(BARTOW, Fla.) We regret to announce the passing of Ruby Lois Clark Robertson, born Nov. 13, 1951, and answered her heavenly call on Aug. 30, 2020, at her residence in Bartow, Fla.A short memorial only service will be held Saturday, Oct. 3, from 1 to 3 p.m. at Grace Community Church, 1919 County Rd. 1,…
(ROANOKE) Graveside services for Martha Pike Staples, 82, of Roanoke will be Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020, at 1 p.m. at Pleasant Grove Baptist Cemetery-Broughton with Bro. Billy Allen officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 to 8 p.m. on Friday. Mrs. Staples died Wednesday, Sept. 23, at Baptist Medical Center…
The Randolph County Circuit Clerk’s Office is open for absentee voting. Voters may vote in person at the circuit clerk’s office or request an absentee ballot by mail by submitting an absentee application and a copy of their photo ID. The deadline to make application is Oct. 29 at 4:30 p.m. The circuit clerk’s office…
(ROANOKE) The funeral for Freddy Wayne Windsor, 72, of Roanoke will be Friday, Sept. 25, 2020, at 2 p.m. at Mt. Zion Christian Church with Bro. Roger Florence and Bro. Bill Calhoun officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. The family will receive friends at the church from noon to 2 p.m. on Friday…
Born and raised in Bryan, Ohio, on Sept. 23, 1931, Arthur graduated from the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, N.Y., on June 2, 1953, and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force. A 20-year US Air Force flight commander, Arthur piloted Air Force One for President Johnson, as well as wounded battlefield…
(GARDEN CITY, Ga.) Johnnie Allen “John” Dixon Sr., 91, of Garden City, Ga., died Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020, at his home. The cryptside funeral will be Saturday, Sept. 26, at 2 p.m. at Hillcrest Abbey West Cemetery in Garden City. He was born in Pierce County, Ga., to the late Alvin Asbury Dixon and Lizzie…
(WADLEY) The funeral for Mary Ruth Caldwell, 77, of Wadley will be Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020, at 2 p.m. at Mt. Olive Baptist Church in Wadley with Bro. Alan Hurst officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday. Mrs.…
The RCHS Tigers are showing that winning definitely has its rewards. For just the fifth time in school history, the RCHS has been voted the No. 1 team in the state by the Alabama Sportswriters Association. The Tigers had been sitting at No. 2 in the Class 2A poll for the past three weeks. With…
The Woodland Bobcats got back into the win column and got their offense jump-started in the process with a 33-14 victory over Donoho Friday in Anniston. The win has Woodland in the thick of the playoff race in 1A, Region 5 and gives the Bobcats some momentum heading into this week’s rivalry game against Ranburne.…
Handley did what it was expected to do in its game on Friday, then got a healthy dose of the unexpected Tuesday morning. Handley dominated every statistical category in a 32-0 win over Cleburne County Friday, but the bigger news came yesterday when one of the Tigers’ biggest challengers in the region made a major…
For the past two weeks Danny Horn’s Clay Central Volunteers have had a relatively easy road. Blowout wins against Elmore County and Beauregard gave Horn a chance to empty his bench in the second half while simultaneously putting his team atop the region standings. In last week’s 51-6 win over Beauregard, Central held the Hornets…
Wadley’s 15-12 loss to Winterboro was just about as evenly matched as a football game can be. Both teams turned the ball over twice. Both teams scored exactly two touchdowns. Wadley had 50 more yards of total offense, but that can be attributed to field position as much as anything. “They come in here, they’re…
RCHS continued to punish its opponents with an overwhelming ground attack as the Tigers bashed Horseshoe Bend 33-12, while Ranburne found itself on the wrong end of a 46-18 loss to B.B. Comer in 2A, Region 4 action last Friday. Behind a powerful offensive line and the emerging big-play ability of J.D. Till, RCHS pounded…
Members of Randolph County Rescue Squad spent some three hours on Saturday training with their new water rescue equipment. The squad used the public swimming pool in Valley. This is the first time the squad has been able to train on the new camera robot that was recently purchased. New dive gear was used a…
The Randolph County Historical Museum, a 501-3c organization, located in mid-town Roanoke, will be indefinitely closed to ensure the board can make necessary repairs so the contents are secured, and the building is repaired. It is unfortunate the facility has suffered interior and structural problems as a result of an aged roofing system. The board…
MONTGOMERY – Alabama Department of Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington announced that Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted August unemployment rate is 5.6 percent, down from July’s rate of 7.9 percent, and above August 2019’s rate of 2.8 percent. August’s rate represents 127,186 unemployed persons, compared to 176,556 in July and 62,149 in August 2019._ “The drop in…
The city of Roanoke will apply for funds for needed improvements at Roanoke Municipal Enloe Airport. Roanoke City Council agreed Monday to apply for funding assistance from the Federal Aviation Administration and the Alabama Department of Transportation for a project that would resurface the airport runway, among other upgrades. Funding from the FAA and ALDOT…
WEDOWEE – At last Tuesday’s meeting of Wedowee Town Council, Mayor Tim Coe recommended the council postpone any vote on rezoning property on Woodland Avenue for a senior living community. “The postponement comes from Dr. Samuel Hardin, and he would like a postponement till he can attend one of our meetings,” Coe said. Hardin lives…
NOTICE OF INTENT FOR SEALED BIDS FOR A CLEANING SERVICE FOR THE RANDOLPH COUNTY COURTHOUSE AND ANNEXES (SUITE 1, 2, & 3), ENGINEER’S OFFICE, HIGHWAY DEPT, AND EMA OFFICE. The Randolph County Commission is requesting bids for the items listed above. A bid package can be obtained from the Randolph County Commission Office at Randolph…
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Doris Andrews, originally in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Sun West Mortgage Company, Inc., on the 22nd day of August, 2009, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the Judge…