The Handley Tigers girls’ basketball team continued their domination of the county with a 52-41 win over the Randolph County Tigers Friday night.Handley’s overall team experience dwarfed that of Randolph County, but Randolph County fought hard until the last buzzer sounded.“We slowed them down,” Randolph County head coach Robyn Wortham said. “They didn’t have too…
This is the time of year that teachers dread. This is the time of year that a classroom turns into an incubator for just about every disease known to mankind. Elementary school, high school, college, all the same. In they come, snot-nosed and germ laden. Should have stayed home but couldn’t or wouldn’t or something…
A Roanoke man was critically injured on Saturday evening during a propane explosion at his home at 1091 County Rd. 59. According to Randolph County Sheriff’s Office, 84-year-old Sam Little was transported by helicopter to University Hospital in Birmingham with severe burns. The call came at approximately 5:55 p.m. to the wood frame farmhouse located…
One thing you can say for sure is that the hiring of Nick Saban at Alabama has made for some interesting moments. First there was the entire hiring process with Saban vehemently denying he was interested in the job and then he took it, walking away from a lucrative deal as the head coach of…
The Randolph County Tigers couldn’t quite get the ball bouncing defensively Saturday in a 59-56 loss to Wadley. The Tigers picked up the pace on offense after a poor performance the night before against Handley, but struggled on defense. “We were able to penetrate and make the shots better, and we were able to get…
A $10,000 grant from the Alabama Power Foundation has been received to help put finishing touches on Roanoke’s Kids Town park with landscaping and refurbishing of a pavilion already on the property. Kids Town began as joint project between the Roanoke Rotary Club, which came up with the idea, and the city of Roanoke. The…
ROCK MILLS – A Rock Mills woman was arrested on Thursday of last week and charged in connection with the death of her 4-year-old daughter. According to Randolph County Sheriff’s Office investigator Jimmy Holmes, the child, Tamara Allen, was found to be unresponsive at her home on Thursday morning. She was taken by ambulance to…
WEDOWEE – Wedowee Police Department conducted two drug raids on Friday night, resulting in four arrests. The first was at around 9 p.m. at 163 County Rd. 603 in the Midway community. Patricia Mussette Shafer, 32, was charged with possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine), possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. Shafer’s live-in…
For the Woodland Bobcats, a strong showing at the free-throw line made all the difference in their 56-53 win over the Handley Tigers Thursday. Woodland and Handley traded blows throughout the game, but ultimately it came down to a series of foul shots late in the contest. “It started off slow,” Woodland head coach Larry…
A traffic stop stopped Nosquailas Jujuan Blake, 28, of Lineville. More than two weeks after a shooting in the Plantation Patterns warehouse in Wadley, law enforcement officers apprehended the fugitive Monday night, according to Wadley Police Chief Larry Whatley. On Tuesday Blake was in the Randolph County Jail awaiting a bond hearing on a first-degree…
Last Saturday, I took a trip to Panama City to watch my little sister in a dance competition. And I know what you’re thinking. Watching a dance competition is not a manly way to spend a Saturday. Perhaps it isn’t. But she is my little sister, whom I love to support whenever I get a…
WADLEY – Southern Union State Community College will hold its annual homecoming activities Thursday, Feb. 15 on the Wadley Campus. The SU Alumni Association will host a reception for alumni in the Southern Room of the Sports Arena beginning at 6 p.m. This will be a great opportunity to renew friendships and to see the…
Photos help us remember the past, what we used to look like, our friends and loved ones, what our favorite places and towns looked like. How sad in today’s gizmo-rich environment we may be the first generation without photos to document the days of our lives. Co-worker Vanessa Burnside often says, and I agree, that…
Local businessman George Condy presented a third check to city hall Jan. 23 to repay part of the check given to him to represent the city of Roanoke in Korea, and the check did clear the bank. Citizens and the city council are questioning why he was given a check in March 2006 for a…
MONTGOMERY — It came as no surprise but the final numbers confirmed that more money was spent in the Supreme Court chief justice race in Alabama in 2006 than in any judicial race in the nation. It was also the most expensive judicial race in state history. Ironically, Drayton Nabers, the Republican incumbent who lost…
The Wadley Bulldogs girls’ team pulled out a 67-64 win over the Randolph County Tigers Saturday night after a huge performance from Ebony Battle. Battle scored 36 points on the night and grabbed 10 rebounds for the Bulldogs. Wadley head coach Chad Kendrick said the Randolph County team that took the court against the Bulldogs…
7 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous meets at Woodland Volunteer Fire Department. THURSDAY, February 8 8:30 a.m. Randolph County Commission will have an agenda workshop meeting at Randolph County Courthouse Annex. 2 p.m. Sheri Rollins, field representative with Congressman Mike Rogers’ office, will be at Wedowee Town Hall until 4 p.m. to meet with constituents. Citizens may…
Investigators with the state fire marshal’s office were in Roanoke all of last week looking into the scene of a fire that occurred on Monday, Jan. 29, at approximately 5 p.m. at 132 East Ave., in Roanoke’s mill village. Police Chief Adam Melton said that the fire has been ruled a set fire. Although there…
(ROCK MILLS) Tamara Latrice Allen, 4, of Rock Mills died Thursday, Feb. 1, 2007, at Randolph Medical Center in Roanoke. Services will be Wednesday, Feb. 7, at noon at Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church in Five Points with the Rev. Tommy Finley officiating. Burial will follow at the church cemetery. Miss Allen is survived by…
(ANNISTON) Services for Marzie Hall, 73, of Anniston will be Thursday, Feb. 8, 2007, at Gray Brown-Service Mortuary. Burial will follow at Eden Hills Cemetery. The family will receive friends Wednesday evening, from 6 to 8, at the funeral home. Mrs. Hall died Thursday, Feb. 1, at Regional Medical Center. Survivors include a daughter, Angela…