WEDOWEE – A number of local builders attended the last Randolph County Commission workshop to ask for the county’s help in regulating unlicensed builders in the county.Chip Carden of the Alabama Home Builders Licensure Board told the commission that having builders to be permitted is better for local builders, banks and insurers. He said Lee,…

Shirley Smith Trammell, her husband, Brian, and their family are devastated by a Sunday afternoon fire that destroyed their home at the intersection of Chestnut and Government streets. Monday morning they were talking to Russell Robinson, director of the local Red Cross, about their needs, which is “everything,” Shirley said. The family of 10, that…

Arrests Jan. 19 – Timothy Douglas “Tim” Brown, 44, of 142 Franklin St., Roanoke – DUI on County Road 3, Roanoke, possession of a controlled substance (cocaine) and possession of drug paraphernalia Jan. 21 – Russell E. Holland, 27, of 9082 Hwy. 48, Lineville – failure to appear in court Jan. 18 – Carlos Lanier…

(ROANOKE) Services for Myrtie Harlin McDaniel, 79, of Roanoke will be Monday, Jan. 21, 2008 at 3 p.m. at Freedom Harbor Church, with the Rev. Vernon Willis and the Rev. Jerry McCormick officiating. Burial will follow at Highway Methodist Church Cemetery. Mrs. McDaniel will lie in state at the church for one hour prior to…

If something is not done, the recent decision by the Alabama Supreme Court siding with Exxon and reversing an Alabama jury’s multi-billion-dollar verdict will have devastating consequences on the people of Alabama. Only the court’s chief justice sided with the people in the case against Exxon that was brought because Exxon was not paying the…

(WEDOWEE) Services for Billy Lee Barintine, 37, of Wedowee will be Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2008, at 11 a.m. at Cool Springs United Methodist Church, with the Rev. J.D. Bearden officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mr. Barintine died Monday, Jan. 21, at his home. Survivors include two sisters, Donna Bain of Heflin and…

The Handley Tigers rolled through the Woodland Bobcats and the Lineville Aggies, but lost a crucial area game to Coosa Central last week. Handley had no trouble handling the inexperienced Bobcats last Thursday with a 60-21 win. “They went out and I challenged them before the game to step up,” Handley head coach Cliff Drummond…

Apparently Joker Phillips will be the next head football coach at the University of Kentucky. He’s next in line just as Major Applewhite is apparently going to be the next head football coach at the University of Texas just as Jimbo Fisher is apparently going to be the next head football coach at Florida State…

Gov. Bob Riley wants to rid the state legislative halls of Democrats, and he is leading the charge to raise $7 million to start the job in the 2010 elections. Last Wednesday Riley announced he will chair the fundraising campaign and has already secured the pledges of 68 people to contribute $10,000 a year over…

Arrests Jan. 18 – Terrance Antwon Tucker, 27, of 227 Jackson Ave., Roanoke – bad check Jan. 17 – Tami Creamer Rhoades, 35, of Five Points – bad check Jan. 16 – Ramona Louise Johnson, 19, of 725 County Rd. 862, Wadley – theft of property Jan. 16 – Christine Diane Hudson, 32, of 645…

WEDOWEE – A cash crunch at Wedowee Hospital has prompted board members to instigate a hiring freeze and other money-saving measures. During the regular monthly meeting on Thursday of last week, assistant administrator Ricky Daniel told the board that all employees of Wedowee Hospital have been cross-trained for many years. Nurses do paperwork during downtime…

(WEDOWEE) Services for Flora L. Wright, 95, of Wedowee will be Friday, Jan. 25, 2008, at 11 a.m. at Leven’s Baptist Church, with the Rev. Joe Bob Traylor and the Rev. Tim Whaley officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at Benefield Funeral Home from 5 to 8 p.m.…

210 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR PROPOSED REVISIONS TO DIVISION 6 ADEM ADMINISTRATIVE CODE Rule No.: 335-6-10-.07, Toxic Pollutant Criteria Applicable to State Waters Rule No.: 335-6-11-.01, The Use Classification System Notice is hereby given that a hearing before the Department of Environmental Management of the State of Alabama will be held on March 19,…

I look around my office here at the Randolph Leader and my walls are very white. Ever since I started here a little over a year ago, I’ve been wanting to liven my office up with photos and various items of memorabilia. I’ve managed to get up a poster of Jimmy Johnson’s Talladega win from…

When the name came up on the screen I almost deleted it. Ted Klarman. Who the heck is that? And in that little box where you put the subject there was “no subject.” Looked like “spam” that my “spam catcher” didn’t catch. Someone wanting to help me lose weight, improve my love life, hook me…

WEDOWEE — Randolph County Board of Education needs to raise more money before it has one month of operating expenses in reserve, as required by the state. During last Thursday’s school board meeting, Superintendent Wayne Wortham said the board is $272,038 short of having the total of $1,374,705. He said these funds must be local,…

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, January 24 8:30 a.m. Randolph County Commission will have an agenda workshop meeting at Randolph County Courthouse Annex. 9 a.m. Sheri Rollins, field representative with Congressman…