10:30 a.m. Narcotics Anonymous meets behind the former KFC in Roanoke in the building with the blue awning.7 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous meets at Woodland Volunteer Fire Department.THURSDAY, January 78:30 a.m. Randolph County Commission will have an agenda workshop meeting at Randolph County Courthouse Annex. Those wishing to address the commission should call (256) 357-4980 by…
Here we are not only starting a new year, but a new decade. Let us hope that the next ten years go better than the last couple of years have. Though, when we look back at the past decade we saw some amazing progress that everyone should hope is duplicated. The very structure of our…
Over the past three months, members of the Chambers County Multi-Jurisdictional Drug Task Force have conducted numerous investigations and executed search warrants throughout Chambers County that have resulted in the arrest of 34 adults and two juveniles on drug-related charges. Adults from this area who have been charged include: Patrick Phillips, 32, of Roanoke –…
We all appreciate the service our many volunteer fire departments provide in Randolph County and would like to support them in their efforts to protect us from disaster. With the major pre-Christmas fundraising efforts by so many groups now behind us, when our local fire department solicits funds it’s hard to refuse. That apparently was…
RANDOLPH COUNTY PROBATE COURT IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM HERBERT WALLER, DECEASED NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT TO BE PUBLISHED BY ADMINISTRATRIX Letters of Administration of said deceased having been granted to the undersigned on the 30th day of December, 2009, by the Hon. George Diamond, Judge of the Probate Court of Randolph County,…
(LaFayette) Jean Butler Hill, 73, of LaFayette died Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2010 at her home. Mrs. Hill was born in Randolph County Nov. 13, 1936. She was a member of First Baptist Church of LaFayette. Services will be at First Baptist Church of LaFayette at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 7, with interment in Pleasant…
It has been reported to members of the A&M Volunteer Fire Department that an unidentified female was in the Pineywood Subdivision on New Year’s Day claiming to be soliciting funds on behalf of the fire department. She was not authorized to be doing so. Department members have previously had reports of solicitation in other subdivisions…
(BOWDON, Ga.) Services for Jimmy Phillips, of Bowdon, Ga., formerly of Anniston, were Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2010, at 2 p.m. at the chapel of Miller Funeral Home. The Rev. Darnell Teal and the Rev. Roger Hammett officiated. Burial was in Forestlawn Gardens, Anniston. Mr. Phillips was a resident of Georgia. He grew up in the…
A Monday afternoon fire destroyed a mobile home on U.S. 431 near El-Bethel Baptist Church that was being used for storage. According to David Treadwell of Rock Stand Volunteer Fire Department, the owner of the trailer lives in Clay County, and the fire was reported by a neighbor at approximately 3:20. The fire of undetermined…
Wadley High School was recently notified that for the second straight year it has achieved the status as being ranked one of America’s Best High Schools by U.S. News and World Report. Principal Todd Wilson says this is indeed a great honor for Wadley High School and its community. “We are very proud,” said Wilson.…
Roanoke Health Care Authority Chairman Matthew Knight confirmed Tuesday that Tim Harlin has submitted his letter of resignation as administrator of the Randolph Medical Center. “We’ve called a board meeting for next Tuesday night at 6 o’clock to pursue a strategy to find an interim or an interim/replacement. Tim’s given us 90 days so we…
(ROANOKE) Dollie Veal Winston, 83, of Roanoke died Saturday, Jan. 2, 2010, at West Georgia Medical Center, LaGrange, Ga. Mrs. Winston was born in Chambers County on Dec. 19, 1926. Survivors include three daughters, Gwendolyn Stephens of LaGrange, Ga., Priscilla (Joe) Johnson of East Point, Ga., and Allison (James) Sims of Roanoke; five sons, Llewellyn…
The Handley Tigers kept the Handley Christmas Tournament championship for themselves this year by defeating Lanett in the title game last Wednesday. Handley battled its way through its first two opponents, Lineville and Ranburne, on the way to the final against Lanett. Handley head coach Cliff Drummond said the Tigers were not only on their…
Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain Real Estate Mortgage executed by Jeannie M. Allen, to the United States of America, United States Department of Agriculture, acting by and through the Farmers Home Administration, or its successor, dated October 22, 2003, recorded October 27, 2003 in the Office…
Even with a tough loss to Lanett in the first round of the Handley Christmas Tournament, the Randolph County Tigers are hot right now. After losing that first-round game, the Tigers rolled off three straight wins, giving them some much-needed momentum going into the final half of the season. Randolph County fell to Lanett in…
During these recent cold days my memory has turned to some of those memorable cold days such as the ice storm of the 1960s. As some of us have had the heat cranked wide open and the electric blanket on and still are cold it points to the fallacy of saying you cannot take off…
The Woodland Bobcats didn’t have a great run in the Handley Christmas Tournament, but they bounced back by defeating White Plains in the first game of the new year. Woodland began the Handley tournament by falling to White Plains in the opening round by a score of 60-48. White Plains came out in the first…
Randolph County Narcotics Unit executed two search warrants on Dec. 30, making six arrests. At one location, Jeremy Steve Burks, 23, of 533 County Rd. 91, Rock Mills, was arrested and charged with second-degree unlawful manufacturing of a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine) and possession of drug paraphernalia. At a residence at…
Among the list of reasons to choose domestic work, some African American women state that the work is rewarding, especially when children are involved. For single or motherless domestics, it was a time to learn about babies, toddlers and small children. Spending large amounts of time with them provided an opportunity for bonding—whether it was…
George Ricky Robertson, 50, of 630 Cotney Line, Roanoke, was arrested on Dec. 29 and charged with two counts of felony theft. Robertson is a suspect in the theft of a weed trimmer, two chainsaws and a leaf blower from a vehicle owned by Charlie Carlisle, parked at a rental house on Strozier Street. The…