WADLEY – A Wadley woman was bound and gagged in her home during a home invasion-style robbery Friday afternoon.According to Randolph County Sheriff’s Office, the victim, Jeselle Guillen, 22, of 911 Cooledge St., had her hands, feet and mouth duct-taped by two masked gunmen.The robbers are described as a black male approximately 18 or 19…
WEDOWEE – RCHS senior Tyler Hall can do just about anything you ask of him on the baseball field. And most of those things that he can do, he can do just as well as or better than anyone else in the county. For that reason Hall is the Leader’s 2006 Player of the Year.…
Two letter writers speak up on the following page about the current litter problem in the county, specifically the campaign signs that have popped up everywhere. There is little doubt but what the number of signs is greater than in any previous election year. The reason, which is a good thing, is that there are…
Gov. Bob Riley made a public appearance in Roanoke on Friday afternoon to participate in a groundbreaking ceremony for a new turning lane on U.S. 431 in front of the former American Apparel plant. The turn lane should help to alleviate problems with school traffic headed to Handley Middle School via Centerway Drive. “It’s so…
The East Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission is applying to the Alabama Department of Transportation for an administrative, operating and capital assistance grant under 49 U.S.C. Section 5311 of the Federal Transit Laws, as codified. The operating grant may provide financial assistance for public transportation services for the residents of Randolph County during FY…
The congregation of the 161-year old First Baptist Church on Main Street in Roanoke Sunday night approved the deacon board’s recommendation on its buildings, ultimately re-shaping the face of downtown. In the Sunday night business meeting there were many questions, opinions and much discussion about purchase of the building owned by Ruby Lee. Demolition of…
(WADLEY) Eunice Aikens, 93, of Wadley died Tuesday, May 30, 2006 at her residence. Mrs. Aikens was born in Randolph County Feb. 22, 1913. She was a member of Shiloh Baptist Church, LaFayette, and a homemaker. Services will be at Shiloh Baptist Church at 11 a.m. on Thursday, June 1, with the Revs. Floyd Aikens,…
Gardeners are preparing for the Roanoke Schools Association’s fourth annual garden tour Saturday, June 3, and looking forward to showing off their yards. Six gardens will be featured. “These are just outstanding gardens,” said Wayne Cato, garden tour chairman. “We’re really looking forward to it. I want to brag on one in particular. Little Gloria…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Lewis Awbrey Yarbrough, 88, of Roanoke were Monday, May 29, 2006, at 11 a.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. David Holmes officiating. Burial was at Randolph Memory Gardens. Mr. Yarbrough died Friday, May 27, at East Alabama Medical Center, Opelika. Survivors include his wife, Nora Bailey Yarbrough of Roanoke;…
If you drove up Highway 431 in Roanoke after sundown last week you surely noticed something out of the ordinary. A splash of color brightened the sky as you rounded the bend just past Wal-Mart at the County Road 79 intersection. The carnival was in town. Parked cars lined the road as others crept slowly…
Every time there is a party primary election we hear someone question why they cannot vote for whomever they want. Why do they have to declare whether they are a Democrat or a Republican, they ask. The reason is because the election next Tuesday is just a party primary, a preliminary election held to determine…
Roanoke native Sherre Waller Sorrell will be the featured artist in an artist showcase at the Villager Frame Shop in Auburn on Saturday from noon to 4 p.m. Sorrell will be at the Villager along with all of the original paintings in her Lost Highway Series, limited edition prints of which are available at the…
(ROANOKE) Services for Danny Hugh Mayfield, 45, of Roanoke will be Thursday, June 1, 2006, at 11 a.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel, with the Revs. S.T. Janney, Tim Whaley and Jerry McCormick officiating. Burial will follow at Springfield Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 to 7 p.m.…
(WEDOWEE) Services for Donald Carl Bailey, 47, of Wedowee were Sunday, May 28, 2006, at 2 p.m. at Bethel West Baptist Church, with the Rev. David Holcomb officiating. Burial was in the adjoining cemetery. Mr. Bailey died Friday, May 26, at Wedowee Hospital. Mr. Bailey is survived by two daughters, Stacy Pike of Newell and…
MONTGOMERY — Because I am what some folks called a “wordsmith” — one who uses words in his trade —I have always been fascinated by the origin of words. For example, centuries ago it was commonplace for people in high places in France to give choice jobs to their nephews and other family members. This…
In its first two and a half months of operation in the Hollis Crossroads community, Wedowee Hospital’s Crossroads Clinic has seen a steady stream of patients and has established its place in the community. Area residents are invited to help the Wedowee Hospital Network celebrate the successful opening of its fourth rural health clinic during…
LifeSouth Community Blood Centers has its bloodmobile in Roanoke this afternoon for a blood drive. It will be parked in front of First Baptist Church on Main Street from 4 until 8 p.m. It will return on Thursday, at Candlewick Yarns in Roanoke from 8 a.m. until noon and at Randolph Medical Center from1 to…
BUCKTOWN, Ga. – Danny Mayfield of Roanoke died after being assaulted at a residence in the Bucktown community of Carroll County, Ga., Saturday night. According to investigator Shane Taylor of Carroll County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were called to a residence on Highway 100, south of Bowdon, Ga., at approximately 7:15 p.m., where the incident occurred.…
(LAFAYETTE) Solomon Flakes Jr., 90, of LaFayette died Friday, May 26, 2006, at West Georgia Hospice Center, LaGrange. Services will be Tuesday, May 30, at 11 a.m. at Powell Chapel United Methodist Church, LaFayette, with the Rev. David Tucker officiating. Interment will be in Handy Cemetery, LaFayette. Mr. Flakes will lie in state at the…
(VALLEY) Clarence Gordon Henderson, 76, of Valley died Monday, May 29, 2006, at Southern Regional Hospital in Riverdale, Ga. Services will be held Wednesday, May 31, at 4 p.m. at Shawmut First Church of the Nazarene with the Rev. Jimmy Blackmon officiating. Burial will follow at Resthaven Memorial Gardens. Mr. Henderson is survived by his…