I’m not real sure where this is going, but I know where it has been.Take the case of Wayne Goldsberry of Bentonville, Ark. Wayne went over to visit his daughter. Just as he arrived he heard a crash back in the bedroom. Like any good father he went to see what was going on. “Cautiously”…
(CRAGFORD) Funeral services for Ethel Windsor Hornsby Hodnett, 88, were at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17, 2007, at Corinth Baptist Church with the Rev. Kenneth Fuller officiating. Burial followed in the Concord Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery in Randolph County. Flowers will be accepted but the family prefers memorial contributions be made to Corinth Baptist Church…
The journey to true love and all the obstacles that ensue are played out in William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The Theater Department of Southern Union State Community College will present its rendition of this whimsical tale of love and magic in the woods on the evenings of Feb. 21, 22 and 23, at…
The story about site preparation for the proposed Alabama Coating Technology LLC plant keeps changing. Weeks into ALCOTE officials and Mayor Spec Bonner saying it is a private job, leading people to believe non-taxpayer money is paying for the site preparation, the mayor ordered Morris Constructors Inc. to be paid $220,000 in city funds. Bonner…
The Southern Union Lady Bison dropped two straight games last week, losing Thursday to Lurleen B. Wallace, 53-52, and Monday to Bishop State, 49-34. The two losses put the Lady Bison at 15-12 overall and 9-3 in the conference this season. Tabreka Pollard led the Lady Bison against both LB Wallace and Bishop State scoring…
Vanderbilt’s upset of top-ranked Florida last weekend was a nice win for the Commodores. But it didn’t mean a thing for the Gators who were due for a fall anyway. They almost got it a few nights earlier against Alabama, but after trailing for over 31 minutes Florida finally took control and put away the…
Handley High School teachers and students had a political exchange with Third Congressional District Rep. Mike Rogers Tuesday on an issue they are concerned about. The meeting grew out of a needling exchange between student Bryant Whaley and his teacher, Richard Head. Whaley, who leans Democratic, was concerned that a Republican governor could overrule the…
A locally registered sex offender was arrested recently in Cleburne County for violation of sex offender regulations. The Cleburne County Sheriff’s Offense arrested Ronald James Martin, 54, of 7059 County Rd. 26, Wadley, and charged him with the violation. Martin had set up shop at Hollis Crossroads selling boiled peanuts from the side of the…
The Handley Tigers shocked the Ashford Yellow Jackets in the 4A South Sub-Regional round of the state playoffs with a 64-59 win in overtime. Ashford at 15-12, a perennially strong team in the Wiregrass area, was the strong favorite over Handley in last Friday night’s match-up. Handley was out to prove themselves, though. “A lot…
The Southern Union baseball team pitched its way to 2-3 record last weekend at the Southern Union Invitational. The Bison came away with a 8-5 win over Bevill of Sumiton and split a series with John A. Logan, losing the first game 16-11 and the second game 3-2. Robbie Loew, who started on the mound…
“Highway to Fame” will be filming local singer/musician Tim Duggar Friday. Cameras will follow him from the time he gets up to a radio interview at Eagle 102.3 to his playing at City Limits at 9 p.m. in Newnan, Ga. “Highway to Fame” is a music-based reality TV show that gives the audience a behind-the-scenes…
You know what I miss? I miss playing. If you’ve ever played any sport in high school, middle school or elementary school, you probably feel that familiar itch like me. My high school football line coach, Coach Bradford, used to tell us to take advantage of the days when you can play, because one day…
WEDOWEE – Randolph County Board of Education accepted low bids for running fiberoptic cable to unserved areas of Randolph County High School and the transportation department. During its regular meeting on Monday evening, the board accepted the low bid for $17,493.62 from Telephone Communications to expand the fiberoptic cable network to the new gym, auditorium,…
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE ALABAMA, RANDOLPH COUNTY Default having been made in the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by William R Terry and Bessie Terry to Ameritrust Mortgage Company, dated April 25, 2003, said mortgage being recorded in Book 444, Page 637, in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Randolph County, Alabama.…
Roanoke Mayor Spec Bonner lately has been telling anyone who will listen that The Leader “gets everything wrong.” Since, when questioned, he declines to tell us specifically what it was that we got wrong, we chalked his comments up to bluster and bullying. Turns out he was right, though. There have been inaccuracies in our…
The Woodland Lady ‘Cats’ season came to an end after a heartbreaking 67-63 loss to Ohatchee in the Northeast Sub-Regional round of the state playoffs. Woodland started the fourth quarter behind Ohatchee 46-37, but fought its way to a 3-point lead with a minute and a half to go in the game. That’s when it…
(FRANKLIN, Ga.) Billy Wayne Brewer of Franklin, Ga., died Saturday, Feb. 10, 2007, at his home. Mr. Brewer, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. B.J. (Betty Zachary) Brewer, was born March 3, 1950, in Heard County, Ga. At an early age he joined Stateline Baptist Church and was united in holy matrimony with Curlee…
(ANNISTON) Graveside funeral services for Lillie Boggs Hall Peoples, 77, of Anniston, will be 11 a.m., Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2007, at the Valley Grove Baptist Church in Randolph County with Rev. Dewayne Borders officiating. Mrs. Peoples died Sunday, Feb. 18, at Regional Medical Center, Anniston. She is survived by one son, Bennett Hall and his…
PROJECT NO. RCP 56-219-07 The Randolph County Commission is considering the feasibility of patching, widening, leveling, resurfacing, paint striping, pavement markers and guardrail on County Road 82 from Meadows Bridge (Little Tallapoosa River) east 1.894 miles to Alabama 48 (Hawk) thence continue east 3.701 miles to County Road 87 (5.595 miles total). Any person or…
(NEWNAN, Ga.) Services for Mamie Alice Dalyrumple, 87, of Newnan, Ga., will be Thursday, Feb. 22, 2007, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Ridley Parmer and the Rev. Paul Stitcher officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral hom from 5 to 8…