“Jazz washes away the dust of everyday life.”* Art Blakey, jazz drummer and band leaderDAYTON, Ohio–More than 90 years ago, a young black family left the dust of everyday life of rural Randolph County and raised a son whose talents would bring jazz into their lives and those of countless others around the world.Mitchell “Booty”…
Woodland Town Clerk Lisa Copeland said citizens in the affected areas passed the town’s annexation in the Feb. 19 election. The annexation was initially approved 14 to 10. Tuesday about noon during the council canvass of the election, two provisional ballots were opened and counted, bringing the final results to 14-12 in favor of annexation.…
The wastewater plant construction underway at the site of Roanoke’s antiquated wastewater treatment system is impressive. It is believed sewage will be treated in the new system by June and the entire project completed by December. Greg Thompson, the Alabama Municipal & Environmental Engineers project engineer for the city of Roanoke, Water, Sewage, Gas and…
Tracy Carlisle Owensby, 42, of 462 LaFayette St., Roanoke, turned herself in to Roanoke Police Department on Thursday of last week after seeing the article about herself in The Randolph Leader. She is being held for Anniston Police Department on warrants for impersonating a police officer and second-degree theft by deception. Charges here may be…
A fallen tree created a dangerous situation on Monday at a home at 3102 County Rd. 64, east of Woodland. According to the report from RCSO, the tree tore down the power weather head from the house before landing on the propane tank, causing it to leak. Woodland Volunteer Fire Department, Progas and Tallapoosa River…
The Roanoke City Council moved last week to add an fire exit of double doors at the old National Guard Armory to facilitate a concert planned there for March 2. Without the work the building would not meet the fire code for the number of expected attendees. Guy Thompson Enterprises had the low bid of…
Roanoke Tree Board members gathered last week to plant a Leyland Cypress on the old Snax Deli property downtown in an annual observance of Arbor Week and Tree City USA. It is one of the activities required to maintain Tree City status. Participating in the tree planting were Evelyn Norton, Frank Fetner, Tim Jacobs, Mayor…
The theatre students at Handley High School will mount a production of Beauty and the Beast this week and next. They will perform this Friday night, March 1, and then again Thursday, March 7. Both performances will begin at 7 p.m. Tickets will be sold at the door for $5. Although is it a little…
The Theatre Department of Southern Union State Community College presents Fred Carmichael’s comedy Don’t Mention My Name Feb. 27-March 2 at 7 p.m. in Brazeal Auditorium on the Wadley campus. Set in an unnamed bed and breakfast in Vermont, the play explores the plight of a man suffering from temporary amnesia. The man stumbles into…
Becky Jane Hill told the members of the city of Roanoke’s Water, Sewage, Gas and Filter Plant Board about problems she had with sewage and requested compensation for money she spent on the problem. The problem started Nov. 17 of last year with sewage bubbling up into her shower and floor, and that was repeated…
Tuesday morning a Randolph County school bus filled with students traveling to the Woodland girls basketball semi-final game in Birmingham was involved in a minor accident about 8 a.m., said Lisa Copeland. Her daughter, Audree, was on the bus and immediately texted her to let her know she was all right. A following car with…
Friday, if nothing happens to change it, the sequester takes place––across the board spending cuts by the federal government that doesn’t consider the critical needs or long-term ramifications of cuts to specific agencies. All are destined to suffer, and layoffs and job losses will be the result in many cases. This comes just as we…
Back in the middle of 2012, my family decided we would welcome 2013 at the beach. On New Year’s Day, we would eat peas, pork and greens, and watch bowl games aplenty. Then, a few days later we would leave to make way for the Snowbirds. “Snowbirds”–a name that was once spoken in derision that…
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain Mortgage executed by THOMAS HENRY BOLT and DEBORAH BOLT, as Joint Debtors to Small Town Bank on September 19, 2005 and recorded in Book 486 at Page 659 in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Randolph…
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain Mortgage executed by THOMAS HENRY BOLT and DEBORAH BOLT, as Joint Debtors and J & H FARMS, LLC to SMALL TOWN BANK on June 3, 2009, said Mortgage being recorded in Book 545, Page 384 and corrected by…
FORECLOSURE NOTICE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness described in and secured by that certain mortgage executed by Larry Gore, a married man and Donna Gore, his wife to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (MERS) acting solely as nominee for Lender, Quicken Loans, Inc., and Lender’s successor and assigns dated June…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: ROBERT EMERSON, DECEASED ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS Letters of Administration on the Estate of Robert Emerson, deceased, having been granted to Chad Lee, Attorney at Law on the 7th day of February, 2013, by the Honorable Judge of Probate of said County, notice is…
STATE OF ALABAMA RANDOLPH COUNTY NOTICE OF INTENT TO OBTAIN LICENSE TO SALE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES Wings and Things hereby notifies the public at large that he/she intends to apply for an Alcohol Beverage License. The premises at which Wings and Things wishes to sale Alcoholic Beverages is located at 1376 Main St., Wedowee, AL 36278.…
STATE OF ALABAMA RANDOLPH COUNTY NOTICE OF INTENT TO OBTAIN LICENSE TO SALE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES Sandeep Singh hereby notifies the public at large that he/she intends to apply for a Beer License. The premises at which Sandeep Singh wishes to sale Alcoholic Beverages is located at 2232 U.S. Hwy. 431, Roanoke, AL. Anyone wishing to…
ROANOKE UTILITIES BOARD HAS LEVELS OF HALOACETIC ACIDS ABOVE DRINKING WATER STANDARDS Our water system recently violated a drinking water standard. Although this is not an emergency, as our customers, you have a right to know what happened, what you should do, and what we are doing to correct this situation. We routinely monitor for…