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Explosion at Woodland fireworks show sends firefighter to hospital
A Woodland volunteer firefighter was airlifted to Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta after an explosion brought an end to the Woodland Fourth of July fireworks show Friday night. The injured firefighter suffered multiple burns but is expected to recover. According to Woodland mayor Scott Carter, the accident occurred about two minutes into what was planned…
Read MoreQuest Club of Wadley, Southern Union team up for summer reading program
The Quest Club of Wadley and Southern Union State Community College will host children of all ages at Southern Union’s Wadley Campus Library for a summer reading adventure. Beginning at 10 a.m. each Thursday in July (July 9, 16, 23, and 30), the library will welcome children for an interactive story time and activity. “We…
Read MoreSheriff’s report: Accident in Roanoke, fire near Foster’s Crossroads
Incidents June 26 – Bud Cummings Road, Roanoke The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office, Rock Mills Volunteer Fire Department, Roanoke Volunteer Fire Department and Emergency Medical Transport responded to a vehicle crash Friday afternoon on Bud Cummings Road near Roanoke. Firefighters extricated the driver from the vehicle before she was airlifted by helicopter to a hospital…
Read MoreHuey: The distinguished bravery of an American military hero
The Declaration of Independence gave us our freedom, and guys like this one from Texas have helped preserve that freedom for the past 250 years. Going by his middle name of Leon because he didn’t like his first name, in ONE HOUR this 5-foot-5 inch 120-pound Texan sent an entire German regiment to the great…
Read MoreFincher: USA still the land of opportunity
“We must all hang together, or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately.” – spoken by Benjamin Franklin before signing the Declaration of Independence, though likely not originated by him My family has had quite a month. On the first day of June, my wife, daughter and I departed on our biggest family journey so…
Read MoreCounty to celebrate July 4th with three-day, county-wide festivities for America’s 250th
The United States of America turns 250 years old this week, and Randolph County is pulling out all the stops to make sure it’s a celebration for the ages. For the first time in recent memory – and maybe ever – all four towns in the county will dedicate a day to the celebration of…
Read MoreHandley Middle School student finishes 3rd in national pageant
Handley Middle School student Kaselynn Taylor earned a 3rd runner up finish at the Miss Elementary America pageant in Little Rock, Arkansas, last week. Taylor is a former Miss Knight-Enloe Elementary School, and she competed against 31 other young ladies in the national pageant. She is a Randolph County native and will be going into…
Read MoreHome weatherization assistance available for Randolph County residents
Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded more than $6.3 million to help low-income Alabama residents reduce their home energy bills through the Weatherization Assistance Program. Of that amount, $359,678 will go to the Community Action Agency of Talladega, Clay, Randolph, Calhoun and Cleburne Counties Inc., which can be contacted at communityactiontcrcc.com or by calling (256) 781-0004. The…
Read MoreRobbers use stolen truck to rob Roanoke ATM
Two suspects are still at large after they stole a truck in Wedowee and used it to break into a ATM at the First Bank of Alabama location on Highway 431 in Roanoke. The thefts took place early Tuesday morning, when the suspects allegedly stole a truck from the parking lot at Norton’s Flooring store…
Read MoreWhat is a subdivision? Trying to answer question posed to commission by county resident
Last Thursday a Randolph County resident stood in front of the Randolph County Commission and posed what, on the surface, is a somewhat simple question. What is a subdivision? But the answer to that question, and how the laws governing sub-divided property in Randolph County are enforced, is not quite so simple. Mike Browning, who…
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