Roanoke City Schools Superintendent Chuck Marcum told Roanoke City School Board members that a sprinkler activated Friday, Sept. 7, in the auditorium and did limited damage due to the outstanding work of Jamie Taylor. He is maintenance and transportation supervisor.The sprinkler activated around 7 p.m. as the football game kicked off, and he already had…
In a game in which both teams were without one of their best players, the Wadley Bulldogs proved that their well of talent was just a little bit deeper as they defeated Ranburne 28-6 on a soggy night in Wadley Friday. Ranburne was perhaps at more of a disadvantage as they were without starting quarterback…
NEWELL – Randolph County Sheriff ‘s Office is investigating the Monday night armed robbery of Reaves Grocery. According to the report, at approximately 9:30 p.m., two suspects dressed all in black robbed the story on Old Highway 431 at gunpoint. One of the two had a small handgun. They took cash, a debit card and…
Handley’s Devontae Houston scored his third touchdown of the night to pull his team within six points of top-ranked Lanett in the fourth quarter Friday, but that’s as close as Handley would come as Lanett answered with a late score of its own to secure a 32-20 win. Handley displayed a strong ground game on…
Jasper kicked a field goal with less than two minutes left in the game and Central could not answer on its final possession of the game as the Volunteers dropped a 10-7 decision on the road Friday. In fact, “dropped” is a good word to describe the theme of the night—and, to an extent, the…
RESOLUTION NO. 1170 WHEREAS, Ordinance 820.01 of the City of Roanoke governs nuisances located within the city and the City and the City followed all procedural and notice requirements of said ordinance; WHEREAS, the following properties are before the City Council for a determination to be made as to whether the properties shall be declared…
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage dated April 2, 2008, executed by Vicky J Ware, to the United States of America acting through the Rural Housing Service or successor agency, United States Department of Agriculture, which mortgage was recorded on April 7, 2008,…
STATE OF ALABAMA RANDOLPH COUNTY PROBATE COURT NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF FORREST RAINEY PHIBBS, DECEASED Letters Testamentary on the estate of Forrest Rainey Phibbs, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on the 26th day of September, 2018, by the Judge of Probate of said County, notice is…
PUBLIC NOTICE The Randolph County Commission is considering the feasibility of closing a section of roadway in the Braswell Crossroads community being more particularly described as follows: Commencing at the intersection of County Road 23 and County Road 210, for a point of beginning, thence run easterly along said County Road 210 a distance of…
ORDINANCE NO. 2018-09-01 AN ORDINANCE ADDING NEW SECTIONS TO ORDINANCE NO. 705 OF THE CITY OF ROANOKE, ALABAMA Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Roanoke, Alabama, as follows: Section II-5 of Ordinance No. 705 shall add a new subsection (d) as follows: Section II-5: Location of enclosures, number of animals…
NOTICE OF GENERAL ELECTION FOR RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA Pursuant to Section 17-9-5 Code of Alabama 1975, I, George Diamond, Judge of Probate, do hereby give notice of Election to be held in Randolph Co., Ala. Nov. 6, 2018 for the purpose of nominating candidates for the offices of: Federal Offices: U.S. Representative State Offices: Governor…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: MARIANNE JORDAN NOTICE OF FILING OF PETITION FOR SUMMARY DISTRIBUTION Notice is hereby given that a Petition for Summary Distribution of the above named estate has been filed by William Jordan on the 27th day of September, 2018, and that 30 days after the notice…
Kathy Angela Daugherty, 54, died peacefully at her residence on Sunday, Sept. 30, 2018. A celebration of life service will be held at 11 a.m. EDT on Thursday, Oct. 4, at Johnson Brown-Service Funeral Home chapel in Valley with Dr. Darren White and the Rev. Rusty Letson officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Cemetery in…
(PRATTVILLE) Funeral services for Denise Lynell Daniel, 53, of Prattville will be Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018, at 2 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel in Wedowee with the Rev. J.W. Daniel officiating. Burial will follow at Smyrna Baptist Church Cemetery, Newell. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from noon to 2 p.m. before…
(SUTHERLAND, Neb.) Josie Lee Willingham was born July 4, 1923, to Rebus Willingham and Ruth Heard in Wedowee. She worked hard in cotton mills, sewing factories and taking care of the elderly and disabled after she retired. She married George F. Bolt and three children were born to that union. Josie and George later divorced…
The funeral service for Clara Jane Chandler Willis, 85, of Wadley will be Monday, Oct. 1, 2018, at 3 p.m. at Pilgrim’s Rest Baptist Church in the Pletcher community in Chilton County with Bro. Freddie Senn officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. Mrs. Willis died Friday, Sept. 28, at her home. Clara was…
(CARROLLTON, Ga.) Shannon Buchanan Carroll, 84, of Carrollton, Ga., died Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018, at Tanner Medical Center in Carrollton. The funeral will be Tuesday, Oct. 2, at 2 p.m. EDT at Eastside Baptist Church. Mrs. Carroll will be placed in the church at 1 p.m. The Revs. Gary Brown and Alvin Hunnicutt will officiate.…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Janice D. Hodges, 67, of Roanoke will be Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018, at 2:30 p.m. at Faith Baptist Church with Bro. Scott Whaley and Bro. S.T. Janney officiating. Burial will follow at Concord Church Cemetery, Wadley. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5-8 p.m. on Monday. Mrs.…
In a game in which both teams were without one of their best players, the Wadley Bulldogs proved that their well of talent was just a little bit deeper as they defeated Ranburne 28-6 on a soggy night in Wadley Friday. Ranburne was perhaps at more of a disadvantage as they were without starting quarterback…
I would guess that the outcome of about 70 percent of high school football games are a foregone conclusion. In those 70 percent of games one team is clearly superior to the other. Barring a satellite falling out of space and breaking up into a bunch of little pieces in the atmosphere and then those…