A pair of back-and-forth games ultimately went against RCHS as they dropped their first-round state tournament series to Bayside Academy by scores of 7-6 and 11-10 in a doubleheader Friday in Wedowee.RCHS had leads of 1-0 and 6-2 in game one but Bayside rallied late to get the 7-6 win.The script was flipped in game…
If you have expired or unwanted medications lying around the house, you can safely dispose of them at the Drug Take Back event this Saturday, April 29, at the Randolph County Sheriff’s office. This is a Òno questions askedÓ drop-off. Officers will accept prescription and over-the-counter medications from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. behind the…
WEDOWEE–Montoreous Kevonn Heard pleaded guilty to two murders and one serious assault in Randolph County Circuit Court Thursday and was sentenced to 85 years on each case by Fifth Judicial Circuit Judge Tom F. Young per a plea agreement. The charges were amended from capital murder due to his age when he killed two people…
HICKORY FLAT–On Tuesday at approximately 5 a.m., Chambers County deputies were dispatched to a residence located in the 2000 block of County Road 281 in the Hickory Flat community. Deputies were informed a woman and her two toddlers were in distress, and the woman’s husband was on his way to the residence to assault her.…
WEDOWEE–“If we walk away, the citizens are left holding the bag,” said Commissioner Derek Farr in this week’s discussions surrounding the county’s garbage problems. Farr said the county cannot just abdicate its responsibilities and must make sure there are competitive rates for customers. During Monday’s meeting, Farr noted the law says the county cannot negotiate…
The first step of the postseason journey is set for all four county softball teams as they will begin area tournament play next week. The top two teams from each area advance to one of four 8-team regional tournaments. Three of the four home teams finished in first place in their areas during the regular…
WEDOWEE–Randolph County Board of Education dealt with numerous personnel items on its agenda on Thursday evening of last week. Included in these was the resignation due to retirement of Becky Horn, sixth-grade teacher at Wedowee Middle School. The board accepted the resignations of the following certified teachers: Andy Noles, automotive technology instructor at Randolph-Roanoke Career…
A Wadley man has been charged in a September drive-by shooting on Border Street in Roanoke. William Jerome “Tray” Trammell Jr., 23, of 670 Cooledge St., faces charges of first-degree assault and discharging a firearm into an occupied building. Victim Brandon Shears went outside because he heard a vehicle horn blowing and was shot while…
WADLEY–A Roanoke man was arrested on Sunday charged with vandalizing heavy equipment at Wadley Crushed Stone. According to the report from RCSO, an employee went to work on Sunday to start drilling holes. As he arrived, he noticed movement around the two drills. A person dressed in black with a black bag ran toward the…
Alabama will celebrate its 200th anniversary as a state in 2019. The Alabama territory was created from the Mississippi Territory in 1817. It became the nation’s 22nd state on December 14, 1819. The official launch of activities leading up to the actual celebration will begin next week, on May 5, in Mobile. The Alabama Bicentennial…
Yankees have this volitionless, almost helpless capacity and eagerness to believe anything about the South not even provided it be derogatory but merely bizarre enough and strange enough. William Faulkner The headlines fairly shouted: “Duck Hunters Shoot Angel.” But it was the next line that really caught my attention. “‘She looked like a giant bird,’…
ROCK STAND–Randolph County Narcotics agents observed 4/20, the unofficial Marijuana Day, last week by executing a successful search warrant at a home where marijuana was being grown. Randolph County Narcotics agents Aris Murphy, Randy Moore and Larry Clark executed a search warrant that evening at the residence of Gary Robert Taylor, aka “Gary Bob,” 56,…
The decisive move by newly minted Governor Kay Ivey to declare a special election for the Jeff Sessions senate seat this year rather than next year changes the entire complexion of who will sit in that coveted seat. It also redefines the landscape of an ever-changing and pivotal Alabama political scene. This next year will…
Mayor Mike Fisher told the Roanoke City Council that Billy Royston, the city’s appointment to the recently reorganized Randolph County Economic Development Authority, had asked if the city would give the authority money as it had done before but Fisher said it is not in their budget this year. They will put it in the…
The Handley softball team has now won seven straight games going into its final week of the regular season. Handley won six straight to win first place in the Lady Tiger Classic hosted by RCHS at Oxford Lake over the weekend, then knocked off Auburn High School at the Auburn University softball field Monday. Handley…
PROCLAMATION OF SPECIAL ELECTION NOTICE: Per Code of Alabama 17-15-5 I, George Diamond, Judge of Probate of Randolph County hereby give notice of a special election to elect a member to the United States Senate. A special primary election to be held August 15, 2017 A special primary runoff election to be held September 26,…
STATE OF ALABAMA RANDOLPH COUNTY PROBATE COURT NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the Matter of the Estate of William Alexander Glasgow, deceased Letters Testamentary on the Estate of William Alexander Glasgow, deceased, having been granted to Tiras Aaron Glasgow on the 18th day of April, 2017, by the Honorable George Diamond, Judge of Probate of said…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: THE ESTATE OF ELLIS J. ASHLEY, DECEASED NOTICE An order for service was granted by this court on the 19th day of April, 2017, requiring service on the following: To: Douglas Ashley, Becky Ashley, Deresa Ashley and all unknown heirs of Ellis J. Ashley, deceased…
STATE OF ALABAMA RANDOLPH COUNTY PROBATE COURT NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF FLORENCE PAULINE MOTE, DECEASED Letters Testamentary on the estate of Florence Pauline Mote, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on the 19th day of April, 2017, by the Judge of Probate of said County, notice is…
STATE OF ALABAMA RANDOLPH COUNTY PROBATE COURT NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF NELDA W. BISHOP, DECEASED Letters Testamentary on the estate of Nelda W. Bishop, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on the 20th day of April, 2017, by the Judge of Probate of said County, notice is…