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SHERIFF’S SALE

By Editor | February 9, 2011 |

STATE OF ALABAMARANDOLPH COUNTYSHERIFF’S SALEMIKE POTTS & PHILLIP TAYLORVS.ALBERT MCCORKELBy virtue of a judgment 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 Albert McCorkel, defendant, out of the goods, chattels, land and tenements of…

IN RE: ESTATE OF CARROL ROYSTER

By Editor | February 9, 2011 |

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: ESTATE OF CARROL ROYSTER NOTICE OF FILING OF PETITION FOR SUMMARY DISTRIBUTION Notice is hereby given that a Petition for Summary Distribution of the above named estate has been filed by Clara Royster on the 4th day of February, 2011, and that 30 days after…

THE WEDOWEE WATER SEWER & GAS DEPARTMENT HAS LEVELS OF HALOACETIC ACIDS ABOVE DRINKING WATER STANDARDS

By Editor | February 9, 2011 |

THE WEDOWEE WATER SEWER & GAS DEPARTMENT HAS LEVELS OF HALOACETIC ACIDS ABOVE DRINKING WATER STANDARDS Our water system recently violated a drinking water standard. Although this is not an emergency, as our customers, you have a right to know what happened, what you should do, and what we are doing to correct this situation.…

NOTICE OF SALE

By Editor | February 9, 2011 |

NOTICE OF SALE Sale Date: March 12, 2011 2000 Dodge Stratus VIN# 1B3EJ56HOYN287451 Roanoke Towing Inc. 264 Chestnut St. Roanoke, AL 36274 (6p)

NOTICE OF SALE

By Editor | February 9, 2011 |

NOTICE OF SALE Sale Date: March 12, 2011 2006 Ford DRW Super VIN# 1ftww33p86eb41056 Roanoke Towing Inc. 264 Chestnut St. Roanoke, AL 36274 (6p)

NOTICE OF SALE

By Editor | February 9, 2011 |

NOTICE OF SALE Sale Date: March 12, 2011 1997 Pontiac Grand Am VIN# 1G2NE52T7VC771870 Roanoke Towing Inc. 264 Chestnut St. Roanoke, AL 36274 (6p)

High hopes for county teams heading into area tournaments

By Editor | February 9, 2011 |

The Handley Tigers, Woodland Bobcats and Randolph County Tigers are all looking good going into their respective area tournaments late this week. Handley, ranked 10th in the ASWA poll, is coming off three straight wins against Randolph County, Woodland and Dadeville. Randolph County, despite losing to Handley last Tuesday, bounced back with a win over…

Lady Bobcats fine tune for area tournament

By Editor | February 9, 2011 |

The Woodland Lady Bobcats closed the regular season out with three straight wins last week. Woodland (25-5) scored a victory over county rival Handley Friday by a score of 69-53. Woodland head coach Larry Strain said it was a tougher game than previous contests against Handley this season, though. “Handley has improved a good bit,”…

Shelley: No Peas for me please

By Editor | February 9, 2011 |

Music and sports go together like steak and potatoes. A good sporting contest is the steak. It’s hard to go wrong with a steak, although sometimes you can get a poorly cooked one. Music is the potatoes part. But unlike steak, sometimes you can go wrong with your choice of potato dish. It doesn’t always…

Cook: Rich get richer as SEC dominates signing day

By Editor | February 9, 2011 |

It’s getting to be a broken record when it comes to football recruiting. Last week’s recruiting numbers are debatable as to just where teams finished in the national rankings-it is, after all, subjective. But what is not debatable is that once again when the smoke cleared, the SEC had brought home the best haul of…

Willadean Clifton

By Editor | February 8, 2011 |

(WEDOWEE) Funeral services for Willadean Clifton, 70, of Wedowee will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2011, at Benefield Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Larry Clifton officiating. Burial will follow in Valley Grove Church Cemetery. Mrs. Clifton died Sunday, Feb. 6, at her home. She was born Aug. 2, 1940, the daughter of Jody…

General Frank Sims

By Editor | February 7, 2011 |

(WADLEY) General Frank Sims, 78, of Wadley died Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011, at his home. Services were at noon Monday, Feb. 7, at Ozias Baptist Church in Dadeville with the pastor, the Rev. O.C. Stiggers, and the Rev. Justin Freeman officiating. Burial followed at the church cemetery. Mr. Sims is survived by his wife, Rosie…

William Ben Traylor

By Editor | February 7, 2011 |

(FORT PAYNE) William Ben Traylor, 82, of Fort Payne died Sunday, Jan. 30, 2011. Military graveside services were at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 2, at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Anniston with the Rev. David Daniel officiating. After 22 years in the U.S. Air Force before retirement, he and his wife, Betty, enjoyed making furniture,…

Stella Phillips

By Editor | February 7, 2011 |

(LaFAYETTE) Funeral services for Stella Phillips, 72, of LaFayette, formerly of Roanoke, will be Monday, Feb. 7, 2011, at noon at Valley Grove Baptist Church, Wedowee, with the Revs. Roger Hammett and Tim Whaley officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mrs. Phillips died Saturday, Feb. 5, at George H. Lanier Memorial Hospital in…

Evelyn Faye Bonner Holloway

By Editor | February 7, 2011 |

(WEDOWEE) Funeral services for Evelyn Faye Bonner Holloway, 68, of Wedowee will be at 2 p.m. Monday, Feb. 7, 2011, at Benefield Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Barrett Holloway officiating. Burial will be at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Holloway died Friday, Feb. 4, at Tanner Medical Center. Mrs. Holloway was born Feb.…

Earla Hester Weatherford

By Editor | February 7, 2011 |

(TYRONE, Ga.) Earla Hester Weatherford of Tyrone, Ga., died Friday, Feb. 4, 2011. Surviving are children, James T. “Tommy” Weatherford and Dale Knopp and her husband Tony, all of LaGrange, Ga., Donna Malenky and her husband Felix of Marietta, Ga., and Adavier Dayton and her husband Jeff of Tyrone; sisters, Mary Hester Craft of Lanett…

Woman struck by car in Walmart parking lot

By Editor | February 7, 2011 |

A Roanoke woman was injured on Thursday evening when she was struck by a vehicle in the Walmart parking lot. According to Roanoke Police Department, the accident was reported at 5:41 p.m. A witness reported that Courtney Price Taylor, 27, of 38 Springhill Dr., Roanoke, was crossing the roadway in the pedestrian lane in front…

Georgia woman killed, Roanoke man injured in crash

By Editor | February 7, 2011 |

(WEST POINT, Ga.) A Pine Mountain, Ga., woman was killed and two others injured Wednesday evening after a collision with another vehicle on the Interstate 85 bridge on Highway 18 in West Point, Ga. Linda Scantlin was killed in the wreck after the 1998 Toyota Avalon driven by her husband, James “Mike” Scantlin, turned from…

Kathryn Ramsey Griffin

By Editor | February 4, 2011 |

(WOODLAND) Funeral services for Kathryn Ramsey Griffin, 84, of Woodland will be Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011, at 2 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with the Rev. David Daniel officiating. Burial will follow in Providence Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Griffin died Wednesday, Feb. 2, at Traylor Nursing Home in Roanoke. Mrs. Griffin was born Sept. 8,…

Cynthia Mae Taylor Key

By Editor | February 4, 2011 |

(HEFLIN) Funeral services for Cynthia Mae Taylor Key, 91, of Heflin will be Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011, at 11 a.m. at Pilgrim’s Rest Baptist Church with the Revs. Steve Dempsey, J. D. Bearden and David Taft officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. Mrs. Key died Wednesday, Feb. 4, at Northeast Regional Medical Center,…