Mark this down as reason number 2 trillion why I love covering high school sports in a small community.There is a common practice throughout the world of high school and college sports that the final home game of the season – in whatever sport – is designated as senior night. The seniors and their significant…
Staring at the very real possibility of a winless season, the Wadley Lady Bulldogs came up with an 11th-hour victory in their final game of the regular season as they held on for a 38-35 win over RCHS Friday. That win wasn’t secure until a last-second running three-point attempt by RCHS’s Kaylee Robinson came perilously…
WEDOWEE – Wedowee Town Council is looking into a couple of situations that involve questions about property and property owners. At their meeting on Tuesday evening, they tabled an issue regarding closing of some streets off North Main Street, which have not been in use for decades. In an unrelated matter, residents of King David…
A Roanoke Police officer on patrol late Monday night spotted a fire at a vacant residence at 153 Louina St. Roanoke Volunteer Fire Department extinguished the flames, but the fire, which originated in a side room, caught back up several hours later. The historic home, owned by Dan Hernandez, sustained heavy damage. According to Roanoke…
(WADLEY) The graveside funeral service for Judy Lynn Grant Jordan, 69, of Wadley will be Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019, at 3 p.m. in Mellow Valley Baptist Church Cemetery. Ms. Jordan died Sunday, Feb. 3, at Brookwood Medical Center in Birmingham. She was a Troup County, Ga., native, had attended LaGrange High School and as a…
FREDONIA – Located off County Road 267 in the Fredonia community, the New Hope Rosenwald School has reached its centennial year in 2019. In the early 1930s, there were close to 5,000 of these schools over 15 Southeastern states. Relatively few of them are still standing. New Hope is the only one of 20 Rosenwald…
Randolph County Economic Development Authority had a packed room Tuesday morning for the AIDT Leadership Skills training course. There are participants from the Career Center, Circle of Care, DHR, Candlewick, and Clay and Randolph counties’ career coach. AIDT stands for Alabama Industrial Development Training. The Leadership Skills 1 course is designed for currently employed Alabama…
Three Valley area residents were arrested in Roanoke on Monday morning in a vehicle stolen from Valley. According to the report from Roanoke Police Department, RPD received a call from Valley PD in regards to a 2011 Toyota Camry taken from a Valley resident. The vehicle was spotted headed north on U.S. 431 and stopped…
CLACKSVILLE – A Roanoke man was critically injured in a one-vehicle accident early Sunday. According to reports, a resident of Chambers County Road 104 in the Clacksville community reported at approximately 1:48 a.m. that a truck was overturned in his front yard with the driver pinned under the truck. William Brett Mitchell, 36, the driver…
WADLEY – Wadley Town Council approved the purchase of two new Ford F-150 utility trucks from Buster Miles in Heflin. One of the trucks is a two-door, the other a four-door and will include tool boxes and the utility package. For some time, the mayor and council have examined the pros and cons of lease…
(DAVISTON) The funeral service for Dorothy Ray “Dot” Hunter, 90, of Daviston will be Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019, at 11 a.m. at Benefield Funeral Home in Lineville. Burial will follow in Mt. Carmel Christian Church Cemetery. Mrs. Hunter died Monday, Feb. 4, at Clay County Hospital. She was a native and lifelong resident of Clay…
(WADLEY) Funeral services for Heath Conn, 51, of Wadley will be Friday, Feb. 8, 2019, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Keith Benefield and Edward Herren officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5-8 p.m. on Thursday. Mr. Conn passed away Friday, Feb. 1, at his residence.…
Funeral services for Cooper Reid Bridgman, infant, will be Friday, Feb. 8, 2019, at 11 a.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Charlie Whaley officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 4-7 p.m. on Thursday. On Tuesday, Feb. 5, Cooper gained his angel…
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Buena V. Dowdell and Jean D. Stockdale, to United States of America, acting through the Rural Housing Service, USDA, f/k/a the Farmers Home Administration, dated August 13, 1990, said mortgage recorded in the Office of…
NOTICE The Town of Wadley is now soliciting proposals from licensed engineering firms for professional services to be provided relating to the various grant programs administered by the State of Alabama and the Economic Development Administration. The selection made from this solicitation will apply to calendar years 2019 through 2021. Qualifications must be submitted to…
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA CITY OF ROANOKE, PLAINTIFF VS. A parcel of land more particularly described as follows: Commencing at the intersection of the west right of way of Chestnut Street and the north right of way of Smedley Street; thence West 120 feet along said north right of way of…
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Annie Mae Scales 05/15/1998, to United States of America, acting through the Rural Housing Service, USDA, f/k/a the Farmers Home Administration, dated May 15, 1998, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the Judge of…
NOTICE SUMMIT STORAGE Notice is hereby given pursuant to Alabama provisions of the Self-Service Storage Act (Sections 8-15-30 through 8-15-38) that Summit Storage LLC on Saturday, February 23, 2018 at 9:00 a.m., will sell at public auction or otherwise dispose of the contents stored at 108 Summit Avenue, Wedowee, AL 36278 by the undersigned: Unit…
Dolores Ann Woodson Tiner, formerly of Geneva, passed away Feb. 1, 2019, at age 71 after a battle with cancer. A celebration of life will be held Saturday, Feb. 16, at Community Life Church in Roanoke at 10 a.m. There will also be a celebration of life on Sunday, Feb. 17, at 10 a.m. at…
(WADLEY) Funeral services for John R. Windsor, 72, of Wadley will be Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Home with the Rev. Zenus Windsor and the Rev. Kenneth Johnson officiating. Burial will follow at Concord Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 to…