been made in the payment of indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Adventures in Property, LLC, on the 27th day of June, 2009 to Bank of Wedowee which said mortgage is recorded in the Probate Office of Randolph County, Alabama, in Mortgage Book…
NOTICE FOR EARLY PUBLIC REVIEW OF A PROPOSAL TO SUPPORT ACTIVITY IN THE 100-YEAR FLOODPLAIN AND WETLAND This is to give notice that the Randolph County Commission is considering a water line extension project in the western section in rural Randolph County in the following areas: County Roads 7 and 82 as a County CDBG…
The Handley Tigers took the county basketball tournament as a challenge. It was a challenge Handley took on gladly, and the Tigers came away with another county crown with wins over Woodland and Randolph County. Randolph County was the top-seeded team in the tournament, which Handley took as a challenge to its superiority. The Tigers…
The Woodland Lady Bobcats secured their fourth straight county tournament championship Saturday night with a 69-23 win over the Handley Lady Tigers. Woodland, the clear favorite in this year’s county tournament, went through two nights’ worth of competition nearly unopposed. Woodland’s defensive prowess proved to be too much for Handley from the get-go Saturday night…
Prior to their county tournament championship run, the Handley Tigers took an important area win over Central Coosa, 65-55. Handley got off to a slow start, but took control in the third quarter and cruised to victory. Handley led 15-9 in the first quarter and took a 29-24 lead into the locker room at halftime.…
I’m about to dive into the most controversial topic in all of sports. This is a topic that has divided people from the west coast to the southeast and everywhere in between. If you’re a sports fan, it seems impossible you don’t have an opinion on this topic. It’s love or hate. For once, I’m…
With Alabama’s win in the national championship game, it not only gave the Southeastern Conference its sixth consecutive national championship but it also gave the state of Alabama its third straight title. Alabama’s 2009 and 2011 national championships and Auburn’s 2010 title send a clear message that the center of college football is in the…
(LINEVILLE) Funeral services for Larry D. “Bunk” Robertson, 80, of Lineville will be Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012, at 2 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Home in Lineville with the Rev. Claude Bennett officiating. Burial will follow in Pine Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. Mr. Robertson died Sunday, Jan. 15, at Clay County Hospital. He was a native…
(JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) Julian Crawford Pete Wood, 79, died Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 18, at Jacksonville Memory Gardens Funeral Home. Pastor Chris B. Bullington will officiate. Interment will follow at Jacksonville Memory Gardens with full Masonic rites. Mr. Wood was born on July 5, 1932, in…
(LITHONIA, Ga.) Marilyn “George” Morris, 85, of Lithonia, Ga., died Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012. A funeral service will be at 11 a.m. EST, Tuesday, Jan. 17, in the chapel of Henry Funeral Home with Dr. Jim Martin and Rev. Leon Matthews officiating. Interment will follow at Resthaven Gardens of Memory. She is survived by her…
(LaGRANGE, Ga.) Herman LaVaughn Turner, 81, of LaGrange, Ga., died Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012, at West Georgia Medical Center. The funeral will be at 3 p.m. EST Wednesday, Jan. 18, at the Hunter-Allen-Myhand Chapel with the Revs. Brandon Brooks and Brad Thompson officiating. Interment will be at Shadowlawn Cemetery. Mr. Turner was born Oct. 23,…
(HOKES BLUFF) Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012, at Amazing Grace Baptist Church for Amber Nicole Maddox, 18, of Hokes Bluff, who died Jan. 14. Pastor John Hammonds and Bro. Charlie Reed will officiate. Burial will follow at Young’s Chapel Cemetery. Amber Nicole “Smiley” Maddox was born July 21, 1993.…
(BIRMINGHAM Bill Cofield, 92, died Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012. Funeral services will be Wednesday, Jan. 18, at 10 a.m. at Ridout’s Trussville Chapel with interment to follow in Cedar Grove Cemetery. He was born in Randolph County in 1919. Mr. Cofield was retired from Greyhound with 40 years of service. He was a member of…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Sue Traylor, 90, of Roanoke were Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Revs. Bill Dean and Gary Baugh officiating. Burial followed at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Traylor died Friday, Jan. 13, at Traylor Nursing Home in Roanoke. A Randolph County native, Mrs.…
(PALMETTO, Ga.) Raymond Howard Messer, 91, Palmetto, Ga., died Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012. Graveside services were at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 15, at Lebanon Church of Christ in Ballplay. Gary McCurdy presided over the services. Mr. Messer was born on Oct. 18, 1920, in Randolph County, Ala., but spent most of his life in Hokes…
(LINEVILLE) Funeral services for Bertha Simpson Gates, 89, of Lineville will be Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012, at 3 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Home in Lineville with Rev. Zenus Windsor officiating. Burial will follow in Lineville City Cemetery. Mrs. Gates died Wednesday, Jan. 11, at Clay County Hospital. She was born in Randolph County but had…
(BALTIMORE) George Allan Kirby, 48, of Baltimore died early Tuesday morning, Jan. 10, 2012, following a long illness. George was born in Huntsville, Ala., on April 5, 1963, the son of George Taylor Kirby and Anne Davidson Kirby. He grew up in Altamonte Springs, Fla. After studying mechanical engineering at University of Central Florida, he…
(ROCK MILLS) Funeral services for Martha Faye Towler, 80, of Rock Mills will be Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012, at 2 p.m. at Rock Mills Methodist Church with the Rev. Frank Korb officiating. Burial will follow at Rock Mills Cemetery. Mrs. Towler died Thursday, Jan. 12, at East Alabama Medical Center, Opelika. A Randolph County native,…
(FOREST PARK, Ga.) Funeral services for Earl F. Brown, 80, of Forest Park, Ga., will be Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012, at 11 a.m. CST at Center West Baptist Church with the Rev. Wayne Johnson officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. Mr. Brown died Wednesday, Jan. 11, at Signature Health Care in Marietta, Ga.…
(COLUMBUS, Miss.) Sarah L. Lybrand, 72, of Columbus, Miss., died Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012, in Northport. A graveside service will be Friday, Jan. 13, at 2 p.m. in Friendship Cemetery, Columbus, with Bro. Sammy Crawford officiating. Mrs. Lybrand was born Sept. 7, 1939, to the late Ellis Lipham and Linnie Cummins Murphree in Wedowee. She…