A 16-year-old juvenile was arrested last Wednesday after reports that he and another person were walking near Knight-Enloe Elementary School while wearing masks and carrying guns. According to the report from the Roanoke Police Department the juvenile and the other man were seen on surveillance video walking near the third-grade building at Knight-Enloe. The subjects…
Roports are for the period ending on February 12th. A resident of County Road 281 near Liberty Church of Christ said that he was walking Feb. 6 to a deer stand on his property early in the morning when several deer ran past followed by a large white dog. The man said it growled at…
FIVE POINTS, Ala. (WRBL) – The body of a Wadley, Alabama woman was discovered over the weekend in a ditch along Chambers County Road 258. On Sunday, February 11, Chambers County deputies were dispatched to the roadway in the Five Points community, about a body being spotted in a ditch by a pedestrian. Deputies located…
The Alabama Legislature began what is expected to be a highly charged Session with numerous controversial and impactful bills set to be debated. Both the House and the Senate used three out of their maximum 30 legislative days last week. In a shift from previous Sessions, there will be two legislative recess weeks in March.…
On Thursday, February 1, Randolph County Emergency Management Agency hosted a tabletop exercise at Station 9, Wedowee Volunteer Fire Department. The participating agencies worked through the process of preparing for severe weather, surviving the event, and dealing with the destructive aftermath of a tornado emergency. This was an opportunity for these participating agencies to get…
Absentee voting for the March 5 primary election is now open. The deadline to apply by mail for an absentee ballot is Feb. 27, and the deadline to apply in person at the circuit clerk’s office in the courthouse in Wedowee is Feb. 29 by 4:30 p.m. The application for an absentee ballot can also…
Dickert ‘s Forest Products LLC is in the middle of expanding their pole mill facility at on Highway 22 between Roanoke and Wadley. The expansion began in late October, and the expected finish date will be in the Spring of 2024. This will be phase two in a larger overall plan for their business. The…
A log truck overturned on County Road 87 near Cody Road in Roanoke Monday afternoon, spilling its entire load and blocking the road in both directions for several hours. The accident took place a little after 4 p.m. Monday when driver Anthie Graham of LaGrange lost control of the truck. Graham was checked by EMTs…
It’s been nearly 40 years since the county courthouse building in Wedowee has seen any significant changes, but that dormant state is most likely coming to an end later this year with the first planned major renovation of the county’s headquarters since 1985. The project will come at an expected price tag of just over…
As the City of Roanoke continues what has become a laborious process of finalizing rules for its recreation center, the City Council heard from city attorney Clay Tinney Monday regarding one specific item being debated for those rules. The topic in question was whether the city could ban guns at the recreation center as part…