(VALDOSTA, Ga.) Jane Ellen Bass, 80, of Valdosta, Ga., passed away Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021 at her residence.A memorial service will be at noon EDT on Thursday, Sept. 9, at First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Dr. Anthony McPhail and the Rev. Dr. John Walker officiating. The family will receive friends prior to the…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: EULETTE S. SEEGAR, DECEASED NOTICE OF HEARING TO: Howell W. Seegar 2807 Bridgewater Dr. Phenix City, AL 36867 Andrea Lynn Baker 1932 Heritage Rd. Moody, AL 35004 Rebecca Sue Nance c/o Beverly Ann Nance 1670 Gate 8 Rd. Anniston, AL 36201 Beverly Ann Nance 1670…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: HAILEY SKYE MOORE NOTICE OF HEARING To: Kendra Michelle Partlow, address unknown Timothy Scott Stallworth, address unknown A Petition for Name Change of Minor was filed by Susan Pethel in the Probate Court of Randolph County, Alabama, requesting the Court change the name of minor…
LEGAL NOTICE In accordance with Chapter 1, Title 39, Code of Alabama, 1975, as amended, notice is hereby given that Alabama Roofing & Sheet Metal Co. Inc., Contractor, has completed the Contract for Reroofing Various Buildings at Knight Enloe Elementary & Handley High School, 400 Park Ave, Roanoke, AL & 100 Tiger Circle, Roanoke, AL…
This Saturday marks the 20-year anniversary of the attacks of September 11, 2001. The Leader stands with all who remember the horror of that day, and continues to honor the lives that were lost.
WEDOWEE – The Randolph County Highway Department has taken delivery of its new one-man hole-patching machine. According to county engineer Burrell Jones, the truck arrived last week and he hopes to put it in service this week. He said the machine will not patch as rapidly as the old method they use now, but will…
Randolph County has been home to multiple state champions in a variety of different competitions, most notably on the football field. But it’s perhaps a lesser-known fact that the county is also home to state champions of a completely different kind – trees. The Alabama Forestry Commission scours the state for the largest trees in…
MONTGOMERY – Gov. Kay Ivey has announced a $200,000 grant to the town of Wedowee that will improve its wastewater collection system and alleviate a potential health hazard. Funds from the Appalachian Regional Commission will be used to help the town rehabilitate its wastewater lagoon. The Alabama Department of Environmental Management has cited the facility…
A second arrest has been made in connection with the June 29 shooting on Strozier Street that left one woman dead. La’Quan Deiz De’Anthony Santez Ballard, 22, of LaFayette was arrested Tuesday morning and charged with attempted murder. According to investigator Lorenzo Foster, U.S. Marshals shared a tip with Roanoke Police Department that Ballard was…
FRIENDSHIP – A single-vehicle crash at approximately 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 1, has claimed the life of a Handley High School senior. Gabe Taylor, 17, was fatally injured when the 2005 Chevrolet Tahoe he was driving left the roadway and struck a tree. The teen was pronounced deceased at the scene of the crash, which…
WEDOWEE – At a meeting held Tuesday morning instead of in the evening, Wedowee Council adopted an ordinance adjusting the court costs for municipal cases. Mayor Tim Coe said this was at the suggestion of Judge Ben Hand. “If I’m right, the costs have not been updated in about 15 years,” Coe said. The cost…
East Alabama Health’s Primary Medicine Associates (PMA) clinic on Main Street in Roanoke welcomes new patients in Roanoke and the surrounding community. The PMA clinic opened for patients on July 20. Amy Rollins, CRNP, is the main provider at the clinic and will provide care for patients ages 16 and older for well visits, as…
RPD arrests Lori Abagail Loveless, 31, of 1487 County Rd. 132, Wedowee – possession of amphetamines and possession of drug paraphernalia – Sept. 5. Following a traffic stop in which she was a passenger. Johnathan Warren Heard, 49, of 10301 County Rd. 82 – theft (misdemeanor) – Sept. 3 Troy Arnold Ware, 52, of 627…
Sheriff’s dept. arrests Fredrick Dozier, 35, of 714 West Point St., Roanoke – child support – Sept. 3 Melody McDaniel, 47, of 157 High Point Lane, Wedowee – hold for outside agency – Sept. 2 Cynthia Lynn Cooley, 52, of 549 County Rd. 622, Woodland – third-degree domestic violence – Sept. 1 Rodney Eugene Cooley,…
A local 15-year-old boy was taken by helicopter to a Birmingham hospital on Sunday after using a dab pen. According to the report from Randolph County Sheriff’s Office, he began to have difficulty breathing after taking a few hits off a dab pen that had allegedly had a THC cartridge in it. (THC is a…
(FIVE POINTS) Joseph Cornelius Hudson, 60, of Five Points passed away Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021. A graveside services was at 2 p.m. EDT Saturday, Sept. 4, at Shadowlawn Cemetery in LaGrange, Ga. Joseph was born Dec. 30, 1960, in LaGrange, to Audrey Daniel Hudson and the late Joseph Waymon Hudson. Joseph is survived by his…
(ROANOKE) A graveside service for Jerone Hester, 71, of Roanoke will be Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021, at 11 a.m. at Cedarwood Cemetery with Bro. Scott Whaley officiating. The family will receive friends at 1207 LaFayette Hwy., Roanoke, after 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 8, until 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 9. Mr. Hester passed away…
(WEDOWEE) Tina Lucinda Ward-Hudson, 53, of Wedowee died Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021, at Tanner Medical Center in Carrollton, Ga. A private memorial service will be held Saturday, Sept. 11, at 2 p.m. at Zion Church of God. A Randolph County native, Tina was born Dec. 4, 1967, the daughter of Paul Ward and Shelby Mize.…
(WADLEY) The funeral for Gabe Taylor, 17, of Wadley was Sunday, Sept. 5, 2021, at 2 p.m. at Community Life Church in Roanoke with the Rev. Dan Waller and Bro. Zach Culbertson officiating. Burial followed at Randolph Memory Gardens. Mr. Taylor passed away Wednesday, Sept. 1, in Roanoke. Mr. Taylor was born in Valley on…
(NEWELL) A graveside service for Honoria Olga Ruiz-s, 50, of Newell will be Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021, at 11 a.m. at Wedowee City Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday. Ms. Ruiz-s passed away Saturday, Sept. 4, at Tanner Medical Center in Carrollton, Ga.…