By Brandon Fincher “But they never mention me, I’m the black sheep of the family.” – from John Anderson’s song, “Black Sheep” In some ways political parties behave much like an extended family. Families form a bond from shared ancestors and shared experiences like family reunions or holiday get-togethers. Political parties form a strong bond…
Modified vehicles, whether they cause a noise nuisance or present an even greater danger, have the attention of city officials in Roanoke, and the police department under new chief Tino Brooks plans to enforce city ordinances to crack down on these vehicles. The Roanoke City Council Monday unanimously agreed to modify its existing noise ordinance…
Kim Stone was sworn in as the new city clerk and treasurer for the City of Roanoke at Monday’s meeting of the Roanoke City Council. Stone was among the city’s new hires back in February but was not available to begin work in Roanoke until this week due to obligations at her prior place of…
The Roanoke City Council agreed Monday to move forward with the plans for a new electrical system inside the Randolph County Historical Museum building on Main Street. The city’s previous mayor and council hired an electrical engineer from Mills Conoly Engineering out of Montgomery to design the plans for the new wiring system inside the…
Randolph County Department of Human Resources participated in the Community Health and Resource Fair sponsored by Bridging the Gap on Saturday September 6, 2025. The event had different exercise demonstrations, local politicians were there to gather votes, and good music. People stopped by our tent to get information about the services that DHR provides to…
The Woman’s Study Club of Wedowee met Wednesday, April 1, at the Lake Wedowee Fellowship. President Margy Israel welcomed the Club members and encouraged everyone to share the purpose of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs. GFWC is a federation of approximately 2,300 women’s clubs in the United States which promote civic improvements through volunteer…
The Magnolia Garden Club met on Wed. March 11 at 2:30 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall of First Baptist Church. President Brenda Weathers served as hostess for this meeting. She served a delightful St. Patrick’s Day plate of decorated cupcakes, nuts, fruit, and cheese straws to members present. The members then signed a get well…
Lane Ussery of Roanoke and Sara Kate Stitcher of Wedowee were both awarded a scholarship by the Poarch Band of Creek Indians for their participation in Alabama’s livestock industry on Sunday, March 22 at a ceremony held in coordination with the Southeastern Livestock Exposition (SLE) Rodeo. Pictured, from left, are PBCI member and Perdido River…
Officials have picked today’s date to announce that Randolph County is going to be included in the state’s next major highway project. Dubbed “Project Interstate 431,” the road that serves as a major vessel for traffic in and out of the county will be expanded beyond its current two-lane status and upgraded to a full-fledged…
Considering today is April Fool’s Day, this might seem like a prank, but it’s not. Mary’s husband was a frequent visitor to the town’s post office located on the square about a mile from the State Capitol. It wasn’t to pick up mail though, rather it was his friendship with the postmaster as well as…