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…
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…
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…
Incidents June 16 – Smyrna Community Home Depot reported a stolen JLG lift at this location. The property owner purchased the lift through a Facebook Marketplace listing in Lithonia, Georgia. He provided a bill of sale and information about the seller. June 16 – County Road 129, Mount Pleasant Community A resident reported an aggressive…
“Mrs. Hogwallop up an’ R-U-N-N-O-F-T.” – Wash Hogwallop, a character played by Frank Collison in the film “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” The field is finally set for this year’s general election in November. Well … it is set unless you are reading this from Alabama’s 1st, 2nd, 6th or 7th congressional districts, but that…
If the facing on the wall beside the lockers at Hoover High School hadn’t gotten damaged, you would’ve never heard of Patti Rumfola. This is for all the people who never heard of this young girl who was brought back to life in 2019 by the internet and became more famous after her death than…
After a tumultuous several months the Wedowee Utilities Board appears to be on the path to steadier ground. The board went through a transition of leadership in February that saw Wedowee mayor Tim Coe removed as chairman of the three-person board and former office administrator and bookeeper Brenda Boone fired. In the midst of that…
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.