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 an…
(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…
(CAMP HILL) Jack Phillips, 78, of Camp Hill died Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009, at Bethany House Hospice in Auburn. A graveside service was Thursday, Sept. 17, at 11 a.m. CDT at Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery with the Rev. Clifford DeLee officiating. Mr. Phillips is survived by three sisters, Catherine Foster of Valley, Clara Mae…
(SNELLVILLE, Ga.) Margaret Moore Robinson, 82, died Monday, Sept. 14, 2009. Mrs. Robinson was employed for 32 years by Our-Way Inc. in Tucker, Ga. She was a member of American Business Women’s Association and the Gate City Charter Chapter in Decatur, Ga. She served as president for several years and was voted Woman of the…
Randolph County 43, Ranburne 36; Handley 28, Coosa Central 0; Woodland 21, Ohatchee 7; Talladega County Central 14, Wadley 7 Randolph County 43, Ranburne 36 The Randolph County Tigers delivered the final blow in a shootout win over Ranburne, 43-36. Dwayne Childs scored five touchdowns in Randolph County’s win, rushing for 391 yards. Childs scored…
Randolph County 43, Ranburne 36; Handley 28, Coosa Central 0; Woodland 21, Ohatchee 7; Talladega County Central 14, Wadley 7 Randolph County 43, Ranburne 36 The Randolph County Tigers delivered the final blow in a shootout win over Ranburne, 43-36. Dwayne Childs scored five touchdowns in Randolph County’s win, rushing for 391 yards. Childs scored…
(LaGRANGE, Ga.) Linda Hester, 68, of LaGrange, Ga., died Sunday, Sept. 13, 2009, at her home. Mrs. Hester was born May 18, 1941, in Troup County, Ga., daughter of LaVerne Yarbrough and the late Ira Lee Yarbrough. She was a homemaker and member of Callaway Baptist Church. Survivors, in addition to her mother, include a…
(ROANOKE) Services for Judy Delaine Clark Samples, will be held Saturday, September 19, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. from the Concord Primitive Baptist Church with Rev. Kenneth Layton and Rev. Keith Benefield officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery The family will receive friends at the church from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, September…
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 Benefield…
“I hate to think that it was all just . . . fashion” The Big Chill” (1983) That was the plaintive cry of Sarah Cooper, played by Glenn Close in my favorite ’60s movie, “The Big Chill,” which really wasn’t about the ’60s at all. It was about a group of people who had lived…