(ROANOKE) The funeral for Mary Tom Robinson, 77, of Roanoke will be Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020, at 3 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with Bro. Ricky Murphy, Tommy Primm, Tommy Wood, Bill Caypless, Bro. Hunter Bulger and Bro. Edward Herren officiating. Burial will follow at Lebanon Christian Church Cemetery.The family will receive friends at the…
(ROANOKE) The funeral for John David Butler, 79, of Roanoke will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020, at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with Bro. Kevin Buttrum officiating. Burial will follow at Cedarwood Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Friday from 5 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Mr. Butler died Thursday,…
(RANBURNE) The funeral for Benjamin Tillman Gibbs, 86, of Ranburne will be Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020, at 1 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel in Wedowee with Bro. Couch Whitley officiating and Terry Gibbs delivering the eulogy. A committal service will follow at 3 p.m. at Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery in Ranburne. The family will receive…
(FIVE POINTS) Russell Thomas “Mr. Tom” Emrick, 75, died Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020, at University Hospital in Birmingham. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 29, at Dryden Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Philip Morris and Rev. Scott Estes officiating. Visitation will be Wednesday from noon to 2 p.m. Mr. Tom…
(CARROLLTON, Ga.) Reven Jim Embry, 85, of Carrollton, Ga., died peacefully on Jan. 27, 2020, at The Oaks Assisted Living Home. The family will receive friends on Saturday, Feb. 8, from noon until the service hour. The funeral will be Saturday, Feb. 8, at 1 p.m. EST in the chapel of Almon Funeral Home in…
(ROANOKE) The funeral for Hoyt McWhorter Dobbs, Jr., 90, of Roanoke will be at 2 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 31, 2020, at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church with John Saunders officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at the church beginning at 1 p.m. on Friday. Mr. Dobbs died Tuesday,…
(FRANKLIN, Ga.) The funeral for Jesse Milton Brown, 81, was Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020, at 1 p.m. EST at New Hope Baptist Church, Franklin, Ga., with the Rev. Travis Blandingburg and Pastor Terry Barnes officiating. Interment followed at the church cemetery. Mr. Brown died Saturday, Jan. 25. Mr. Brown was born March 8, 1938, to…
Aaron Everett first set foot on the campus of Southern Union State Community College when he was still a rising star on the University of Tennessee baseball team. He had fallen for a Tennessee cheerleader who just happened to also be a recent graduate of Southern Union. So he tagged along with her when she…
It’s been a happy 24 hours for the Handley Tigers basketball team. The good times started last night as the Tigers knocked off Lanett 68-56 to earn their 10th straight victory. The win also avenged the team’s last loss, a 69-25 debacle at Lanett on January 4. Then this morning head coach Blake Smalley made…
Woodland has its area tournament schedule, while Wadley and RCHS know who their opponents will be as the final week of the regular season concludes Friday. Here’s the breakdown for each team on who they will be playing and where, when the area tournaments begin next week. Woodland The Woodland girls finished as the No.…
CRAWFORD COUNTY, Ga. – The funeral for Lonnie “Papa” Roberts, 61, will be Friday, Jan. 31, 2020, at 5 p.m. EST in the chapel of McCullough Funeral Home in Warner Robins, Ga., with the Rev. Jimmy Pruitt officiating. Visitation will be Friday from 3 to 5 p.m. at the funeral home. Mr. Roberts died Monday,…
WEDOWEE – At last Thursday’s workshop meeting of Randolph County Commission, commissioners received more good news on construction of the new county jail. According to architect Mike Rutland, construction is on schedule with a projected completion date of July 14. At Monday’s meeting, the commission approved a change order for the jail contract to add…
WEDOWEE – Randolph County Board of Education recognized the system’s Teachers of the Year at the board meeting on Thursday evening of last week. The honorees included Misty Rochester of Wedowee Elementary School, Diane Estes of Wadley High School, Nancy Messer of Randolph-Roanoke Career Technology Center, Carolyn Monroe of Randolph County High School, Bethany Johnson…
The Randolph Leader spent some time this week trying to track down the status of some local businesses that residents might have wondered about. Folks around Wedowee might have started to get worried. Bill’s Dollar Store closed, Family Dollar has been closed for maintenance since the fall, and there are rumors circulating about Dollar General.…
WEDOWEE – In their regular meeting last week, Wedowee Town Council made fast work of a short agenda. Mayor Tim Coe told the council there was a schedule conflict on March 3, the day of a regular meeting. “This is the day of the primary elections, and I need to know what you want to…
WADLEY – Wadley Town Council approved renewal of a contract with Retail Strategies, a firm that helps communities attract businesses. Mayor Donna McKay said she has met with representatives of Retail Strategies several times. They promote things that Wadley has to offer, such as Southern Union State Community College, the Tallapoosa River, railroad access, and…
Kids’ Town Park has been a target of vandalism, littering and illicit activity, and it is hoped that actions taken at Monday’s Roanoke City Council meeting will help in keeping the park safe for our community’s youth to enjoy. A motion passed from Councilwoman Tammy Holley to proceed with a proposed plan to install two…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DOROTHY L. OLIVER, DECEASED NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT TO BE PUBLISHED BY PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE Letters Testamentary of said deceased having been granted to Alesia L. Oliver McFarlin and Robin D. Oliver Bell on the 22nd day of Jan., 2020, by the…
STATE OF ALABAMA RANDOLPH COUNTY PROBATE COURT NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF NANCY CAROLINE BLACKBURN WALLACE, DECEASED Letters Testamentary on the estate of Nancy Caroline Blackburn Wallce, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on the 23rd day of Jan., 2020, by the Judge of Probate of said County,…
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed on May 27, 2016 by Terolynn L. Johnson and Tyrone Johnson, husband and wife, originally in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Homestar Financial Corp., and recorded in Mort Book 611 at…