(OPELIKA) A private graveside service for James Wilson McCarley, 74, of Opelika was Thursday, July 30, 2009, at 11 a.m. Burial was in Garden Hills Cemetery. The Reverend Scott Bowen of First Presbyterian Church of Opelika officiated.Mr. McCarley died Tuesday, July 28, at East Alabama Medical Center.He was born May 27, 1935, in Millerville. Mr.…
(ROANOKE) Laura Lashley, 93, of Roanoke, formerly of LaFayette, died Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2009, at her residence. Services were held Friday, Aug. 7, at 2 p.m. CDT at Antioch Baptist Church in LaFayette with the Rev. Wayne Barrett officiating. Burial followed at LaFayette City Cemetery. Mrs. Lashley is survived by two children, Johnny Lashley of…
(ROANOKE) Services for C.B. Craven Jr., 71, of Roanoke will be Friday, July 31, 2009, at 2 p.m. at North Main Congregational Christian Church with the Rev. Billy Watts, Rev. Bart Bowlin and Rev. Ed Grooms officiating. Mr. Craven will lie in state at the church one hour before the service. Burial will follow in…
(WOODLAND) Services for Barbara Ann Brown, 74, of Woodland will be Monday, Aug. 3, 2009, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Revs. Wendell Ford and David Daniel officiating. Burial will follow at Cedarwood Cemetery, Roanoke. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 to 8 p.m. on Sunday, Aug.…
COUNTY OF RANDOLPH NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Linda Lou Ratzlaff on the 5th day of April, 2000 to Bank of Wedowee which said mortgage is recorded in the Probate Office of Randolph County, Alabama, in Mortgage Book 402,…
The Southeastern Conference is now pretty much acknowledged as the kingpin of college football. The recently announced television deal makes it without question the richest conference in the NCAA, and the past three BCS national championship trophies won by Florida and LSU makes it the strongest on the playing field. At least, that is the…
Wednesday of last week was an awful day for wrecks in Randolph County. At approximately 9:38 a.m., a two-vehicle accident was reported on County Road 204, north of Folsom. Injured were the driver of a 1994 Ford, Scotty Dickerson, 17, of Heflin, and his 15-year-old passenger, Davy Dickerson. The driver of the other vehicle, Gary…
An abandoned Glastron boat, serial# 277031, Evinrude 65 h.p. at Cheaha View Marine, 56 Co. Rd. 1, Wedowee, AL will be sold for storage and labor for $817 on Aug. 14, 2009. 256-357-0500. (31-32p)
Incidents David Minnifield, 39, of Carrollton, Ga., was cut with a piece of a broken drinking glass while at the McKissic residence on County Road 905, Wedowee, on Saturday. This incident is still under investigation, according to investigator Jimmy Holmes. James Edward Sims of 2705 County Rd. 439, Wedowee, reported the theft of 60 methadone…
RANDOLPH COUNTY LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the debt secured by that certain mortgage executed by Michael D. May and Dorothy A. May , Mortgagor(s) to Small Town Bank , Mortgagee, on October 4, 1999, said mortgage being recorded in the Probate Office of Randolph…
All three Roanoke City Schools met the educational goals set under the 2001 federal No Child Left Behind program and in many cases greatly exceeded the required proficiency rates. Everyone was excited when the State Board of Education released the results. “We were jumping up and down screaming,” said an excited Donna Hodges, director of…
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, August 6 8:30 a.m. Randolph County Commission will have an agenda workshop meeting at Randolph County Courthouse Annex. Those wishing to address the commission should call…
Students throughout the county will return to their schools for the start of a new school year on Monday, Aug. 10. Teachers and principals throughout Randolph County are also geared up for the start of school on Monday. Drivers are reminded to look out for students. Children at Knight-Enloe Elementary School in Roanoke start going…
I had a brief conversation with a couple of my co-workers here at The Randolph Leader the other day about high school football. I walked through their office proclaiming my giddiness for the start of fall football practice here in the county. Peggy Seabolt, our advertising manager, said, ‘Aren’t you glad you don’t have to…
Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. acting solely as nominee for Heritage Lending & Investments, LLC on April 12, 2007, by William Mitchum and Theresa Mitchum Husband and Wife as Joint Tenants with Rights of Survivorship, and recorded in…
The following abandoned item will be sold for wrecker and storage fees: Yamaha V-Star motorcycle, JYAVM01E32A040358. Contact Albert Herren, 256-449-6122. (31-35p)
Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage dated March 4, 1999, executed by BILLIE JANICE BASSETT, an unmarried woman, to CHASE MANHATTAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION, which mortgage was recorded on March 9, 1999, in Mortgage Book 378, Page 114, of the mortgage records in the Office of the…
Sessions will be conducted on the second Thursday of each month, typically from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. from September through May and will include presentations on leadership, history of Randolph County, education, economic and industrial development, law enforcement and the legal system, community services, and state and local government. Sessions will also include field…
As rain continues to fall this summer, our lakes are full and the crops are high. Drought and the water shortage it spawned seem so long ago. However, water disagreements with our neighbor to the east remain, and now the clock is ticking for a resolution. Last year, as the drought continued its dusty grip…
What seems like an early return to school won’t affect only the students, teachers and school support personnel. It will affect all of us who use county roads and city streets. Students will be out walking and more vehicles will be on the move in the hours before and after school. We may need to…