(WOODLAND) Funeral services for Jeff David Hunter, 80, of Woodland will be at 2 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011, at Benefield Funeral Chapel with the Revs. Donald Spradlin, Roger Florence and Earl Rollins officiating. Burial will follow in Woodland Congregational Methodist Church Cemetery.Mr. Hunter died Tuesday, Nov. 15, at Roanoke Health Care. Mr. Hunter was…
(ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.) Maurene Gay Mock, 96, of St. Petersburg, Fla., died Sunday, Nov. 13, 2011, at Westminster Suncoast. Mrs. Mock was born in Wadley, Ala., on April 6, 1915, and moved to Lake Placid, Fla., in 1930 then moved to St. Petersburg in 1942. She was a long-time member of First United Methodist Church…
(WEDOWEE) James H. Davenport, 76, of Wedowee died Friday, Nov. 11, 2011, at Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center, Anniston. Services will be at Friendship Baptist Church, Wadley, on Thursday, Nov. 17, at 1 p.m., with the Rev. Calvin Trammell officiating. The remains will lie in state at the church one hour before the service. Interment…
While soldiers who are wounded in combat make headlines every day, one does not often hear about those who go into harm’s way to bring the injured out. Southern Union EMS instructor Amy Sanderson is becoming familiar with what it takes to answer that call. Sanderson serves as a flight nurse for the 908th Aeromedical…
Local leaders from throughout the county on Monday broke ground for a project that will provide sewer access at the Randolph County Industrial Park, located at 88 Bud Cummings Road in Roanoke. They have jumped through many hoops to reach this point and were pleased to announce the beginning of construction, probably beginning next week.…
WADLEY––The Wadley Clinic is on the road to expansion, not only of size, but services offered, according to Dr. Randy Willis, who spoke in a busy recent Wadley council meeting. He attended the meeting to inform the council of the clinic’s plans and to see if anyone had any good suggestions. He said he is…
Fredonia’s 3rd Annual Heritage Day will be this Saturday from 8 to 4 p.m. CST at 6160 County Rd. 222, one city block west of County Rd. 267. There is no admission or parking charge. For more details check out Fred Onia’s Facebook page or www.savefredonia.com. They’re coming from all directions! From the north Susan…
Jeannie Volpe of Community Life Church is planning another Share-A-Meal Thanksgiving dinner. She invites those wanting a meal delivered and those who want to help with the Thanksgiving meal to contact her at 863-5433. Many churches are participating to prepare the Thanksgiving meal. District Judge Pat Whaley is planning to smoke the turkeys ahead of…
Tickets are now on sale for the annual Christmas Concert presented by the Music Department of Southern Union State Community College. Performances are scheduled for Nov. 29 and 30 and Dec. 1 and 2, in Brazeal Auditorium on the Wadley Campus. The show will begin each night at 7 p.m., with doors opening at 6…
LEVEL ROAD–A family of four was left without a home Monday evening after a fire destroyed their mobile home in the Level Road community. According to Randolph County E-911, the fire was reported at 4:59 p.m. at 1226 County Rd. 864, the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Steven Dale Horn and their two children. According…
WEDOWEE–An agreement approved by Randolph County Commission during Monday’s meeting helped pave the way for Randolph County E-911 to one day take over all the dispatching for Randolph County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff David Cofield explained that the 911 operators will have to be certified to use the NCIC (National Crime Information Center) machine. This machine…
The allegations of child sexual abuse from Penn State are shocking. That and the apparent cover-up have gotten plenty of national media attention. With other alleged victims coming forward and a continuing investigation into who knew what and when, this story is likely to be ongoing for some time. Other than the well-known names in…
Last week I got an email from Greg Sullivan, sports writer with the Nashville Tennessean. He wanted “to get some historical perspective” on the significance of the upcoming Vanderbilt – Kentucky game. I didn’t know there was any. Significance. Until he told me that this would be “the first SEC football game with two black…
The con man, Washington lobbyist and convicted criminal Jack Abramoff, who was released from prison a few months ago, has written a book titled Capitol Punishment in which he details how $20 million in Mississippi Choctaw Indian funds was spent to defeat gambling expansion in Alabama. Abramoff was in cahoots with his buddy Michael Scanlon,…
The time is now. Downtown Roanoke has been going down for most of my adult life. There is a possibility of bringing it back to life but action has to be taken now. It bothers me every time I drive through my beloved downtown and see that ugly board in front of the old Bell…
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Robert S. Bateman, a single man, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., solely as nominee for Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation, on the 14th day of February, 2008, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the…
FORECLOSURE NOTICE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness described in and secured by that certain mortgage executed by Rod McClurg and Susan McClurg, husband and wife, as Mortgagor(s) to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., acting solely as nominee for America’s Wholesale Lender, as Mortgagee, dated the 6th day of October, 2005,…
FORM OF ADVERTISEMENT FOR COMPLETION Project NO. 739-01 In accordance with Chapter1, Title 39, Code of Alabama, 1975, notice is hereby given that Webb Utilities & Construction, LLC, contractor, has completed the Contract for Construction of Wadley Sportsplex Improvements for The Town of Wadley, Wadley, AL, owner, and have made request for final settlement of…
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage dated June 23, 2006, executed by JAMES W. OLVEY, III, married, to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. (“MERS” ) Solely as nominee for PRIMARY CAPITAL ADVISORES LC, which mortgage was recorded on June 28, 2006, in Mortgage…
ADVERTISEMENT FOR COMPLETION LEGAL NOTICE In accordance with Chapter 1, Title 39, Code of Alabama, 1975, notice is hereby given that M.J. Brooks & Son Construction Inc., Contractor, has completed the Contract for EMS Training Classroom Renovations, Southern Union State Community College, at Wadley, AL, for the State of Alabama, and have made request for…