(CLARKESVILLE, Ga.) Graveside services for Claude W. Jones Jr., 83, of Clarkesville, Ga., will be Thursday, April 21, 2016, at 11 a.m. at Greenwood Cemetery in Montgomery.Mr. Jones died Monday, April 18, at St. Francis Hospital in Greenville, S.C.A Montgomery native, Mr. Jones was born July 12, 1932, the son of Claude Willoughby Jones Sr.…
(LINCOLN) Funeral services for Randy “Milo” Milam, 51, of Lincoln will be Thursday, April 21, 2016, at 4 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with the Revs. Donald Spradlin and David Waldrop officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Wedowee. Mr. Milam died Friday, April 15, at his residence. A Randolph County native,…
The first round state baseball playoff series for RCHS and Handley have both been postponed due to Friday’s rain. RCHS will take on Fayetteville in a doubleheader Saturday beginning at 2 p.m. at French Park in Wedowee, per head coach Pat Prestridge. And according to head coach Tyler Hall, Handley will host Oak Grove, also…
Volunteers were trying to raise money to feed the dogs and cats and assorted other animals with the annual book sale in Roanoke but they were giving some things away free, such as Bibles and dictionaries. They had a lot of spiritual books of all kinds by people such as Billy Graham, Max Lucado and…
A brief power surge last Saturday morning burned out a $10,000 main service pump at the filter plant. After utilities general manager Jerry Revis contacted Alabama Power it appears they will have to file insurance on the loss. At Monday’s Roanoke Utilities Board meeting Revis said this is the second time this has happened and…
Last year Handley entered the playoffs unabashed about their goal of winning a state title. That did not happen as they Tigers were upset in the second round at the hands of Oak Grove. This year the goals for the playoffs are more modest, according to first year head coach Tyler Hall. “I tell them…
No discussion of the playoff future for RCHS can be fully complete without the context of the team’s recent playoff past. It’s team led by a group of seniors that have played in 12 playoff series over the past three seasons, culminating in last year’s trip to the state finals in Montgomery. Meanwhile, Wadley has…
In 1974 a group of local parents and interested citizens began meeting to draw attention to the unmet needs of the developmentally disabled in Randolph County. Through 1975 the group met throughout the county in churches, schools and in any public forum available to bring this need to the attention of the citizens of Randolph…
The Handley Tigers’ quest for the softball state tournament will begin at home. That became a certainty after Handley knocked off Munford 5-0 in Roanoke Monday to secure first place in the area and the right to host the area tournament. Morgan Whaley was masterful on the mound as she allowed just two hits and…
Demolition work began Monday morning to take down the old Hardees building behind First Bank in Roanoke, and a short time later it was on the ground. A new building will be erected on the site to house a Taco Bell restaurant, which is expected to open in early July.
Anyone who has been following the workings of county and municipal governments through the years has surely heard the term “unfunded mandates.” It simply means a higher level of government, typically the state legislature, puts a new requirement on the counties and cities without providing the financial means to implement it. The burden falls on…
The Woodland Bobcats batted around twice and scored 14 runs in a marathon seventh inning that proved to be the difference in a 19-5 victory over Wadley Thursday. Wadley led 1-0 thanks to an RBI double by Connor Fordham in the third inning. But Woodland put up a five-spot in the fifth to take a…
An Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) dump truck turned over about 11:30 Tuesday morning on Highway 22 near County Road 65 (Radney’s Chapel), spilling its load of asphalt. The driver of the truck was transported to Wedowee Hospital for treatment. The truck was said to have been leaking diesel fuel and anti-freeze after the accident.
(This is the first in a series of columns that trace the history of efforts to regulate the manufacture, sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages in Alabama. What follows is an updated and expanded version of an article by the author that first appeared in The Anniston Star back in 2008.) Big changes taking place.…
Some of you may have seen and remember the movie Groundhog Day, starring Bill Murray. In the comedy, Murray awakens on Groundhog Day and has the identical day that he had the previous year, similar to Yogi Berra’s colloquial saying of “déjà vu all over again.” Well folks, this year’s legislative session began on Groundhog…
I’m an Atlanta Braves fan. Always have been, and I’m pretty sure I always will be. I am also a realist. I know that this going to be a season to forget for the Bravos. And the way I see it we can either play the dutiful fans and try to stay positive and hope…
This 2012 Freightliner tractor-trailer overturned on Friday at approximately 6:32 a.m. on Highway 22, near the Georgia line. The Trooper’s reported states that the driver, Travis Jerome Legette, 48, of Lake Park, Ga., swerved to avoid another vehicle that came over into his lane. Amazingly, there were no injuries. Legette said the other vehicle didn’t…
In the United States and in Alabama one in three girls and one in five boys are sexually abused by the age of 18. Trauma to children is why there is such a strong need for the Tri-County Children’s Advocacy Center. Recently relocated from Wedowee to the old Red Cross building on Highway 22 in…
ADVERTISEMENT FOR SEPARATE PROPOSALS FOR A NEW WEIGHT ROOM ADDITION AT HANDLEY HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL STADIUM FOR ROANOKE CITY SCHOOLS ROANOKE, ALABAMA PROJECT NO. 16-115 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, May…
Randolph County Farmers Market will open for the 2016 growing season on Wednesday April 27. The first Saturday opening will be on May 7. The market will then be open on Wednesdays from 7 a.m. until noon and on Saturdays from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. throughout the summer. It will be located on U.S.…