The Randolph County Tigers fell to Lineville and Ranburne last week but pulled off a big area win against Ohatchee to stay on the right track this season.The Tigers couldn’t muster the defense against Lineville to stop the Aggies in Wedowee last Tuesday, resulting in a 67-40 loss.“We just didn’t play well at all,” Randolph…
This Christmas season is a tough one for many, as many are out of work and wondering how they’ll get by. It’s times like this when charitable giving is needed most, yet the same economy that creates greater need prohibits some who have given in the past from doing so again, at least at the…
Kathy Murphy is directing Handley Middle School’s first choral concert, “Tis the Season,” Thursday, Dec. 17, at 7 p.m. at the school. The choral director at the middle school, who also helps with high school musicals, said the performance will be like a variety show. It will feature a mix of sacred and secular music,…
RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: SARAH H. NELSON, DECEASED NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS Letters Testamentary on the estate of Sarah H. Nelson, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on the 8th day of Dec. 2009, by the Judge of Probate of said County, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said…
WEDOWEE—Randolph County Commission approved resolutions to enter into contracts with Community Consultants to perform the administrative services and with Nelson and Company to perform the engineering services for the Community Development Block Grant water line extension project. During Thursday’s workshop meeting, former commissioner Larry Raughton urged them to please consider signing the contracts for the…
The Handley Tigers have struggled mightily over the last two games, dropping both to Saks and LaFayette. Handley was no match for Saks in the Tigers’ second game of the season. Saks opened the game by taking a 20-4 lead over Handley in the first quarter. The Tigers were able to step it up a…
The Woodland Bobcats rolled off a pair of impressive wins over Ranburne and Wadley over the last week. The Bobcats, who struggled slightly in the first few games of the season, seemed to have found their rhythm in a 37-29 win over Ranburne. The Woodland defense was nearly impenetrable, holding Ranburne to only 13 first-half…
RANDOLPH COUNTY PROBATE COURT NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF GEORGE D. HARRELL, DECEASED Letters Testamentary on the estate of George D. Harrell, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on the 10th day of Dec., 2009, by the Judge of Probate of said County, notice is hereby given that…
Bre’ Anna Bennett was startled from sleep Dec. 8 when a pine tree fell on her house at 758 Central Avenue. Her mother, Pattie, had shortly before moved from the living room couch she had been sleeping on to another couch in the room when part of the tree plunged through the roof on to…
Randolph County Sheriff’s Office investigator Jimmy Holmes said two juveniles were arrested this week in connection to the recent string of church burglaries and vandalism. Holmes said the two participated in only one of the break-ins. Last week four Randolph County young people were arrested for burglarizing and vandalizing a total of 13 churches in…
People from out of town act as if we don’t know what our downtown area looks like. We do. Our council does. But how do you reverse decades of neglect? The council is struggling with what to do about the deteriorating downtown. It is more than an eyesore—in some cases it is dangerous. It is…
Randolph County, like the state and across the country, is experiencing a growth in programs providing food to poor families. Marsha Busby, director of the Department of Human Resources in Cleburne County and interim director for Randolph County DHR, said the state of Alabama is averaging $81 million a month in the food stamp program.…
COUNTY OF RANDOLPH NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Larry E. Cohen, an unmarried man, and the S.D.C. Investment Trust , on the 17th day of April 2001, to Bank of Wedowee which said mortgage is recorded in the Probate…
Mayor Mike Fisher recognized the 2009 Handley High School Region 4 football champions with a proclamation at the Roanoke City Council meeting. The mayor said on behalf of the council and all citizens of the community it gave him a great deal of pleasure to offer the football team members sincere congratulations for an outstanding…
TJ Rockers in the Randolph Plaza shopping center in Roanoke was broken into on Thursday night of last week. Employee Ester Bolt told Roanoke Police she came in through the front and noticed that the back door was open and bent from forcible entry. The phone service had been tampered with, and she was unable…
Last weekend when Mark Ingram became the ninth SEC player to win the Heisman Trophy, he joined a legendary group of great players who have made college football history through the years. Now he is going to try to avoid joining a less prestigious group—those who have won the Heisman Trophy and then fallen flat…
In April 1930, Lincoln Street was heavily populated. A mix of white and black citizens lived side-by-side and sometimes even boarded together. The economic depression had not swallowed Roanoke yet, and cheap employment, especially service jobs, was plentiful. People moved to town and quickly gobbled up rental rooms, boarding houses, and anywhere else they could…
Since he won his bet with Florida Gov. Charlie Crist on the SEC Championship Game, Gov. Bob Riley isn’t technically “welching” on the wager by attempting to refuse the Florida oranges he won. After all, to “welch” is defined by most dictionaries as “to fail or refuse to pay what is owed” and not to…
COUNTY OF RANDOLPH NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Larry E. Cohen, an unmarried man, on the 15th day of March 2002, to Bank of Wedowee which said mortgage is recorded in the Probate Office of Randolph County, Alabama, in…
Notice is hereby given that the Roanoke City Council will conduct a public hearing pursuant to Section 11-52-77 of the Code of Alabama on Monday, December 28, 2009, at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers, Roanoke City Hall. The purpose of this hearing shall be to receive public comments on an application submitted by Greg…