(ALEXANDER CITY) Graveside services for Rosa Mae Golden, 92, of Alexander City will be Sunday, March 19, 2017 at 5 p.m. at the Rocky Creek Cemetery. The Rev. David Moore and Randy Anderson will officiate. The family will receive friends on Saturday from 5 to 7 p.m. at Radney Funeral Home.Mrs. Golden died Thursday, March…
(HEFLIN) Acer Rubrum Triplett died Saturday, March 11, 2017, at Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be were at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, March 15, at Hepsabah Baptist Church with the Revs. Donnie Mapp and Gary Stewart officiating. Burial followed in Hepsabah Cemetery. Survivors include parents, Bradley and Ariel Triplett of Hollis; sister, Autumn Triplett…
Everything tends to be bigger when you win a state championship, and the annual Handley football banquet was no exception. An event that typically is confined to a small banquet hall took its final act to the big stage of the school’s auditorium Thursday as the team and coaches were presented with their state championship…
Wadley continued to struggle to find consistent infield play, and Woodland took full advantage as the Bobcats beat Wadley 9-4 Friday at Southern Union in Wadley. It was the second straight win against the Bulldogs for Woodland, whose 12-hit attack was aided by six Wadley errors and five walks. “We’re basically giving at times five…
With spring coming, the City of Roanoke and the Randolph County Chamber of Commerce will host the Sixth Annual Highway 22 Yard Sale on Saturday, April 1, beginning at 6 a.m. and going until dark. The event will begin at New Site in Tallapoosa County and follow the highway to Wadley, into Roanoke, to Rock…
Dr. Alvin Thornton recently returned home during Black History Month to give presentations about African-Americans who were prominent in Randolph County and in some cases the world at large. It was like old-home day at the celebration at Awbrey’s Downtown Roanoke Meeting and Conference Center on Main Street. As he went through his PowerPoint presentation…
RCHS and Handley each notched a pair of wins at separate softball tournaments over the weekend. Handley went 2-1 in its games in a tournament in Auburn, while RCHS posted a 2-2 record in its tournament matchups. Loni Veal had a standout performance at the plate all weekend for Handley, as she recorded at least…
WEDOWEE–Randolph County Solid Waste trucks were running routes on Tuesday–manned by Randolph County Highway Department employees. Randolph County Commission voted on Monday afternoon to dissolve the solid waste department, a move that would have happened soon anyway, as the county is in the process of bidding out garbage service to a contractor. It should take…
On the recommendation of Sheriff David Cofield, the commission approved contracting with JMR+H Architecture for the design and construction of the new Randolph County Jail. Cofield said they have worked with 47 of the 67 counties in Alabama. The commission granted the chairman authorization to renew Randolph County Industrial Development Authority’s loan for another two-year…
A Roanoke probationer was arrested on Thursday on drug charges. Over the past couple of weeks, Randolph County Narcotics Unit received numerous complaints in reference to an Alabama probationer, James Tamarcus “Bird” Battle, 33, of 3918 County Rd. 33, Wadley, being in possession of and distributing methamphetamine. In the early morning hours of March 9,…
Wadley took a 2-0 first inning lead, but a 5-run Ranburne fourth proved to be the difference in the game as Wadley suffered its first loss of the season in a 5-3 decision Thursday in Wadley. Wadley scored on a wild pitch and an RBI single by Ashtan Coker to capitalize on Madison Gilliland’s one-out…
BRASWELL CROSSROADS–On Tuesday, March 7, at 3:30 p.m. Randolph County Narcotics Unit agents Airis Murphy and Larry Clark were in the area of Foster’s Crossroads when they saw a tan Ford Ranger pull off of County Road 82 onto U.S. Highway 431. The Ranger, heading north on 431, had a broken windshield and was traveling…
The long-awaited American Health Care Act (AHCA), the House Republicans’ response to the despised Affordable Care Act (ACA), which they derisively named “Obamacare,” has now been evaluated and scored by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and it doesn’t look good. According to the CBO’s analysis released Monday, under the newly proposed plan 24 million more…
Randolph County Chamber of Commerce will host the 27th Annual Professional Women’s Luncheon on Tuesday, March 28, at Roanoke First United Methodist Church McDonald Family Life Center from 11:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. There are a limited number of tickets for this year’s much anticipated event. Make plans to purchase yours early as tickets will…
Amid the controversy surrounding President Trump and his close ties with Russian President Vladimir Putin, I could not help but wonder what Carl McIntire would have thought of it all. Who? Back in the 1950s, when the Cold War was raging, when children were taught how to “duck and cover” to protect themselves in case…
My tradition for over two decades has been to give my children money for Christmas. Under this system there is no returning of items. They get what they want or need. There is no way that I would know what style of clothing, color or size they like. It works well. The most illuminating thing…
I’m about to make a statement that is absolutely, 100 percent true, but there is no way that you could ever possibly verify it. So you’re just going to have to trust me. (Wow. Reading that sentence makes me think I have a future in the Trump administration.) Last year I correctly picked Villanova to…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: EUGENE HENDERSON MOORE, DECEASED ADMINISTRATRIX’S NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS Letters of Administration on the Estate of Eugene Henderson Moore, deceased, having been granted to Pauline Moore on the 7th day of March, 2017, by the Honorable Judge of Probate of said County, notice is hereby…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: JIMMY L. DOBBS, DECEASED ADMINISTRATRIX’S NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS Letters of Administration on the Estate of Jimmy L. Dobbs, deceased, having been granted to Judy Banks on the 8th day of March, 2017, by the Honorable Judge of Probate of said County, notice is hereby…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: ROBERT DWAYNE THOMPSON, DECEASED ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS Letters of Administration on the Estate of Robert Dwayne Thompson, deceased, having been granted to John A. Tinney on the 7th day of March, 2017, by the Honorable Judge of Probate of said County, notice is…