(WEDOWEE) Graveside services for Wyatt Wright Jr., 87, of Wedowee will be Friday, Oct. 26, 2007, at 1 p.m. at Levens Baptist Church Cemetery with the Revs. Joe Bob Traylor and Tim Whaley officiating.The family will receive friends on Thursday, Oct. 25, from 4 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.Pallbearers will be Rocky Cook,…
Ronnie Whaley, former city president of a local bank, pleaded guilty to 13 felonies and one misdemeanor Tuesday morning without a plea agreement. On the second day of his trial on drug and receiving stolen property charges Fifth Judicial Circuit Judge Steve Perryman accepted his guilty plea. On the trafficking or manufacturing methamphetamine charges alone…
The Roanoke City Council once again did not pass the 2007-2008 budget in its Monday night meeting. Mayor Spec Bonner asked mayor pro-tem Richard Fetner to preside over the meeting as the mayor voted to approve the budget, along with council members Mack Arthur Bell and Tammi T. Holley. Voting against passing the budget were…
The Water Wars are getting ugly. While there once was a pretense of cooperation between Georgia and Alabama in the struggle over water flows in the Coosa and Tallapoosa river basins, now there is outright opposition. The latest development arose from Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue’s appeal to President Bush to declare Georgia a drought disaster…
WEDOWEE – The county engineer ran the figures and Randolph County Commissioners decided the county cannot afford to open the landfill more than one day per week. Engineer Burrel Jones provided the commissioners with a report of how much money the landfill brings in versus what it costs to operate it. Presently, it is open…
In a few short weeks our country will once again honor and remember those who have served our great nation in the Armed Forces. Veterans Day, of course, gives all of us in Randolph County the opportunity to recognize and remember these brave men and women who have served in uniform. According to the United…
The Randolph County Animal Shelter invites the public to the long awaited shelter open house on Saturday, Nov. 3, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The shelter is at 104 Animal Shelter Rd., off Highway 48 West in Wedowee. “Please come by and see what the kindness of our community has done for the animals…
According to Wadley head coach Randy Sparks, the Bulldogs were up against one of the better teams they’ve seen all season in St. Jude Friday night. You wouldn’t know it from the 60-18 drumming the Dogs put on the Pirates. “Obviously, we beat a very good football team and we beat them soundly,” Sparks said.…
Randolph County Board Of Education Present until November 2, 2007 Inspection from 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. on school days Items are located at RRCTC (Trade School) Bids will be opened at 3:00 PM on November 5, 2007 RRCTC holds the right to refuse any and all bids. Bids may be left at RRCTC or…
The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement will have to vote but if the recommendation of the team that visited all three Roanoke City Schools is followed the system will attain district accreditation. Olivia Hodges, chairman of the Quality Assurance Review Team, summarized to the group at the City Auditorium…
In the fall a young man’s fancy Turns to thoughts of barbecue Anon I read book reviews. And I buy books based on reviews. So when my old buddy John Shelton Reed wrote a review declaring that Searching for the Dixie Barbecue: Journeys into the Southern Psyche by Wilber W. Caldwell was a book that…
When an offense doesn’t click, a win is hard to come by. That’s exactly the scenario the Randolph County Tigers found themselves in Friday night in a 6-0 region loss to Ohatchee. After a pair of impressive wins over Winterboro and Woodland in the previous two weeks, the Tigers were uninspired against Ohatchee, according to…
P.O. Box 30l463 Montgomery, Alabama 36l30-l463 (334) 27l-7700 PROPOSED ORDER Account Code: 605 Pursuant to the provisions of the Alabama Environmental Management Act, the Alabama Department of Environmental Management is proposing to issue an Order to the Roanoke Utilities Board, which operates a facility located on Alabama Highway 22 in the City of Roanoke, Randolph…
Steven Brown, executive director of Troup-Chambers Habitat for Humanity, was the speaker for the October meeting of the Mountain Laurel Community Club. With great fanfare, he announced that Habitat for Humanity is coming to Randolph County. It’s official! Randolph County will become a part of the Troup-Chambers Affiliate and the name will be changed. He…
The Randolph County Commission is requesting Statements of Qualifications from qualified professional engineering firms to provide engineering services on a water facilities project to serve various rural areas of the County funded under the State’s Community Development Block Grant Competitive Fund Program (Project No. CY-CM-PF-07-008). The Scope of Work will include the preparation of specifications…
The Handley Tigers remained undefeated in region play after downing Holtville 35-14 on the road Friday night. Although the score indicates a certain degree of dominance for the Tigers, Handley head coach Mike Battles said it wasn’t the prettiest game he’s coached. “We got done what we wanted to do, but not the way we…
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE ALABAMA, RANDOLPH COUNTY Default having been made in the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Stanley Arnett and Cynthia Arnett, husband and wife, J/T/R/S to Beneficial Alabama, Inc., dated February 17, 2006, said mortgage being recorded in Book 493, Page 160, in the Office of the Judge of Probate of…
Most football games take four quarters to put away. But for the Woodland Bobcats, it only took one in their 32-14 thumping of White Plains Friday night. The game was so out of hand at halftime, Woodland’s starters never saw the field in the second half. “They (White Plains) were just playing some young kids…
It’s time for a weekend that doesn’t feature games that impact the national championship run or frantic, breath-taking finishes, shocking upsets and coaches making decisions that go against “the book.” It’s really necessary for Southeastern Conference football fans to have one weekend where they can exhale, relax and grab their wits. It has hardly happened…
Bob Ingram, who grew up in Cherokee County, covered Alabama politics for more years than most of us can remember, and wrote a column that appeared in newspapers across the state, including this one, was laid to rest Sunday in Montgomery. Political figures of all stripes and many government and business leaders were on hand…