(CARROLLTON, Ga.) Corlis Junior Wright, 72, of Carrollton, Ga., died Friday, May 30, 2008.He was born Jan. 2, 1936, in Randolph County to the late Mary Lee Cox Wright and Marion Anderson Wright. Mr. Wright was a U.S. Army veteran and retired from the maintenance department at the University of West Georgia after 20 years…
(ANNISTON) Services for Emma Finney, 92, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 31, 2008, at Ervin Funeral Chapel of Chimes with the Rev. P.Q. English officiating. Burial will be in the Eden Hills Cemetery. Public visitation will commence Friday from 12 until 8:30 p.m. The family will receive friends from 7 p.m. until 8:30…
(BOWDON, Ga.) Terry Wayne Ellis, 43, of Bowdon, Ga., died May 31, 2008. Funeral services will be Wednesday, June 4, at 3 p.m. EDT at Bethana United Methodist Church in Graham. Burial will follow at St. James A.M.E. Church Cemetery in Graham. Walker Funeral Home, Carrollton, Ga.
(OXFORD) Graveside services for Mildred Frances Cofield Craft, 80, of Oxford, formerly of Newell, were Sunday, June 8, 2008, at Union Baptist Church Cemetery, with the Rev. Tim Craft officiating. Mrs. Craft died Friday, June 6, in Golden Living Center in Oxford. Mrs. Craft is survived by one daughter, Marcia Ghee of Oxford; one step-son,…
(ROANOKE) Service for John Stephen Woodlee, 59, of Roanoke will be Friday, June 6, 2008, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel, with the Revs. Frank Foster, Bobby Kirby and Joshua Overton officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 to 8 p.m. on…
It all started with a purse. My wife’s purse. Which, she complained, wasn’t what she wanted. And I, ever sensitive to my wife’s desires, asked, “what would you like your purse to be.” “Bigger,” she replied. And before I could point out that the one she had would hold a table saw, she added, “with…
The Randolph Leader has won second place for Best Editorial Page or Section in the Alabama Press Association’s 2008 Better Newspaper Contest. The award was in the large non-daily category. Seventy-one newspapers submitted 2,856 entries in the annual contest. Arkansas Press Association judged the entries. The award will be presented July 19 at APA’s 137th…
Last week the Alabama Legislature passed a $6-billion education budget, removed the state income tax on federal stimulus payments, gave small businesses tax relief on health insurance, approved legislation to close loopholes big corporations use to avoid paying taxes to Alabama, okayed a bill to release some terminally ill inmates who are not under the…
As spring fix-em-up fever up hits the city, Larry and Linda Barnes on Louina Street are sprucing up one of the biggest houses around. The historic house, the first one on the left past the old Junior Foods store, has undergone many incantations over its long life. Past owners have ripped out rotten porches, painted,…
Separate sealed BIDS for the construction of PROJECT NO. 111 SECTION 24: BETHEL & HAWK WATER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS (Water Lines – The project will be constructed under a unit price construction contract consisting of constructing approximately 26,000 LF of 6″ DIP Water Main; 22,000 LF of 6″ PVC Water Main; 40,000 LF of 8″ DIP…
All four of Randolph County’s softball teams found loads of success this season. The Handley Lady Tigers came away with the county championship, the Randolph County Lady Tigers made their first ever playoff appearance, Wadley fought its way to a playoff bid and the Woodland Lady Bobcats posted a winning record. This year’s All-County Softball…
It’s a well-known fact that kids need good role models to grow up to be well-rounded men and women. In my personal and professional experience, some of the best role models are coaches. Sure, mom and dad carry the biggest load when it comes to this particular responsibility, but when I look back at the…
Tables of old and young, men and women, laughed and talked in Trinity Baptist Church’s fellowship hall, taking a break from work on the growing church’s new addition. But, shortly they left their water and cookies and other snacks behind to continue the hard work awaiting them on a typical hot June day. Many of…
Local races were driving the voter turnout Tuesday with only a handful of statewide races to be decided in the Democratic/Republican primary in Randolph County. As expected there was a light turnout with a total of 3,856 going to the polls, 74.09 percent or 2,857 voting Democratic and 999 or 25.91 percent voting republican in…
(WEDOWEE) Services for Mattie Foster Holmes, 84, of Wedowee will be Friday, June 6, 2008, at 11 a.m. at West Broad Street Church of Christ, with Bro. Harry Cobb officiating. Mrs. Holmes will lie in state one hour before the service at the church. Burial will follow in Valley Grove Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery. The…
Separate SEALED BIDS will be received by the following at their indicated office until 10:00 AM, (Central Time)on date July 14, 2008, and then opened and publicly read aloud: Randolph County Water, Sewer and Fire Protection Authority 538 Main Street (Post Office Box 954) Roanoke, AL 36274 for the purchase of the following (3 separate…
The Randolph County Health Department reports that a rabid fox was found in the Louina area of southern Randolph and northern Chambers counties. County environmentalist Barry Walker reminds pet owners that Alabama law requires annual rabies vaccinations of domesticated animals that are over the age of three months. Vaccinating pets serves as a buffer of…
COUNTY OF RANDOLPH MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE NOTICE Default having been made in the terms of that Mortgage executed on the 3rd day of February, 2006, by Timothy Chase and spouse Mary Chase to American General Financial Services, which Mortgage is recorded in the Probate Office of Randolph County, Alabama, in the record of Mortgages Book 492,…
Arrests Wendell Walker, 49, of 9394 Old Hwy. 431, Roanoke – two counts of failure to appear in court (DUI and no driver’s license) – June 1 Bunyan Goodwin Jr., 36, of 585 Strozier St., Roanoke – failure to appear in court – June 1 Henry Mark Crawford, 49, of Bowdon, Ga. – possession of…
It is so good to see the cleaning, painting and fixing up going on around town. Even modest efforts make the town look better. I had forgotten what the front porch of the old Baird Motor Court looked like. It is looking so much better since the hedges, vines etc. are being cleared away. As…