Former President George W. Bush can’t catch a break.Rather than give his administration a slick name like “The New Deal” or “The Fair Deal” or “The Great Society,” Time magazine has declared the years when he was in office “The Decade from Hell.”How would you like that to be the title of your chapter in…
10:30 a.m. Narcotics Anonymous meets behind the former KFC in Roanoke in the building with the blue awning. 7 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous meets at Woodland Volunteer Fire Department. THURSDAY, December 31, New Year’s Eve 10 a.m. LifeSouth Community Blood Centers will have a blood drive at the Roanoke Walmart until 4 p.m. in the bloodmobile.…
RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: MATTHEW BILLY FRED WILLIAMS, DECEASED NOTICE OF PETITION FOR SALE OF PROPERTY BY PUBLIC AUCTION TO: MARCUS JAMAL WILLIAMS MATTHEW BILLY WILLIAMS GEORGE CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS You are hereby notified that Randy Gibbs, President of Gibbs Services, Inc., has this day filed in this Court for Petition for Sale of Property…
Arrests Daniel Justice, 19, of 481 Twin Lakes Dr., Roanoke – menacing with a gun – Dec. 24 Matthew T. Perry, 19, of 368 Twin Lakes Dr., Roanoke – menacing with a gun – Dec. 24 Madeline Margaret Evans, 20, of 340 Field St., Apt. 40, Roanoke – simple assault (domestic violence) – Dec. 23…
The Roanoke City Council formalized selection of Ron Cameron as fire chief to replace Bill Ford, who resigned and has already begun work as a patrolman with the police department. Mayor Mike Fisher had appointed 15-year veteran assistant chief Cameron as interim fire chief until this week’s council meeting. Fisher asked the council if there…
When Dr. Parker Griffith, serving as a Democrat in the Alabama Senate from Huntsville, decided to seek election to Congress two years ago the political operatives from the Republican Congressional Campaign Committee (RNCC) opened up a “no holds barred” smear campaign against him. They accused the doctor of failing to give cancer patients proper treatment…
A group from Randolph County overcame nasty weather to honor our military forces at Fort Mitchell National Cemeter in Russell County Saturday, Dec. 13. Susan May and Frances Highfield made many bows for the effort. Frances made bows in honor of her husband, Clyde Highfield, and his 20-year Air Force career. Local volunteers at Ft.…
It’s been an incredibly awful year and decade. I am not sorry to see either go. I was trying to think of one bright spot and aside from personal things like having food, a job, a car that continues to run, and a roof over my head, a preliminary scan produced a few things. I…
LANETT—Her steps may be slow, but her memory was sharp and with a joyful, hearty laugh, Mattie Craft greeted and conversed with most of the more than 150 people who attended her recent 100th birthday celebration at Lanett Congregational Christian Church. For more than two hours on Nov. 7, Ms. Craft shared greetings and conversation…
It’s time again for New Year’s resolutions, a fresh start when we vow to do things differently (exercise more) or just better (get organized). The Alabama Legislature’s resolution this year should be to reform the state’s tax system, and for a number of reasons. As state Rep. Richard Laird points out on page 4A, the…
The year 2009 was a big sports year here in Randolph County. Some of the best players and teams to play in Roanoke, Wadley, Woodland and Wedowee were in the news doing incredible things. With the last issue of The Leader this year, we’re counting down the top nine sports stories of 2009. 1. Courtney…
Just days after Franklin Delano Roosevelt began his historic 12-year presidency, Willie Bessie Meadows caught a bus and went to visit her cousins in LaGrange. By the time Roosevelt died in office and Truman raised his right hand, Willie Bessie was married and making more money than she ever thought possible. LaGrange High School, in…
It looks like 2009 is coming to a close, people. And with this being the last year of the decade, there’s a lot of decade’s best lists out there. I thought about making such a list for this column, but seeing as how I’ve been here only three years, it might seem a little heavy…
The Southeastern Conference took a real punch in the gut Saturday with the resignation of Urban Meyer as coach of the Florida Gators. Whether you liked him or not, you have to admit he elevated the stature of the league. He brought a level of excellence to the University of Florida football program that it…
(LaFAYETTE) Rachel Patterson, 81, of LaFayette died Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2009, at George H. Lanier Memorial Hospital in Valley. Services were Thursday, Dec. 24, at 1 p.m. EST at Resthaven Funeral Home in Lanett with the Rev. Clifford DeLee officiating. Burial followed at Resthaven Memorial Gardens in Lanett. Mrs. Patterson is survived by her husband,…
(LINEVILLE) Funeral services for the Rev. Clarence Wood, 71, of Lineville were Monday, Dec. 28, 2009, at 11 a.m. at Benefield Funeral Home in Lineville with Pastor Keith Jones, Rev. Frank Sledge and Rev. Jerry Colquett officiating. Burial followed in Greenlawn Cemetery in Jacksonville. Rev. Wood died Thursday, Dec. 24, at Lineville Health and Rehabilitation…
(ROANOKE) Services for Bobby Glendon Sudduth, 83, of Roanoke will be Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2009, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. David Glass and Rebecca Fulks officiating. Burial will follow in Randolph Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 to 8 p.m. on Monday, Dec.…
(COLLEGE PARK, Ga.) Services for Alfred P. Haynes, 77, of College Park, Ga., formerly of Roanoke, were Sunday, Dec. 27, 2009, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Don Angel officiating. Burial followed in Randolph Memory Gardens. Mr. Haynes died Tuesday, Dec. 22, at his home. Survivors include his wife, Florence Burke…
(JACKSONVILLE) Services for John Wesley Bell, 78, will be Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2009, at 1 p.m. at Faith Temple Christian Center with Pastor T. R. Harper officiating. Burial will be in Jacksonville City Cemetery. The body will be at the church one hour prior to services. Mr. Bell died Tuesday, Dec. 22, at Noland Hospital.…
A new home is going up in Wedowee to get children out of sleeping bags and off the floor into beds. It is the county’s second Habitat for Humanity project. Money and muscle is needed to make this home a reality for Nickie Terrell and her family. They have been waiting and longing for this…