(LAGRANGE, Ga.) Services for Alma Burson Sanders Lipham were Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2005, at 4 p.m. in the chapel of Tom Stutts Funeral Home, Franklin, Ga. Burial was in Shadowlawn Cemetery.Mrs. Lipham, daughter of the late Julian Burson and Ida Rebecca Evans, was born March 24, 1927, in Randolph County, Ala. She was retired from…
ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT NOTICE OF PERMIT RENEWAL OF A CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION WASTE LANDFILL PERMIT UNDER THE ALABAMA SOLID WASTES DISPOSAL ACT AND REQUEST FOR COMMENTS RANDOLPH COUNTY The Randolph County Commission has applied to renew its current Solid Waste Disposal Permit (Permit No. 56-04 for the Randolph County Construction/Demolition Landfill). The waste…
(DADEVILLE) Services for Wiley J. Richardson, 82, of Dadeville will be Thursday, Sept. 22, 2005, at 2 p.m. at Johnson Brown-Service Funeral Home Chapel in Valley with burial in Shawmut Cemetery. Bro. James Cullins and Bro. Frank Lyons will officiate. Mr. Richardson died Wednesday morning, Sept. 21, at Bethany House in Auburn. He is survived…
Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain Mortgage executed by Nicholas Ryan Kimbrell, and wife Pamela Jan Kimbrell, to Colonial Bank on October 4, 2001, said Mortgage being recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate, Randolph County, Alabama, in Book 419 at Page 584, and Colonial…
Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Ronald Holmes and wife, Teresa Holmes, to CitiFinancial Corporation LLC, on the 24th day of July, 2003, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Randolph County, Alabama, in Book 448, Page 487; the…
(LAGRANGE, Ga.) J.W. Albright, 83, of LaGrange, Ga., died Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2005, at Florence Hand Home. Mr. Albright was born May 21, 1920, in Randolph County, Ala., and was the son of the late George and Frances Butler Albright. He was a salesman for Sears Roebuck and Company and also co-owner of Albright Wholesale…
(ATLANTA) Lillie Mae Thornton, 84, of Atlanta, a native of Roanoke, died Friday, Sept. 16, 2005, at Atlanta Hospice. Services will be Wednesday, Sept. 21, at 1 p.m. Central at Wehadkee Missionary Baptist Church, Roanoke, with the Revs. Elijah Jackson Jr., Robert L. Heflin, Myris L. Bell and L.B. Houston officiating. Burial will be in…
Woodland (3-1) at No. 1 Wadley (4-0) Let’s start with Wadley. The Bulldogs come into this game with a 25-game regular season winning streak that dates back to 2002. Despite being a little banged up the Bulldogs will have all their pieces in place after playing four clearly inferior opponents to start the season. The…
More than 100 employees of a Roanoke sewing operation were laid off from their jobs this summer, possibly for good. A former employee of American Apparel notified The Randolph Leader last week that the company, which had government contracts to sew military uniforms, started gradually laying off employees in July. The employees were at first…
ROCKFORD – Chris Sears connected with Marquinton Phillips on a 6-yard touchdown pass with 20.9 seconds left in the game to propel the Handley Tigers to a bizarre and unlikely 15-12 win over Central, Coosa Friday night. It was a night of first-half foibles and second-half redemption for Handley (4-0, 3-0 in 4A,Region 3) as…
On Friday, Sept. 23, at noon United Way of Randolph County will host its annual “Campaign Kickoff” luncheon at the First United Methodist Church Family Life Center in Roanoke. Everyone is invited for a free lunch buffet catered by The Galley, a chance to interact with all of United Way’s agency partners and to enjoy…
Terry S. Pollard, 54, of 140 County Rd. 618, Woodland, was arrested on Sept. 20 and charged with two counts of failure to appear in court (writing a bad check and theft) and failure to comply with judge’s orders. Chon Marie Willis, 31, of 896 Old Hwy. 431, Wedowee, was arrested on Sept. 19 and…
Immediately after Hurricane Katrina devastated coastal communities in Mississippi and Louisiana, help was on its way from Randolph County. Randolph County Chamber of Commerce executive director Steve Dean explained that $7,300 raised in Randolph County was donated to the American Red Cross. How was this possible so quickly? After Sept. 11, fund-raisers organized by Roanoke…
(LAGRANGE, Ga.) Willie Mae Melton, 89, of LaGrange, Ga., died Sunday, Sept. 18, 2005, at Brian Center Nursing Care. Mrs. Melton was born May 29, 1916, in Randolph County, Ala., daughter of the late John Clyde and Frances Cummings Siggers. She retired in 1981 from West Point Stevens and after her retirement, worked as a…
THORSBY – Wadley tailback Terrance Wilkes rushed for 238 yards and five touchdowns as Wadley flattened Thorsby 54-7 Friday night. The win marked the 25th consecutive regular-season win for the Bulldogs. “We really don’t think about it until we read it in the paper,” said Wadley head coach Randy Sparks of the streak. “But I…
Two Roanoke women were arrested on Monday afternoon at a residence on West Avenue and charged with possession of cocaine. According to Roanoke Police Department, Tanya Michelle Holland, 36, of 515 West Ave. was charged with possession of cocaine, possession of drug paraphernalia and two counts of writing bad checks. Also arrested was Rhonda Simon…
RANBURNE – The RCHS Tigers appear to be ironing out the kinks. After the team struggled with turnovers and penalties in the first three games, the seventh-ranked Tigers put together the season’s most solid performance in a 38-8 win over Ranburne. “This was probably the best overall game that we’ve had as a team,” said…
JACKSONVILLE – The Woodland Bobcats’ backfield has been depleted by injuries over the first three weeks of the season. But you wouldn’t know it by all the players that saw time back there in their 47-0 win over Pleasant Valley Friday night. “It’s running back by committee,” said head coach Larry Strain. “And it will…
WADLEY – The start of fall semester at Southern Union brought about the opening of the Renaissance Center, a new fine arts complex on the Wadley campus. Students and faculty alike are excited to see the construction completed. “It is a very beautiful building,” said Samantha Barker, a sophomore from Wedowee. “It is fun to…
MONTGOMERY — As expected, Mobile has become the second major city in Alabama to elect a black mayor. County Commissioner Sam Jones defeated City Councilman John Peavy by a 56 to 44-percent margin in last week’s runoff. Jones’ victory was no surprise as he had almost won the the office three weeks ago without a…