A recount in the Roanoke mayoral race will take place Thursday, with the 135 absentee ballots taking center stage.Kelley W. Phillips, who lost to Jill Hicks by just 32 votes in the October 6 runoff, requested the recount but limited that request to just the absentee ballots.Those ballots will be counted by hand in an…
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TOWN OF WADLEY ZONING ORDINANCE UPDATE The Wadley Planning and Zoning Commission will conduct its second and final Public Hearing for the purpose of receiving public comments concerning the Town’s Zoning Ordinance Update. The Public Hearing will be at 5:00 PM on Monday, November 2, 2020 in the Wadley Baptist Church…
STATE OF ALABAMA RANDOLPH COUNTY SHERIFF’S SALE JERRY STEPHENS VS DANNY MCEACHERN By virtue of a judgment issued out of Circuit Court of Randolph County, Alabama and to me directed, whereby I am commanded to make the amount of a certain judgment recently obtained against Danny McEachern, defendant, out of the goods, chattels, land and…
REQUEST FOR SERVICE BY PUBLICATION Case Number: JU-2019-000201.02 Petitioner: Randolph County Department of Human Resources In the Matter of Koby Lee Holloway, a minor child; DOB March 7, 2019 To: The Mother, Carolyn Holloway To: The Unknown Father A Petition has been filed in this Court requesting that the parental rights of the Mother, Carolyn…
ONLINE PUBLIC SALE Stack & Pack Self Storage, pursuant to the Alabama Self Storage Act (8-15-33). Stack & Pack Self Storage, 410 Industrial Ave., Roanoke, AL 36274, phone number 334-863-7867, will conduct an online public sale to the highest bidder at www.lockerfox.com (“View auctions and enter 36274 zip code to register to bid”) on the…
WEDOWEE – At last Thursday’s combined workshop/regular meeting, Randolph County Commission once again heard from a disgruntled resident concerning maintenance of roads. Kay Reaves addressed the commission concerning the road conditions in Pineywoods Subdivision on the lake north of Wedowee and a county road in the Pine Hill area. Mrs. Reaves stated her father developed…
Human remains found in Roanoke on Monday afternoon have been sent to the Alabama Department of Forensic Science. According to Roanoke Police Chief Adam Melton, the police received a call around 2:45 to a wooded area off of Bell Road. The remains appeared to have been there for several months, and there was evidence nearby…
WADLEY – A local business in Wadley was robbed early Sunday morning. The suspect in the robbery was apprehended and arrested a short time later. The following is an official news release from Wadley Police Chief Tyler Murphy: On Sunday, Oct. 11, Wadley Police Department was dispatched to an armed robbery at Wadley Quick Stop.…
WEDOWEE – In a called meeting last Thursday, Randolph County Board of Education was – in football terms – penalized and had to call another play. In other words at their regular meeting and work session the week prior, they dropped the ball. School Superintendent John Jacobs said, “We made a mistake at our last…
WEDOWEE – In a meeting on Tuesday of last week, Wedowee Town Council approved the budget for 2020-2021. Mayor Tim Coe said revenues were good during the summer even with the pandemic. He said, “I think most people shopped locally instead of going out of town.” The new budget shows projected revenues of $1,710,800 with…
WADLEY – At a rescheduled meeting last week, Wadley Town Council adopted the budget for fiscal year 2020-2021. Revenues for the next year are estimated to be $527,017 with estimated expenses being $498,263, leaving a surplus for the year of $69,508. Mayor Donna McKay said the budget would be easy to work with. Mayor’s report…
(WADLEY) Willie Frank Battle died Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020, at his home in Wadley. A graveside service will be Tuesday, Oct. 13, at 1 p.m. at County Line Baptist Church Cemetery, Wadley. Mr. Battle was born Dec. 21, 1969, to the late Willie R. Battle and Christine Heard Battle in Ashland. He was a lifelong…
(WADLEY) Clemis Ann Buchanan Bledsoe, 67, of Wadley died Friday, Oct. 9, 2020, at University of Alabama Medical Center in Birmingham. Viewing will be Friday, Oct. 16, from 1 to 6 p.m. at Clark Memorial Funeral Service. Graveside services will be Saturday, Oct. 17, at 1 p.m. at Cogar Hill CME Church Cemetery, Daviston. Mrs.…
(MOUNTAIN BROOK) John B. Harper, 78, died Oct. 10, 2020, at 11:55 a.m. from complications of cancer treatments. He was born in Wadley and lived most of his early life in Roanoke. He was a resident of Mountain Brook. Mr. Harper received his bachelor and juris doctor degrees from the University of Alabama. He was…
(LANETT) Bobby Gene White, 74, of Lanett died at his residence on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020. Graveside services will be Tuesday, Oct. 13, at 2 p.m. EDT at Oakwood Cemetery in Lanett with the Rev. Don Downs officiating. Bobby was born in Roanoke on May 30, 1946, to the late Horace Eugene White and Irma…
(ROANOKE) The funeral for Herbert Wayne Clark, 81, of Roanoke will be Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020, at 2 p.m. at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church with Bro. Rickey Cannon and Bro. Jamie Taylor officiating. Burial will follow at New Hope Cemetery in Clacksville. The family will receive friends at the church beginning at noon on Thursday.…
(ROANOKE) Graveside services for Mildred Bailey Bonner, 97, of Roanoke were Monday, Oct. 12, 2020, at 11 a.m. at Randolph Memory Gardens with Ray Weaver. Mrs. Bonner passed away Oct. 9 at Lake Martin Community Hospital in Dadeville. Survivors include her brother, John Benford Bailey of Columbus, Ga.; son-in-law, G. Sanders Dupree of Atlanta; nephews,…
(ROANOKE) Laverne Jackson Allen, 62, died Sunday, Oct. 4, 2020, at her home in Roanoke. Viewing will be Wednesday, Oct. 14, from 1 to 6 p.m. at Clark Memorial Funeral Service. A celebration of life will be Thursday, Oct. 15, at 1 p.m. at New Beginning Outreach Ministries. Burial will be Friday, Oct. 16, at…
The Woodland Bocats won their fourth straight game and secured their first playoff berth since 2014 with a 47-6 dismantling of Talladega County Central Friday on a wet homecoming night in Woodland. The Bobcats led from start to finish in a game that was never in doubt. The win continues a drought-busting season for Woodland,…
(ROANOKE) Tyrone Smith, 65 of Roanoke died Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020, at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta. Graveside services will be Monday, Oct. 12, at 11 a.m. at Peace & Goodwill Baptist Church Cemetery with Pastor L.B. Houston and the Rev. Jeffery Rosser officiating. Visitation will be Sunday at Silmon-Seroyer Funeral Home Chapel in LaFayette…