Mike May of Roanoke found a weather balloon instrument lying on the deck of his Peachtree Street home last week and brought it by the Roanoke Police Department.On the instrument with a parachute device attached was written: “This is a radiosonde, a balloon-borne instrument used by the NOAA or National Weather Service to obtain weather…
OFELIA–A Lineville man was injured on Thursday afternoon after intentionally jumping out of a moving vehicle. According to the report from Randolph County Sheriff’s Office, Joel Henry, 38, of Lineville was a passenger in a vehicle going down Highway 48 near County Road 880 in the Ofelia community when he jumped out. He had been…
Rodriquez Martel Staples, 29, of 836 Strong St., was arrested on Wednesday of last week and charged with second-degree theft of property (felony). Staples is accused of stealing a laptop and cash from an apartment at 468 Rebecca Lane on Dec. 3. The resident of the apartment said he came by and asked to use…
WADLEY–Southern Union State Community College will begin a search for a permanent president in January. The Department of Postsecondary Education anticipates posting the job on Jan. 4, according to Tonya Dupree, the department’s director of human resources. The entire process is expected to take about 120 days to complete, with Chancellor Mark Heinrich making a…
RED LEVEL–A woman previously convicted of a Randolph County murder shot her boyfriend in Red Level last week before turning the gun on herself. According to the Andalusia Star-News, the victim of Thursday’s shooting is expected to make a full recovery. Covington County Chief Deputy David Anderson said Friday the investigation into the shooting of…
Plenty of financial figures were presented from both sides during the campaign over whether or not alcoholic beverages will be sold legally in Randolph County. It was hard to know what to believe since comparisons with other counties were the basis for many of the projections for here. The fact is, we can’t know until…
PUBLIC NOTICE REQUEST FOR BIDS FOR OUTDOOR WARNING SIRENS Randolph County Commission is soliciting sealed bids for THREE OR MORE OUTDOOR WARNING SIRENS. Bids will be received by the Randolph County Commission at the Randolph County Courthouse Annex #1, 12 Broad Street East, Wedowee, AL 36278 until Thursday, December 20, 2012, at 3:00 p.m. BID…
NOTICE OF SALE The following vehicle has been abandoned at 6520 Highway 431, Roanoke, AL. 36274 and will be sold on January 14, 2013 at 12:00 p.m. at the same address. 1998 Honda Accord 1HGCG5643WA089390 (50-51)
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF HAZEL LEE PAYTON, DEC. NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT TO BE PUBLISHED BY PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE Letters Testamentary of said deceased having been granted to Shawn Ty Scogin on the 5th day of December, 2012, by the Honorable George Diamond, Judge of 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 CHARLES R. JONES, SR., and SARA N. JONES, a married couple, on the 16th day of December 2004, to CMH HOMES, INC., DBA LUV HOMES, as recorded in Mortgage Book…
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Waymon Heath Horn, an unmarried man, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., acting solely as nominee for Acopia, LLC, A Corporation, dated September 30, 2010, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the Judge of…
How do I get myself into these things? Oh yeah, I fathered children, that’s how. It all began when my son, the scion, was in first grade at Kitty Stone Elementary School. At some point he mentioned to his teacher that I had some Indian artifacts and, without consulting me before hand, he added that…
The State Ethics Commission web site displays the Statement of Economic Interests filed by State Attorney General Luther Strange for the 2011 calendar year, but there is no filing shown for 2010, the year he campaigned and was elected. The Alabama Ethics Law requires that candidates for elected office at every level of government file…
The Handley Tigers boys’ basketball team is on a roll to start the season, going 4-0 with wins over Beauregard, Lanett, Woodland and Notasulga. But Handley head coach Clifton Drummond said the Tigers have a lot of improving to do regardless of the early record. “Right now we’re not getting good ball movement and trying…
Not much has changed for the Woodland Lady Bobcats so far this season. The Lady Cats are still winning. Woodland earned three straight wins over the last week, including wins over county foes Randolph County and Handley, to improve to 4-0 on the season. The first real feather in Woodland’s cap this season came in…
After beginning the season on a six-game winning streak, the Randolph County Tigers lost their first game of the year to LaFayette. Head coach Pat Prestridge said that while the Tigers have played well so far this season, turnovers proved costly for the squad against LaFayette. “They got after us and we gave up too…
The Lady Tigers of Handley are still searching for their first win after starting out the season 0-4. However, the Lady Tigers have played some tough competition in the early going with the losses coming to Beauregard, Lanett, Woodland and Notasulga. Against Beauregard, the Lady Hornets were able to control the pace of the game,…
The Woodland Bobcats are still searching for their first win of the season after falling in their last three games to Randolph County, Handley and Spring Garden. Against Randolph County, the Bobcats were in the thick of things through the first quarter, but Randolph County’s depth started taking a toll in the second quarter. “Randolph…
A lot of people have asked for my thoughts on Auburn’s hiring of Gus Malzahn as the new head football coach last week. My answer every time I’ve been asked that is, “I don’t know.” As an offensive coordinator, I thought Gus Malzahn was one of the best Auburn had ever seen. He put up…
I can make a case that we are drawing near the close of the greatest year in SEC football history. Think about it. The calendar year opened with the tail end of the 2011 football season. In bowl games actually played in 2012 SEC teams went 4-2, including the BCS National Championship Game where Alabama…