WEDOWEE–In an amazing victim’s statement Bethany Green told of the day she and her friend, Mindy Lee Brown, and their two children were on the way to the doctor and a shopping trip when a truck driven by Stephen Ladel Johnson crashed into them, changing their lives forever.Mindy died, and Green and her son, Elin…
An inmate at Roanoke City Jail is now at Randolph County Jail after climbing over the fence and escaping last week. According to the report from RPD, Traymon Jontavius Morgan, 22, of 750 Seymour Dr., Apt. 21, was in the exercise yard with the other inmates on Tuesday afternoon when he climbed over the fence…
MONTGOMERY–As summer approaches and another school year ends, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) urges Alabamians of all ages to ensure safety is part of their Memorial Day weekend and during the summer months. The official holiday traveling period runs from 6 p.m. Friday, May 22, to midnight Monday, May 25, but Alabama State Troopers…
MONTGOMERY–Senator Gerald Dial (R-Lineville) last week passed a non-binding resolution (Senate Joint Resolution 60) in the Alabama Senate stating that members of the legislature should forego compensation during any special legislative sessions in 2015 if the legislature fails to pass a budget during the current regular session. Sen. Dial also released the following statement in…
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT TO BE PUBLISHED BY PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF LOUIE TIMOTHY MITCHELL SR., DECEASED Letters Testamentary of said deceased having been granted to the undersigned on the 7th day of May, 2015, by the Honorable George Diamond, Judge of Probate…
PUBLIC NOTICE During the May 11, 2015 meeting the Randolph County Commission enacted a Resolution to close (vacate) a section of roadway in the Malone community descried as follows: Commencing at the intersection of C.R. 864, a paved roadway and C.R. 862, an unpaved roadway, thence run westerly along said C.R. 864 a distance of…
MONITORING NON-COMPLIANCE NOTICE The Wedowee Water, Sewer and Gas Board is required to monitor your drinking water for specific contaminants on a regular basis. Results of regular monitoring are an indicator of whether or not your drinking water meets health standards. During January-March, 2014, we did not monitor for disinfection byproducts, and therefore cannot be…
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA CASE NO. CV 09-115 RANDOLPH COUNTY WATER, SEWER AND FIRE PROTECTION AUTHORITY PLAINTIFF VS. A parcel of land located in the W 1/2 of the SW 1/4 of Section 11, Township 20 South, Range 11 East, Randolph County, Alabama, containing 8.77 acres, more or less, AND ANY…
NOTICE The Probate Judge as Chief Election Officer makes it known in each voting precinct that as required, Randolph County, Alabama, is in compliance with the availability of registration and voting aids for all handicapped and elderly individuals, as stated in the Code of Alabama, Section 21-4-23(b). (20)
ATTENTION!!!! PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT MEETING FROM ALDOT TO ALL CONCERNED CITIZENS There will be a public involvement meeting for East Central Region, Alexander City Office at 240 Hwy. 280. The meeting will be held in the auditorium, in the rear of the building (wheelchair accessible) on June 18, 2015, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Information…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF TERRELL CHESS ROBINSON, DEC. NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT TO BE PUBLISHED BY PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE Letters of Administration of said deceased having been granted to Randy Gibbs, on the 18th day of May, 2015, by the Honorable George Diamond, Judge of the…
PUBLIC NOTICE A public hearing will be held to discuss the City of Roanoke, AL application and approve city match resolution for a 2015 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) through the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs. The hearing will be held on June 1St at 5:00 P.M. Central Time, at Roanoke City Hall,…
Tyler Gay threw for four touchdowns and rushed for two more as the Woodland Bobcats used a second half surge to defeat Wadley 43-26 in the teams’ spring scrimmage on Friday. Gay was the game’s leading rusher as he carried the ball 14 times for 60 yards and two scores. He also completed 15-of-22 passes…
When you are swept in a two game series in the state finals, as the RCHS baseball team was last week, it’s never a pleasant experience. But if day two had gone the same as day one the whole experience would have been a little less satisfying than it ended up being. Let me elaborate.…
Other than Gov. Bentley, no one in state government has put forth a reasonable plan to fund state government. Half-baked plans for allowing a vote on gambling in various forms is being touted by what passes for the leadership in both the House and Senate as a solution. It’s not. It won’t raise the revenue…
My recent columns on camp stew and eating “eatin’ dirt” drew a number of interesting responses. My Georgia buddy and former student Jo wrote to suggest that I look up Julia Sugarbaker’s reaction to the accusation that Southerners eat dirt. Remember “Designing Women?” It is on YouTube. So I did. In the episode Ms.…
The hallmark accomplishment of this year’s legislative session will be a comprehensive prison reform package. This legislation is the one long-term substantive issue tackled by the super majority Republican legislative body. This comprehensive prison project has been in the works for a while. A lot of research and planning went into the plan. State Senator…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Novice Treadwell, 72, of Roanoke will be Wednesday, May 20, 2015, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Revs. Ryan Conger and Jason Mitchell officiating. Burial will follow at Rock Stand Congregational Christian Church. Mrs. Treadwell died Monday, May 18, at St. Frances Hospital in Columbus, Ga. A Roanoke…
(GADSDEN) James “Jim” Ellis Day Jr., 70, of Gadsden died Friday, May 15, 2015. The funeral service was at 3 p.m. Monday, May 18, at MeadowBrook Baptist Church. Pastors Randy Gunter, Gary Cardwell and Fred Rivers officiated. Burial followed in Williams Southside Memorial Park. Jim was born in Birmingham to James Ellis and Mary Cook…
(RANBURNE) David Roscoe Clopton, 83, of Ranburne died Sunday, May 17, 2015, at Atlanta Medical Center from injuries received in an automobile accident. The family is planning a memorial service, which will be held in Texas. Mr. Clopton was born May 25, 1931, in Marmaduke, Ark., son of the late Roscoe Conklin Clopton and Olivia…