At the last meeting of Wedowee Town Council, Mayor Tim Coe stated that Council Member AJ Sims had been removed from his council seat. Coe wanted to make it clear that neither he nor the remainder of the council made the removal. According to the Code of Alabama Section 11-40-25, any elected municipal official who…
Roanoke City Schools will host a summer food service program for all school-age children in the Roanoke City Schools area. The program will be held at Knight Enloe Elementary School and run Monday-Thursday, from June 2-July 24. The program will not run the week of June 30 through July 4. The program will last a…
All persons are innocent until proved guilt in a court of law. Incidents An 11-year-old boy was treated at the emergency room of WellStar West Georgia Medical Center in LaGrange for a dog bite that occurred at a residence on U.S. 431, just north of Roanoke. The boy’s mother said she had gone to purchase…
The Randolph County Department of Human Resources is seeking foster parents to provide loving homes for children and youth. Foster children in Randolph County and throughout the state need the love, security, and support of nurturing foster families. There are a few incredible families in Randolph County that are graciously filling this important role for…
County also looking into donating Boys and Girls Club property At Monday’s meeting of Randolph County Commission, the commission approved the low bid $30,786 to Liberty Fence for a new fence around the county jail. Since Dennis Farr took over as jail administrator, he has been concerned about contraband such as drugs, phones, weapons, etc.…
At what was supposed to be a regular meeting of Wedowee Town Council last week, District 3 Council Member A.J. Sims was officially removed from his council position due to health issues. Mayor Tim Coe said that according to state law, “any member who had not attended a meeting or participated in council activities in…
At last week’s meeting of Randolph County 911 Board, the board was informed they would not be receiving any additional funds to help with addressing new businesses and residential homes in the county. The board had asked Senator Randy Price to pass local legislation to allow the board to charge new businesses $100 and residents…
The Alabama House of Representatives has swiftly advanced a series of bills aimed at providing broad tax relief to state residents, even as discussions continue regarding the existing overtime income tax exemption. Representative Anthony Daniels introduced HB467, which seeks to eliminate the sunset provision on the overtime income tax exemption. Without legislative action, this exemption…
Rock Stand Volunteer Fire Department responded to a fire Monday night at the home of the Dulecha family on County Road 61. The fire burned a wall in the living room, probably starting from an electrical outlet, and smoking up the house. A blue 2012 Nissan Frontier truck was found on March 20 wrecked off…
Randolph County was fortunate to avoid any major impact from the statewide invasion of severe weather Saturday night. The power of the storms was seen elsewhere, however, as images emerged in the Sunday morning daylight of the destructive power of a tornado outbreak that produced as many as 16 twisters in the state. One of…