The Stephens family does not want to put bars over the windows at Stephens’ Station but two recent burglaries have them thinking about it.The Wadley City Council is also taking the burglaries and thefts seriously, offering a $1,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the culprit or culprits.The business is…
MONTGOMERY – State Rep. Richard Laird (D-Roanoke) announced that Randolph County schools will receive $300,000 in grant funds. The Alabama Public School and College Incentive Fund will distribute the grants. The fund was established as part of a bond issue passed by the Legislature last session for projects in schools, community colleges, universities and public…
Roanoke City Council unanimously approved salary increases for the mayor and council members that will be effective Nov. 8 after a new council is sworn in. Municipal elections are held in August. The mayor’s monthly salary was increased from $1,000 to $1,500 and council members’ salaries were increased from $300 to $500 monthly. This was…
HUNTER BEND – Randolph County Sheriff’s Office has made arrests in the theft of tools from building sites in the Hunter Bend subdivision on Lake Wedowee. Jonathan Lambert and Christopher Miller, who are building a house on Lot 61 on Eagle Drive, and Oliver Norton, who is building a house on Lot 59, reported roughly…
The weather’s warming up and I assume the sun still shines on top of all the rain clouds we’ve had lately. The birds are chirping. The grass is getting a little greener. Spring is here, and that means it’s time for some baseball and softball. Personally, I prefer cold weather to warm. Especially during the…
The stadium lights are warming up and the chalk is being drawn down the baselines, which can mean only one thing in Randolph County. Baseball and softball season is here. All four county schools return loads of talent to their respective rosters and have a promising group of newcomers to fill in the gaps left…
RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA NOTICE OF HEARING ON FINAL SETTLEMENT IN RE: ESTATE OF ODELLE BENNETT TO: Heirs-at-law and next of kin of Marie Dudley: Donna Dudley, Post Office Box 2066, Edgewood, NM 87015 James Dudley, 7916 Oso Rico Road NE, Albuquerque, NM 87122 Vernon Dudley, 422 Aliso Drive SE, Albuquerque, NM 87108 You are hereby…
Saturday, March 1, the no-outside watering ban will be lifted on Saturdays and Wednesdays. The city of Roanoke Utilities Board voted at its February meeting to lift the ban on those days, according to Donna Tucker, utilities board manager. Utilities Board member Ronald Cameron said the board wanted to see how the water sources do…
RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: ESTATE OF AMELIA THWEATT SHUMPERT, DECEASED NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT Letters of Testamentary of said deceased have been granted to the undersigned on the 25th day of Feb., 2008, by the Honorable George Diamond, Judge of Probate of Randolph County, Alabama. Notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against…
I don’t know about you, but I’m keeping my eyes open while driving southward below the Armadillo Line — that invisible point where the road kill shifts from predominantly possum to predominantly armadillo. I figure that Burmese pythons prefer possums to ‘dillos because possum fur goes down more gently than bony armadillo plates. So when…
RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: MORRIS SIMPSON, DECEASED ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS Letters of Administration on the Estate of Morris Simpson, deceased, having been granted to Braxton Garrett on the 22nd day of Feb., 2008, by the Honorable Judge of Probate of said County, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against…
WEDOWEE – Bids for the resurfacing of County Roads 26 and 73 will be let in March for approximately $267,000, county engineer Burrel Jones told Randolph County Commission at its regular meeting. Jones said the paving will go from Highway 22 to the County Road 15 intersection. Commissioner June Waldrep asked about adding the part…
Most folks in Randolph County have heard Congress recently passed an economic stimulus bill. While the good news is Alabama’s economy as a whole remains stronger than the rest of the nation, for some folks and small businesses among us facing tough times the bill could have some real benefits right when it’s needed the…
I watched the 60 Minutes piece on the Don Siegelman trial Sunday night. It started with footage of the former governor emptying pails of dirty water at the federal prison where he is incarcerated in Louisiana. Reporter Scott Pelley then revealed the first public allegation from Rainsville lawyer and Republican activist Dana Jill Simpson that…
Three people were injured in a traffic accident in front of Roanoke Post Office on Friday night of last week. Jatronia Setravis Hurston, 25, of LaGrange was traveling south on U.S. 431 in a 1990 Pontiac Grand Am. Brittney Michelle Eden, 23, of Valley was traveling north on U.S. 431 in a 2000 Chevrolet Blazer…
Another weekend passed and another Alabama football player was arrested. Sounds like a broken record doesn’t it? This time it was Rashad Johnson, a senior safety and a permanent captain from last season. It was another incident on the infamous Strip, a local entertainment area that has proved to be a dangerous playground for Crimson…
(LEESBURG, Fla.) Services for Joyce Edmondson Ebert, 69, of Leesburg, Fla., formerly of Randolph County, will be Thursday, Feb. 28, 2008 at 11 a.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Gary Henderson officiating. Burial will follow in Wedowee City Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Wednesday from 5 to 7 p.m. at the…
(GARDENDALE) Phyllis Teresa Webb Williams, 62, died Monday, Feb. 25, 2008. Phyllis was born in Roanoke on Nov. 24, 1945. She was a nurse for over 30 yeas and enjoyed taking care of other people. She and her husband, Jon, loved to travel. She lived for many years in Panamay City Beach, Fla., where she…
(BOWDON, Ga.) Services for J.D. Holloway, 88, of Bowdon, Ga., will be Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2008, at 2 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Jason Adams officiating. Burial will follow in the Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday.…
(OPELIKA) The Rev. Curtis J. Wilson, 80, of Opelika, formerly of Lanett, died Saturday, Feb. 23, 2008, at his residence. Services were Monday, Feb. 25, at 2 p.m. at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church in Wedowee with the Rev. Brad Reed and Brad Holley officiating. Burial followed at the church cemetery. The Rev. Wilson is survived…