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 to…
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…
There will be a public hearing January 5, 2010, at 5 p.m. in the Wedowee City Hall for the public’s response on not to rezone the property at 118 3rd Street, S.W. & 111 4th Street, S.W., from Light Industry to B-2. (50-51)
Economists are now looking at the holiday shopping season as the new indicator for how the economy will do in 2010. It is a tough equation they are asking for, wanting consumers to spend more money at a time when families are hurting or concerned about the future. That is the hazard of relying on…
So Mark Ingram won the Heisman Trophy this past weekend. I don’t know if any of you have heard because there’s been a serious lack of Heisman debate this year, and Lord knows ESPN never advertised it. Yes, I do enjoy opening my columns with sarcasm every now and then. Sometimes it even leaks into…
The Woodland Lady Bobcats continue to roll through the 2009 schedule with ease by downing Lineville, Ranburne and Wadley this past week. Woodland got started with a 92-26 rout of Lineville last Thursday at home. The Lady Cats’ high-pressure defense allowed them to mount a huge 30-4 lead in the first quarter and cruise to…
Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Cathy L. Howard, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. solely as nominee for Indymac Bank, FSB, a Federally Chartered Savings Bank, on the 14th day of August, 2007, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the Judge of…
John Fincher and his crew are installing 7,600 feet of fence around the Roanoke Municipal Airport in an ongoing project. The Streets Department burned the old store at the end of the runway and removed the debris, the last of the buildings to be removed. Fincher said he anticipates finishing the work in the next…
The Handley Lady Tigers took a tough loss to Saks Friday but bounced back Saturday night by defeating LaFayette on the road. Handley was able to hang with Saks for the better part of the game, but a strong first quarter from Saks proved to be too much. Saks took an 18-14 lead over the…
Since Police Chief Adam Melton closed Knight Avenue last Wednesday for safety reasons events have moved fast, but it is still unknown when the street will reopen. Janis Fincher owned a building on the street with a wall that appeared to be separating from the adjoining wall. She contacted her ex-husband, John, who had a…
“We’re going to have no paper, no printing plants, no unions. It’s going to be great.” Rupert Murdoch, owner of FOXNEWS, The Wall Street Journal, and a bunch of other stuff Have I gone over to the enemy? I hadn’t thought of it that way when I opened my Father’s Day present and found a…
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…
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…