Staff from Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center in Anniston thought they might be able to plug some of the holes in their staffing needs in a visit Monday to Randolph Medical Center.There were many vehicles in the lately empty lots as former employees applied for jobs and talked to insurance agents, Alabama Career System specialist…
(CARROLLTON, Ga.) Barry Waldrep, native of Randolph County, graduated from Randolph County High School in 1982 and has been actively pursuing a career in music since. He started playing bluegrass festivals around the Southeast when he was 6 years old with his dad, James Waldrep. After high school he moved into playing the college club…
Just west of the Talladega Superspeedway I came up behind a slow truck in the right lane. As I signaled to change lanes I noticed the red SUV that was some distance back was closing fast, so I stayed behind the truck. Within seconds the SUV passed us at around 95 mph. And the driver,…
Last week I wandered down to the Alabama Department of Archives and History in Montgomery to take part in a panel discussion on “Daring to Defend Our Rights: A Discussion of Civility in Alabama Public Life.” Sponsored by the Alabama Humanities Foundation and the David Mathews Center for Civic Life, its purpose was to honor…
We pay our state legisla-tors $52,596 annually. All but the $10 per legislative day salary set out in the State Constitution is categorized as an expense allowance. While that may sound like a lot of money to many for a part-time job, for most, par-ticularly those lawmakers who live outside Montgomery, it is mostly eaten…
In a mocking poem about Napoleon Bonaparte’s humiliating retreat from Moscow, Robert Southey referred to “a terrible man with a terrible name, a name which you all know by sight very well, but which no one can speak, and no one can spell. “He was referring to a Russian admiral, Pavel Vasilievich Tshitsagov, aka Tschitschagow,…
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS RENOVATIONS TO RANDOLPH COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL AND MECHANICAL UPGRADES TO ROCK MILLS MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR THE RANDOLPH COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION WEDOWEE, ALABAMA PROJECT NO. 10-205 Requirements for Bidding: The Randolph County Board of Education shall accept proposals only from Contractors who have successfully completed at least 3 similar projects on time…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF D.N. ADAMS, DECEASED NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT BY PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE Letters Testamentary of said deceased having been granted to Rheba J. Adams on the 30th day of March, 2011, by the Hon. George Diamond, Judge of the Probate Court of Randolph County, notice is…
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Phillip Taylor and his wife, Lisa Taylor, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., solely as nominee for Wilmington Finance, a division of AIG Federal Savings Bank, on the 27th day of June, 2005, said mortgage…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: CYNTHIA MAY KEY, DECEASED ADMINISTRATRIX’S NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS Letters of Administration on the Estate of Cynthia Mae Key, deceased, having been granted to Donna Stewart on the 29th day of March, 2011, by the Honorable Judge of Probate of said County, notice is hereby…
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA CASE NO. CV 2010-000052 TERESA MOORE, et al PLAINTIFF VS. JACKY TAYLOR, et al DEFENDANT NOTICE OF SALE Pursuant to Order entered by the Circuit Court of Randolph County, the undersigned, John Tinney, Commissioner, will offer for sale to the highest bidder at public auction the following…
STATE OF ALABAMA COUNTY OF RANDOLPH PROBATE COURT NOTICE OF HEARING TO PROBATE WILL IN RE: ESTATE OF CHRISTINE JOINER TO: All the heirs at law and next of kin of Justice Joiner, deceased You are hereby notified that on this day came Catherine Wheeler and filed in this Court a certain paper in writing,…
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA CASE NO. CV2011-028 Wadley Holdings LLC, Plaintiff vs. Toni C. Thompson-Dean, Mignon P. Dean, And 80.6 acres, plus or minus, described as beginning at the Southwest corner of Lot 36, Block 18, of the Old Town of Wadley, as recorded in Plat Book 1, Page 60, in…
The Handley Tigers are undefeated in area play after taking two games in a double header against Central Coosa last week. In game one, Handley downed Coosa 7-3 after a slow start. The Handley bats, which were quiet early, picked up in the last two innings. “We hit the ball at times, we just couldn’t…
The Woodland Bobcats control their own destiny in the area after two huge wins over area rival Randolph County last week. Woodland defeated Randolph County 16-0 and 13-1 to improve to 3-2 in the area. The two wins over Randolph County give the Bobcats the tie-breaker over the Tigers. In game one of the double…
The Randolph County Lady Tigers scored a big win over Edward Bell last week, but fell to Clay County. Randolph County demolished Edward Bell 17-2 in a game dominated by solid hitting from the notoriously aggressive Lady Tigers. Tierra Green led the squad going 3-for-3 with three RBI. Lauren Cofield was 2-for-3 with one RBI,…
With the game tied in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament and time running out, do you really want the ball in the hands of a freshman point guard who had missed all seven of the shots he had attempted the entire game? You do if the point guard is named Brandon Knight. That’s…
The Wadley Bulldogs earned a pair of impressive wins last week over area foe Winterboro and 2A contender Ranburne. Wadley earned the important area win over Winterboro, 2-1, largely on the arm of starting pitcher Ryan Siskey. Siskey threw 11 strikeouts, walked one and gave up only three hits in seven innings of work. “When…
As much as I hated it, I had to watch last Thursday’s HBO Real Sports special on payment scandals in college sports. There was too much talk about it for me to ignore it. Obviously, being an Auburn fan, I wasn’t happy with the accounts given by four former Auburn players. What really got my…
(RANBURNE) Fred Skinner of Ranburne died Saturday, April 2, 2011. He was 83. Mr. Skinner was born on June 14, 1927, in Cleburne County to the late Emory and Mary Norrell Skinner. He was a farmer and attended Crumley’s Chapel Church of God. Survivors include his wife, Billie Ruth Skinner; his son and daughter-in-law, Randall…