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Lunsford unseats Brown in county commission race

By Editor | March 6, 2024 | Comments Off on Lunsford unseats Brown in county commission race

By a margin of a mere 29 votes, challenger Chris Lunsford defeated incumbent District 1 county commissioner Chris Brown in Tuesday’s primary elections here in Randolph County. Lunsford edged out Brown, 553-524, but with provisional ballots remaining to be counted and some ballot issues at the polls on election day, Tuesday’s results may not be…

Roanoke Police arrest reports

By Editor | March 6, 2024 | Comments Off on Roanoke Police arrest reports

Roanoke arrests are for period ending on March 4 Jonathan Lewis Williams, 31, of 6046 County Road 160, LaFayette – Possession of a Controlled Substance, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia – 2nd Offense – Feb 27 Charles Junior Sprayberry, 57, of 460 Pine Valley Drive, Roanoke – Failure to Appear/Comply/Pay x 5 – Feb 27 Marvin…

Randolph County Sheriff’s incident and arrest reports

By Editor | March 6, 2024 | Comments Off on Randolph County Sheriff’s incident and arrest reports

During the time period ending on March 3 A RCSO deputy attempted to pull over a white Ford Crown Victoria at Graham Feb. 29 because it had a headlight out. The driver would not stop. He turned onto County Road 435, turned the vehicle’s lights off, then turned onto County Road 502, where it stopped…

Roanoke approves recreation center rules

By Editor | March 6, 2024 | Comments Off on Roanoke approves recreation center rules

In a somewhat anti-climactic vote Monday, the Roanoke City Council finally put the nearly year-long controversy over its recreation center rules to rest. The council unanimously approved two sets of rules – one for the city’s recreation center and one for recreation center-sponsored activities at the city’s outdoor parks and facilities. The vote came after…

Modified school choice bill passes in House

By Editor | March 6, 2024 | Comments Off on Modified school choice bill passes in House

Governor Kay Ivey’s top education priority, the CHOOSE Act, received a passing grade from the Alabama House of Representatives this week. The robust school choice bill passed with a vote of 69-34, but faced some opposition from both Democrats and a handful of Republicans. Key Points: The bill allows families to receive public funds via…

A week before election, county working to fix voting district mistakes

By Tim Altork | February 28, 2024 | Comments Off on A week before election, county working to fix voting district mistakes

When Chris Lunsford set out to challenge incumbent Chris Brown for Brown’s District 1 Randolph County Commission seat, Lunsford decided on an old-school campaign strategy. “My campaign is a door-to-door campaign,” he said. Lunsford went to the Alabama secretary of state and purchased a list of all of the registered voters – and their addresses…

Roanoke man tased twice before arrest

By Editor | February 28, 2024 | Comments Off on Roanoke man tased twice before arrest

A late-night traffic stop turned into a high-speed chase down Louina Road and led to a suspect being shot with a taser twice before finally being placed under arrest. On Feb. 15 around 11 p.m. Roanoke Police officers initiated a traffic stop on Banks Road, near the intersection with Louina, after a vehicle driven by…

County board approves low bid for work at schools

By Editor | February 28, 2024 | Comments Off on County board approves low bid for work at schools

At last week’s meeting of Randolph County School Board, the board approved the low bid for construction and renovations at county schools. The low bid for the work came from Forsyth Building Company for $2,294,580. Superintendent John Jacobs said various additions and renovations will be done at all county schools and should begin in the…

Volunteer firefighters put out Thursday blaze

By Tim Altork | February 22, 2024 |

A barn fire near the Potash Community on County Road 63 led to brief flare-up that consumed over an acre of brush before volunteer firefighters got the blaze under control Thursday afternoon. Resident Carrie Smith said she and some of her family members came home from Wedowee to find their barn on fire around 2:15…

State House approves gambling, lottery amendment

By Editor | February 21, 2024 | Comments Off on State House approves gambling, lottery amendment

By a 70-32 vote, the House of Representatives passed a constitutional amendment allowing for casino gaming, lottery, and sports betting in Alabama, well exceeding the required 63 votes needed for passage. The House also voted 67-31 to approve legislation establishing the Alabama Gaming Commission and outlining the oversight and accountability process for gaming in the…