At last week’s meeting of Wedowee Town Council. The council unanimously approved the proposed budget for 2024-2025. The vote was scheduled for two weeks earlier but the lack of a quorum delayed the vote. In specific numbers, the budget shows projected revenue at $2,205,500, an increase of an estimated $48,800 from the 2023-2024 budget. The…
At last week’s meeting of Randolph County Commission and the workshop the week prior, commissioners held a lengthy discussion concerning paid holidays for county employees. Commissioners agreed the holidays needed to be looked at, but they didn’t need to take any away since there was no pay raise in the budget for this year. County…
At last week’s regular meeting of Randolph County School Board, the board approved a number of supply contracts and personnel actions. In the first order of business, the board approved contracts with: Willingham Oil company at the price of $2.37684/gallon for diesel fuel. Allen Oil Company for diesel oil at the price of $15.83/gallon in…
by JJ Wendling Editor’s note: The following is the Randolph County Fire Association’s required annual financial report, as presented to the Randolph County Commission last week. JJ Wendling, the association’s treasurer presented the report, which covers the 2023 fiscal year. Our 18 VFDs, 1 Rescue Squad, and our Fire Association received $742,247 from ad valorem…
The inaugural Randolph County talent contest was held Saturday at the Main Street Theatre in Roanoke. The show featured 21 contestants in two separate age groups, and winners received a total of $3,000 in prize money, with $1,500 going to the overall winner. The event was set up as a fundraiser for the Randolph County…
Randolph County Sheriff’s office arrested a Jacksonville, Fla., man in connection with the theft of three Peterbilt dump trucks from K&S Equipment Sales on County Road 59 in Woodland last week. The call came about 3:50 a.m. Friday when the owners found the gate to the property open. Two men were seen on the property,…
One of the county’s cornerstone festivals, Fall on Main in Roanoke, is coming next week, and like many of its local cousins, it continues to get bigger and better each year. This year’s event will be Saturday, October 26, starting at 8 a.m. (with the Fall on Main concert taking place this Saturday, the 19th,…
The Roanoke City Council at Monday’s meeting approved the city’s budget for the 2024-25 fiscal year, which runs from October of this year through September of next year. The budget shows over $9.1 million in revenue, an expected increase of over $850,000 from last year, with expected expenditures surpassing $9 million. The city is showing…
Handley students and faculty members gathered in large numbers Monday morning at the school’s flagpole for a memorial for ninth grade student Ryan Bozeman, who passed away over the weekend at the age of 14. Bozeman was a fixture in the percussion section of the Handley High School marching band, and his family are active…
Budget restrictions have forced the hand of the Randolph County Commission in regards to the planned renovation of the county courthouse in Wedowee, and what was once planned as a major overhaul of the building will likely be much more limited in scope. The commission met last Tuesday to create a list of priorities for…