(SMITHS STATION) Jo Ann Dawson, 72, of Smiths Station died Saturday, Oct. 23, 2010, at her home.Graveside services were Monday, Oct. 25, at 11:30 a.m. EDT at Ft. Mitchell National Cemetery with Pastor Harold Cummings officiating.Mrs. Dawson was born Dec. 1, 1937, in Opelika, daughter of the late Joe and Gladys Cummings Young. She was…
COUNTY OF RANDOLPH PROBATE COURT IN RE: ESTATE OF ROY MITCHELL NOTICE OF HEARING TO PROBATE WILL TO: William Young Peggy Adamson Edgmon You are hereby notified that on this day came Cathy Adamson and filed in this Court a certain paper in writing, purporting to be the Last Will and Testament of Roy Mitchell,…
RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: C.W. BONDS, DECEASED NOTICE OF PETITION FOR LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION TO: Johnny Messer Jr., 56 Nicholas Lane, Lincoln, AL 35096 Peggy Lynn, 54 Nicholas Lane, Lincoln, AL 35096 Sandra Richards, 5395 O B Knight Dr., Graceville, FL 32440 Retha Terry, 6470 Executive Dr., Winston, GA 30187 J.W. Gosdin, South Carolina…
Every week more than 6000 paid copies of The Randolph Leader are distributed in Randolph County. There is no better way to reach the more than 14,000 regular readers in the county than through The Randolph Leader. Our trained staff will be happy to help you with your newspaper advertising or with advertising on our…
This is it. America (The Book): A Citizen’s Guide to Democracy Inaction (one word, not two), a textbook presented (but not necessarily authored) by Jon Stewart and dedicated to the “huddled masses” who are urged to “Keep yearnin’!” which is about all the encouragement most “masses” ever get. Jon Stewart, you probably know, is host…
The playoff brackets look to be set after a roller coaster week nine in Alabama high school football. Questions were abundant prior to the season for county teams. Now, we have plenty of answers. First of all, I have little doubt that those on hand for the Leeds-Handley game saw the best two 3A teams…
The Handley Tigers finally met their match in top-ranked Leeds Friday in a 14-13 region loss, giving second-ranked Handley the second seed in the region. The Leeds Green Wave took it to Handley in the rushing game, earning 255 yards on 48 rushes. Handley rushed for only 109 yards on 30 attempts, a season low.…
(FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga.) Ida Lee Holman, 97, of Flowery Branch, Ga., died Saturday, Oct. 23, 2010. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. EDT, Wednesday, Oct. 27, in the Lawrenceville Chapel of Tim Stewart Funeral Home, with the Rev. Dennis Foster officiating. Burial will be at White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Duluth, Ga. Mrs. Holman was…
Arrests Adam Scott Green, 23, of Maple Dr., Apt. 4, Roanoke – failure to appear in court – Oct. 25 Carey Daniel Parker, 32, of 760 Seymour Dr., Roanoke – failure to appear in court – Oct. 24 Penelope Ballard, 50, of 801 Vaughn St., Roanoke – possession of drug paraphernalia and resisting arrest –…
The Wadley Bulldogs played their way to a third seed in their region by pounding Notasulga, 43-16, at home Friday night. The game between the Bulldogs and Blue Devils was purely for seeding with the winner getting the third seed and the loser taking fourth. Wadley head coach Jamie Abrams, in his first year with…
The annual Lake Wedowee Clean-Up, sponsored by Alabama Power Company and Lake Wedowee Property Owners’ Association, will run Wednesday, Oct. 27, through Saturday, Oct. 30, from 8 a.m. to noon. The group needs volunteers and boats to get the washed-in trash from the heavy spring rains from beautiful Lake Wedowee. Volunteers will meet each morning…
(ONEONTA) Wilma Mavis Stone Peppers, 95, of Oneonta died at TLC Nursing Center, Oneonta, on Sept. 25, 2010. A native of Randolph County, Mrs. Peppers was a former resident of Wadley and Roanoke. Mrs. Peppers was a long time member of Lester Memorial United Methodist Church. She was a veteran of World War II in…
The general election is Tuesday, Nov. 2. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voters must show identification prior to voting. Voters do not have to declare a party and can split their votes between Republican and Democratic candidates in the general election. Straight party voting is also available at that top…
RCSO arrests Patrick Lamar “Pat” Nolan, 27, of 768 Reed Circle, Roanoke – distribution of a controlled substance (two counts) and failure to comply with judge’s orders (child support) – Oct. 22 Steven Andrew Moore, 21, of LaGrange, Ga. – distribution of a controlled substance- Oct. 21 Terry L. Prothro, 33, of 1936 County Rd.…
I’ve been pumping the Cam Newton for Heisman campaign for over a month now, but I am no longer a lone voice in the wilderness. With one superhuman performance after another, Newton has zoomed to the top of every Heisman poll in the country. He’s passed the higher profile candidates from early in the season…
The chants of “Way to go Payton, Way to go!” rang out as Payton Overton got a world-class welcome home last Wednesday. Ten-year-old Payton, who returned home after successfully undergoing a bone marrow transplant at Children’s Hospital in Birmingham, wore a mask as he was escorted by the Randolph County Sheriff’s Department and Roanoke Police…
RANDOLPH COUNTY PROBATE COURT NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JEANETTE S. MANSON, DECEASED Letters Testamentary with the Will Annexed on the estate of Jeanette S. Manson, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on the 22nd day of Oct., 2010, by the Judge of Probate of said County, notice…
A one-day event for the collection of electronic equipment in conjunction with the Renew Our Rivers Lake Clean-Up will be held Friday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Highway 48 Boat Ramp. Ecovery will accept all office-related electronics including: computers, laptops, copiers, printers, fax machines, scanners, stereo equipment, keyboards, mice, peripherals, VCRs, DVDs,…
The intervention of Roanoke’s Jack’s Restaurant employees helped save a woman who was being kidnapped by her estranged husband on Wednesday morning. According to Roanoke Police Chief Adam Melton, the employees reported the possible kidnapping at approximately 11:22 a.m. after a woman entered the restaurant and told them she was being held at gunpoint by…
COUNTY OF RANDOLPH PROBATE COURT IN RE: THE GUARDIANSHIP AND CONSERVATORSHIP OF ROY MITCHELL NOTICE OF PETITION FOR FINAL SETTLEMENT TO: William Young Peggy Adamson Edgmon You are hereby notified that on the 21st day of September, 2010, Cathy Adamson, Guardian of the person and Conservator of the Estate of Roy Mitchell, filed a motion…