On Friday, February 14, a visitor from out of town, way out of town, passed through Wedowee and stopped for a short night of rest. Meet Caleb Werntz, a documentary filmmaker bicycling across America with “Marilyn Monroad” — the world’s most-traveled cat. The day he arrived in Wedowee was Day 93 of bicycling from San…
Dry, windy conditions created havoc throughout the county over the past week, and volunteer firefighters were busy for several days as wildfires both large and small broke out with regularity. Warnings and burn bans were issued Friday of last week and lasted through the weekend statewide, but that was not enough to keep the blazes…
At Monday’s meeting of Wadley Town Council, most of the meeting was centered on finances. The first order of business was to hear from Katie Condi with MDA Professional Group about the town’s recent audit. She told the council the audit was a good one and all the figures matched up. The council approved MDA…
At last month’s 911 Board meeting, Director Kelly Edwards gave board members a copy of the 2024 911 call statistics. In 2024, 911 logged 43,943 911 calls with an average of 120 calls per day. Tuesday and Thursday were the busiest days of the week with Sunday and Wednesday being the slowest days. The total…
A 37-year-old man suffered a gunshot wound to his foot in an assault last Wednesday night on County Road 649 in the Wehadkee community. Eric Carter told responders he was jumped, beat up and shot and that the suspects also took the orange and black Kubota side-by-side he was driving. Several volunteer firefighters who were…
Folks making the drive between Roanoke and Wedowee here in Randolph County have almost certainly caught sight of the work being done on a stretch of Highway 431 near the north end of County Road 61. That work, which began earlier this month, for now consists mostly of land clearing but will ultimately end in…
At last week’s meeting of Randolph County School board, the board learned they would need to make some potentially difficult decisions in the near future on every school building in the county. Superintendent John Jacobs told the board an infrastructure assessment had been completed at every school in the county and the cost to repair…
After nearly two years in the garbage business, the City of Roanoke reversed course Monday and opted to dissolve its sanitation department and farm out its residential garbage collection. The City Council voted 4-1 Monday – with council member Tim Jacobs absent and Kesa Johnston voting no – to accept the bid from 121 Disposal…
At Monday’s meeting of Randolph County Commission, two county employees were recognized for their many years of service and upcoming retirement. Both employees received resolutions honoring their years of service. Donna Young went to work for the county in 1998 and worked in different offices. She is the current chief revenue clerk. Jimmy Johnson started…
A remarkable chapter in Alabama’s Black business history is set to be permanently enshrined with the unveiling of a Historic Marker honoring the enduring legacy of Wilkie and Hattie Lee Clark, trailblazing entrepreneurs and community champions. This event, steeped in history and significance, will commemorate 56 years of unwavering service and economic resilience in the…