RANDOLPH COUNTYSHERIFF’S SALEPHILLIP W. ARNELLARNELL SURVEYINGVS.JETTYRENE SHORTNACYBy virtue of a judgment, issued out of Small Claims Court of Randolph County, Alabama, and to me directed, whereby I am commanded to make the amount of a certain judgment recently obtained against Jettyrene Shortnacy, defendant, out of the goods, chattels, land and tenements of the said defendant.I…
Two women were injured on Thursday afternoon of last week in a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of Country Club Road and Martin Luther King Drive in Roanoke. According to the report from Roanoke Police Department, a 1989 Chevrolet Corsica, driven by Sharon Owens Wood of 10 County Rd. 20, Roanoke, was traveling north on…
The county tournament starts today, thus kicking off my favorite week of the entire sports year here in the county. Except for going to Birmingham to cover one of the county teams in the football finals, the county tournament is the one event I look forward to every year (and the only one of the…
Born in 1900, before cars, washing machines, computers and airplanes, Lucy Noles Green does not live in the past. Her grandchild recently gave her an automated truck and she has been zipping it around by remote control, running over everybody, according to family members. Holding court in her wheelchair, her bright blue eyes taking everybody…
I dare anyone to feel more strongly than I do that Mrs. Rosa Parks deserves to be remembered as one of the great figures in American history. And I dare anyone to feel more strongly that the history of the South, controversial though it may be, needs to be remembered and in many cases its…
WADLEY – The winds of basketball change are blowing in Wadley. No longer content to be plagued with inconsistency (girls) and losing records (boys) the Wadley Bulldog basketball teams and their respective coaches have their teams looking as strong as they have in recent memory heading into this week’s county tournament. The Lady Bulldogs are…
Anyone who has had an illness or major surgery that required extended rehabilitation knows how difficult the therapy can be. That difficulty is often compounded when the patient is in a facility far from home and family. Wedowee Hospital’s swing bed rehabilitation services are designed to offer a more convenient, close-to-home alternative to traditional rehabilitation.…
WEDOWEE – The RCHS Tigers made it two wins over Woodland in the past two weeks as they tripped up the Bobcats 73-55 on Friday night. The Tigers knocked off the Bobcats in the Woodland Christmas tournament last week, 65-55. Randy Hill scored a season-high 23 points for Woodland to lead all scorers but it…
ROANOKE – While the Handley Lady Tigers are cruising through their area schedule and eyeing a county tournament championship, the Handley boys are scraping and clawing for every win they can muster. Things went from bad to worse over the Christmas holiday as senior Terrance Stegall, arguably the team’s best player, was dismissed from the…
Mayor Spec Bonner told the Roanoke Council the best suggestion he has received about the use of the National Guard Armory, is moving the Nutrition Program into the building. The city is in the process of buying the building, which is 50 years old this month, from the state. The National Guard Armory Commission has…
WEDOWEE – In a brief meeting on Monday evening, Randolph County Board of Education hired a teacher to replace Allan Robertson, who was transferred from a teaching position at Woodland High School to that of principal of Wedowee Middle School. Lindsey Green was approved by the board on an interim basis to teach social studies…
7 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous meets at Woodland Volunteer Fire Department. THURSDAY, January 12 noon Roanoke Rotary Club meets at The Galley Restaurant. 1 p.m. Lamar Denkins with Congressman Mike Rogers’ office will be at Wedowee Town Hall until 3 p.m. to meet with constituents. 6:30 p.m. Roanoke Schools Association meets at Awbrey Public Library. New…
Two front-page stories this week are grouped together under the heading “Good news for county hospitals.” Although it would have revealed less about the stories that followed, that headline might also have read “Good news for county residents.” The story about Randolph Medical Center being approved for Critical Access status and reopening its operating room…
MONTGOMERY — Lucy Baxley has kicked off her campaign for governor, Don Siegelman wants to have a debate with her, Gov. Bob Riley thinks the huge surplus of education money should be used to build schools, and former Chief Justice Roy Moore is still taking a few shots from his critics for the fund-raising campaign…
WADLEY – Although the Randolph County basketball tournament has been in existence in some form or another for more than 30 years, this year’s event marks the 10th year in a row that it has truly been a county tournament – featuring all four schools in both the boys’ and girls’ events. It all gets…
Arrests Tabitha “Deann” Cummings, 25, of 1334 County Rd. 59, Roanoke, was arrested on Jan. 9 and charged with failure to appear in court (writing a bad check). Willie Ballenger, 51, of 4445 County Rd. 92, Graham, was arrested on Jan. 5 and charged with failure to appear in court (child support). Ray Cofield, 60,…
Randolph Medical Center got in under the wire and is now designated as a Critical Access Unit, which will help its bottom line. Other good news is the next project may result in putting the operating room back in service next month after a year’s hiatus. Hospital administrator Tim Harlin barely stopped to enjoy the…
WEDOWEE – Randolph County Commission will again ask for bids to re-roof and insulate the county shop. Commission chairman June Waldrep brought up the matter at this week’s meeting, saying, “If we don’t have the money, borrow it and get it done… It rains inside and leaks outside. That shop’s going down.” Waldrep said it’s…
The Roanoke City Council discussed a number of road and drainage problems and what to do at the Monday meeting. Streets supervisor Donnie Cash informed the council one problem has been corrected. He said he finally reached someone at CSX Railroad about the Louina Street overhead bridge where the rails at the end of the…
Arrests Clarence Dewayne McCurty, 23, of County Road 16, Roanoke, was arrested following a traffic stop on Jan. 10 on Cook Road and charged with possession of cocaine (felony). LaMorris Strickland, 26, of 2980 County Rd. 17, Roanoke, was arrested on Jan. 9 and charged with simple assault (misdemeanor). Debbie Ann Childers, 43, of 51047…