Discontent with the notion of waiting at least another year for a second garbage truck, the city of Roanoke took action Monday to cut that wait time short.The Roanoke City Council agreed Monday to purchase a second truck at a cost of just under $310,000, a move that canceled a previous agreement to buy a…
Tax Cut Bills The Grocery Tax Cut bill, HB479, passed both houses this week, sending the largest tax cut in Alabama history to the Governor. The bill will immediately cut the State’s tax rate on food from 4 percent to 3 percent beginning on September 1, 2023. The rate will be reduced to 2 percent…
Randolph County School Board called a meeting last Thursday to fill more open positions for the 23-24 school year. In personnel actions, the board approved: * The resignation of Jonathan Farr, science teacher at Wadley High School effective June 30, 2023. Farr came to Wadley prior to the 2018-19 school year and served as head…
Arrests for week ending June 5th Robert Jason Bowen, 39, of 1310 Co Rd 95, Wedowee – Failure to Appear in Court x 10 – May 26 Clayton S. Anderson, 42, of 193 Cook Rd, Roanoke – Drug Court Sanction – May 26 Tyler Karr, 23, of 4841 Corinth Rd, Cragford – Failure to Appear…
Arrest for week ending June 5th Charles Sprayberry, 56, of 460 Pine Valley Dr, Roanoke – Failure to Appear/Comply/Pay x 2, Appearing in Public Place Under the Influence of Alcohol – May 30 Kenneth Bernard Hill, 49, of 225 Ave A, Roanoke – Failure to Appear in Court (Domestic Violence 3rd, Criminal Trespass 3rd, Harassment,…
by Tim Altork Xavier Calloway has had just a few stops in his young career as a basketball coach, but when he coaches the Handley boys basketball team for the first unofficial competition with that team, all of the stops of his high school coaching days will collide. Calloway was named as Handley’s new boys…
STATE OF ALABAMA RANDOLPH COUNTY PROBATE COURT NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JEANNIE MALCOLM, DECEASED Letters Testamentary on the estate of Jeannie Malcolm, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on the 30th day of May, 2023, by the Judge of Probate of said County, notice is hereby given…
NOTICE TO CREDITORS THE STATE OF ALABAMA, RANDOLPH COUNTY, PROBATE COURT IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JOHNNY MACK SMITH, DECEASED Letters Testamentary upon last will and testament of said decedent, having been granted to the undersigned on the 30th day of May, 2023, by the Honorable Judge George Diamond, Judge of the Probate…
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Jamison M. Vowell and Stephanie Vowell, husband and wife, originally in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Homestar Financial Corp., on March 10, 2017, said mortgage recorded in the Office of…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: SARA ANN WRIGHT PETTY, DECEASED ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS Letters of Administration on the Estate of Sara Ann Wright Petty, deceased, having been granted to Valerie Walker on the 1st day of June, 2023, by the Honorable Judge of Probate of said County, notice…
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Roanoke Utilities Board will be accepting bids to repair damage caused by heavy floods March 24-27. All applicants must be a state licensed contractor, must be able to work with FEMA guidelines, and must be able to provide proof of insurance. Deadline to submit a bid will be June 22 at 9:00 am.…
AFFIDAVIT OF ASSUMED NAME, TRADEMARK AND FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT We the undersigned, being duly sowrn, do hereby declare under oath that the names of all persons interested in the business or profession carried on under the names of Multi Dimenzions Express Trust are doing business as the following: 1. Multi Dimenzions Express Trust d/b/a…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Mavis L. Reaves Morris, 90, of Roanoke will be held on Friday, June 9, 2023, at 1 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Mark Brand officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Zion Christian Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from noon-1 p.m. on Friday…
(WEDOWEE) A Celebration of the life of Joseph Christopher Corson will be held Saturday June 10, 2023 at 10:30 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Wedowee. The Rev. Todd Noren-Hentz and the Rev. Jon Tal Murphree will be officiating. After a long and valiant struggle against pancreatic cancer, Chris passed away on Sunday,…
(ROCK MILLS) Funeral services for Willie P. “Junior” Towler, 81, of Rock Mills, will be held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, June 7, 2023, at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Tommy Burke and the Rev. Stanley Yarbrough officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home…
(ATLANTA) Reaner Bell Cannon Gunn, 79, of Atlanta died on Saturday, May 27, 2023, at her home. Funeral services were Friday, June 2, at 11 a.m. at Raleigh Rucker Chapel, Decatur, Ga.,with Pastor Charlayne Whitlock officiating. Internment was at Southview Cemetery in Atlanta. Mrs. Gunn was born on Feb. 5, 1944, in Roanoke to the…
(HEFLIN) Funeral services for Patty Jean Akins, 82, of Heflin will be held on Thursday, June 1, 2023, at 2 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with Bro. Brandon Knight officiating. Burial will follow at Pilgrim’s Rest Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 4-8 p.m. on Wednesday, May 31.…
Week ending May 29th Randolph County Sheriff’s Office Charles Louis Garey Jr., 38. of 150 Co Rd 131, Roanoke – Mandatory Release – May 22 Montavious Antuan Bryant, 36, of 2821 Morgan St, Roanoke – Mandatory Release – May 22 Duane Robert Holland, 60, of 257 Ward Haven Dr, Wedowee – Harrassment – May 22…
It’s being described as one of the largest gatherings of people to ever take place in Randolph County, and if you listen to the organizers it’s only going to get bigger. In its third year, Wedowee’s Frog Level Music Festival took over the town and brought over 1,000 people to downtown Wedowee through the course…
Barry Waldrep’s vision for an intimate music venue in Wedowee is becoming a reality. Waldrep’s 48 West, which is in the newly renovated former Church of Christ building in Wedowee, will open it’s doors for the first time with two shows this weekend, with the Friday’s show already sold out. “These tickets have sold quickly,…