The 2010 Randolph County Animal Shelter Cardboard Boat Race will get underway at 1 p.m. this Saturday at Chimney Cove in Wedowee. Racers need to check in with their entire crew by 11 a.m. and have their river shoes, life jackets and oars. Racers under 18 must have a parent sign a liability waiver in…
The Randolph County Tigers debuted their new head coach last Thursday night in Woodland during the spring jamboree. Randolph County, like the other three jamboree participants, played two quarters of football with the first string. The Tigers fell to Beulah 14-7, but looked improved from last season in several areas. “I was extremely pleased,” Randolph…
Are you tired of hearing about expansion in the Big Ten? Are you tired of the specter of raids on the Big 12 and Big East by the most lucrative conference in college football? Are you tired of Big Ten commissioner Jim Delaney seemingly holding all the cards while the rest of college football waits…
WEDOWEE—A fourth defendant in the capital murder death of Wadley football standout Terrance Wilkes and the assault of Jasper Buchannan pleaded guilty Monday in Fifth Judicial Circuit Judge Ray Martin’s courtoom. Rodney Woodgett of Wadley, age 26 at the time of his arrest in 2006, pleaded guilty to felony murder in Wilkes’ death and to…
City workers gathered on Wednesday morning of last week to correct an eyesore, and it may be just the start of an improved downtown. Mayor Mike Fisher said: “We’ll make it look a lot more attractive than it is now. I’ve gotten a number of calls about it saying how broken hearted they are to…
Anyone who has ever done research into black history knows how difficult it is. Written records are often hard to find. Stories change from person to person, generation to generation, making figuring out who did what, when and to whom, and why, difficult. This process can turn speculation into accepted fact pretty fast, so you…
11 a.m. The Randolph_County chapter of the American Association of_Retired Persons meets at The Galley_Restaurant in Roanoke for a Dutch treat lunch. 7 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous meets at Woodland Volunteer Fire Department. THURSDAY, May 20 8:30 a.m. Randolph County Commission will have an agenda workshop meeting at Randolph County Courthouse Annex. Those wishing to address…
The Woodland Bobcats displayed some major offensive ability in the spring game against Wadley, defeating the Bulldogs 20-7 in a two-quarter game. Woodland, which returns quarterback Trey Fetner, running backs Josh Heard and Colby Spears, and a few talented receivers were able to move the ball well against Wadley. Of the four Bobcat possessions in…
Randolph County Water, Sewer and Fire Protection Authority (Owner) 538 Main Street Post Office Box 954 Roanoke, AL 36274 (334)863-8949 Sealed bids for the construction of Project No. 111-29R Wedowee Shop & Office Access off US 431 Randolph County, AL (The project consist of the construction of a center turn lane, a deceleration lane and…
(WHITESBURG, Ga.) Mrs. Loyce “Doe Doe” Parker, 85, of Jones Mill Road, Whitesburg, Ga., died Sunday, May 16, 2010. She was born May 19, 1924, in Woodland, Ala., the daughter of the late Pearl Buchanan Whitmore and Harvey Whitmore. Mrs. Parker retired from Playtex and was a member of Providence Baptist Church. In addition to…
Green R. Harper worked for Wilkins Stevens at the grist and sawmills built on Wehadkee Creek. Prior to the Civil War, Wilkins Bohannon Stevens, born in 1802 in North Carolina and believed to be part Cherokee Indian, built the first wool mill on Wehadkee Creek. He married Henrietta Pounds and they had four sons, William,…
Stack & Pack Self Storage pursuant to the Alabama Provisions of the Self Storage Act (8-15-33) will conduct a public sale to the highest bidder for cash only on their premises, 410 Industrial Ave., Roanoke, AL 36274, 334-863-7867. The auction will be on June 5, 2010, at 10:00 a.m. on the following unit. The company…
RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA CASE NO. JU 2007-071.02 IN THE MATTER OF: RACHEL ESTELLA MAJEAN HUGHLEY, a child TO: Any alleged or unknown father of Rachel Estella Majean Hughley: A petition has been filed in this Court requesting that the parental rights to Rachel Estella Majean Hughley, a female child whose date of birth is August…
The Randolph County Animal Shelter book sales the past two Saturdays are ensuring the work for the animals continues. The first Saturday the group raised $2,423, the second week $1,159.50 for a total of $3,582.50. “We did very well. We were thrilled,” fundraising chairman Evelyn Smith said. Her husband, Chuck, who is president of RCAS,…
BIG SPRINGS—A domestic dispute on Sunday night led to a Big Springs man being stabbed. According to Randolph County Sheriff’s Office investigator Jimmy Holmes, Kevin Crenshaw, 40, of 1675 County Rd. 649, Roanoke, received stab wounds to his left upper arm and shoulder at the hands of his ex-wife and current girlfriend Amy Nichole Crenshaw,…
(LINEVILLE) Funeral services for John Stillwell, 93, of Lineville will be Wednesday, May 19, 2010, at 2 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Home Chapel in Lineville with Bro. Lee Hollis officiating. Burial will follow in Mt. Prospect Baptist Church Cemetery in the Ofelia community. Mr. Stillwell died Monday, May 17, at Clay County Nursing Home. A…
Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Larry W. Rachel and Sheldia D. Rachel, husband and wife, to Beneficial Alabama, Inc., on the 27th day of December, 2005, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Randolph County, Alabama, in Mortgage…
Default having been made in the terms of that certain mortgage from MICHAEL R. FARMER, to PEOPLES COMMUNITY NATIONAL BANK, dated February 20, 2008, recorded February 22, 2008, at 12:21 P.M. in Mortgage Book 528, Page 301, in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Randolph County, Alabama, said default continuing and by virtue…
(JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) Retired Navy Cmdr. Andrew Hugh Jackson died Wednesday, May 12, 2010, at Community Hospice in Jacksonville, Fla. In his dying, as in his life, he was an example of grace, courage, strength and Christian character. He was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother and friend, who will be sadly missed. His quick…
In accordance with Section 12-8-32 (c) of the Georgia Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Act, Public Notice is hereby served that Polk County has received a site suitability notice from the Environmental Protection Division of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources for the proposed Horizontal and Vertical Expansion of the Grady Road MSW Landfill, to be…