FORECLOSURE NOTICEDefault having been made in the payment of the indebtedness described in and secured by that certain mortgage executed by Udonquak Wilkes and Tammie Wilkes, Husband and Wife to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (MERS) acting solely as nominee for Lender, Quicken Loans, Inc., and Lender’s Successors and Assigns dated November 20, 2007, and…
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held on Thursday, March 24, 2011, at 10:30 a.m. in the Private Dining Room of the Randolph Medical Center, 59928 Highway 22, Roanoke, Alabama concerning the proposed issuance by the Roanoke Health Care Authority (the “Authority”) of its Hospital Tax Anticipation…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA TO: ROBERT SIMS On the 3rd day of March, 2011, a Petition was filed in this Court for the name change of a minor children, whose date of birth is October 11, 1996. A hearing upon this petition has been set for April 6, 2011, at 10:00…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA TO: COREY DEWAYNE JEMISON On the 3rd day of March, 2011, Petitions were filed in this Court for the name change of two minor children, whose dates of birth are June 5, 1999 and December 15, 2001. A hearing upon these petitions has been set for April…
Woodland finally met its postseason match against Tanner in the 2A girls’ state championship game. The Lady Bobcats fell to Tanner, 71-53. Tanner’s style of play ended up being Woodland’s Achilles Heel as the Lady Rattlers out-rebounded the Lady Bobcats and outplayed them on the inside. Not to mention Tanner had the size and experience…
The Handley Tigers scored a pair of wins on the diamond over county rival Woodland Bobcats last Friday. Handley crushed Woodland in game one of the double header, 8-1, but barely escaped in the second game, winning 4-3. Handley’s game-one win was largely because of the productive pitching day starter Lance Daniel had. Daniel pitched…
The Randolph County Lady Tigers started their season off with a 15-5 win over the Wadley Lady Bulldogs Thursday. Randolph County head coach Robyn Wortham said she was impressed with the way the Lady Tigers came out offensively in the first game of the season. “We just hit the ball real well,” Wortham said. “Being…
The Wadley Bulldogs pulled off their first win of the season with a 6-5 decision over Randolph County Thursday in Wedowee. Led by the stellar pitching performance of Ryan Siskey, the Bulldogs bounced back from three season-opening losses to take the win. Siskey pitched the full seven innings, striking out 12, walking two and giving…
I’ve had a thought recently that bears some fleshing out in written form. You see, I’ve noticed over the last couple of years that I’m drawn to NBA basketball more and more. Yet, I’m drawn to Major League Baseball less and less. Obviously, being a football guy, the NFL always catches my eye. I’m also…
The SEC Basketball Tournament takes over the Georgia Dome this week and if past history tells us anything about the tournament, it is that something remarkable will likely happen. It is unlikely, though, that anything will match what happened in the evening session of March 1, 1979. The 1979 SEC Tournament was the first held…
(WADLEY) Services for Pinkie June Woodgett Byrdsong, 105, of Wadley were at 1 p.m. Sunday, March 6, 2011, at Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church with pastor Elder Thomas Knight officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery. Survivors include daughters, Minnie L. Hill of Wadley and Mollie M. O’Neal; two sons, Josh Byrdsong and Charles Byrdsong; 30…
Andrew L. Stitt (BUFFALO, N.Y.) Andrew L. Stitt, a barber who served customer’s on Buffalo’s East Side for more than 50 years, died Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011, in his Buffalo home. He was 93. Born in Wadley, Ala., on April 17, 1917, Mr. Stitt moved to Buffalo in the late 1940s. He served in the…
James B. McKissac Jr. (MARIETTA, Ga.) James B. “Jimmy” McKissac Jr., 69, of Marietta, Ga., died Sunday, March 6, 2011, in Marietta. Mr. McKissac was born in Dothan, Ala., Sept. 7, 1941. He grew up in the Columbus, Ga., area and had been a long-time resident of the Atlanta area. He was a U.S. Army…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Antoine Bernard Brown, 34, of Roanoke will be at 2:30 pm, Thursday, March 10, 2011, at Burkes Chapel Methodist Church, Wedowee, with Pastor James S. Wright officiating. Mr. Brown will lie in state one hour before the service at the church. Burial will follow in Skyview Cemetery, Welch. Mr. Brown died…
(ROCK MILLS) Funeral services for Autrey Willene Towler, 90, of Rock Mills will be Tuesday, March 8, 2011, at 11 a.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Franklin Foster officiating. Burial will follow at Wehadkee Cemetery. Miss Towler died Sunday, March 6, at Traylor Nursing Home. A Randolph County native, Miss Towler was born…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Howard Gene Rushton, 78, of Roanoke will be Tuesday, March 8, 2011, at 2 p.m. at Roanoke First United Methodist Church with the Revs. Steve Baccus and Steve Dean officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens. Mr. Rushton died Saturday, March 5, at Randolph Medical Center. A lifelong Randolph County…
(LaGRANGE, Ga.) Laverne Parmer, 94, of LaGrange, Ga., died Friday, March 4, 2011, at West Georgia Medical Center. Mrs. Parmer was born June 1, 1916, in Randolph County, Ala., daughter of the late James Wilburn White and Cassie Fowler Creed. She was a charter member of Grayhill Baptist Church and a member of the WMU.…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Vivian Taylor Morris, 88, of Roanoke will be Monday, March 7, 2011, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Ricky Etchison officiating. Burial will follow at Franklin City Cemetery. Mrs. Morris died Friday, March 4, at Traylor Nursing Home in Roanoke. A longtime Roanoke resident, Mrs. Morris was…
(ARAB) William Douglas Brooks, 83, of Arab, formerly of Roanoke, died Tuesday, March 1, 2011. Services were Wednesday, March 2 at Arab Heritage Memorial Chapel, with Bro. Max Roden officiating. Burial was in Arab Memorial Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Mary Juanita Gilliland Brooks of Arab; a son and daughter-in-law, William David and Samantha Brooks…
(WADLEY) Services for Gaynell Wood, 93, of Wadley will be Monday, March 7, 2011, at 2 p.m. at the Chapel of Radney Funeral Home, Alexander City. The Rev. Jack Womack will officiate. Burial will follow in Wadley City Cemetery at 4 p.m. Mrs. Wood died Saturday, March 5, at Russell Medical Center. She was born…