Two new council members were sworn in as well as the rest of the Roanoke City Council by assistant city clerk Pat Truitt Monday night. Family and friends were present and a reception was held afterwards.New members are Bronwyn Bishop of District 3 and Amber Cofield of District 5. Also sworn in were Mayor Mike…
A Rock Mills man was arrested in the early morning hours of Thursday after being pursued from Troup County, Ga., and into Roanoke. According to the report from Randolph County Sheriff’s Office (RCSO), Craig Irving Allen, 50, of 27 Rock Mills Rd. was pursued back into Rock Mills by a Troup County deputy. Roanoke police…
Clay Central rebounded from a disheartening regular season finale to blast Jemison 56-14 in the first round of the 5A state playoffs in Lineville Friday. The blowout victory was a welcome salve for Central after the Vols dropped a 50-29 decision to rival Handley in the regular season finale a week ago. “It was important…
WELCH–A two-vehicle crash on Tuesday of last week claimed the life of a Roanoke man. James “J.C.” Overton, 30, was killed when the 2005 Chevrolet Silverado he was driving was struck by a 2006 Toyota Sienna driven by Nancy Thrower, 58, of Roanoke at the intersection of U.S. 431 and Chambers County Road 249 in…
Randolph County High School invites all veterans of Randolph County and community members to attend a Veterans Day program on Thursday, Nov. 10, at 1:30 p.m. Please contact Jennifer Robertson if you are planning to attend by Monday at [email protected] or 256-357-4751. The RCHS family would especially like for veterans who have graduated from any…
State Senator Gerald Dial (R-Lineville) announced a $2,084 grant has been awarded to the City of Roanoke by the Alabama Department of Economic & Community Affairs (ADECA). The grant will fund the purchase of new ballistic vest covers for all of Roanoke’s police officers. “I deeply appreciate Governor Robert Bentley and ADECA Director Jim Byard…
The Farm-City annual pancake breakfast will be Wednesday, Nov. 16, at 7 a.m. at the Alfa building in Wedowee. The cost is $3 at the door. Guest speaker is Max Runge of Auburn. Runge’s job includes farm management, profit profiles, agricultural data, ag economics, sociology and enterprise budgets. Co-speaker is Kevin Burkett of the Alabama…
My basketball coach in high school was a goofy, single 30-something who kept his entire body shaved because he moonlighted as a semi-professional body builder. (He would join in pickup games with us in the offseason, and nobody ever wanted to guard him when he was on the skins team because his upper body felt…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: ESTATE OF MABELENE HENDERSON YOUNG, DECEASED NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS Letters Testamentary on the estate of Mabelene Henderson Young, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on the 3rd day of Nov., 2016, by the Judge of Probate of said County, notice is hereby given…
STATE OF ALABAMA RANDOLPH COUNTY PROBATE COURT NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF NOBIA ANN COATS, DECEASED Letters Testamentary on the estate of Nobia Ann Coats, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on the 3rd day of Nov., 2016, by the Judge of Probate of said County, notice is…
LEGAL NOTICE GARY INGRAM GRADING & PAVING, INC. hereby gives notice of completion of contract with the State of Alabama for the construction of Project No. ACNU60425-ATRP(013) in Randolph County. This notice will appear for four consecutive weeks beginning on November 9, 2016 and ending on November 30, 2016. All claims should be filed at…
NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE By virtue of a Writ of Execution issued out of State of Alabama, Department of Revenue of Montgomery County, Alabama, and to me directed whereby I am commanded to recover the amount of Final Assessments of tax entered against Donald Hill by the State of Alabama, Department of Revenue out of…
NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE By virtue of a Writ of Execution issued out of State of Alabama, Department of Revenue of Montgomery County, Alabama, and to me directed whereby I am commanded to recover the amount of Final Assessments of tax entered against Jeffery S. Tucker by the State of Alabama, Department of Revenue out…
STATE OF ALABAMA RANDOLPH COUNTY SHERIFF’S SALE DEB’S FOOD STOP VS. PAUL LEDBETTER By virtue of a judgment issued out of Circuit Court of Randolph County, Alabama, and to me directed, whereby I am commanded to make the amount of a certain judgment recently obtained against Paul Ledbetter, defendant, out of the goods, chattels, land…
STATE OF ALABAMA RANDOLPH COUNTY SHERIFF’S SALE ACE HARDWARE VS. JERRY PARMER By virtue of a judgment issued out of Circuit Court of Randolph County, Alabama, and to me directed, whereby I am commanded to make the amount of a certain judgment recently obtained against Jerry Parmer, defendant, out of the goods, chattels, land and…
We can breathe a sigh of relief that the presidential campaign is over, but the campaign of conspiracy theories and outright lies to tear down others only seems to be picking up steam. For all the good they do––allowing us to communicate instantly in business and to keep up with relatives and freinds on a…
October was Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This year I was particularly aware of it, for in September I lost an old and dear friend to the disease. On a more uplifting note, several other friends who are breast cancer survivors continue to thrive. Losses are hard to take. But the survivors show us that the…
You know the outcome of the election. Unfortunately I had to go to press with the column prior to Tuesday. We will analyze the results for you next week. There should be very few surprises. The Electoral College System of selecting our president favors a Democrat winning the White House. Under this archaic and undemocratic…
(ROANOKE) Nebuchadnezzar “Neb” Hall, 67, of Government Street, Roanoke, died Thursday evening, Nov. 3, 2016, at Hospice LaGrange. The funeral will be Wednesday, Nov. 9, at 2 p.m. at Roanoke Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Burial will follow in Skyview Memorial Gardens Cemetery in the Welch community. Visitation will be Tuesday from 1-6 p.m. at…
(CAMP HILL) Clifford Moncus, 75, of Camp Hill died Sunday, Nov. 6, 2016, at East Alabama Medical Center, Opelika. The funeral will be Wednesday, Nov. 9, at 11 a.m. at Center Baptist Church, 1511 County Rd. 33, LaFayette, with burial in the church cemetery with the Revs. Randall Hamer and Bobby Duck officiating. Visitation will…