Incidents July 16 – A complainant on County Road 35, stated he gave someone $40 to go buy him cigarettes, and the person took the money and did not return. The person who took the money also would not return the complainant’s phone calls. July 16 – A resident on County Road 51 in Woodland…
At last week’s meeting of Randolph County School Board, the board continued preparations for the new school year by approving yearly bids and personnel actions. In personnel actions, the board approved: • Teresa Benson, Kyle Powell and Charis Webster as substitute teachers. • Teresa Benson, Chris Fuller and Charis Webster as Substitute Support Personnel. •…
The Roanoke City Council Monday brought up its concerns over the condition of the Louina Street bridge that spans the railroad tracks. The bridge itself is structurally sound, but the surface timbers that provide the driving path for vehicles have become worn and are breaking away. Councilmember Tammi Holley brought up the condition of the…
Southern States Bank, which has two branch locations in Randolph County, has merged with another bank and will soon be operating under a new name. This is where things might get confusing for some local residents. The bank that is taking over Southern States is called FirstBank. However, this is not the same First Bank…
Thousands of items, including boats, cars, trucks, office equipment, medical equipment and furniture, are currently up for bid in the online state surplus property auction. The Surplus Property Division of the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs began the auction at 7:30 a.m. Saturday, July 12, and it will continue until 6 p.m. Sunday,…
At Monday’s meeting of Randolph County Commission, Sheriff David Cofield addressed the commission concerning the need for patrol vehicles for the department. “I’ll say we are down to nearly nothing,” he said. Cofield said he had two vehicles with over 250,000 miles both needing a motor. “I have some others with over 150,000 and two…
Editor’s note: Reports from the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office were not available this week. We will have those reports in next week’s edition of the Leader. Roanoke arrests Kinjilro Darcell Brown – three counts of failure to appear in court – July 7 Martivious Riguel Zachary, 27 – three counts of failure to appear in…
Pastor Crystal Ware and the members of Bethel United Methodist Church in Roanoke are proud to announce that Mrs. Laravian Holley has been appointed as Project Director for Bethel’s Community Garden Project, located at 335 Avenue A. Earlier this year, Bethel United Methodist Church received a grant through the North Alabama Conference of the United…
The Roanoke City Council Monday, in two separate actions, approved expenditures that will provide support for the city’s police department. The first was to approve the implementation of software that will allow officers to swear to their issued warrants and citations without having to make a personal appearance in court. Because Roanoke municipal court takes…
At Monday’s meeting of Wadley Town Council, the council approved to borrow $545,000 from First Bank of Alabama to pay for work on the town’s lagoon. During a recent storm, a tree fell on the control box for the aerators and was damaged. G3 Technology is currently working at the lagoon to take care of…