Woodland got its first area win of the season and Wadley continued its strong start with a pair of wins over Ranburne and Reeltown as the teams closed out the 2019 portion of their schedules. Here’s how those games went.Woodland 43, Horseshoe Bend 32Woodland picked up its second win of the season and got an…
Vehicles, floats and walkers in Roanoke’s Christmas parade snake their way down Main Street toward downtown. More photos from Roanoke and Rock Mills parades may be seen below.
The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) will have a greater presence on Alabama roadways this holiday season by assigning all available Troopers to patrol Alabama roadways and bolster enforcement efforts to prevent traffic crashes, injuries and fatalities. “Our goal is simply to save lives,” ALEA’s Secretary Hal Taylor said. The extended holiday travel period will…
MONTGOMERY – Alabama Department of Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington announced that, for the seventh month in a row, Alabama has reached a new record low unemployment rate. Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted November unemployment rate is 2.7 percent, down from October’s previous record rate of 2.8 percent, and well below November 2018’s rate of 3.8 percent.…
WADLEY – An alumnus of Wadley High School has paid off all the delinquent lunch accounts as a Christmas gift to the students. Principal Lori Carlisle said the person, who now lives elsewhere, wishes to remain anonymous. The benefactor donated a total of $2,500, and the remainder will be spent on books and art supplies…
WEDOWEE – Randolph County Board of Education approved the 2020-2021 school calendar at their meeting on Thursday afternoon of last week. The new school year will begin on Wednesday, Aug. 12. Personnel Two elementary school teachers will begin work in the new semester after Christmas break. Emily Huddleston was hired as an elementary teacher at…
(WOODLAND) A visitation for the family and friends of Grady “Doodle” Bell Sr., 63, of Woodland was Monday, Dec. 23, from 12:30 to 2 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Home in Lineville. Mr. Bell died Friday, Dec. 20, at his residence. A resident of Woodland, he had previously lived in Clay County for almost 20 years.…
(DANVILLE, Va.) Charles Roland Moss Jr., 83, of Danville, Va., formerly of Roanoke, died Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019. A graveside service was Sunday, Dec. 15, at 2 p.m. at Highland Burial Park with the Rev. Bob Huffman officiating. He was born Oct. 7, 1936, to the late Charles and Gladys Moss. Charles was a 1963…
(ATLANTA) Memorial services for Adrianna “Cookie” Rix, 77, of Atlanta, formerly of Roanoke, will be Saturday, Dec. 28, 2019, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Tommy Dunn and the Rev. Curt Teal officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 1 to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 28.…
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed on June 5, 2003 by Kenya Owensby, An Unmarried Man, originally in favor of Long Beach Mortgage Company, and recorded in MORT Book 446 at Page 112 on June 10, 2003, in the Office of the…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: EDNA LOIS WILLINGHAM, DECEASED ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS Letters of Administration on the Estate of Edna Lois Willingham, deceased, having been granted to Rita Shelton on the 17th day of Dec., 2019, by the Honorable Judge of Probate of said County, notice is hereby…
Monitoring Non-Compliance Notice The Water Sewer and Gas Board of the Town of Wedowee is required to monitor the source of your drinking water for cryptosporidium. Results of the monitoring are to be used to determine whether water treatment at the Water Sewer and Gas Board of the Town of Wedowee Water Treatment Plant is…
Monitoring Non-Compliance Notice The Utilities Board of the City of Roanoke is required to monitor the source of your drinking water for cryptosporidium. Results of the monitoring are to be used to determine whether water treatment at the City of Roanoke Water Treatment Plant is sufficient to adequately remove cryptosporidium from your drinking water. We…
(ROANOKE) Antonia Watson Bell, 82, a lifelong resident of Roanoke died Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019. The funeral will be Saturday, Dec. 21, at Canaan Missionary Baptist Church in the Welch community. Mrs. Bell will be in state beginning at 9 a.m. The Rev. Calvin Trammell, Rev. Terry Magby and Rev. Elijah Jackson Jr. will officiate.…
(ROANOKE) Joe Frank Grady Sr., 84, of Roanoke died Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019, at Northeast Regional Medical Center in Anniston. A celebration of life will be Friday, Dec. 20, at First Baptist Church, Riley Street, at 1 p.m. Pastor Gilbert Staples will officiate with the Rev. Jeffery Rosser as eulogist. He will lie in state…
(WADLEY) The funeral for Syble Jean Gautney, 79 of Wadley will be Thursday, Dec. 19, 2019, at 2 p.m. at Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church, Ashland, with Bro. Jason Watkins officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Ms. Gautney died Monday, Dec. 16, at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika. She was born in…
Santa Claus waves to the young and young at heart during Woodland’s Christmas parade last Saturday afternoon. Elf Maggie Arrington took a break from her toy-building duties to ride with him.
Sometimes the AHSAA central board hands down its realignment for the upcoming two-year cycle and the changes are nuanced and minimal. But when this year’s reclassification was released Tuesday morning, for the six local schools the changes were monumental. The 2020 and 2021 football seasons will feature vastly different schedules and vastly different circumstances for…
Of course it was Ranburne. Of all the teams to end Woodland’s perfect start to its season, it would have to be the purple-clad rivals to the north. Ranburne beat Woodland’s girls 54-43 in a Friday the 13th contest in which Woodland missed 23 free throws. “That’s the closest we’ve played Ranburne in a long…
Handley led early and led late, but they couldn’t hold the lead at the end as Auburn rallied in the final minute to claim a 60-58 victory over the Tigers in Roanoke last Thursday. Handley was sharp early as they jumped out to a 12-3 lead through the game’s first five and a half minutes.…