STATE OF ALABAMARANDOLPH COUNTYPROBATE COURTNOTICE TO FILE CLAIMSIN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF FOY DAVID LOVELESS, SR., DECEASEDLetters Testamentary on the estate of Foy David Loveless, Sr., deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on the 5th day of November, 2019, by the Judge of Probate of said County, notice is hereby given that…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: THE ESTATE OF DORA DAVENPORT, DECEASED NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR Letters Testamentary of said deceased having been granted to the undersigned Carl Angel on the 7th day of November, 2019, by the Honorable George Diamond, Judge of the Probate Court of Randolph County, notice…
PUBLIC NOTICE During the October 28, 2019 meeting the Randolph County Commission enacted a Resolution to close (vacate) a seciont of County Road 255 as described as follows: Commencing at the intersection of County Road 255 and Old Highway 431, thence run northerly along said County Road 255 a distance of 0.707 miles to a…
PUBLIC NOTICE During the November 7, 2019 meeting the Randolph County Commission enacted a Resolution to close (vacate) a portion of County Road 255 as described as follows: Commencing at the intersection of County Road 255 and Old Highway 431, thence run northerly along said County Road 255 a distance of 0.707 miles to a…
(ROANOKE) Lonnie Zachery, 65, of Seymour Drive, Roanoke, died Friday morning, Nov. 8, 2019, at Roanoke Rehabilitation and HealthCare Center. A celebration of life will be Thursday, Nov. 14, at 1 p.m. at Cogar Hill C.M.E. Church, Daviston, with the Rev. Michael Perry officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. He will be in…
(ROANOKE) Dewitt “Bubba” Allen Jr., 78, of Seymour Drive, Roanoke, died Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019, at Roanoke Rehabilitation and Health Care Center after an extended illness. A celebration of life was Tuesday, Nov. 12, at 1 p.m. at Mount Bethel United Methodist Church with the Rev. Marian Royston, Rev. William Crawford and Bishop Lathonia Wright…
(ROANOKE) The funeral for Eddie James Hunter, 59, of Roanoke will be Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019, in the chapel with the Rev. Virgil Hunter officiating. Burial will follow in Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery in Lineville. Mr. Hunter died Wednesday, Nov. 6, at Jackson Hospital in Jackson, Tenn. A native and lifelong resident of Clay…
Devontae Houston etched his name in the Handley record books, and the Handley Tigers won a playoff game for the first time since 2016 with a 50-14 win over West Blocton in Roanoke Friday night. Houston put in a dominant performance as he scored six of his team’s seven touchdowns, rushed for 235 yards on…
Five first-round playoff games take place tonight, and four of the local teams are playing at home. Frankly, I don’t see a lot of intrigue in these games, outside of the Wadley-Isabella game. So I won’t go into a whole lot of detail to tell you that Clay Central, Handley, RCHS and Ranburne should win…
(OKINAWA, Japan) The funeral for Brandon Lee Houston, age 35, of Okinawa, Japan, formerly of Wedowee, was Monday, Nov. 11, 2019, at 11 a.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Craig McClure officiating. Burial will follow at Wedowee City Cemetery. Mr. Houston died unexpectedly Oct. 20 in Okinawa. A Wedowee native, Mr. Houston was…
(WADLEY) Graveside services for Rebecca “Becky” Gay Brown, 69, of Wadley will be Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019, at 11 a.m. at Wadley City Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6-8 p.m. on Friday. Mrs. Brown died Wednesday, Nov. 6, at Roanoke Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in Roanoke. A Wadley native,…
(LaFAYETTE) Ola Mae Browning, 91, of LaFayette died Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019, at LaFayette Extended Care. Graveside services will be Saturday, Nov. 9, at 1 p.m. at Concord Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Wadley. The family will receive friends at the cemetery prior to the graveside service. Mrs. Browning was born in Alabama on Jan. 12,…
(ROANOKE) Patricia Ann Pringle Steele, 66, of Roanoke died Friday, Nov. 1, 2019, at her residence. A memorial service was on Tuesday, Nov. 5, at noon at First United Methodist Church. Interment was at 3 p.m. in Centralhatchee, Ga. She was born in Jacksonville, Fla., on Dec. 4, 1952, to the late David Pringle and…
(ARCHER, Fla.) The funeral for Myrtle N. Cummings, 84, of Archer, Fla., formerly of Randolph County will be Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019, at 1 p.m. at Smyrna Baptist Church in Newell with the Rev. Kevin Acre and the Rev. Chris Bain officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. The family will receive friends at…
In each of the last three years one team in the Leader’s coverage area has reached the state finals. In each of the past five years at least one team has reached the state semifinals. This year five of our six local teams have reached the postseason, and four of those enter as No. 2…
Handley got a taste of its own medicine Friday night, and the result was a 40-21 win for the Volunteers of Clay Central in the regular season finale for both teams. Handley has thrived on big plays in the running game from Devontae Houston all season, but Central showed that its big-time running back was…
It’s another season with a losing record, another year of no playoffs at Woodland, which closed its season with a 35-6 loss to Donoho on senior night Friday. But while in years past the Woodland program has been bogged down in coaching changes and roster instability, head coach Blair Armstrong believes the momentum may have…
Handley Middle School seventh-grader Bryce Tanner took it upon himself to raise $1,200 to go toward the purchase of a bullet-proof vest for Randolph County Sheriff’s Department. Bryce sold bracelets that said #backtheblue for $3 a piece. Bryce said, “This fundraiser was important to me because I have an uncle that is a police officer…
Southern Union State Community College will join community colleges across the state in the Clean Home Alabama Campaign. The initiative is a partnership with residents and community organizations in every county to help beautify the state’s natural landscapes, growing infrastructure and expanding communities. Gov. Kay Ivey recently launched the program through the Alabama Community College…
Wadley got a firsthand experience of what it’s like to try to run the football against Randolph County, and RCHS overcame a mistake-filled night with some big plays as the Tigers defeated the Bulldogs 30-8 Friday. Wadley’s run-oriented offense was held to just 13 yards on 25 carries in the game, but Wadley made things…