Incident reports for period ending on 12/16/24 A resident of County Road 202 in the Pinetucky community reported that five of his goats were killed by dog(s) the night of Dec. 9-10. A resident of County Road 700 in the Taylor’s Crossroads community reported on Sunday that someone had dumped four bags of old meat…
At last Monday’s meeting of Wadley Town Council Shirley Cotney was sworn in as the new council member, replacing Matthew Allen who resigned last month. She fills the position of Allen’s unexpired term. Town Clerk Lori Hopkins swore Cotney in and the council went right to work. Mayor Donna McKay told the council she and…
On Nov. 30, deputies were dispatched to Tanner East Alabama Medical Center to meet with a juvenile and his parents in regard to an assault that took place on County Road 22204 in Rock Mills. The juvenile was at a party at that address when he was attacked by several other juveniles. After hearing several…
On November, 20, a Randolph county Jury deliberated just 22 minutes in returning a verdict of guilty as charged against Thomas Watson Jr., 62, of Roanoke, for the death of Amman Rashad Morgan, 46, also from Roanoke. Morgan was fatally shot on January 14, 2023, on Chestnut Street in Roanoke, just a week after his…
The Alabama Department of Education released its school report cards Nov. 25, putting out the information for the two school systems in Randolph County and the individual schools within those systems. Among the high schools, Roanoke’s Handley High School received the highest grade in the county with an overall score of 89. That accomplishment was…
At last week’s meeting of Wedowee Town Council, county commissioners Larry Roberts and Chris Lunsford, county administrator Travis Heard and architect Mike Rutland addressed the council concerning changes in a city street behind the courthouse. Additions and renovations have begun on the courthouse and the Town of Wedowee is concerned over how the work will…
At their meeting on Monday, Randolph County Commission spent the majority of their meeting approving board appointments and resolutions. In board appointments, the commission approved the following: Doug Styes to the healthcare authority from district 2. Carol Knight to the healthcare authority from district 4. In approved resolutions, the commission approved: To amend the budget…
The Roanoke Police Department is getting its Christmas present a few weeks early – and they’re having to work for it. The laborious process of moving from the old police headquarters on West Point Street to the new HQ on Main Street took a final step forward Tuesday when the PD began to operate its…
With very little discussion, Randolph County Commission approved renewing the one cent sales tax to benefit education in the county and City of Roanoke. Commissioner Derek Farr made a motion to renew the tax for four more years with Larry Roberts seconding. The vote was unanimous. Commissioners agreed they didn’t want to extend the tax…
After numerous emails and phone calls, Randolph County 911 and their local attorney, John Tinney, released a copy of their budget for 2024-2025 that was approved at their last meeting. Taking a look at the budget, estimated revenue is $960,566.40. This amount includes $108,737.16 in agency fees, $11,516.44 from Legacy phone, $9,600.00 rental income from…