The Randolph County Animal Shelter would like to thank Dr. Yarbrough at Wedowee Animal Hospital for doing the Ornament Fundraiser. They raised over $800 for RCAS. Pictured are, from left, April Smith, Dr. James Yarbrough, Skye Black and Breanna Yarbrough.

A 12-year-old Roanoke girl sustained serious injuries when she was struck by a car on LaFayette Street in Roanoke two days after Christmas. Makenzi Rowland, a seventh-grader at Handley Middle School and a member of the Handley marching band, was struck by the car shortly after 5 p.m. on December 27, and the driver of…

Wedowee rang in the new year in a big way with the town’s inaugural Fish Drop new year’s eve celebration. An estimated crowd of over 750 people gathered in downtown Wedowee to ring in the new year together Sunday night. First Bank of Alabama served as the central location for the event, which featured live…