Three impressive playoff streaks will continue Friday as RCHS, Wadley and Handley will all play first round series as the state playoffs get underway.Wadley is home to the county’s longest playoff streak as the Bulldogs will begin their 11th straight postseason against Victory Christian on Friday. Wadley went unbeaten in area play during the regular…
WEDOWEE–Victims of Crime and Leniency (VOCAL) held the 13th Annual Candlelight Memorial Service last Tuesday night under the direction of Diane Walden, president of the East Alabama Chapter of VOCAL. In the waning light of the day, she told survivors, victims, law enforcement and those who work in the criminal justice system gathered behind the…
Wadley Volunteer Fire Department has a beautiful new sign to mark their building, thanks to the generosity and talents of local attorney Mandy Baker. After designing and painting the vibrant sign, she recently presented it to the department, some of whom are pictured here, (from left) John Carson, Mandy Baker, Greg Roberts, Debbie Roberts, Paul…
Big changes are coming to the way that high school football games in Alabama are going to be officiated after the AHSAA announced last week that instant replay appeals will be available to coaches starting in the upcoming 2018 season. With the news still fresh and plenty of unknowns still on the table, many local…
The 2018 statewide ÒDonÕt Drop It on AlabamaÓ spring cleanup is April 21-28. Alabama PALS (People Against a Littered State) distributed 200,000 bags statewide for the 2018 cleanup, as well as all materials and supplies to all participating cities, counties and volunteer groups. The bags are available at Randolph County Courthouse and at the county…
At Monday’s meeting Jerry Revis, general manager of the Roanoke Utilities Board, said a resolution is needed to finance a gas line for the Koch Services Feed Mill through the Municipal Gas Authority of Georgia. It was quickly approved. He said the cost estimate, which is only an estimate until the bidding process is completed,…
MALONE–A single-vehicle crash at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, April 14, has claimed the life of a Wedowee man. Danny Ray Goodwin, 61, was traveling on County Road 15 when the 2008 Pontiac G6 he was driving left the roadway, went down an embankment, struck several trees and overturned. Goodwin was pronounced dead at the scene. The…
Bob Siverson, chairman of the Randolph County Economic Development Authority, said they had sold 6.27 acres of land to Aaron Moody of MecTech LLC for $1,500 an acre. It was noted they are giving him an incentivized price. RCEDA executive director Marilyn Lott said from 15 to 25 jobs will be created, such as pipe…
A Roanoke teenager was arrested after allegedly stealing a truck and crashing into the side of a house last week. According to the report from Roanoke Police Department, Danielle Owensby of Franklin Road reported on April 12 at 4:10 a.m. she was awakened by a loud bang. She woke up David Harris, who saw a…
The Handley Lady Tigers will host their area tournament for the fifth straight season after they secured first place in the area with an 11-1 win over Munford in Roanoke Monday. Handley’s season-long dominance of its area foes continued on senior night, and fittingly two seniors made the biggest contribution to the six-inning win. Morgan…
RCHS earned a rousing, come-from-behind victory over Beulah Thursday to keep its chances of hosting its area softball tournament alive. But in an anticlimactic tiebreaker, RCHS lost a coin toss, giving Beulah the home field advantage in next month’s tournament. RCHS entered Thursday’s game needing a win to tie Beulah for first place in the…
The Woodland Lady Bobcats kept their goal of hosting the area tournament alive with a doubleheader sweep of Vincent on Friday in Woodland. Woodland entered Friday’s play with a record of 0-2 in the area after losing single games against both Ranburne and Vincent earlier in the season. But with Friday’s 5-1 and 15-0 wins,…
BASS Nations the Alabama High School Tournament Trail held its fifth and final regional tournament of the year last Saturday Lake Eufaula. Over 200 boats participated with two-angler and six-angler teams competing for the opportunity to fish on Lake Neely Henry in May for the State championship tournament. The top competitors from the state tournament…
As I was canvassing the coaches of the local high school football teams to find out their thoughts on the newly-instituted instant replay rules for the upcoming season, one of them asked me a rhetorical question that really seems to get to the heart of the matter. Before we get to that, though, I’ll let…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: JAMES T. JACKSON, DECEASED ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS Letters of Administration on the Estate of James T. Jackson Jr., deceased, having been granted to Marsha Christine Jackson on the 13th day of April, 2018, by the Honorable Judge of Probate of said County, notice…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: WILLIAM THOMAS DUKE, DECEASED NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM THOMAS DUKE, DECEASED Letters Testamentary on the estate of William Thomas Duke, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on the 10th day of April, 2018, by the Judge…
NOTICE OF SALE The following unclaimed vehicle(s) will be sold on May 25, 2018 – Time – 12 pm, if not claimed – at 17542 Hwy 431, Wedowee, AL 36278. 2008 Dodge Avenger 1B3LC56R78N566289 (16-17)
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM LLOYD CRAFT, DECEASED NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT TO BE PUBLISHED BY ADMINISTRATOR Letters of Administration of said deceased having been granted to the undersigned on the 11th day of April, 2018, by the Honorable George Diamond, Judge of the Probate…
PUBLIC NOTICE The Randolph County Commission is considering the feasibility of closing a section of roadway in the Broughton Community being more particularly described as follows: Commencing at the intersection of County Road 65 and County Road 896, for a point of beginning, thence run southeasterly along said County Road 896 a distance of 0.260…
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed on the 25th day of March, 2010, by Nywanna White Tucker f/k/a Nywanna E. White, a married woman to Bank of North Georgia recorded in the office of the Judge of Probate of Randolph County, Alabama,…