A Woodland teen and a Wedowee woman are charged in connection with two area burglaries.Jennifer Wiley, 36, of 23801 Hwy. 431, Wedowee, is charged with two counts of third-degree burglary, second-degree theft and third-degree theft.Jacorey Knight, 18, of 1427 County Rd. 56, Woodland, is charged with third-degree theft, second-degree theft and two counts of third-degree…

A dog attacked a churchgoer Sunday morning in Roanoke’s mill village. According to the report from Roanoke Police Department, the incident happened about 9:50 a.m. as churchgoers were getting off the van in front of Faith Baptist. Three dogs were barking at the people, and one attacked Mikel Cullen Amerson Jr., 49, of Roanoke. Amerson…

MOUNT GROVE–An abandoned house in the Mount Grove community near Wedowee was destroyed by fire on Wednesday evening of last week. The person who called the fire in to 911 at 5:30 p.m. reported having heard an explosion, but according to the report, no debris was found lying outside the structure to indicate that was…

I probably shouldn’t bring this up. “Some swamps just don’t need draining,” was what my late friend and Mobile Press-Register “Insight” editor B.J. Richey advised me when I was about to take on a topic that was better left untaken. Wise words.    But there are also times when a man’s gotta do what a man’s…

Now that the college football games are getting down to “crunch time,” the state’s new ethics law becomes more of a talking point. At Bryant-Denny Stadium last week the sticker price for a ticket to the LSU-Bama game was $75, but many of the lucky ticket holders were selling their seats at prices in the…

We are all looking forward to my Aunt Marilena Willoughby’s 90th birthday Saturday, Nov. 12,  at Midway Baptist Church in Smiths Station. She and Uncle Joe helped found that church. He has been gone for some time but I have no doubt she will be there greeting, kissing and hugging everybody she can. She treasures…

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA THE ESTATE OF JAMES BARSH, DECEASED REAL ESTATE SALE NOTICE Pursuant to the Order of the Probate Court of Randolph County, Alabama, entered on the 3rd day of November, 2011, the undersigned, S. Sanford Holliday, Attorney at Law, Roanoke, Alabama, will offer for sale for cash to…

MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Julian L. Veal and Brittany A. Veal, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., acting solely as nominee for Lendsouth Mortgage, Inc, on the 16th day of November, 2007, said mortgage recorded in the Office of…

NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE ALABAMA, RANDOLPH COUNTY Default having been made in the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Jarrod S. Smith and Melanie A. Smith, husband and wife, joint tenants with rights of survivorship to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc acting solely as nominee for Opteum Financial Services, LLC, its successors…

STATE OF ALABAMA RANDOLPH COUNTY PROBATE COURT NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the matter of the Estate of Robert Roland Lowry, deceased Letters Testamentary on the Estate of Robert Roland Lowry, deceased, having been granted to Jean A. Lowry on the 3rd day of Nov. 2011, by the Honorable George Diamond, Judge of Probate of said…

NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain Real Estate Mortgage executed by Neola Davis, a single person, to the United States of America, United States Department of Agriculture, acting by and through the Farmers Home Administration, or its successor, dated August 9, 1993,…

The playoffs are, without a doubt, my favorite part of football season. It’s the time of year when we really get to see who’s the cream of the crop in every classification and which regions are better. Inevitably, during the season fans of teams from every region pound their chests claiming their region to be…

Now that the Game of the Century is over, we learned that LSU has confirmed its ranking as the No. 1 team in the conference as well as the country. But not by much. A couple of quotes from the Tiger players summed it up best. “This is the way football is supposed to be…

(WEDOWEE) Funeral services for Myrtle Mohee Foster, 91, of Wedowee will be Thursday, Nov. 10, 2011, at 11 a.m. at Ava United Methodist Church with the Revs. Gary Henderson and Richard Smith officiating. The body will lie in state at the church one hour prior to services. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. Mrs.…

(ASHLAND) Funeral services for Linda Smith, 56, of Ashland were Sunday, Nov. 6, 2011, at noon at Dingler’s Chapel Christian Church with Bro. Jeff Taylor and Bro. David Davis officiating. Burial followed at the adjoining cemetery. Ms. Smith died Thursday, Nov. 3, at Clay County Hospital. A native of Clay County, where she lived most…

(WEDOWEE) Funeral services for Horace W. Holliday, 88, of Wedowee were Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011, at 11 a.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with Rev. Gary Henderson officiating. Burial followed in Randolph Memory Gardens. Mr. Holliday died Tuesday, Oct. 25, at Traylor Nursing Home. Mr. Holliday was born April 17, 1923, the son of William Thomas…

(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Dolphus R. Hester, 90, of Roanoke were Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with Dr. Derrick Lewis officiating. Burial followed in Randolph Memory Gardens. Mr. Hester died Saturday, Nov. 5, at Twin Fountains in LaGrange, Ga.Mr. Hester is survived by a daughter, Pam Bacon of LaGrange;…

(LINEVILLE) Funeral services for Larry W. McCormick, 62, of Lineville were Monday, Nov. 7, 2011, at 2 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Home in Ashland with the Revs. Jerry Colquett, Dorothy Webster and Phillip McVey officiating. Burial with military honors followed in New Harmony Christian Church Cemetery. Mr. McCormick died Friday, Nov. 4, at his home.…