Many of the names were different for the Wadley Bulldogs in their spring scrimmage against Woodland at Ranburne Thursday, but the results were pretty much the same.Wadley got touchdowns from seven different players, and the Bulldogs’ defense limited Woodland to one big play as Wadley continued its dominance of Woodland with a 62-8 win.A first-quarter…
All stats in this story courtesy of Jeremy Wortham of Tiger Den Media. RCHS scored touchdowns on each of its first four possession, and they did so without attempting a pass, as the Tigers rolled to a 34-14 victory over Ranburne in the spring jamboree in Ranburne Thursday. The running game for RCHS was explosive…
Graduations this week mean a new wave of young people will be going out on their own, some furthering their education, some beginning careers, and all making more of their own decisions. One simple but often overlooked decision is to buckle up whenever traveling in a car or truck, whether as a driver or passenger.…
And now we wait. The final high school sporting events of the 2017-18 school year are complete following the spring football scrimmages last week (more on those shortly). Official activities won’t begin again for another two and a half months when football practice starts on August 6. So what are we supposed to do between…
In my column about not meeting Harper Lee I suggested that if I had, one of the things we might have talked about was the odd boundary line between her county, Monroe, and mine, Clarke, down in South Alabama. Not surprisingly, some folks wrote and asked what I was talking about. Here it is. Mostly…
As we get down to the lick log in the 2018 June primary, there are few if any surprises in any of the major state races. Polling indicates that all of the contests are about where they were three or four months ago when the races began. There is a tremendous amount of apathy and…
Hidden among the hills and hollers of Randolph County are some marvels that many people would travel hundreds of miles to see. Yet some of us who live here have never visited many of the amazing places within a few miles from our homes. One of these places is the North family homestead. Friday and…
Margaret Calhoun, director of Annie L. Awbrey Public Library, and her staff were busy at work Friday preparing for the Summer Reading Program. They were measuring the doors to hang things and putting items on the wall to entice the children to come in and participate in all they have planned for them. Musical notes…
WEDOWEE–Randolph County Board of Education approved the hiring of three new principals at its board meeting on Wednesday afternoon of last week. They are Jimmie Fryer as principal of Wedowee Elementary School, effective July 1; Brett Waites as principal of Woodland High School, effective June 11; and Steve Giddens as principal of Randolph County High…
Two people were injured on Friday morning in an accident near Randolph Plaza. Sylvia McConnell, 66, of Roanoke was traveling north on 431 in her 1995 Toyota Camry and making a left turn into Randolph Plaza. William Christopher Towler, 17, of Roanoke was traveling south in a 2003 Ford LGT convertible and was in the…
ROCK MILLS–A woman has been charged with attempted murder after stabbing another woman on Mother’s Day weekend. According to the report from Randolph County Sheriff’s Office, Tina Bishop Akins, 48, of 6492 County Rd. 87, near Springfield, was arrested on May 15. On Friday, May 11, at approximately 7 p.m., Akins went to the residence…
In the years following the Civil War, Americans have celebrated Memorial Day, a time to honor those who died while in service to their country. These are the soldiers killed in World War I whose names are inscribed on the monument in downtown Wedowee. Grover Baker Curtis Brooks Henry G. Busbee Rubin J. Butler John…
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed on January 24, 2013 by Nathan Herbert Messer and Alexandria Laine Denuex, husband and wife, originally in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Hometown Lenders LLC, and recorded in Mortgage Book 581…
PUBLIC NOTICE A public hearing will be held to discuss the City of Roanoke, AL application and approve city match resolution for a 2018 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) through the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs. The hearing will be held on June 11 at 6:00 p.m. Central Time at Roanoke City Hall,…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: MARSHA HILL 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 Juanita G. Hill on the 17th day of May, 2018, and that 30 days after the…
PUBLIC NOTICE The East Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission is applying to the Alabama Department of Transportation for an administrative, operating and capital assistance grant under 49 U.S.C. Section 5311 of the Federal Transit Laws, as codified. The operating grant may provide financial assistance for public transportation services for the residents of Randolph County…
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ROANOKE The Planning Commission of the City of Roanoke hereby issues this public notice that is considering recommending an amendment to the City Council that Section 117 of Ordinance 682, the Roanoke Zoning Ordinance, of the City of Roanoke. The proposed amendment that…
(OXFORD) Funeral services for Billy Joe McCord, 87, of Oxford will be Wednesday, May 23, 2018, at 2 p.m. at Smyrna Baptist Church in Newell. Pastor Chris Bearden and the Rev. Jerome Whaley will officiate. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mr. McCord will lie in state one hour before service time at the…
(ATLANTA) A memorial service celebrating the life of Paul Adrian Perry will be held at First United Methodist Church in Wedowee on Saturday, May 26, 2018, at 11 a.m. Mr. Perry was a native of Wedowee, son of Arthur and Bernice Perry. He graduated from Randolph County High School, and then joined the Naval Air…
(HONOLULU, Hawaii) Ellen Skipper Matthews died April 22, 2018, in Straub Hospital ICU after complications from pneumonia. Ellen was born in Roanoke, Ala., on Sept. 19, 1947, and was an honor student all the way through Handley High to receiving her BA degree in elementary education at the University of Alabama, where in her junior…