As required by law, Randolph County School Board held two budget hearings for the public’s input last week. Following the hearings the board took care of other business listed on the agendas. In personnel actions, the board approved: Gilda Stewart, Blanche Winkles, Brandie Hill, Reanna Boyce, Cassandra Guzman, Weltha Smith and Tiffany Arrington as substitute…
A two-vessel crash that occurred at approximately 8 p.m. has claimed the life of a Georgia man. Dale M. Webb, 74, of Carrollton, Ga., was fatally injured when the 1995 Stratos 17ft Bass Boat he was operating collided with the 2024 Veranda Vista 22ft Tri-toon Boat operated by Micah B. Cornett, 51, of Wedowee. Berlin…
The University of Alabama National Alumni Association celebrated the endowment of the Malone Society Emerging Leaders Endowed Scholarship. The Malone Society alumni affinity chapter created this scholarship to honor the continuing legacy of six young alumni of the Capstone. During their time on campus, these students were involved in numerous diverse organizations, each holding many…
At Monday’s meeting of Randolph County Commission, the commission adopted a resolution for the state legislature to oppose any changes to the simplified seller use tax (internet sales) or question the constitutionality of the tax. A small group of mayors in the state’s larger cities have been publicly criticizing the use of the tax. The…
Students from Woodland FFA attended the 97th Alabama FFA state convention in Montgomery. These students attended informative sessions and networked with industry leaders. They cheered on their chapter president Alyx Johnson, as she competed as one of 12 state officer candidates. They were also present to hear the retiring address of state secretary LillyAnne Kaiser…
Incidents RCSO was involved in a chase on Aug. 4 at approximately 10 p.m. in the Concord area. The deputy recognized a vehicle that is known to be driven by a subject who has multiple warrants. The vehicle turned onto County Road 833. The deputy initiated a traffic stop, but the driver did not stop.…
Originally- designed instruments will be hand built in Wedowee Barry Waldrep has already added a sweet musical note to downtown Wedowee, and now he is expanding the reach of his audio enterprise based in the Randolph County seat. Waldrep moved back to his hometown several years ago after he purchased Banjo.com, an online banjo store.…
Randolph County Commissioner Pam Johnson has been elected to serve as a member of the 2025-2026 legislative committee of the Association of County Commissions of Alabama, the statewide association representing Alabama’s 67 county governments. The association’s legislative committee is composed of a chairman and a representative from each county. Commissioner Johnson will represent the interests…
The Roanoke City Council met Tuesday afternoon to certify the results of last week’s municipal election, and one major change came as a result of that meeting. Current District 5 councilmember Kesa Johnston, who won a spot in the September 23 runoff by one vote over Ouida Delashaw, withdrew her candidacy. That means that Delashaw…
Roanoke has a new mayor, and the incumbent mayors in the county’s other towns were re-elected with ease. Meanwhile three of Roanoke’s five city council district races are headed to a September runoff, with one of those possibly headed toward a controversial finish. Here are the results from yesterday’s municipal elections that promise to bring…