A strong second-half effort almost led the Wadley girls’ basketball team to victory over Talladega County Central in the first round of the 1A Area 7 tournament.Wadley couldn’t overcome a crippling first-half deficit though, and lost the contest 65-60.“Nothing was going right for us in the first half,” head coach Chad Kendrick said.Kendrick said his…
Randolph County took a hard hit in its season finale, losing 76-48 to Ranburne in the first round of the 2A Area 9 tournament. Ranburne, led by standout player Chase Whitley, rained three-pointers on the Tigers all night long. “The main thing that went wrong was they hit five threes in a hurry and went…
Every year, at the end of the year, someone comes out with a list of notable people who passed away during the previous 12 months. This always gives me cause to pause a moment and consider how fleeting fame is. “I didn’t even know he was dead,” I say to myself as I look at…
WEDOWEE – Randolph County Commission spent a large part of its meeting this week talking trash. The commission approved asking for bids for garbage containers to provide at no cost for customers of the county solid waste service. Presently there are approximately 2,300 customers. These would be purchased with capital improvement funds. “If we’d done…
A Roanoke juvenile was arrested on Thursday of last week and charged in connection with the fire that destroyed a house on East Avenue on Jan. 29. The week prior to the fire, notes found at Handley Middle School were found to contain threats of a fire and violence to certain students and a teacher.…
7 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous meets at Woodland Volunteer Fire Department. THURSDAY, February 15 noon Roanoke Rotary Club meets at The Galley Restaurant. 5:30 p.m. Homecoming festivities at Southern Union State Community College will begin with the women’s basketball game. The men’s team will play at 7:30 p.m. A reception in the Southern Room of the…
The execution of a search warrant on Seymour Drive on Friday of last week resulted in the arrest of two people on charges of receiving stolen property According to Roanoke Police Department investigator Billy Lane, officers recovered items taken last July in Tallapoosa County. Sandra Jean Parker, 38, and Benjamin Lewis, 40, both of 590…
An editorial in the January 24 issue of The Leader pointed out that the secret meeting held by the Roanoke City Council on January 22 was illegal, a clear violation of Alabama’s Open Meetings Law. At the city council meeting on Monday of this week, Mayor Spec Bonner told council members and guests that he…
MONTGOMERY — It is something I have never figured out. In fact, I have quit trying to figure it out. Alabamians go to the grocery story and pay as much as 10 cents or more for every dollar of items they purchase and they rarely if ever squawk. They do the same thing when they…
The Town of Wedowee is seeking sealed bids on two (2) vehicles until 5:00 p.m. March 7, 2007. 1. 1997 Ford Explorer SUV 2. 1999 Ford Crown Vic The vehicles can be seen at the Wedowee City Hall. For more information call the City Hall at 256-357-2122. Town Clerk (7-9)
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RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: THE ESTATE OF BILLIE C. CLEGG, DECEASED NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT TO BE PUBLISHED BY PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE Letters Testamentary on the estate of said deceased having been granted to the undersigned on the 7th day of Feb., 2007, by the Honorable George Diamond, Judge of Probate, Randolph County, notice is hereby…
LEGAL NOTICE In accordance with Chapter 1 Title 39, Code of Alabama 1975, notice is hereby given that Morris Building Constructors, Inc., has completed the contract for site grading earthwork improvements for a 112,000 SF building pad subgrade at 450 Steelview Drive, Roanoke Industrial Park, Roanoke, Alabama, for the City of Roanoke, owner(s), and have…
Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness described in and secured by that certain mortgage executed by Lynell Langford, a single individual to Nationpoint, a Division of Nat. City Bank of IN dated the 3rd day of November, 2005, and recorded in Mortgage Book 490, Page 303 of the records in the…
Arrests Stanley Smith, 49, of 1476 Cooledge St., Wadley, was arrested on Feb. 9 and charged with nine counts of writing bad checks and resisting arrest. Sandra Smith, 42, of 444 N. Berry St., Wadley, was arrested on Feb. 8 and charged with writing a bad check. Angela Terry of 121 Main St., Wedowee, was…
The Woodland Bobcats suffered a season-ending loss at the hands of Lineville Friday night in the first round of the 2A Area 9 tournament in Ranburne. Head coach Larry Strain said the team played well the whole game, leading Lineville until the final five minutes of play. The Bobcats held a 22-17 lead at the…
CASE NO. CV07-014 CLARENCE HODGES PLAINTIFF V. THE SHADY CREEK NONDENOMINATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, WHOSE IDENTITY AND WHEREABOUTS ARE UNKNOWN TO THE PLAINTIFF AND THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED REAL ESTATE: Commencing at a stone corner accepted for the NW corner of the East third of the SE 1/4 NW 1/4 of Section 33,…
The Handley girls’ basketball squad fell short of expectations after a 68-61 loss to Central Coosa in the first round of the 4A Area 6 tournament. Head coach Jimmy Askew said after the strong start to the game, in which Handley led 17-5 at one point, he thought the rest would be a breeze. “In…
HUNTSVILLE – Eleven successful farm families were honored Feb. 3 as the Alabama Farmers Federation gathered in Huntsville to celebrate the 50th anniversary of its Young Farmers program. More than 400 federation members were on hand for the Young Farmers Leadership Conference, which included educational seminars, the Outstanding Young Farm Family and Collegiate Discussion Meet…
(NICEVILLE, Fla.) Services for Estelle Keeble Arnett, 87, of Niceville, Fla., formerly of Rock Mills, will be Saturday, Feb. 17, 2007, at 10 a.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Frank Foster officiating. Burial will follow at Rock Mills Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 to 8 p.m.…