WADLEY–Southern Union Theatre will present The Diviners by Jim Leonard Jr. on Oct. 18, 19, 20 and 22. Performances will be held in Brazeal Auditorium on the Wadley Campus of Southern Union State Community College beginning at 7 each night.“We have had a good experience performing plays by this author,” said Michael Williams, director of…
The Alabama Forestry Commission (AFC) has upgraded the Fire Danger Warning, issuing a Fire Alert for 46 counties in north Alabama effective immediately. This order for Autauga, Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Chilton, Clay, Cleburne, Colbert, Coosa, Cullman, Dallas, DeKalb, Elmore, Etowah, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hale, Jackson, Jefferson, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Lee, Limestone, Lowndes, Macon,…
WOODLAND–A single-vehicle crash at 1:20 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6, has claimed the life of a Woodland man. James Douglas Cofield, 59, was killed when the 2006 Chevrolet pickup he was driving left the roadway and struck a tree. Cofield, who was not wearing a seat belt, was pronounced dead at the scene. It is thought…
WEDOWEE–The Randolph County Commission approved resurfacing Rhett Circle near Roanoke with tar and gravel when the weather is favorable and the county has the money. Engineer Burrel Jones’ conservative estimate for tar and gravel is $178,733. The road will need a new base, which he said won’t be a simple task. Administrator Cindy Arrington said…
Two 14-year-old girls were injured on Saturday evening, Oct 1, in an ATV accident. According to the report from the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, they were riding a Honda all-terrain vehicle when it crashed on County Road 5 near County Road 850, south of Harris Dam. Both were airlifted to University Hospital in Birmingham.
The annual school discipline reports were presented at the last city school board meeting. At the end of the meeting Supt. Chuck Marcum recognized school board members with certificates from the Alabama Association of School Boards for reaching various levels of attendance and taking courses. He noted in the future Marianne Jordan will receive a…
Handley moved into what amounts to sole possession of first place in 4A, Region 3 with a critical 24-13 win over sixth-ranked Munford at Wright Field Friday. The Tigers are technically tied with Munford and Leeds at 4-1 in region play, but Handley holds the head-to-head tiebreaker over both of those teams after its critical…
Clay Central rallied from eight points down in the fourth quarter to knock off unbeaten Beauregard 34-28 Friday. The win puts Central in sole possession of first place in 5A, Region 4. The Volunteers can clinch the region championship with a win over Sylacauga on Friday. “We’ve got to come down from the high of…
Wadley continued to barrel its way toward a second consecutive region championship as it plastered Victory Christian 62-7 Friday in the Bulldogs’ first home game in over a month. The win puts Wadley in position to secure the region title with a win this week against Winterboro. Wadley led 21-0 after the first quarter and…
Improved play hasn’t led to wins for Woodland, and the three-week vice of Ranburne’s schedule continues to tighten as both 2A, Region 5 teams extended unwelcome losing streaks Friday. Woodland fell to Fayetteville 28-14, as three big plays of 60 yards or more proved to be the Bobcats’ undoing. Meanwhile Ranburne fell 55-7 at Lanett…
NOTICE OF INTENT FOR SEALED BIDS FOR A CARD ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM BID FOR THE RANDOLPH COUNTY COURTHOUSE Scope of Work: It is the intention of the Randolph County Commission to obtain sealed bids for the purchase and installation of a card access control system for the Randolph County Courthouse. The bidder agrees to furnish…
ADVERTISEMENT FOR SEPARATE PROPOSALS IMPROVEMENTS TO HANDLEY HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL STADIUM FOR ROANOKE CITY SCHOOLS ROANOKE, ALABAMA PROJECT NO. 16-115B Separate sealed proposals as listed below will be received at the Roanoke City Board Of Education, 557 Main Street, Roanoke, Alabama, 36274, by Mr. Chuck Marcum, Superintendent, until Thursday, October 27, 2016, at 2:00 PM,…
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made under the terms of that certain Commercial Real Estate Mortgage and Assignment of Leases and Rents, dated May 11, 2004 (the “Mortgage”), executed by Donny Ray Smith and Judy C Smith (“Mortgagors”), in favor of Colonial Bank, N.A., recorded in the Office of the Judge of…
STATE OF ALABAMA COUNTY OF RANDOLPH MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE NOTICE Default having been made in the terms of that mortgage executed by Angelique Fincher Mitchem and Donald Lewis Mitchem, Jr. on or about the 5th day of September, 2008, to Bank of Wedowee, which said mortgage is recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate…
There will be many big issues facing the Alabama Legislature when it reconvenes in 2017, not the least of which for us in Randolph County is reauthorizing the Randolph County Economic Development Authority, which was inexplicably abolished by our own representatives. This leaves us as one of, if not the only, county with no such…
Pity the poor voter. Pity the poor historian. As the campaign of 2016 plods merrily along, I find myself awash in a wave of sympathy for voters who are trying to make a rational decision about which candidate to support, and also for the historians who, decades hence, will sit down to write the history…
With two region games remaining for the four playoff contenders in the area, crunch time has officially arrived in the 2016 high school football season. Handley, Clay Central, Wadley and RCHS all have critical matchups Friday that will go a long way toward determining their postseason fates. Which begs the question, why is it called…
Our junior U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions has risen to national prominence in this pivotal presidential year. His arch-conservative senate voting record and impeccable pedigree as one of the most rock-solid Republicans in the U.S. Senate has made him a marquee persona among right wing Fox News conservatives throughout the country. During the GOP primary debates…
(ROANOKE) Robert Joiner Jr., 83, of Roanoke died Monday, Oct, 10, 2016, at Wedowee Hospital. The funeral will be Saturday, Oct. 15, at 1 p.m. at Peace and Goodwill Baptist Church with Pastor L.B. Houston officiating. Deacon Joiner will lay in state at the church one hour prior to the funeral on Saturday. Burial will…
(WOODLAND) Jerry Doras Hallmark, 77, of Woodland died Monday, Oct. 10, 2016. The funeral will be Wednesday, Oct. 12, at 11 a.m. at Hightower’s Memorial Chapel. Burial will follow in Mozley Memorial Gardens in Lithia Springs, Ga., with the Rev. Josh Agan officiating. The family will friends at the funeral home on Tuesday from 6-9…