RCSO and Wedowee Police responded to the emergency department at Tanner-East Alabama Medical Center on Saturday afternoon, where a 32-year-old Franklin, Ga., woman was being treated for a gunshot wound to the head. Brendi Deann Lucas was able to speak with law enforcement before she was taken by helicopter to University Hospital in Birmingham. The…
At last week’s meeting of Wedowee Town Council, the council voted unanimously to purchase an empty lot in the downtown business district. The approval of the purchase came after Councilman Jerry Huddleston informed his fellow council members that Barry Waldrop wanted to sell the lot he owns at the corner of Highway 431 (Main Street)…
The Senate passed three immigration-related bills and sent them to the House on Thursday: SB 53 (Senator Kitchens): This bill creates the crime of human smuggling for anyone who transports someone into Alabama knowing, or having reason to know, that the person is an undocumented immigrant. It also outlines procedures for jails to determine the…
According to a recent economic impact study conducted by Lightcast, a global leader in labor market analytics, Southern Union State Community College generated $162.6 million in added income to its service area economy in 2023-24. “Southern Union influences both the lives of its students and the regional economy,” the report states. The activities of SUSCC…
Over half of Randolph County went dark early Sunday morning as thunderstorms blew through the county with winds in excess of 50 miles per hour in some places. The heavy winds came just days after several inches of rain soaked the area, leaving the ground soft and trees more susceptible to be blown down by…
Randolph County Sheriff and Roanoke Police incident and arrest reports Colten McKensie Cofield, 27, of Roanoke sustained non-life-threatening injuries when the gray 2009 Ford Focus he was driving struck a power pole and flipped over Thursday in Roanoke. The incident took place on Stone Avenue in the mill village near Knight-Enloe Elementary School just before…
The Leader welcomed Handley High School students, from left, Cora Altork, Andre Banks and Eli Crenshaw to our offices last week for a day of job shadowing and learning about the different elements of putting a paper together. Banks said that sports photography led him to come to the Leader, while Crenshaw was interested in…
It was a meeting room full of visitors at Thursday’s workshop meeting of Randolph County Commission. Most of the visitors were there voicing their opinion on the possible closing of County Road 417 in the Smyrna Church area. A portion of the bridge on the road has been stolen and the bridge poses a danger.…
Parents and participants in the Wadley Recreation Program will see a few changes over the next few weeks. At last week’s meeting of Wadley Town Council, Mayor Donna McKay told the council that Hannah Hamby has resigned from her duties and Avery Bailey is resigning her position as Director of Parks and Rec. Bailey will…
Randolph County Rescue Squad has received a surplus watercraft from Alabama Surplus in conjunction with State of Alabama Department of Conservation Natural Resources Marine Resources Division. Placement will be with the county rescue squad on Lake Wedowee but also in central location to serve Lake Weiss, Lake Logan Martin and Lake Martin. Alabama Surplus and…