Qualifying for area municipal elections ended July 19 at 5 p.m. Mayor and city council members are up for election in all cities and towns in the county on Aug. 23. If necessary a run-off election will be held Tuesday, Oct. 4.Roanoke mayor Mike Fisher qualified for re-election and is facing two opponents, Warren Minnifield…

WEDOWEE–“There are lots of things you realize you need when you’re being shot at. It could’ve been a lot worse,” Sheriff David Cofield told Randolph County Commission the Monday after a deputy was wounded in a standoff with an armed gunman. Cofield said the sheriff’s department needs to look at personnel. When the standoff started,…

Randolph County Chamber of Commerce will host an environmental Lunch & Learn on Tuesday, July 26, from noon until 1 p.m. at Wedowee First United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, 116 W. Broad St., Wedowee. The speaker will be Shannon Mc Glynn, External Affairs Branch, Alabama Department of Environmental Management. She will share information on Wolf…

When voters in Alexander City go to the polls for their municipal election on August 23, they will have the chance to weigh in on whether or not alcoholic beverages will be sold on Sundays. The Alexander City Council voted 5-0 Monday night to allow the city’s voters to decide the issue. In its resolution…

The “pause” in plans for merging Southern Union State Community College and Chattahoochee Valley Community College under the operational control of Central Alabama Community College and its president, Susan Burrow, was undoubtedly influenced by the many citizens who raised questions about the process. Even as the merger of four other schools in south Alabama proceeds,…

This highway she’s hotter than nine kinds of hell The rides, they as scarce as the rain. When you’re down to your last shove and nothing to sell And too far away from the train. Billy Joe Shaver, “Ride Me Down Easy” The other day Leada Gore of al.com asked “When was t he last…

Sometimes when I observe national politics I am enthralled by the magnificent creation of our American government. When our forefathers founded our democracy it was grounded in British parliamentarian philosophy with a unique American blend, which of course omitted a monarchy. Now, 240 years later, it is a very representative democracy. As our founders designed,…

NOTICE OF SALE The following property will be sold at auction pursuant to Self-Storage Act of 1981 Act Number 81-769 page 1321 for nonpayment of rent. Contents of storage units #30, 34, 37 and 39 on July 31, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. at Woodland Mini Storage, 98 Woodland St., Woodland, AL. We reserve the right…

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 August 6, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. on the following units. The company…

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ROBERT SIDNEY FORD, DECEASED NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT TO BE PUBLISHED BY PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE Letters Testamentary of said deceased having been granted to Jean Foerster Ford on the 12th day of July, 2016, by the Hon. George Diamond, Judge of the…

(WACO, Ga.) Kathy Ann Bentley Benefield, 63, of Waco, Ga., (Buncombe community), died Sunday, July 17, 2016. Mrs. Benefield was born in Cedartown, Ga., on July 22, 1952. She was a cashier at Pilot Travel Center. Survivors include her husband, Leonard Benefield of Waco; two daughters, Melissa Robinson and Kristy Holland, both of Waco; three…

(ROANOKE) The funeral for Dwayne David Jones, 56, of Roanoke will be Tuesday, July 19, 2016, at 4 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with Bro. Wade Price officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 2-4 p.m. before the service begins. Mr. Jones died Saturday, July 16, at his residence. A Heard…

(FRANKLIN, Ga.) Agnes Mae Nelson Cosper, 94, of Franklin, Ga., died Saturday, July 16, 2016, at Pruitt Health Systems in Franklin after leading a long and fulfilling life. Funeral services will be Monday, July 18, at 2 p.m. EDT at Macedonia Baptist Church in Heard County, Ga., with the Rev. Noel Forrester officiating. Interment will…

(LaFAYETTE) John Henry Drake, 59, of LaFayette died Tuesday, July 12, 2016, at his residence. The funeral was Saturday, July 16, at 1 p.m. at Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church, LaFayette, with the Rev. Gary Dixon officiating and the Rev. Douglas Jones as eulogist. Interment followed in Handy Cemetery. Mr. Drake was born Nov. 10, 1956,…

(HEFLIN) Addie Mae Woodard of Heflin died Tuesday, July 12, 2016. She was 79. Funeral services were Friday, July 15, at 11 a.m. at Wise’s Chapel UMC in Heflin with the Rev. Jamie Daniel officiating. Interment followed in the church cemetery. Mrs. Woodard was born Jan. 10, 1937, in Randolph County, Ala., to the late…

(GOODWATER) Christine Billingsley, 83, of Goodwater died Thursday, July 14, 2016 at her residence. She was born on October 12, 1932 in Tallapoosa County to Calvin A. Ogles and Mamie L. Smith Partika. Mrs. Billingsley was a longtime member of Goodwater Baptist Church. She was an excellent seamstress and retired from Russell Corporation with 35…

(PALM COAST, Fla.) Services for Melinda Reana Voss, 44, of Palm Coast, Fla., will be Saturday, July 16, 2016 at 11 a.m. at Mellow Valley Baptist Church. Randy Anderson will officiate. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. The family will receive friends on Friday from 5 to 8 p.m. at Radney Funeral Home, Alexander…

(CHANHASSEN, Minn.) Verna Morris Bennett, 92, of Chanhassen, Minn., previously from Wadley, Ala., died Sunday, July 10, 2016 at Good Samaritan Nursing Home, Waconia, Minn. A Randolph County native, Mrs. Bennett was born July 12, 1923, daughter of Wyatt and Della Morris. She was a member of Mt Zion Congregational Christian Church. She was preceded…

(LINEVILLE) Funeral services for Carolyn Knight Wood, 76, of Lineville will be Thursday, July 14, 2016, at 1 p.m. in the chapel of K.L. Brown Funeral Home in Jacksonville with the Revs. Dwight Kidd, Jerry Colquett and C.J. Andrews officiating. Burial will follow in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Wood died Tuesday, July 12, at Clay…