During the last legislative session, 15 Alabama counties were running scared.If a bill that began working its way through the Legislature had actually passed, those counties would have seen their operating budgets cut 10 percent over the next five years.“It would basically shut us down,” was how an official in one of those counties put…

LEVEL ROAD—A fire on Thursday afternoon of last week badly damaged the home of James Clegg and family. According to the report, the fire was reported at approximately 4 p.m. at the wood frame house at 4005 County Rd. 33, Wadley. Capt. Joe Knight of Corinth Volunteer Fire Department said the fire was centered around…

The Habitat for Humanity kickoff is Saturday at 8 a.m. and volunteers are still needed, including two skilled leaders who can oversee each house under the direction of construction manager Art Mavis. Mavis and his wife, Mary Ann, are veteran Habitat for Humanity volunteers, part of the Care-A-Vanners who work on projects across the country.…

At its recent meeting the Roanoke Board of Education approved an architectural contract for an expansion at Knight-Enloe Elementary; restroom construction at the softball complex on Scheussler Street and received the annual discipline reports for all three schools. Superintendent Chuck Marcum said the McKee and Associates architectural firm had been working on plans for the…

The Alabama Cattlemen’s Association announced last week a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the person(s) who stole cattle from Roanoke Stockyards two weeks ago. Seventy-five calves were taken from the sale barn that had been left there by their owners the night before the sale that Wednesday, Sept. 24. There have…

Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Homer Jefferson Hester, III and Christena Ann Hester, husband and wife, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., solely as nominee for Homecomings Financial, LLC (F/K/A Homecomings Financial Network Inc.), on the 11th day of June, 2007, said mortgage…

RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: THE ESTATE OF CURRY JAMES MATHIS NOTICE OF HEARING TO PROBATE WILL To all unknown heirs of Curry James Mathis: You are hereby notified that on this day came Hazel Calhoun and filed in this Court a certain paper in writing, purporting to be the Last Will and Testament of…

Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage dated December 30, 2004, executed by RONALD STACY PRESNAL and DEBORAH ANN PRESNAL, to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. (“MERS”) Solely as nominee for FIRST BANK MORTGAGE A DIVISION OF FIRST BANK OF GEORGIA, which mortgage was recorded on January…

RANDOLPH COUNTY PROBATE COURT IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF BETTY JOYCE WHITE, DECEASED NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT TO BE PUBLISHED BY ADMINISTRATOR Letters of Administration of said deceased having been granted to the undersigned on the 1st day of October, 2008, by the Honorable George Diamond, Judge of the Probate Court of Randolph County,…

Roanoke will be buzzing Saturday with the fall Randolph County Animal Shelter book and yard sale, the Randolph County Historical Museum being open, the Rotary Club’s pancake breakfast and Habitat for Humanity’s kickoff for the county’s first Habitat build. To fuel the day’s activities you can stop by the Rotary Club’s pancake breakfast fundraiser at…

RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: THE ESTATE OF TIMOTHY JOE GAWTHROP, DECEASED NOTICE TO CREDITORS Letters Testamentary of the aforesaid deceased having been granted on the 1st day of October, 2008, by the Honorable George Diamond, Judge of Probate Court of Randolph County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against the…

Our country is in serious trouble. People who continue looking through rose-colored glasses amaze me. During the past year a number of financial prognosticators have said anyone looking at this country’s balance sheet would think we were a third world country where $1 is worth 42 cents. A few months ago I thought two financiers…

In Alabama, we often think of trade as something that isn’t good for us. It is an easy thing to understand. Whenever our leaders in Washington have signed off on “free trade” pacts, it seems throughout our state factories would close and the machines would be shipped off to another country. No matter the bad…

The Alabama constitution says persons convicted of crimes involving “moral turpitude” cannot vote without having their rights restored, but leaves the definition of those two words to the courts and statutory law. A recent registration drive focused on inmates convicted of drug crimes. It initially had the blessings of the Department of Corrections commissioner but…

It’s hard to figure out just who is under the most pressure this week-Auburn’s Tommy Tuberville or Tennessee’s Phillip Fulmer. It would be a close race, although Fulmer would probably get the nod since his Vols made the mistake of playing before several thousand empty seats last Saturday. At least Auburn fans haven’t started showing…

The Alabama Cattlemen’s Association is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of those who stole cattle from Roanoke Stockyards two weeks ago. The Randolph Leader is offering a $200 reward for information leading to the arrest of those who stole a newspaper rack from the old rock store in Rock Mills…