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Rachel P. Holder

By Editor | June 9, 2011 |

(EAST POINT, Ga.) Rachel P. Holder, 92, longtime resident of East Point, Ga., died at Tranquility Hospice, Austell, Ga., on Sunday, June 5, 2011.Survivors include son Jeff Holder and wife Lynne of George, South Africa (formerly of Roanoke); four grandsons; and several nieces. Rachel was preceded in death by husband Harry Holder, two brothers and…

John W. Wright

By Editor | June 9, 2011 |

(FIVE POINTS) John W. Wright, 81, of Five Points died Saturday, June 4, 2011, at Bill Nichols State Veterans’ Home in Alexander City. The funeral will be Friday, June 10, at 1 p.m. at Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church in Five Points with the Rev. William Allen Dean officiating. Burial will follow at the church…

Patricia B. Mitchell

By Editor | June 8, 2011 |

(WEDOWEE) Funeral services for Patricia B. Mitchell, 55, of Wedowee, will be Friday, June 10, 2011, at 11 a.m. at Mt. Grove Baptist Church with the Revs. James Lee and Donald Spradlin officiating. Burial will follow at the adjoining cemetery. Mrs. Mitchell will lie in state at the church for one hour prior to services…

Grady Jack Almond

By Editor | June 8, 2011 |

(WOODLAND) Funeral services for Grady Jack Almond, 80, of Woodland were Tuesday, June 7, 2011, at 2 p.m. at Mt. Carmel Church of Christ with Bro. Wilbur Bass, Bro. Mack Carpenter and Bro. Allen Daniel officiating. Burial followed at the adjoining cemetery. Mr. Almond died Saturday, June 4, at his home. A Randolph County native,…

Mary ‘Sybil’ Mashburn Bramblett

By Editor | June 8, 2011 |

(ATHENS, Ga.) Mary “Sybil” Mashburn Bramblett of Athens, Ga., died June 6, 2011, at Morningside of Athens. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. EDT Friday, June 10, at Lord & Stephens East. The interment will follow at Athens Memory Gardens, 5195 Lexington Rd. Born in Wedowee on June 17, 1923, she was the daughter…

Robert Olin ‘Bob’ Brooks

By Editor | June 8, 2011 |

(MILLTOWN) Robert Olin “Bob” Brooks, 48, of Milltown died at his residence on Friday, June 3, 2011. The memorial service will be Tuesday, June 14, at 3:30 p.m. at Jeff Jones Funeral Home, LaFayette, with the Revs. Jerry Smith and Lanita Cotney officiating. Mr. Brooks was born May 7, 1963, in Portsmouth, Va. He is…

Mary John McCormick

By Editor | June 8, 2011 |

(WEDOWEE) Funeral services for Mary John McCormick, 83, of Wedowee will be Thursday, June 9, 2011, at 1 p.m. at Mount Pleasant Baptist Church with Dr. Corky Addison and the Rev. William Thompson officiating. Burial will follow in Lineville City Cemetery. Mrs. McCormick died Tuesday, June 7, at her residence. Mrs. McCormick was born April…

Summer on Main provides fun for many

By Editor | June 8, 2011 |

This was the biggest Summer on Main Street yet. Combined with the Generations Reunion at Handley High School and the Soul Tymes Nine concert in the gym, many former and current residents made a point to be in Roanoke Saturday. The newly added quilt show and hat show in the McDonald Family Life Center were…

One dead, one charged in Milltown shooting

By Editor | June 8, 2011 |

MILLTOWN–One man is dead and another charged following a shooting in the Milltown community on Friday. According to a press release from Chambers County Sheriff Sid Lockhart, Chambers County Sheriff’s deputies and LaFayette EMS responded to a 911 call and found Robert Olin Brooks, 48, of 9061 County Rd. 155, the victim of a shooting.…

Meeting will discuss suing for right to vote on alcohol sales

By Editor | June 8, 2011 |

Stanley Allen is planning a last-ditch effort to move forward, perhaps with a lawsuit, to allow Roanoke to join almost all other cities in the state in being able to vote yes or no on alcohol sales. He has planned a meeting for Thursday, June 9, at 6 p.m. at the 431 Banquet Hall just…

Man charged with stealing city truck

By Editor | June 8, 2011 |

A Lanett man was arrested on Monday, charged with stealing a work truck owned by the City of Roanoke. According to Roanoke Police Chief Adam Melton, the suspect climbed the fence to get into the yard of the Roanoke Street Department (former National Guard Armory) on LaFayette Highway on the night of June 4-5. The…

Fight results in hospitalization, arrest

By Editor | June 8, 2011 |

LIME–A resident of the Lime community is hospitalized in Columbus following a fight on June 1. According to Randolph County Sheriff’s Office investigator Gregg Dendinger, RCSO deputies responded to a call about a fight on County Road 20 that Wednesday night. They found Rayford Anthony Caldwell, 48, of 2853 County Rd. 20 on the side…

Wadley council approves higher insurance rate

By Editor | June 8, 2011 |

WADLEY––”It’s June so it must be time for Blue Cross Blue Shield to raise its rates,” Mayor Jim Dabbs said as he prepared to ask the Wadley Town Council to approve the new rate for the six employees. They are on the 320 plan for $380 per person, which will increase to $400 per person.…

MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

By Editor | June 8, 2011 |

MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Edward Wiggins, Jr. and Beverly Wiggins, husband and wife, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. acting solely as a nominee for Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. , on the 20th day of July, 2006, said mortgage…

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

By Editor | June 8, 2011 |

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed bids for Pipe Rehabilitation, PAPI Installation & Clearing and Grubbing Project, to be constructed for the City of Roanoke, Roanoke Municipal Airport, will be received at 809 Main Street, Roanoke, Alabama, 36274 until 2 p.m., June 28th, 2011, at which time the bids shall be publicly opened and read aloud. Sealed…

MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE NOTICE

By Editor | June 8, 2011 |

STATE OF ALABAMA RANDOLPH COUNTY MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE NOTICE Default having been made in the terms of that certain Mortgage executed on the 8th day of July, 2005, by Maria R. Ortega to Small Town Bank which said mortgage is recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate, Randolph County, Alabama, in Mortgage Book 483,…

MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

By Editor | June 8, 2011 |

MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed to Choice Capital Funding Inc. on August 7, 2000, by Stephen Hayes and Darla Hayes, and recorded in Book 406, Page 163; said mortgage was subsequently transferred and assigned to LNV Corporation as recorded in Book…

LEGAL NOTICE

By Editor | June 8, 2011 |

LEGAL NOTICE In accordance with Chapter 1, Title 39, Code of Alabama, 1975, notice is hereby given that First Team Construction Co., Inc., Contractor, has completed the Contract for construction of Deck Repair to the Student Union in Wadley, Alabama for Southern Union Community College, Owners, and have made request for final settlement of said…

PUBLIC NOTICE

By Editor | June 8, 2011 |

PUBLIC NOTICE      FEMA – 1971 – DR – AL The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) hereby gives notice to the public of its intent to reimburse eligible applicants for eligible costs to repair or replace eligible facilities damaged by severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds, and flooding beginning on April 15, 2011, and continuing. This notice…

MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

By Editor | June 8, 2011 |

MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Al D. Stewart and Mary S. Stewart, to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., on the 28th day of March, 2007, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Randolph County, Alabama, in…