At Monday night’s Roanoke City Council meeting Mayor Mike Fisher read a resignation letter from councilwoman Amber Cofield, who has represented District 5 for less than a year.She was not present but in her letter she cited health reasons for her resignation. She thanked all the citizens who voted for her.If the council decides to…
On Oct. 19, there will be a workshop to begin gathering public input about Lake Wedowee during their Harris Dam relicensing process that will take place over the next few years. This is a great opportunity for the community to ask for more public recreation areas, changes to water levels, etc. People are encouraged to…
The Randolph Country Economic Development Authority (RCEDA) met Monday. President Wendell Shelton said they finally got the announcement on what was known as Project Deer but now has been identified as Koch Foods, Inc. and the announcement has made a lot of publications. He mentioned U.S. News & World Report, Washington Times, AP and others.…
Dr. Duane Mohan of Eye Care of Alabama appealed to the Roanoke Utilities Board for help since his business on U.S. Highway 431 has grown and he wants to add a much-needed parking lot behind it. He has purchased land for the parking lot, planning on adding approximately 15 to 16 spaces, but he and…
The 2017 Christmas season is upon us. Once again the Pilot Club of Roanoke is kicking off their Christmas for Kids program for Randolph County residents who need help with Christmas for their children. This is the 33rd year the club has provided this service for the county. It has evolved over those 33 years…
The fall Randolph County Animal Shelter Book Sale and Barktoberfest will be Saturday, Oct. 28, with an earlier book sale on Saturday, Oct. 21, at the old cotton warehouse on Main Street in Roanoke from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The second annual Barktoberfest, with vendors present, food and the big event, the Pet Parade,…
WADLEY–Southern Union Theatre will present Arsenic and Old Lace Oct. 17, 18, 19, and 21. Performances will be held in Brazeal Auditorium on the Wadley Campus of Southern Union State Community College beginning at 7 p.m. each night. An uproarious farce on plays involving murder, Arsenic and Old Lace has become a favorite among theatergoers…
Handley failed to find any footing offensively, and the Munford Lions scored in a series of quick strikes in the second and third quarters to shut out Handley 30-0 Thursday in Munford. The loss, Handley’s seventh straight, officially eliminates the Tigers from postseason contention and gives the team its first 0-7 start since 2006. “Obviously…
A man and a baby were injured on Wednesday afternoon of last week in a two-vehicle accident near Needham’s Hill on U.S. 431 between Roanoke and Wedowee. According to the report from the Alabama State Troopers, the driver of one car was Kendall Morrison of Roanoke, who was driving a 2014 Toyota Avalon. He was…
A lost fumble on its first possession and a nearly 9-minute drive by Pleasant Valley combined to give RCHS a nightmare start to its region game Friday. The Tigers more than made up for it over the next three quarters, however, as they rallied from a 3-0 hole to cruise to a 40-3 victory. “We…
(DOTHAN) Charles Burkes Dunn of Dothan died Sunday, Oct. 15, 2017. He was 83. A memorial service will be Saturday, Oct. 21, at 11 a.m. at Daviston Baptist Church with Pastor Ray Dunn officiating. Born Aug. 28, 1934, in Jacksonville, Fla., he lived in Daviston and worked as a dairy farmer most of his life.…
If Central of Clay County only had to stop Ladamian Webb, the Volunteers may have been up to the task. But Beauregard proved that its offense was more than one man as the Hornets broke open a 7-7 tie with 30 unanswered points in the second half to come away with a 37-7 win over…
Ranburne gave the No. 2 team in the state all it could handle for three quarters before Lanett pulled away for a 35-13 win Friday in Ranburne. “We played our butts off,” said Ranburne head coach Stephen Bailey. Lanett led just 13-6 at halftime, and the Panthers needed a goal-line stop on fourth down to…
NOTICE In accordance with Chapter 1, Title 39, Code of Alabama, 1975, as amended, notice is hereby given that American Plumbing and Septic Service LLC, Contractor, has completed the Contract for a New Weight Room Addition at Handley High School, Roanoke, Alabama, for the Roanoke City Board of Education, Owner, and have made request for…
STATE OF ALABAMA RANDOLPH COUNTY PROBATE COURT NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF EUNICE A. CAUTHEN, DECEASE Letters Testamentary on the estate of Eunice A. Cauthen, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on the 12th day of October, 2017, by the Judge of Probate of said County, notice is…
PUBLIC SALE Stack & Pack Self Storage, pursuant to the Alabama Self Storage Act (8-15-33). Will conduct a public sale to the highest bidder for cash only on their premises, 410 Industrial Ave., Roanoke, AL 36274. Phone 334-863-7867. The auction will be on November 18, 2017, at 10:00 a.m. on the following units. The company…
Following by a week Koch Foods’ announcement that it will build a $4.45-million feed mill in Roanoke comes the announcement that the county will receive $1.1 million from the state to pay for industrial access roads to the new feed mill and to Wadley Crushed Stone. Like the effort to land the Koch Foods’ plant,…
I have never been much for visiting graveyards at night. Back when I was younger a group of us boys, having read The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, thought there might be some profit in it. It had to do with warts. Tom’s friend, Huck Finn, had a tried and true remedy for curing ’em, a…
Now that the dust has settled from the Republican Senate primary, we can focus on the much-anticipated 2018 elections. Kay Ivey is definitely running for governor. She raised over one million dollars in a few short weeks in August with an exploratory committee. As of the last reporting period, she has raised $1.2 million, followed…
(CARROLLTON, Ga.) Cornelius Terrence Nolan, 35, of Carrollton, Ga., formerly of Wedowee, died Friday, Oct. 13, 2017, at Tanner Medical Center, Carrollton. His life will be celebrated Thursday, Oct. 19, at Sword of the Spirit Ministries at Christian Memorial Baptist Church, Roanoke, at 1 p.m. with Pastor J. Burnett Jackson, Elder Thomas Knight, Rev. Travis…