ArrestsDavid Lynn Sharpe, 42 – bad check – Jan. 22Cynthia Scott, 27, of 159 County Rd. 79, Apt. 107, Roanoke – two counts of writing bad checks – Jan. 21Gregory Sims, 35, of Hillcrest Apartments, Roanoke – failure to comply with judge’s orders and failure to appear in court – Jan. 20Cathy Mae Whaley, 34,…
WEDOWEE – Randolph County’s new superintendent of education, Paul Gay, had his first official board meeting on Monday evening. Prior to the meeting, the board enjoyed refreshments in observation of School Board Appreciation Month. The open portion of the meeting short as the board moved through the agenda swiftly before conducting a closed disciplinary hearing…
There were a lot of ruffled feathers around the University of Alabama when Lance Thompson left Nick Saban’s staff to join Lane Kiffin’s new staff at Tennessee. Thompson was named as the top recruiter of the year last year by rivals.com. And he is a good one, so his move to Tennessee was a blow…
Woodland’s junior standout Courtney Strain wrote her name in the state record books last night by breaking the girls’ career points record with a 30-point performance in the Lady Bobcats 78-27 win over Beulah. Strain broke the previous record of 4,155, which was held by Starr Orr of Speake High School and was set in…
Approaches house; fights with dogs by Vanessa Sorrell Burnside A fox killed on Country Club Roanoke in Roanoke has been confirmed as rabid. Rabies inspector Dr. Paul McMurray explained that the fox was acting strangely when it came up to a house near the Country Club Road water tank and became engaged in a tussle…
A home court advantage in the area tournament is a huge benefit for any team to have. With a pair of wins over Loachapoka and Verbena, the Wadley Bulldogs have secured just that. Wadley downed Loachapoka, 60-51, and Verbena, 49-19, to put the area tournament in the doghouse, so to speak. The home court advantage…
Local law enforcement officers discovered two mobile drug labs within two days last week. According to Randolph County Narcotics Unit officer David Cofield, on Wednesday RCNU stopped Joey Wesley Waldrop, 25, of 7343 Old Hwy. 431, Newell, in his vehicle on County Road 134 in the Morrison Crossroads area. Waldrop was found to have the…
The Woodland Bobcats finally found that elusive first win of the season with a 60-57 win over Randolph County last Friday. The win over the Tigers ended a 19-game losing streak for the Bobcats this season, something head coach Stephen Bailey said is a huge weight lifted. “It feels a lot better,” Bailey said. “It…
PROJECT NO. RCP 56-224-09 The Randolph County Commission is considering the feasibility of patching, widening, leveling, resurfacing, paint striping, pavement markers, and guardrail on C.R. 88 from the Clay County Line easterly 5.193 miles to U.S. Hwy. 431, thence continue easterly 0.482 miles along said C.R. 88 to Old Highway 431 (5.675 miles total). Any…
The Handley Tigers added three more wins to their season resume with a pair of close victories over Cleburne County and one over LaFayette this past week. Last Tuesday, Handley thwarted Cleburne County 44-42 in Heflin, in what head coach Cliff Drummond called a disappointing performance. Handley led 8-6 at the end of the first…
RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF HELEN H. BLANKENSHIP NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT Letters Testamentary of said deceased having been granted to the undersigned on the 22nd day of January, 2009, by the Honorable Judge of Probate of Randolph County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said…
The house on Handley Avenue that has rested among the pecan trees for 111 years is getting ready to travel. But it is going to be a much bigger job than just packing a few suitcases. Len Tadych and John Lawler of John Marsh Enterprises Inc. of Opelika and the rest of the crew are…
Two Wadley residents were injured Sunday afternoon in a three-vehicle accident at a dangerous intersection in Roanoke. Randy Joseph Hollingsworth, 21, of Gadsden was traveling south on U.S. 431 in his 1991 Toyota. Willie Jackson Cole, 83, of Roanoke was stopped at a stop sign on Franklin Road at the intersection of U.S. 431 in…
Ask and ye shall receive. Tonya Lambert and Joyce Hill asked the Roanoke Utilities Board to do something about their dirty-colored water on Tuesday, Jan. 20, and the next day utilities workers were on Lebanon Street working. Lambert brought photos of dirty water, a jug of dirty water and stained linens. The two women went…
Recent reports indicate that tough economic times are hurting Mississippi casinos. The decrease in their business is attributable in large part to fewer Alabama residents making the trip across the state line. Make no mistake, Alabamians provide a lot of the money that’s gambled away in Mississippi. Meanwhile, more than 5,000 people showed up at…
(ROANOKE) Services for Eurtis Puckett, 89, of Roanoke, were Saturday, Jan. 24, 2009, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Donald Spradlin officiating. Burial followed in Mt. Grove Church Cemetery, Wedowee. Mr. Puckett died Thursday, Jan. 22, at his home. Mr. Puckett was born March 30, 1919, son of Cecro and Eva…
John Frank Molden died Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009. Mr. Molden was born Oct. 9, 1936, in Wedowee to the late John and Mattie Molden. He was retired from construction in Atlanta. He leaves to cherish his memories his wife, Patricia Molden; three daughters, Angla Kyle, Felecia Harris of Texas and Deborah Molden of Dayton, Ohio;…
(CLOVIS, Calif.) Jeff Barton died Saturday, Dec. 27, 2008, in Fresno, Calif. Mr. Barton was a long-time member of Clovis Christian Church. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the United States Navy for six years. After the war, he moved to California where he became a salesman for meat distributors for…
(OPELIKA) Services for Jack Daniel Mitchell, 77, of Opelika will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, January 27, 2009, at Fredericks Funeral Home. Service will be officiated by his grandson, Pastor Steve Johnson, and Ernest O’Neal, a special friend. Burial will follow in Shady Grove Cemetery. Visitation for Mr. Mitchell will be from 6 to 8…
(GRAHAM) Gadys Akles, 78, of Graham died Friday, Jan. 9, 2009, at Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center, Anniston. Services will be at Bethena United Methodist Church, Graham, on Friday, Jan .16, at 11 a.m. (CST), with the Rev. William Crawford officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Mrs. Akles is survived by her daughter,…