It was Texas sometime in 1930 at a place where factory smoke mixed with dust that was being kicked up from frustration, forming a smog halo above the dead settlement. Liz was one of those kids, young and pretty, restless and superior to the measly center of nothing that she lived in and too ambitious…
By Bill Plott – AHSAA A coach with multiple talents, Tommie Larry Strain is one of 12 individuals in the Class of 2026 set to be inducted into the Alabama High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame. The induction banquet will be tonight, March 23, at 6 p.m., at the Montgomery Renaissance Hotel and Convention…
In its meeting on March 19, the Randolph County Board of Education agreed to the following personnel actions and changes: Approved Alyssa Dodd, Ansley Pike and Madison Grace Bennett as substitute teachers. Approved Ansley Pike and Madison Grace Bennett as substitute support personnel. Approved Andrew Bailey as a substitute bus driver. Accepted the resignation of…
by Erica Thomas-1819News.com (This story was originally published on 1819News.com and can be viewed here.) The Wedowee Police Department is continuing undercover sex stings after receiving training from Covenant Rescue Group. The latest arrest was an illegal immigrant from Mexico. Alexander Rojas Roblro is charged with two counts of first-degree human trafficking, electronic solicitation of…
120 years ago A detective has succeeded in unraveling a murder mystery by having a ventriloquist to talk to the suspect by making his voice apparently come from a mule. The suspect confessed and implicated others. The tragedy was the killing of the Christmas family near Dothan some weeks ago. ***** It seems that the…
By Erica Thomas: 1819News.com (The original version of this story can be found by clicking here.) The Wedowee Town Council met on Tuesday and heard the latest concerns over the Wedowee Utilities Board. Wedowee Utilities Board chairman Barry Waldrep presented an update on the board’s financials. Waldrep said a new system has been put in place…
In January of 1999, right around the time Luke Farmer was probably returning from Christmas break to continue his fourth grade year of school, Lewis Hamner finished his time as a circuit judge and packed up his office in the Randolph County courthouse in Wedowee. In the 27-plus years since then, not one of the…
Emalyn Campbell, the daughter of Donald and Minda Campbell, represented Randolph County 4-H at the Alabama 4-H 2026 Horse Communications, Creative Arts and Quiz Bowl Contest in Montogmery March 14. Emalyn finished third in digitally altered photography and seventh in photography with her two submissions.
“You can get with this, or you can get with that.” – from “The Choice is Yours (Revisited)” by hip hop group Black Sheep The Alabama Legislature’s effort to overhaul the state’s Public Service Commission is one of the more unusual and winding legislative journeys in recent memory. Only a few weeks ago, the Legislature…
SB360, dubbed the “Power to the People Act,” was filed earlier this week and co-sponsored by all 35 senators. The bill represents a compromise approach to PSC reform after comprehensive restructuring legislation (HB392) failed earlier in the session. Key Provisions: Rate Freeze: Freezes electric rates through June 2029, but allows for rates to be lowered…