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Here are the personnel actions and financial allocations for summer and other programs made by the Roanoke City Schools Board of Education at its meeting Tuesday, May 19. 1. RESIGNATION Certified: a. Sheldon Ward from his position as physical education teacher at Handley Middle School, effective May 22, 2026. b. Brooke Bonner from her position…

Originally called Decoration Day, Memorial Day is a federal holiday that was created to honor military personnel who died while serving in The U.S. Armed Forces. Observed on the last Monday in May, it’s the unofficial beginning of summer and a time to place American flags atop graves of soldiers who were killed in action. This is the story of one Captain Janet Reichert…

“Sometimes you’re the windshield. Sometimes you’re the bug. Sometimes it all comes together, baby. Sometimes you’re a fool in love.” – Mark Knopfler If you are ever feeling smug, try to predict the future. A couple of weeks ago I told you Republicans in the Alabama Legislature were likely to draw a new map of…

The neck-and-neck-and-neck results in Randolph County in the three-way race for the State House District 37 Republican nomination did not play out the same way in Lee and Chambers County, and in the end Wadley Mayor Donna McKay was the odd one out. Five Points mayor Jeff Monroe drew the most votes throughout the district…

In one of the most-anticipated results from Tuesday’s primary election for Randolph County voters, Donnie Grant, Jr. was overwhelmingly elected to be the county’s next sheriff. Grant pulled 2,705 votes to Derek Farr’s 1,673 to win with nearly 62 percent of the vote to Farr’s 38 percent. Grant, who has been the chief deputy of…

Emalyn Campbell of Wedowee and her horse The Patriot were big winners at the 4-H State Horse Show at Garrett Coliseum in Montgomery earlier this month. Campbell won state titles in the Gaited Halter and Gaited Pleasure categories and was the overall Junior Gaited state champion as a representative of the Randolph County 4-H Horse…

Over 130 county high school seniors are now high school graduates after the three county high schools held their graduation ceremonies Saturday. Wadley began the day graduating 32 students, led by valedictorian Omar Valle and salutatorian Ansley Jones. Woodland’s afternoon ceremony saw 40 students receive their diplomas, with Adyson Chambers earning valedictorian honors and Case…

120 years ago News has just reached here of the killing of Buddie Morris by his brother, Dock Morris, just over the Randolph County line. It seems they had had a difficulty before during the day and about noon Buddie, while under the influence of whisky, went into Dock’s bedroom and began to destroy everything…

By Erica Thomas / 1819News.com (This story was originally published here.) The Wedowee Utilities Board will have to pay thousands in IRS fees and penalties for failures from 2020 through 2025. During the regular board meeting on Wednesday, executive director Randy Benefield said the penalties are in addition to other issues the board has previously discussed.…

Along with the cattle drives of yesteryear came food. Next time you’re watching an old western and you see a cowboy sitting by a crackling campfire holding a tin plate of beans on his lap and silhouetted by a purple sunset, raking the last of those beans up with a spoon, stop and think: Maybe…