A beautiful young mother, her 18-month-old son, and a Texas piano just waiting to be played put an idea into James Lutzweiler’s head. He took it home to Greensboro, N.C., where it sprouted into a plan to spread 17 pianos around the city and fill the air with music ranging from Chopsticks to Chopin.Go to…
Nearly 3,000 people were killed in the attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001. Early that morning, radical religious terrorists hijacked four passenger airplanes. Two planes struck the World Trade Center towers in New York City. Another hit the Pentagon building, just across the river from Washington, D.C. Passengers on the fourth plane…
We just celebrated the Labor Day holiday but the respect for and honoring of labor or workers may be at the lowest level since the start of the last century. Honoring and respecting workers does not mean we are taking anything away from businesses. Since most of us are workers or labor the current disdain…
Eleven people were injured in four auto accidents in Randolph County during the Labor Day weekend. On Sunday at 11:45 a.m. on County Road 59 between Woodland and Newell, four teens were injured in a one-vehicle accident. Whitney Danielle Roberts, 17, of Woodland was the driver of a 2004 Chevrolet Malibu. According to Alabama State…
LaGRANGE, Ga.–A second person has been arrested in connection with the August 26 hit-and-run accident that killed a Wedowee native living in LaGrange, Ga. On Aug. 31, the Criminal Investigations Unit of LaGrange Police Department had warrants issued and arrested Jacqueline Belize-Madrana, 30, of LaGrange in connection with the death of Max New, 48. Madrana…
Randolph County has suffered numerous fires recently, some of them of a questionable nature. On Friday evening, Aug. 26, Roanoke Fire Department responded to a call at 554 County Rd. 79, the residence of Charles R. Traylor. This was the second fire that day at the same residence. The first resulted in relatively minor damage,…
Even though Randolph County Schools did not make Adequate Yearly Progress, or AYP as Alabama Accountability Reports calls it, they are not in School Improvement. The system as a whole met 19 of its 21 goals. None of the schools in the county are in School Improvement. Statewide, more than 72 percent of public schools…
A Roanoke man is the second fatality from an automobile accident that took the life of a Vermont man six weeks prior. David Sikes, 55, of County Road 30, died Sept. 1 at Atlanta Medical Center, where he had been since the accident. According to Roanoke Police Chief Adam Melton, the accident happened at 8:45…
The Rotary Club of Roanoke had speakers on two subjects last week. Two are following the route of the Johnny Ray railroad on bicycles to raise money for the Parkinson Foundation, and Susan Hardy, the Salvation Army representative for this area, spoke about her organization. Clarence Brown and Willie Fuller, members of the East Alabama…
AUBURN––The stories of the potters of Randolph and Chambers counties is like family history to Gary Price, who loves to tell their stories. He recently spoke at the beautiful Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art at Auburn University. People had traveled from this area and around the state to hear his presentation and the…
FORECLOSURE NOTICE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness described in and secured by that certain mortgage executed by Jerry Van Oglesby and Juanita C. Oglesby, husband and wife to NationsBanc Mortgage Corporation N/K/A Bank of America, N.A.; dated September 4, 1998, and Recorded in Mortgage Book 367, Page 105 of the…
PUBLIC NOTICE Request for Qualifications for Construction Services Posting Date: August 31, 2011 In accordance with the Official Code of Georgia Annotated (O.C. G. A.), Tanner Health System (THS) is providing this notice regarding the selection of a general contractor for construction of a Medical Office Building with Immediate Care Center and Physician Offices located…
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 Book…
FORM OF ADVERTISEMENT FOR COMPLETION Project No. 297-W1 In accordance with Chapter 1, Title 39, Code of Alabama, 1975, notice is hereby given that Blakeney Company, Inc., contractor, has completed the Contract 242-S2 for Construction of Water and Sewer Improvements to Support Meadowcraft Industries (CDBG Project # SM-ED-09-006) for the Town of Wadley, owner, and…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS Letters Testamentary on the estate of William D. Nappier, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on the 31st day of Aug., 2011, by the Judge of Probate of said County, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate,…
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA CASE NO. DR-2011-90043 JEREMY JAMES HOLLOWAY, PLAINTIFF V. KELLY NICOLE STEWART HOLLOWAY, DEFENDANT NOTICE OF COMPLAINT FOR DIVORCE Kelly Nicole Stewart Holloway, whose whereabouts are unknown, must answer the Complaint filed in the above-styled case by Jeremy James Holloway by filing an answer with the Circuit Clerk…
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA CASE NUMBER: DR-2009-130.01 JEREMY WAYNE YATES, PLAINTIFF VS. CALLI HURST YATES, DEFENDANT NOTICE OF COMPLAINT Calli Hurst Yates, whose whereabouts are unknown, must answer the “Petition for Modification of Child Custody” and other relief, filed by Jeremy Wayne Yates, by the 31st day of October, 2011, or,…
Despite some bumps in the road along the way, Wadley rode 292 yards of total offense to a 27-20 region win over the Verbena Red Devils Friday night in Wadley. The Bulldogs had a decent night running the ball, tallying 79 yards on 21 attempts. Leading the pack in rushing was Kameron Staples, going for…
The Woodland Bobcats had little trouble against the Horseshoe Bend Generals, riding a 26-0 halftime score to a 42-28 region win in New Site Friday night. The Bobcats had plenty of success running the ball, tallying 250 yards on the ground. Through the air, the Bobcats were 6-of-10 for 106 yards, one touchdown and one…
It took a late-game drive for the Randolph County Tigers to edge the LaFayette Bulldogs, 30-29, and earn their first region win of the season in Wedowee. Randolph County played an up-and-down game, which head coach Randy Sparks said was difficult to watch. “It was a tough game for coaches,” Sparks said. “We started slowly,…