Councilwoman Tammi T. Holley introduced the idea of a one-half cent sales increase to be used for paving streets, doing curbing and sidewalks, etc. with the understanding the public would have its say before it was considered further.Her proposal was mentioned in order to get feedback from the citizens, she said. People have been asking…
In an August Wadley Council meeting Mayor Jim Dabbs told the council the Alabama Department of Environmental Management lawsuit pursued by the Alabama attorney general’s office was finally being settled. It deals with sewage pollution of the Tallapoosa River. It now has been settled and the town was fined $19,000. It was agreed the payments…
WEDOWEE–Since 2002, more than $150,000 has been spent on plumbing repairs at Randolph County Jail. During Thursday’s workshop meeting of Randolph County Commission, Kelly Isbell of American Plumbing addressed the commission and told them they could replace all the troubled plumbing for $30,000 to $40,000. He advised they do not need all new sinks and…
The Roanoke Board of Education had the first reading on the system’s 2012-2013 school calendar, with classes beginning Aug. 9 and ending May 23. This is 180 student days with an additional seven days for staff. Weather days will be April 25th, April 26th and Feb. 18th. Superintendent Chuck Marcum said neither Sen. Gerald Dial…
An arrest was made in a February burglary that occurred on County Road 33. According to Randolph County Sheriff’s Office, Larry Jovan Laney, 31, of 12567 Hwy. 431, Wedowee, was arrested on Feb. 29 and charged with second-degree theft and third-degree burglary. On March 7, Laney was charged with first-degree theft of property, and on…
Two Roanoke men were arrested this week for crimes committed in Georgia. On Friday, Jeffery Jerome Hand, 51, of 705 Chestnut St., was arrested and charged with first-degree assault for an incident that happened the day before in Heard County. He was extradited back to Heard County. On Thursday, George Ricky Robertson, 52, of 630…
Firefighters from Wedowee, A&M and Rock Stand get a fire under control at a former mobile classroom on the campus of Randolph County High School Monday morning. The building had been used for storage, but most of those items had been moved into the newly remodeled board of education offices. It was located behind those…
Candidates, voters and supporters gathered at the courthouse but it became quickly clear two incumbents were losing. Early in the night newcomer Clay Tinney carried the Armory boxes 1,077 to veteran District Judge Pat Whaley’s 330, setting the tone for what turned out to be the losing effort for Whaley. Tinney won 2,583 of the…
A proposal to add to Roanoke’s sales tax to finance repairs to streets and sidewalks is one that needs a lot of discussion and careful consideration. Currently, for purchases made in Roanoke, the buyer pays an additional 8.5 percent over the purchase price. In Alabama that includes groceries, which is especially hard for much of…
In the dead of winter I am thinking about . . . bikinis. Well, actually I wasn’t until my buddy Phillip sent me an Associated Press article announcing that “Brazilian bikinis burgeon to fit the fat.” That started me thinking. Now I do confess that between St. Agnes Eve and Easter bikinis do, occasionally, come…
The collapse of the case against Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, in 2009 has been described as a “profound embarrassment” for the U. S. Department of Justice and has raised troubling issues about the integrity of the actions of federal prosecutors, who wield enormous power over people they investigate. Stevens’ case was handled by senior officials…
NOTICE Notice is hereby given that a bill substantially as follows will be introduced in the 2012 Regular Session of the Legislature of Alabama and application for its passage and enactment will be made: A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to Randolph County; to amend Sections 3 and 6 of Act 2003-213, 2003…
“Gas estimated to peak at $4.15” the headline reads. No, it is not 2012. It from a June 12, 2008 newspaper. In May 2008, average gas prices in the United States hovered around and in some places passed $4 a gallon, shattering records. Nothing new to American consumers were the records that broke one after…
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Mark A. Pike, married person and wife, Stacy Pike, to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., on the 30th day of October, 2008, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Randolph County,…
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Jackson Whaley and wife, Mary C. Whaley, to Colonial Bank, on the 4th day of August, 2000, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Randolph County, Alabama, in MORT Book…
ABANDONDED VEHICLE SALE 1992 Saturn #1G8ZG1476NZ197074 1993 Ford pickup #2FTCF101Y8DCA49193 1999 Olds Intrigue #1G3WH52H5XF391236 1999 Lincoln LS #1LNHM86529YY810592 1996 Honda #2HGET667XUH537425 1996 Nissan #1N4AB42D05C518414 1998 Chev. Blazer #1GNDT13W2261366 2000 Pontiac Grand Am #1G2NF52F42M622840 1995 Jeep Grand Cherokee #1T4EX5854TC139565 2000 Chev. S10 #1GCC51457YK292877 2003 Mitsubishi Galant #4A3AA46G93E205236 Will be sold for wrecker and storage fees on…
Invitation to Bid The City of Roanoke is accepting Sealed Bids on a 1998 Dodge Durango 4X4. The Durango has 4 doors, a 5.2 liter engine, Automatic Transmission, front and rear air, new tires, 141,508 miles and four wheel drive. The Vehicle can be view at the Charles M. Clack Armory on Lafayette highway. The…
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the terms of that certain mortgage from JOE MITCHEM to H. M. CALDWELL., an individual dated the 27th day of November 2002, recorded the 12th day of December in Mortgage Book 437, Page 229, in the Office of the Probate Judge of Randolph County, Alabama; said defaults…
The Handley Lady Tigers got the job done last week, defeating Valley and area foe Marbury to improve on their winning record early in the season. But it wasn’t done off the bats of the Lady Tigers, but rather the pitching and fielding. “We’ve been playing real good defense and the pitching has been wonderful,”…
After a down week that saw the Handley Tigers fall to the Woodland Bobcats, Handley bounced back last week to win four straight games. The Tigers earned a win over Woodland, two wins over Sipsey Valley and a win over Heard County. “We practiced hard after we lost to Woodland, and we talked about what…