Randolph County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a flurry of burglaries this week, including two at churches in eastern Randolph County.William Tatum of Wehadkee Missionary Baptist Church, County Road 310, Roanoke, reported a burglary and theft of property on Aug. 2. Taken were $100 in change and currency, a vacuum cleaner and a safe and fireproof…
When people think of big-time sports in Randolph County, they don’t usually think about soccer. But with the recent growth in popularity of soccer, it may not be long before it becomes one of the county’s main sports. Wes Kinsey, president of Roanoke Youth Soccer, said the sport has seen tremendous growth in the county…
I’m Laura Gasser, the new Randolph County Animal Shelter board president and facility manager. As most of you know, Carol Nicholson and her husband Nick moved to Kansas to be with their three granddaughters as they grow up. We all thank Carol for bringing the shelter to life. Carol never gave up even when things…
WEDOWEE – The body of a Wedowee man was found on Tuesday afternoon after a storage building in his back yard caught on fire. According to a Wedowee Police Department spokesman, the body of Roy Parks “R.P.” Bridges, 71, of 326 2nd St. SW, was taken to the Alabama Department of Forensic Science. It is…
Mayor Spec Bonner made the motion to renew Randolph Medical Center’s $600,000 line of credit at Wachovia Bank at last week’s council meeting, and the council unanimously approved his motion. Both the council and the Roanoke Health Care Authority must approve the line of credit. Randolph Medical Center administrator Tim Harlin told the council the…
The Farmers Market on U.S. Highway 431 celebrated its grand opening Saturday as citizens poured in to buy locally grown fresh fruits and vegetables. State Rep. Richard Laird, who has tried to get the market going for the past two years, was excited the third try was the charm at the county’s old Terry 431…
It’s that time of year again. Students will once again flood the halls of local high schools and football players will take the practice field to prepare for the upcoming season. The Randolph County Tigers, the Woodland Bobcats, the Wadley Bulldogs and the Handley Tigers all strapped on their helmets to begin practices this past…
Handley High School teachers told the Roanoke Rotary Club at its Thursday meeting of their plans to celebrate the 100th birthday of the city school system. Superintendent of city schools Chuck Marcum presented the group planning the centennial celebration, including history teachers Merredith Sears and Kristy Fordham, who teach the Community Studies class, and Steve…
It is hard to believe that children across our state are already heading to classrooms for another school year. It seems like the summer vacation grows shorter each year. As many of our children head back to school, far too many will experience a new problem plaguing many of Alabama’s school systems — a shortage…
The Randolph County Commission will hold a Public Auction to dispose of surplus property at the Randolph County Shop Facility located at 817 Woodland Avenue West in Wedowee, AL, on Saturday, August 18, 2007, at 9 a.m. Items will include vehicles, trucks, bush hogs and other miscellaneous items. A listing of these surplus items can…
Bradley Byrne, the new chancellor of Alabama’s two-year colleges, wants to prohibit legislators from working for or contracting with schools in the system. He is backed by Gov. Bob Riley, but other powerful forces are determined to stop him, including AEA executive director Dr. Paul Hubbert and most Democratic legislators. Democrats in the legislature certainly…
There is no doubt that much of the decision-making in Alabama’s two-year college system has been done for the benefit of system employees and not for the benefit of the students the colleges were established to serve. This problem has been compounded by the fact that so many of our legislators who make funding decisions…
Another 4th of July has come and gone. There weren’t many “official” Independence Day celebrations when I was a kid. At least not in my little town. There were no parades. No community fireworks shows. None of the stuff you usually associate with joy expressed over our nation’s independence from John Bull’s tyranny. Now that…
Three people were arrested on Friday afternoon of last week in a drug bust on Cannon Street in Roanoke. According to investigator Billy Lane, the search warrant was executed at 5:36 p.m. at 410 Cannon St. Those arrested included Cindy Dawn Baez (also known a Cindy Dawn Hunter), 39, of Cannon Street; Kerreze Terrel Person,…
I’d like to talk to everyone about a serious mental health issue that’s troubling men and women all over the country. You see, I am a sufferer of what’s called Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) or seasonal depression as it’s often referred to. Seasonal depression is most common during the late fall through the winter months.…
There will be a season long celebration around the Southeastern Conference this fall. It will happen whenever and wherever SEC teams tee it up this entire season. And with good reason. This is the 75th year of the Southeastern Conference, and the conference plans to make sure that it is celebrated to the fullest. Over…
(ROANOKE) Services for Lila Mae Cole, 83, of Roanoke will be Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2007, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Charles Fetner and the Rev. Doris Williamson officiating. Burial will follow in Cedarwood Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday.…
(WOODLAND) Services for Charles L. (C.L.) Holcombe, 86, of Woodland will be Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2007, at 1 p.m. at Highway First Congregational Methodist Church, with the Rev. Vernon Willis and the Rev. S.T. Janney officiating. Burial will follow at Providence Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Benefield Funeral Home from 5…
(CARROLLTON, Ga.) Donya Marie Glenn, 18, of Carrollton, Ga., died July 29, 2007. She was born Aug. 15, 1988 in Carrollton. Survivors include her mother and stepfather, Shelia and Willie Thomas; father and stepmother, Marcus and Michelle Glenn; sisters, Jessica Smith of Woodland, Jasmine Glenn of Bowdon, Ga., and Brittany Dumas and LaRissa Glenn of…
(PENSACOLA, Fla.) Fred Moses, 81, of Pensacola, Fla. died Sunday, Aug. 5, 2007 after a lengthy battle with cancer. Born in Pulaski, Tenn. On Feb. 15, 1926, he had been a resident of Pensacola for 50 years. He was an army veteran of the Korean War and an employee of Wesley’s Refrigeration for 38 years.…