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 the…
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…
There was a power struggle between K-12 and higher education forces that led to the budget inaction during the regular session, but as Alabama Citizens for Constitutional Reform (ACCR) points out, the delaying technique used centered on the issue of a local bill involving bingo in Macon County. Although the entire legislative body usually defers…
Need Application TRC Home Health, LLC has filed a Certificate of Need proposing to provide home health services in Randolph County. The total cost of the proposal is $97,400.00. Individuals seeking further information regarding the Certificate of Need application may contact: Jim Sanders, Deputy Director State Health Planning and Development Agency 100 North Union Street,…
The Public Service Commission of Alabama designated TEC* the “Eligible Telecommunications Carrier” for its service area for universal service purposes. The goal of universal service is to provide all citizens access to essential telecommunications services. As part of its service offerings, TEC* offers two programs to assist qualifying low income individuals with the charges for…
A fire on May 25 near Dingler’s Chapel destroyed the home of Sherry Miles and her two children. According to Pine Grove Volunteer Fire Department Chief Terry Johnson, the residents were at a relative’s home at an evening cookout when the fire started. By the time they got back home, the firefighters were wrapping up…
(HEFLIN) Services for Jessie M. Johnson, 73, of Heflin will be Wednesday, June 4, 2008, at 3 p.m. at Pilgrim’s Rest Baptist Church, with the Rev. David Screws and the Rev. Jerry Bolt officiating. Mrs. Johnson will lie in state one hour before the service at the church. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery.…
(WOODLAND) Barry Wayne Cofield, of County Road 87, Woodland, died Monday, June 2, 2008, at his home. He was 56. Mr. Cofield was born October 8, 1951, in Randolph County to Levi and Boyce Harris Cofield. He was a member of Bethel East Baptist Church and was a carpenter and brick mason by trade. In…
(WADLEY) Services for Herman Killgore, 98, of Wadley will be Tuesday, June 3, 2008, at 2 p.m. at Union (Motley) Baptist Church, with the Revs. Zenus Windsor, Noel Vickers and Jimmy Allen officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. Mr. Killgore died Sunday, June 1, at Clay County Hospital. A native and lifelong resident…
(DAVISTON) Services for Sheena Kay Coker, 24, of Daviston will be Friday, May 30, 2008, at 2 p.m. at Daviston Baptist Church. The Rev. Ray Hallman, the Rev. Bennie Yates and Randy Anderson will officiate. Heydin McDaniel will also speak. Burial will follow in Bay Pine Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends on…
Alabamians are unfortunately no strangers to dangerous weather. This spring we’ve seen our share of tornados and dangerous weather systems move through our state. Each front has brought much needed rain, slowly pulling us out of the drought of the past two years. But the winds and hail have caused damage, and we continue to…
COUNTY OF RANDOLPH Notice is hereby given that a bill substantially as follows will be introduced in the next Special Session or Regular Session of the Legislature of Alabama after publication has been completed and application for its passage and enactment will be made: A Bill to be Entitled an Act Relating to Randolph County;…
The Democratic and Republican party primaries will be next Tuesday, June 3, from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m., but the best thing those planning to vote can do is double check their voting locations in the voters list that ran in The Randolph Leader on May 14, according to Randolph County Probate Judge George Diamond,…
RANDOLPH COUNTY SHERIFF’S SALE TROY LARRY SMITH VS. WILLIAM TYLER By virtue of a judgment issued out of Small Claims Court of Randolph County, Alabama, and to me directed, whereby I am commanded to make the amount of a certain judgment recently obtained against William Tyler, defendant, out of the goods, chattels, land and tenements…