Once it was just a night when kids in scary homemade costumes wandered the streets, threatening tricks and extorting treats.Then adults took over and began having Halloween parties where they could dress up like sexy maids or randy politicians and pretend no one recognized them when they did things they shouldn’t do.Meanwhile, urban legends circulated…
Last month the political newsletter Inside Alabama Politics reported that Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard of Auburn had turned his attention earlier this year to writing a book on the rise of the Republican Party in Alabama. The planned title is “Storm in the State House.” It will be published by New South Books…
Several things are on my mind this week, from the Veterans Day Parade coming up Saturday, Nov. 5, keeping pets safe on Halloween, and a horrible incident while shopping Sunday. Don’t forget American Legion Post 53 Veterans Parade at 11 a.m. in downtown Roanoke the first Saturday in November. The group is trying to get…
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage dated March 16, 2005, executed by JEREMY K. RAVEN, a single man, to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. (“MERS”) SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR CTX MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC, which mortgage was recorded on March 18, 2005, in Mortgage…
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage dated July 15, 2005, executed by Kimberly Cosby to New Century Mortgage Corporation, which was further assigned to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Indenture Trustee, for New Century Home Equity Loan Trust 2005-4, which mortgage…
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE ALABAMA, RANDOLPH COUNTY Default having been made in the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Robert D Blair and Janice T Blair as Joint Tenants with right of survivorship to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., acting solely as nominee for Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corp its successors…
STATE OF ALABAMA RANDOLPH COUNTY SHERIFF’S SALE CLASSIC FINANCE OF ROANOKE VS. DENNIS GREER By Virtue of a judgments issued out of Small claims Court of Randolph County, Alabama and to me directed, whereby I am commanded to make the amount of a certain judgment recently obtained against Dennis Greer, defendant, out of the goods,…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the matter of the Estate of Larry H. Wilson, deceased, Ancillary Letters Testamentary on the estate of Larry H. Wilson, deceased, having been granted to Gail E. Lyle Wilson on the 21st day of Oct., 2011, by the Honorable George Diamond, Judge of…
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA CASE NO. DR 2011-030 DANIEL HOLDER, PLAINTIFF V. LINDA GALE DEAN, DEFENDANT NOTICE OF COMPLAINT FOR CUSTODY TO: Linda Gale Dean, last known address 27 Pineywoods Drive, Lot 4, Wedowee, Alabama 36278 Linda Gale Dean, whose whereabouts are unknown, must answer the Complaint filed in the above…
After waiting patiently for a year, the Handley Tigers got their revenge Friday night in a 46-0 dismantling of the Leeds Green Wave at Wright Field in Roanoke. Leeds defeated Handley last season, relegating the Tigers to second place in the region. Not so this season. A first-quarter defensive struggle into the game, the Tigers…
In a winner-goes-while-loser-stays-home rivalry game between Randolph County and Woodland, the Bobcats were a field goal better than the Tigers Friday night in Woodland. Woodland defeated Randolph County 31-28 in overtime to give the Bobcats a third seed in the playoffs and keep Randolph County out of the postseason. “We really knew we were going…
The Wadley Bulldogs couldn’t quite pull off a fourth region victory, losing Friday night on the road to Notasulga, 34-12. The Bulldogs had one last shot to make a playoff appearance happen, but Notasulga capitalized on a few Wadley mistakes to shut down the Dogs. Wadley had success running the ball all night. Kamauri Avery…
Wow. Anyone in attendance at the Handley-Leeds game probably had the same reaction I did to the way that game played out. I knew Handley had a great team this season, but to obliterate the defending state champs the way the Tigers did was completely unexpected. Leeds was a top-ten ranked team in class 3A…
What is the problem with Alabama and first halves? Nick Saban’s Crimson Tide is clearly one of the top two teams, not only in the Southeastern Conference but in the nation. They have not had a problem putting teams away in rolling to their 8-0 start. But the Tide does seem to have a problem…
(WEDOWEE) Funeral services for the Rev. Ray Franklin, 57, of Wedowee will be at 2 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011, at Mt. Gilead Community Church with the Revs. Jimmy Brand, Vernon Willis, Larry McDaniel and Gary Baswell officiating. Mr. Franklin will lie in state one hour before the service at the church. Burial will follow…
(WOODLAND) Luvennie Green, 82, of Woodland died Sunday, Oct. 23, 2011, at Cleburne County Nursing Home. Mrs. Green was a Cleburne County native, born Sept. 20, 1929. She was a resident of Woodland for the past 30 years and a member of Oak Hill Baptist Church. Services will be at Dryden Funeral Home Chapel in…
(WOODLAND) Funeral services for Eugene W. Brown, 86, of Woodland will be Monday, Oct. 24, at 2 p.m. at Bear Creek Methodist Church with the Revs. Gary Henderson and Jacob Wilkerson officiating. Burial will follow in Bear Creek Methodist Church Cemetery. Mr. Brown died Saturday, Oct. 22, at his residence. Mr. Brown was born June…
(LINEVILLE) The funeral for Evelyn Lorene Daugherty, 87, of Lineville was Sunday, Oct. 23, 2011, at 2 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Home in Lineville with Revs. Harold Pitts, Zenus Windsor and Bob Wood officiating. Burial followed in Lineville City Cemetery. Mrs. Daugherty died Friday, Oct. 21, at Lineville Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born…
TYUS, Ga.) Mary Elaine Smith of Tyus, Ga., died Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011. She was 66. The funeral was Sunday, Oct. 23, at 3 p.m. at Sardis Baptist Church with Bro. Darnell Teal and Bro. Lynn Janney officiating. Interment followed at the church cemetery. Mrs. Smith was born on May 14, 1945, to the late…
(WEDOWEE) Funeral services for Daisy Mae Heard Eason, 87, will be Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011, at 2 p.m. at Levens Baptist Church with Rev. Guy Benefield and Peggy Eason Nelson officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. Mrs. Eason died Thursday, Oct. 20, at Clay County Nursing Home. Mrs. Eason was born May 31,…