Randolph County Schools superintendent John Jacobs issued a statement late last night on his personal Facebook page congratulating Five Points mayor Jeff Monroe on winning the Republican nomination for State House District 37. In an election that included voters from Randolph, Chambers and Lee Counties 4,391 voters cast ballots, and Monroe won by over 1,100…
While it doesn’t assure him the Republican nomination for the District 37 State House of Representatives seat, Jeff Monroe’s performance among Randolph County voters in Tuesday’s primary runoff puts Randolph County Schools superintendent John Jacobs in a big hole. Monroe decisively won among county voters, winning here by almost a 60-40 margin. The Five Points…
The dates and times for budget hearings for the various departments in the county governmental offices have been set for later this month. The details of the hearings can be seen below. Past budgets for the county can be viewed by clicking here.
Born Arthur Simon Flegenheimer to Jewish immigrants from Germany, in his late teens he became known around the neighborhood by a name you’ve probably heard. Having grown up very poor in the Bronx, starting off with crime as a profession was the only way he could make enough money to support his sickly mother. And…
“It’s a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.” – Winston Churchill Here’s an impossible question for you. What do the following numbers have in common? 13, 17 and 12. No, these are not the scores of my most recent IQ tests, smarty pants. And they obviously are not the results of my most…
Roanoke Mayor Adam Melton plans to seek a grant for as much as $75,000 that the city would use to renovate the outdoor basketball courts at the recreation center on West Point Street. The need for the upgrade has become more pressing in recent weeks after an after-hours shooting took place near the courts less…
The Roanoke City Council waived the standard rental fee for the Roanoke Recreation Center for a faith-based youth event scheduled for July. The council spent a considerable amount of time in Monday’s meeting discussing the decision before a narrow vote of 3-0-2 allowed the motion to pass. Johnnie Henderson, Barbara Alford and Mayor Adam Melton…
Randolph County Sheriff’s Deputy Neil Fetner has been selected as one of only 100 law enforcement officers nationwide to attend the prestigious Federal Bureau of Investigation National Command Course next month in Washington, D.C. The highly competitive leadership program is designed to enhance executive-level skills for senior law enforcement professionals from across the United States.…
Randolph County voters will get their final say in who they want to be their next elected official in the Alabama State House of Representatives when polls open Tuesday at 7 a.m. for the Republican primary runoff election. Randolph County Schools Superintendent John Jacobs and Five Points mayor Jeff Monroe battled to a near dead-heat…
Shots were fired and a suspect was injured as a result of a traffic stop gone wrong in Roanoke Saturday night. Roanoke police officers were fortunate to avoid injury in the incident. The incident took place at the intersection of North Main Street and Highway 22 around 10:30 p.m. and ended after a brief manhunt…