In a strongly-worded opinion, the Alabama Supreme Court has upheld the state’s 86-year-old open records law, saying it represents a long history of openness and should be interpreted in a manner favorable to the public.Last Friday the court followed that statement up by ordering state prison officials to make public their internal reports on inmate…
Some Sunday school classes have a regular teacher, a dedicated person who comes prepared each Sabbath morning to instruct and enlighten. Not mine. We spread the fun around, give everyone who wants (and some who don’t) an opportunity to stand up in front of the rest and do it. The result is a delightful variety…
(ABBOTTSFORD, Ga.) Bobby Yarbrough, 79, of the Abbottsford community in Troup County, Ga., died Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009, at Hospice LaGrange. Mr. Yarbrough was born Sept. 11, 1930, in Troup County, son of the late Hilliard and Evie Moon Yarbrough. He was a member of Wehadkee Baptist Church and had retired from the Unity Plant…
(LaGRANGE, Ga.) Sharon Foster Cochran, 66, of LaGrange, Ga., died Monday, Sept. 21, 2009, at Hospice LaGrange. Mrs. Cochran was born April 1, 1943 in Mobile, daughter of the late C.D. Foster and Evelyn Blankenship Foster. She had lived in LaGrange most of her life and was Baptist by faith. Mrs. Cochran was employed with…
The Randolph County Tigers walked into Ranburne Friday night and came out gashed but victorious, 43-36. The Tigers’ win over Ranburne improves their record to 3-1 overall and 2-1 in the region. “Any time you go to Ranburne it’s good to win,” Randolph County head coach Rick Coleman said. “They always play you tough, no…
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, September 24 noon Roanoke Rotary Club meets at The Galley Restaurant. 9 a.m. Trip Skipper, field representative with Congressman Mike Rogers’ office, will be at Roanoke…
ROCK MILLS—The heavy attendance at the pottery show in Rock Mills on a rainy Saturday proves “we kind of hit on something,” said Bill Head, who sponsors the Rock Mills Pottery and Bottle Show on his property. People also enjoy his Trade Days and touring the old Wehadkee Mill where vendors sell all sort of…
WADLEY – Hard financial times are leading to Wadley’s eventual closure of its Senior Citizens Center but Randy Frost, director of aging services with East Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission, said frozen meals will still be provided for those who qualify. “It’s hitting us all hard. The meal prices are constantly going up,” he…
A fire around noon on Wednesday of last week destroyed the home of Kaye Kenney at 1043 County Rd. 44 in the Midway community south of Wedowee. Fire departments from A&M, New Hope, Woodland, Morrison’s Crossroads, Foster’s Crossroads and Auslin’s Chapel responded, along with EMA, SAT and Wedowee police. Roanoke VFD battled a fire at…
(OXFORD) Service for Mary Stewart Wilson, 80, will be at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009, in the chapel of Miller Funeral Home & Crematory. The Rev. Joey Hanner will officiate. A graveside service will follow at 2 p.m. at Liberty Grove Congregational Methodist Church Cemetery with the family receiving friends from 1-2 p.m.…
AARP has not endorsed any health care reform bill; however, this organization formed to promote the welfare of those 50 years old and older does support health care reform, according to two AARP officials from the Montgomery office. Bill Hawkins and Anna Pritchett, associate state directors for advocacy outreach, sought to address the myths and…
Because the first weeks of a football season are dotted with teams that don’t offer SEC teams any real challenge, early statistics often don’t give a true picture of conference teams. They can be encouraging to fans, though, such as the fact that after three weeks of play, five SEC teams are averaging over 42…
The Woodland Bobcats fought through the sludge and slop of a rainy Friday night to win their second region contest of the season over Ohatchee, 21-7, on the road. “It was a mudfest to start with,” Woodland head coach Larry Strain said. “You couldn’t tell who was on your side by the end of the…
(WEDOWEE) Services for Ralph Stanley, “Jr” Johnson will be held Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009, at 2 p.m. from Iduma Congregational Methodist Church with the Rev. Tim Craft and the Rev. Brian Moore officiating. Mr. Johnson will lie in state one hour before the service at the church. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery with…
The Wadley Bulldogs have several opportunities to take down one of the best 1A teams in the state Friday night, but ultimately fell to Talladega County Central 14-7. Wadley head coach Randy Sparks said it was by no means the Bulldogs’ best performance of the season, but to hold a team as explosive as TCC…
It didn’t take long for Handley to dispatch Coosa Central on the road Friday night. As a matter of fact, it only took the first quarter and a few minutes into the second quarter for the Tigers to win, 28-0. The game was called with a little under eight minutes to play in the second…
The Randolph County Animal Shelter is preparing for its fall book sale and yard sale. If you have any books or items for the yard sale please drop them off on the porch of Chris Mitchum’s warehouse on Main Street across from Cedarwood Cemetery. In Wedowee they can be dropped off at the animal shelter…
RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA CASE NUMBER: CV-2009-066 Lynn Barter and Joy Barter, Plaintiffs R. Garland Sr. Revocable Trust, et al., Defendants NOTICE To: John S. Limuti, Elizabeth A. Limuti, John Doyce Connell, Waldrop and Associates, Inc., Mawal, Inc., Ruby Ziegler, Arthur G. Kennedy, Jennifer Kennedy, Ruby Holcombe, Roger Gray, Thomas C. Camp, Kennon C. Conaway, Judy…
Apparently some who steal newspapers don’t bother to read them. Despite an editorial the previous week about newspaper thieves, on Wednesday of last week two instances of theft were witnessed by an honest customer prior to 8 a.m. from the rack on the front porch of the Leader office. After the man in the red…
Arrests Christina Diane Hudson, 33, of 1191 County Rd. 613, Wedowee – failure to appear in court (violation of the prohibition law) – Sept. 21 Brittany Leigh Martin, 24, of 1570 County Rd. 112, Woodland – failure to appear in court (expired license) and four bad check charges – Sept. 21 Romeo Gonzalez, 27, of…