Representatives of the Randolph County Historical Museum were front and center at Monday’s Roanoke City Council Meeting to present the city’s elected officials with an update on where the museum stands and what is needed in the short- and long-term future in order to get the museum to a place where it can finally open…
Incidents • March 8 – Freedom Harbor Church, CR 59 A burglary was discovered after the church door was forcibly opened. Two guitars were stolen: a 1974 Martin with tuner and clamps and an American-made Fender Stratocaster with a tweed hard-shell case with red liner. One of the guitars has since been located at the…
WADLEY, Ala. — Tickets still remain for Viva Las Vegas presented by the Southern Union Department of Dance on March 18–20. The show will begin at 7 p.m. in Brazeal Auditorium on Southern Union’s Wadley campus. Dedicated to the memory of long-time SU Music Department Director Ann Caldwell, who was an avid Elvis fan, the…
Less than a month ago four armed men – one with a shotgun and three with machetes – wandered onto the property of Lance and Mary Ethridge in the Bethel East community in northern Randolph County. The men were near a location on the Ethridge’s 200-acre property where the family’s two younger children often play.…
Incidents On March 6, a driver crashed through a barbed-wire fence on County Road 92 in the Newell area. Neighbors assisted the driver, who had become entangled in the fence and sustained cuts from the barbed wire. Residents on Highway 48 in the Woodland area reported on March 6 that a neighbor was firing guns…
“Half of official Washington is here to see democracy’s finest show, the filibuster. The right to talk your head off. The American privilege of free speech in its most dramatic form.” – H.V. Kaltenborn in the film “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” You may have heard the word filibuster bandied about in the last few…
The Alabama Legislature convened for two legislative days this week, approaching the two-thirds mark of the 2026 Regular Session having completed 19 legislative days. Lawmakers will returned on Tuesday, March 10, to begin the 20th legislative day, out of a maximum of 30. Career Tech Package Clears House Alabama lawmakers advanced two bills from the…
With the Alabama primary election coming up on May 19, the Randolph County Chamber of Commerce will host a Meet Your Candidates event at the Randolph County courthouse in Wedowee, Thursday, March 26, at 6 p.m. The event will take place in the large courtroom on the second floor of the courthouse. As many as…
The Wedowee Police Department recently conducted an undercover operation targeting individuals seeking to exploit minors through online platforms. The sting was a practical application of a class conducted by Covenant Rescue Group intended to train local law enforcement agencies in cracking down on sexual predators and human trafficking. The Randolph County Sheriff’s Department, Wadley Police…
The Randolph County Commission Monday passed a proclamation declaring March colorectal cancer awareness month and a local resident was in attendance at Monday’s meeting to emphasize the importance of screening and early detection. Alabama has the fourth highest rate of colorectal cancer cases in the nation. Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related…