For period ending on September 22, 2024 A Wedowee resident reported fraudulent use of a credit card on Sept. 20. A prybar, Instant Pot, stadium chair and some coffee were stolen from under a camper on County Road 7 near Swagg. A 10-year-old child was bitten when he tried to separate two dogs that were…
At Monday’s meeting of Randolph County Commission, commissioners passed the budget for 2024-2025, but the passage didn’t come without some interesting questions before the vote. The estimated revenue for the next year is $14,615,239, with expenses estimated at $19,178,224.731. County Administrator and CFO Travis Heard said the $4,562,985.71 deficit would be covered by transferring unclaimed…
At their workshop meeting last Thursday, commissioners were really surprised when the bids for renovations and additions to the courthouse were opened. Due to some changes to the plans by the architect, there was only one bidder for the project. Forsyth Construction of Anniston was the lone bidder with a bid of $6,897,700 with all…
Gunfire broke out at a Handley alumni afterparty in Roanoke in the early morning hours Sunday, leaving two victims wounded, one with a gunshot wound to the head. The incident took place on Gilham Road near the location known as Club Wonder. A large gathering of people, estimated by police officers to be 200-300 or…
Former Woodland High School athletic director Scottie Patillo was arrested Friday on charges stemming from a grand jury indictment. Patillo has been charged with sexual contact by a school employee and second degree sexual abuse. Patillo was the head girls basketball coach at Woodland for eight seasons and was the school’s athletic director for five…
The City of Roanoke has been awarded $800,000 in federal grant money to be put toward sidewalk restoration at specific sites within the city. The city applied for the grant in May of this year and received the letter of approval from Governor Kay Ivey’s office Friday. The city pursued the funds in hopes of…
Next year’s municipal elections in Roanoke could look a lot different for voters in the city. At Monday’s meeting of the Roanoke City Council the city began the process – apparently for the first time in nearly four decades – of updating its city election districts. Once that process is complete there could be as…
At a called meeting last week, Roanoke City School Board held their second budget hearing and approved the budget for school year 2024-2025. For the next year, projected revenues are $15,405,191.00 with projected expenses $15,652,542.69. The system will have a 2.68 month operating expense balance on September 30, 2025. Some highlights of the budget include…
Incidents A residence on County Road 20 in the Lime community was destroyed by fire on Saturday night. The owner was Gene Laws, and the tenant was Christina Senn. Someone had been burning trash outside near the residence. A resident of County Road 271 in the Wildwood community reported that when she returned home on…
There won’t be big-time celebrity judges or nationwide call-in votes to determine the winner, but on October 12 we’re going to find out the answer to a question that has been clanging around Sid Hare’s head for a long time. Does Randolph County have talent? A longtime Roanoke resident and Roanoke Rotary Club member, Hare…