The Southern Union Fine Arts Department is pleased to welcome acclaimed author and actor Timothy Mooney to the Renaissance Center on the Wadley Campus on Feb. 4, for a one-night only performance. Traveling throughout North America to celebrate the life of Shakespeare and bring attention to the great playwright’s work, Mooney performs several one-man plays…
Clay County, the only totally dry county remaining in Alabama, could lose that distinction on March 1. Petitions submitted to the city councils of Ashland and Lineville for a vote on legalizing alcoholic beverages within those municipalities were sufficient to have the measure put on the upcoming ballot. Under Alabama law, municipalities of more than…
As part of the State Department of Education celebratory innovation tour many members visited Roanoke City Schools last Friday, including state Superintendent of Education Tommy Bice. The tour of staffers is to see school systems who are thinking outside the box and finding new and creative ways to deliver quality education. The tour included the…
A Call Away Bail Bonding Dewayne Trammell Goodwin, 46, of 2261 Country Club Rd., Roanoke, was arrested on Jan. 28 and charged with shooting into an occupied dwelling in connection with shots fired that struck Roanoke HealthCare Center on Jan. 10. RPD made the arrest after watching video surveillance and interviewing witnesses. They are still…
On Wednesday, Jan. 27, at approximately 6:47 p.m., a black male entered Welch One Stop in northern Chambers County. The suspect asked for cigarettes, and when the clerk opened the cash drawer, the suspect presented a handgun and aimed it at the clerk’s face. He then reached into the drawer and removed the money. The…
On Wednesday, Jan. 27, around 7:30 a.m., a resident on County Road 75 in Rock Mills returned home after leaving for work and noticed a small red Toyota Corolla with no tag sitting in his yard. The homeowner went to the door of the residence, noticing it had been kicked in. About that time, he…
WADLEY–Wadley Councilman Michael Brown said he thought the council should draft a resolution to the legislature in Monday’s work session about the changes involving Southern Union State Community College. Southern Union’s merger with two other colleges, to his understanding, changes the college’s name. “Obviously, we’re biased here in Wadley. I think this is sad and…
WEDOWEE–Randolph County Board of Education voted unanimously to purchase four new International buses, lease computers, projectors and Chromebooks, and hire former Wadley Bulldog and Auburn Tiger Terrell Zachary as ISS/ALC teacher at Wadley High School during its meeting on Thursday evening of last week. Grants Superintendent Rance Kirby, in his system update, announced Wedowee Elementary…
Roanoke City Schools Superintendent Chuck Marcum updated the Roanoke Board of Education on the athletic facilities project at the board’s Jan. 26 meeting. A survey crew began working on getting dimensions on property sites. He, Handley High School Principal Greg Foster, and Coach Larry Strain met with the architect to discuss the scope of the…
Many of those involved in working to make a new county hospital a reality were bused to Carrollton on a wet night to see what Tanner Medical Center offers. Everyone seemed impressed from the moment they were met in front of the hospital with greeters carrying umbrellas. They were welcomed by executives such as Loy…
The regular sesson of the Alabama Legislature began yesterday with the same budget problems facing it as a year ago. That is an indication that little was done about solving those problems during the past year. We’re not looking for much this year either. Even if the will was there to address tough issues, the leader of the House has…
We all want our public officials to be ethical. We all assume that some public officials won’t be unless we make them. That is why most states have an ethics commission. Its job is to tell public officials what they can and cannot do, and hold them accountable if they don’t follow the rules. I…
STATE OF ALABAMA PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR WHEREAS, the Alabama Legislature at its Regular Session of 2015 ordered an election to be held on a certain proposed amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, set out herein as Act No. 2015-342 (SB421), in accordance with the provisions of Section 284, as amended by Amendment…
INVITATION TO BID The City of Roanoke will be accepting sealed bids for the grounds maintenance (mowing and trimming) of Cedarwood and Booker Hill cemeteries in Roanoke. The Mowing season for 2016 will run from March 15, 2016 through October 15, 2016. All bids must be received at City Hall by 2:00 p.m. on February…
There are a good many stories about elections of the 1940s and ’50s where votes were bought and elections stolen. The most brazen and blatant stealing of an election occurred in the 1948 race for the U.S. Senate in Texas. The players were Coke Stevenson versus Lyndon B. Johnson. Therefore, it can also be classified…
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Randolph County Commission (the “Commission”), will conduct a public hearing at 3:00 p.m. (or shortly thereafter depending on agenda of the Commission) on February 22, 2016, in the County Commission’s chambers located in the Courthouse Annex across the street from the Randolph County Courthouse, at 12 Broad Street East, Suite…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: ESTATE OF SARA JEAN CHEWNING HARMAN, DECEASED CASE NO. 216003 N.S. PUBLICATION NOTICE Letters Testamentary of said deceased having been granted to the undersigned on the 28th day of Jan., 2016, by George Diamond, Judge of the Probate Court of Randolph County, notice is hereby…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF SARAH D. MCKAY, DEC. NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT TO BE PUBLISHED BY PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE Letters Testamentary of said deceased having been granted to Gregory J. McKay and Teresa M. Battles on the 27th day of Jan., 2016, by the Honorable George…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION PETITION OF JANICE M. MCCOY AND JOHNNY MCCOY RE: JDM, A MINOR CHILD NOTICE OF ADOPTION TO: THE NATURAL PARENTS OF JDM To April Mitchell and Brandon McCoy, whose whereabouts are unknown, and the natural parents of JDM. You are hereby…
STATE OF ALABAMA RANDOLPH COUNTY PROBATE COURT NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF GWEN R. PIKE, DECEASED Letters Testamentary on the estate of Gwen R. Pike, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on the 1st day of Feb., 2016, by the Judge of Probate of said County, notice is…