Roanoke City School Board met in their regular meeting on March 21. The board had very little business to conduct so they moved on to the personnel actions and the superintendent’s report.Personnel ActionsIn personnel actions, the board approved:Retirement of Theresa Hunter from her position as 7th grade Special Education Teacher at Handley Middle School, effective…

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: ANNETTE RICE WATERS, DECEASED ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS Letters of Administration on the Estate of Annette Rice Waters, deceased, having been granted to Sherry Brown on the 29th day of March, 2023, by the Honorable Judge of Probate of said County, notice is hereby…

LEGAL NOTICE In accordance with Chapter 1, Title 39, Code of Alabama, 1975, as amended, notice is hereby given that NSC, LLC, Contractor, has completed the Contract for Improvements of Wedowee Middle School Emergency HVAC Replacement at 182 Circle Drive, Wedowee, AL 36278, for the State of Alabama and Randolph County, Wedowee, AL, owners, and…

ADVERTISEMENT FOR COMPLETION LEGAL NOTICE In accordance with Chapter 1, Title 39, Code of Alabama, 1975, as amended, notice is hereby given that Headley Construction Corporation, Contractor, has completed the Contract for Renovation of McKee Project No. 19-187 / PSCA No. 9041 A STEM Lab at Handley Middle School at 251 Gilham Road, Roanoke, AL…

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION Alabama Power Company Project No. 2628-066 NOTICE OF INTENT TO PREPARE AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT (March 31, 2023) On November  23,  2021, Alabama Power Company (Alabama Power) filed an application for a new major license to operate its 137.5-megawatt (MW) R.L. Harris Hydroelectric Project (Harris Project; FERC No.  2628).…

Invitation to Bid The City of Roanoke will be accepting sealed bids for protective jackets and high-back trousers for structural firefighting (turn-out gear). This bid is for ten (10) jackets and ten (10) trousers. All bidders must have a City of Roanoke business license. All bids must be received at City Hall by 2:00 p.m.…

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM HEFLIN JORDAN, DECEASED NOTICE OF HEARING TO PROBATE WILL TO: Bernita Banks, 716 Carlton Pointe Way, Palmetto, GA 30268 Thelvie Winston, 728 Earhart Street, Stockbridge, GA 30281 Zanita Mitchell, 6112 Oakland Trace Court, Richmond, VA 23231 Lisa Askew Banks, 201 Amherst…

(ROANOKE) Funeral services for James Wallace Bennett, 82, of Roanoke, will be held on Tuesday, April 4, 2023, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with Rev. Caleb Bridwell and Bro. Mike Brewer officiating. Burial will follow at Rock Mills Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from noon-2 p.m. before services…

(WEDOWEE) Funeral services for James Bruce Green, Sr., 82, of Wedowee, were held on Friday, March 31, 2023, at 2 p.m. at Greens Chapel Church with Bro. Tommy Burkes and John J. Hall III of the Masonic Brothers officiating. Burial followed at the adjoining cemetery. Mr. Green passed away on Tuesday, March 28, at his…

(WEDOWEE) Funeral services for Mrs. Melinda Holloway Hardin, 60, of Wedowee, will be held on Tuesday, April 4, 2023, at 2 p.m. at Benefield Funeral home of Ashland with Rev. Claude Bennett and Rev. Doug Sheppard officiating. Burial will follow at Clay County Memory Gardens. Mrs. Hardin passed away on April 1 at UAB in…

(ROANOKE) Mary Agnes Wilson Messer, 91, of Roanoke passed away on Monday, March 27, 2023, at Traylor’s Nursing Home after an extended illness. A celebration of her life will be held at Roanoke First United Methodist Church at 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 1, with the Revs. Josh Hickman and Paul Messer officiating. The family…

Fundraising events for this year’s annual Bike Hike for the Randolph County Learning Center will begin the first week of April and continue until the main event, Bike Hike on May 20. Here’s a list of upcoming dates, beginning with the bake sale in two weeks. 2023 Bike Hike Dates & Events · April 7,…

An accident on Highway 22 between Roanoke and Rock Mills last Wednesday claimed the lives of two Roanoke women and left four boys and another woman injured. The accident was a head-on collision between the 2021 Toyota Highlander driven by Donna Hand of Roanoke and the 2017 Dodge Journey driven by Amber Scott., and it…

An extended line of rain and thunderstorms that passed through central Alabama over the weekend dropped over half a foot of rain on Randolph County, caused flash flooding emergencies and even claimed the life of two prized rodeo horses. The rain began early Saturday morning and continued off and on all the way through the…

Roanoke Utilities Board met in their regular meeting last Monday and heard from several concerned citizens about utility deposits. The first to speak was Byron Reynolds. Mr. Reynolds stated he was in attendance regarding the Resolution that was passed in the previous Board Meeting where the debt would remain with the home. Mr. Reynolds questioned…

Governor Ivey transmitted her budget proposals to the Legislature this week as the Regular Session reconvened after the conclusion of its Special Session. The General Fund proposal, filed as HB124 by Rep. Rex Reynolds, requests $2.97 billion in total spending, or about $230 million more than Fiscal Year 2023. It would be the largest General…

At Monday’s meeting of Randolph County Commission, the commission adopted two resolutions, establishing voting centers at two different locations. The first will be at Morrison Crossroads Fire Department. The new center will replace voting locations at Cedron and Caver’s Grove. The second will be at Foster’s Crossroads Fire Department and will combine voting locations at…