The Woodland Lady Bobcats have been on a tear in the early goings of the season with wins over Horseshoe Bend, Wadley and Ranburne.In addition to the wins over area teams, Woodland had a good showing at the Auburn Spring Invitational over the weekened, competing against several larger schools.In a 3-0 win over Horseshoe Bend,…
The Roanoke City Council received a good financial report prior to Monday night’s council meeting. During the regular meeting Mayor Mike Fisher also gave them the good news the Roanoke Municipal Airport for the first time in years has met all requirements for the issuance of an operating license with no restrictions. “I don’t remember…
Arrests Ronald Lee Allen, 37, of Birmingham – three counts of failure to appear in court and resisting arrest – March 7 Kelly Dewayne Hayden, 28, of Parrish – DUI and failure to appear in court – March 5 Nancy Hughly, 52, of 222 Piedmont St., Roanoke – DUI – March 4 Henry Lewis Smith…
WEDOWEE—Two visitors were arrested during the Randolph County Commission workshop on Thursday morning. Roanoke resident Jeff Nolen was on the agenda and at the beginning of the meeting spoke to the commissioners about the approval of Volkert & Associates as a construction management firm to oversee the addition and renovations to Randolph County Jail. He…
The idea of reclaiming morality following World War I was evident on the movie screen. In late December 1922, the Liberty Theatre on Roanoke’s Main Street presented The Great Redeemer. The byline for the movie stated, “This is a great drama. Some of the worst men imaginable are pictured here, but all is well when…
Last week was the first time I’ve taken a full week off from work here at The Leader since I began a little over three years ago. Some of my friends have called me a workaholic for that reason. But that’s not really the case. The real reason I don’t like to take off for…
The dispute over electronic bingo is putting many of the state’s top leaders in conflict from Gov. Bob Riley and his illegal gambling task force, to Attorney General Troy King to Fifth Judicial District Attorney E. Paul Jones, circuit judges, the legislature, and the state’s court system. Circuit Judge Robert Vance of Birmingham ruled Monday…
10:30 a.m. Narcotics Anonymous meets behind the former KFC in Roanoke in the building with the blue awning. 1:30 p.m. Until further notice, Wadley First United Methodist Church Food_Bank will be open the second Wednesday of each month from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Recipients must meet federal guidelines. Applicants should bring one of the following:…
I went to a Metallica concert. Took four teenage boys. I know. Crazy as a run-over dog. See what comes of trying to be a good parent. I have an older daughter—now grown up with job and benefits. When she was young she wanted to go to things teenagers wanted to go to. I took…
It was stunning in a way, yet it was not unexpected. Whatever the issue, blame the vulnerable. That was former House Majority Leader Tom Delay saying unemployment compensation encourages people not to look for work. For several years now those who follow the news have seen the lines of hundreds and in some cases thousands…
The Handley Tigers went through some ups and downs in the first weeks of baseball season, defeating Woodland and Randolph County but falling to Cleburne County, Oxford and Horseshoe Bend. Handley’s season started with a tough 4-2 loss to Cleburne County. Head coach Kevin Smith said for a first game the Tigers didn’t play bad,…
Terry Sparks of New Hope has qualified for coroner on the Democratic ticket, according to Randolph County Democratic Executive Committee Chairman James Harris. Sparks is a licensed embalmer and funeral director and works for Benefield Funeral Home in Wedowee and Quattlebaum Funeral Home in Roanoke. Coroner Randy Gibbs said after 16 years, or four terms,…
The Wadley Bulldogs bounced back from a tough start to the season against Reeltown by crushing rival Woodland last week. The Bulldogs fell to Reeltown 7-4 in a game that saw Wadley perform well at the plate. Wadley jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the early innings before Reeltown started to catch up. “We…
Last June at the Tuscaloosa Rotary Club, State Retirement System CEO David Bronner made the prediction that sometime in 2011 Alabama government’s financial problems would “hit the wall.” His predictions were: € All the states will be running into deficits in 2011, Alabama included. € The commercial real estate market will hit the wall, like…
A Roanoke man died Monday from injuries suffered in a wreck in Rock Mills. According to reports, Robert Lee Foster, 61, was driving east on Highway 22 in his 1993 Ford pickup when the accident happened at about 10:25 a.m. near Kirby’s Garage. He struck a Cavalier from behind driven by Tina Burks, 40, of…
Asbestos removal will be done soon at Knight-Enloe Elementary School but Superintendent Chuck Marcum stressed parents should not be concerned. It is all on the outside of the school. He said he knows people will be concerned when they see the workers wearing white haz-mat suits but it is a low-grade asbestos and the workers…
(BREMEN, Ga.) Judy Elizabeth Dryden Jackson, 67, of Bremen, Ga., died Sunday, March 7, 2010. Mrs. Jackson was born Aug. 6, 1942, in Muscadine, Ala., to the late Luke and Bernice Clark Dryden. Mrs. Jackson is survived by her husband of 49 years, whom she married on the day of the Bicentennial of Tallapoosa, Sept.…
(ROANOKE) The funeral for Rachel Grubbs Boyd, 79, of Roanoke will be Tuesday, March 9, 2010, at 11 a.m. at First Baptist Church, Roanoke, with the Rev. Larry Armstrong officiating. Burial will follow in Cedarwood Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the church from 9:30 to 11 a.m. on Tuesday, March 9. Mrs. Boyd…
(VALLEY) Gordon L. Brown, 68, of Valley died Tuesday, March 2, 2010, at East Alabama Medical Center, Opelika. The funeral was Thursday, March 4, at 2 p.m. at Johnson Brown-Service Funeral Home Chapel in Valley with the Revs. Bill Heath and Robert Huff officiating. Burial followed at Johnson Memorial Gardens. Mr. Brown is survived by…
RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF EDSEL MARION DAVIS SR., DECEASED NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT TO BE PUBLISHED BY PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE Letters Testamentary of said deceased having been granted to Edsel Marion Davis Jr. and Richard Michael Davis on the 5th day of March, 2010, by the Hon. George Diamond, Judge of…