(MOBILE) James Ronald Potter, 68, of Mobile died Monday, April 4, 2016.Visitation will be Saturday, April 9, from 9-11 a.m. funeral hour at Delaware Street Missionary Baptist Church, 701 S. Lawrence St., Mobile, with the Rev. John H. May officiating. Interment will follow in Pine Crest Cemetery, Mobile.Born Nov. 15, 1947, to the late Guy…
(DELTA) A memorial service will be planned at a later date for Benny Ray Akins, 67 of Delta. Mr. Akins died Monday, April 4, at his home. He was a native of Randolph County, where he had lived most of his life, and had been a resident of Clay County for the past two years.…
RCHS moved one step closer to its fourth straight area championship, and the team made local history in the act. The Tigers defeated Ranburne 14-0 in the second game of a doubleheader at French-Hammond Park. The game was completed after the sun went down and the stars came out, marking the first time that RCHS…
Kesa and Jim Dunn have completed the renovation of one of the city’s landmarks, the Merchants and Farmers Bank building, the tallest building on Main Street. It seems fitting Kesa, an attorney, is practicing law in the building R.J. Hooton once owned and where members of his family practiced law. The Dunns have been in…
WADLEY–The Southern Union Music Department will “Sing, Sing, Sing” their way through the decades at their annual Spring Concert scheduled for April 20, 21 and 22 in Brazeal Auditorium on SU’s Wadley campus. All shows will begin at 7 p.m. The SU Music Department is under the direction of Dr. William Rayfield. At this year’s…
The Randolph County JOBS Task Force and Randolph County Economic Development Authority are kicking off their 9th Annual Career Expo on April 19 at Trinity Baptist Church’s family life center in Roanoke from 9 a.m. until noon. The purpose of the event is to create an experience for the people in Randolph County and surrounding…
Rep. Bob Fincher, R-Woodland, questioned members of the Alabama Community College System’s Board of Trustees and Chancellor Mark Heinrich about the consolidation of Central Alabama Community College, Southern Union State Community College and Chattahoochee Valley Community College. The chancellor and four board members appeared before the Education Policy Committee, of which Fincher is a member.…
Handley High School was selected as one of the 15 safest high schools in Alabama, clocking in at #8. Niche recently ranked the safest schools in Alabama using data on expulsions, suspensions and school-related arrests, as well as student and parent reviews of health and safety results. Superintendent Chuck Marcum said the ranking “makes you…
Randolph County Sheriff’s Office is implementing a new community notification program. This program is designed to send text messages to individuals regarding things happening in the county. This system is designed to alert citizens to traffic problems, fires, criminal activity, weather and much more. The only requirement will be that the individual that signs up…
Greg Thompson told members of the city of Roanoke Utilities Board all the clearing had been completed at the water plant and all but one thing has been submitted for funding. Thompson, with Engineers of the South, said Roanoke was one of the first in the state to apply online but due to a glitch…
WADLEY–Police Chief Justin Farr told the Wadley Town Council Monday they had held a mock active shooter scenario at Wadley High School from 8 a.m. until about lunch that day. They had met with Superintendent Rance Kirby and county school personnel and talked about the safety issue. Farr set it up and oversaw it. Lt.…
A Woodland area woman lost her home to fire on Monday night. According to Randolph County E-911, the fire was reported at 7:55 p.m. at 1400 County Rd. 120, north of Woodland. The report from Randolph County Sheriff’s Office states that Emily Fay Wilson, 67, heard a boom from her garage and discovered the Kubota…
The book sale fundraiser for the animal shelter is Saturday, April 9 and April 16 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Chris Mitchum’s cotton warehouse on Main Street in Roanoke. Book donations are still needed and can be dropped off at the shelter in Wedowee or the warehouse porch in Roanoke. There will be…
Woodland Founders Day will be Saturday, April 23. Activities will begin at 9 a.m. with Boy Scouts presenting the United States flag and Cyndal Jones singing the National Anthem. Mayor Tim Prince will give the welcome address. Live entertainment will begin at 9:30 according to the following schedule: 9:30 Roanoke Academy of Ballet 10:00 Women’s…
Another stacked tournament, another eye-opening performance for the Handley softball team. This time the Lady Tigers posted a 6-1 record in the Gulf Coast Classic in Gulf Shores during spring break, knocking off three 6A teams before falling to eventual tournament champion Southside-Gadsden, which is 6A’s top-ranked team. Handley defeated McAdory twice, Northview once, and…
The Wadley Bulldogs greatly aided their playoff quest with a 5-2 win over Winterboro Monday at Winterboro. Wadley entered the area contest with a 2-2 record in the area after a pair of losses to first-place Victory Christian. But the Bulldogs got a clutch pitching performance against the defending area champs. JaMichael Angel went the…
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage and security agreement executed by AMANDA DAWN HOLCOMBE, an unmarried woman, on the 4th day of October 2013, to VANDERBILT MORTGAGE AND FINANCE, INC., as recorded in Mortgage Book 588, Page 456, in the office…
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Jerry Mitchell and Shirley A. Mitchell, husband and wife, originally in favor of Wachovia Bank, National Association, on the 4th day of May, 2006, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate…
SMALL TOWN BANK – Publication of Notice Small Town Bank, an Alabama Banking Corporation headquartered at 117 Main Street, Wedowee, Alabama 36278, has submitted an application to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and to the Alabama State Banking Department for authority to establish a branch office of Small Town Bank at the 1004 Bankhead Highway,…
We’re all aware of the overcrowding in the Randolph County Jail, as plenty has been written about it through the years. The lack of needed capacity and continuing maintenance problems has prompted the county commission to have a referendum in November on whether or not to impose a .5-percent (half-cent)countywide sales tax to construct a…