ORDINANCE NO. 2010-11-03An Ordinance to amend the Zoning Ordinance No. 682 of the City of Roanoke, Alabama, and the Zoning Map of Roanoke, Alabama, enacted pursuant to the authority granted by Title 11-52-70 through 84, inclusive of the Code of Alabama, 1975, as amended; repealing all conflicting ordinances and maps, and provisions for an effective…
There was a huge audience watching the recent Iron Bowl. Our state’s two powerhouse football programs, hard working and not afraid to get dirty, are nationally renowned. Auburn has a clear shot at the national championship, and had to go through the reigning champion to do so. No other state could possibly come close to…
WEDOWEE—Habitat for Humanity recently held a dedication ceremony for its two new houses in Wedowee. The houses are on County Road 805, just off County Road 1. “Ten children on two acres. That’s pretty phenomenal!” joked Steven Brown, executive director of Troup/Chambers County Habitat for Humanity. The families include Nickie Terrell, who has three children…
7 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous meets at Woodland Volunteer Fire Department. THURSDAY, December 2 noon Roanoke Rotary Club meets at the Kiwanis Clubhouse. 5 p.m. The Lighthouse Soup Kitchen on Main Street in Roanoke is open until 8 p.m. 6:30 p.m. Randolph County Historical Society meets at Annie Awbrey Public Library in Roanoke. 7 p.m. The…
The Randolph County Solid Waste Authority is considering leasing the nearly-paid off transfer station for ten years and may take that action at the Dec. 7 meeting. In talking to local leaders there is obviously incorrect information making the rounds. One example is the belief that if the transfer station on County Road 33, where…
RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: THE ESTATE OF DEULALAR PAYNE, DECEASED Letters of Administration of said deceased having been granted to the undersigned on the 5th day of Nov., 2010, by the Honorable George Diamond, Judge of Probate of Randolph County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said Estate are…
Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Roanoke, Alabama, as follows: Section 1: It is hereby established and declared that the following described real property of the City of Roanoke, Alabama, is no longer needed for Public and Municipal purposes, to wit: Beginning Int of S R/W West Point St. &…
Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage dated August 15, 2003, executed by TARA N. LEWIS, a married woman, joined herein by BILL LEWIS, to COLONIAL BANK, N. A., which mortgage was recorded on August 15, 2003, in Mortgage Book 449, Page 688, of the mortgage records…
Members of the Wadley Quest Club are busy organizing for the Christmas Tour of Homes to take place Sunday, Dec. 5 from 1 to 4 p.m. The tour will begin at Wadley First United Methodist Church where participants can enjoy holiday refreshments, pick up a map to each home, and buy a ticket if they…
The Roanoke City Council finally took action on its old city shop property on Lamont Street, declaring it surplus at last week’s meeting. Phillip Murphy, who wants to buy the property for a small business, was at the meeting to see what the council decided. Councilwoman Tammi T. Holley said it had been on the…
The 2010 football season in Randolph County saw plenty of highlights and some fantastic teams. The players usually making those highlights and driving those fantastic teams are represented here in the 2010 All-County Football Team. County coaches selected 31 players, two of whom would be the Players of the Year. The coaches based their decisions…
(CUMMING, Ga.) Verna Pope Jordan, 90, of Cumming, Ga., formerly of Carrollton, Ga., died Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2010. She was born Aug. 22, 1920, in Randolph County, Ala., the daughter of the late Luther M. Pope and Cordie Maebell Talley Pope. Mrs. Jordan was a member of Cumming Baptist Church and a former member of…
The Wedowee Christmas Parade will be Saturday at 11 a.m. Grand marshal will be Sheriff-elect David Cofield. Other entries so far include elected officials, fire trucks, Randolph County High School Band and Cheerleaders, EMA, tractors, Southern Ambulance Transport, Wedowee Senior Center, Flowers by Elaine, Parker House Antiques, Roger Hammett and his horses, Girl Scouts, youth…
A Woodland man was injured in a one-vehicle accident on Friday morning. Patrick Dudley, 30, was ejected from his 2000 Nissan during the wreck on County Road 52 near Omaha at approximately 6 a.m. Because of his extensive injuries, Dudley was transported to Atlanta Medical Center, where he is still recovering.
Jon L. Dixon is the new chief executive officer at Randolph Medical Center, hired away from Early Memorial Hospital in Blakely, Ga. He enjoys working for small rural affiliates like RMC and living in small communities like Randolph County, he said. He had been in hospital work for about 30 years when West Georgia Health…
Oh, college football. You never cease to amaze me. It just takes one day of football to shift the landscape of the sport. And it can happen any week. This past week’s post-Thanksgiving football lineup was a doozy. Whether you’re an Auburn or Alabama fan, there’s no denying this year’s Iron Bowl will go down…
If you get locked up in Moncks Corner, S.C., about 30 miles north of Charleston, you’d better be a devoted reader of the Good Book, because the Bible is the only book you’ll be able to possess. The Berkeley County Jail allows its prisoners to have only soft-backed Bibles, according to a suit filed by…
Now let me say this right up front. In the famous words of that state’s segregationist governor, Ross Barnett, “I love Mississippi. I love her people.” Yes I do. And if Old Ross had pulled up and stopped there, he and I would have been singing from the same song sheet. Unfortunately, speaking to a…
(ANNISTON) Funeral services for Donald Dewayne Norris, 55, of Anniston, formerly of Roanoke, will be at 2 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 27, 2010, at Trinity Baptist Church with Revs. Barry Cosper, Tim Whaley and Richard Richie officiating. Burial will follow in Bethel East Baptist Church Cemetery, Woodland. The family will receive friends from 5 to 9…
(SYLACAUGA) Funeral service for Homer Maurice Haynes, 73, will be Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010, at 2 p.m. at Radney-Smith Chapel with the Rev. Johnny Brown officiating. Burial will be in Hepzibah Baptist Church Cemetery in Alpine. Mr. Haynes died Monday, Nov. 29, 2010. He was retired from Sylacauga Tank Co. after some 34 years of…