IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMAIN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF LILY MAY MITCHUM, DECEASEDNOTICE OF APPOINTMENT TO BE PUBLISHED BY PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVELetters Testamentary of said deceased having been granted to Christopher Mare Mitchum on the 15th day of Feb., 2019, by the Honorable George Diamond, Judge of the Probate Court of…
STATE OF ALABAMA RANDOLPH COUNTY PROBATE COURT NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF BRENDA BYRD, DECEASED Letters Testamentary on the estate of Brenda Byrd, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on the 15th day of February, 2019, by the Judge of Probate of said County, notice is hereby given…
INVITATION TO BID The City of Roanoke will be accepting sealed bids for the renovation and remodeling of the Poole-Fisher Community Center. The Building is located at 469 Price Street Roanoke, Alabama. All contractors Bidding on the project must have a city/state business license. Contractors must have at least $500,000 in liability insurance. Bid packets…
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Roanoke Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing pursuant to Section 11-52-77 of the Code of Alabama on Tuesday March 12, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers, Roanoke City Hall. The purpose of this hearing shall be to receive public comments on an application…
STATE OF ALABAMA RANDOLPH COUNTY MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE NOTICE Default having been made in the terms of that Mortgage executed on the 13th day of May, 2005 by Kenneth Lee Messer and wife, Christie L. Messer, to First Bank, which said mortgage is recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate, Randolph County, Alabama in…
(ROANOKE) The funeral for Kay Bonner Brown, 77, of Roanoke will be Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019, at 2 p.m. at Trinity Baptist Church with the Rev. Jeff Burns and Rev. Richard Richie officiating. Burial will follow at Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Trinity Baptist Church beginning at noon on Thursday.…
(LaFAYETTE) Michael D. Hand, 71, of LaFayette died Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019, at his residence. The funeral was Saturday, Feb. 16, at 11 a.m. at LaFayette First Baptist Church with the Rev. Jimmy Allen and the Rev. Scott Ferguson officiating. He was born March 2, 1947, in LaFayette to the late Bonnie and Pearl Hughes…
The Handley Tigers will play for their first trip to the state final four since 2014 after they put on a clinic in the second half against Headland to come away with a 79-58 win in the Southeast Regional semifinals Monday in Montgomery. Handley battled with Headland to a 28-28 tie at halftime before completely…
(BIRMINGHAM) The Rev. Charles D Hazel, 90, of Birmingham died Sunday, Feb. 17, 2019. There will be a family only funeral and burial. A memorial service will be Tuesday, Feb. 19, at 2 p.m. at Huffman United Methodist Church in Birmingham. He was born Dec. 24, 1928, in Columbus, Ga., to James Cecil Hazel and…
(BOWDON, Ga.) Willie Sue Brown Johnson, 81, of Bowdon, Ga., danced into heaven in the wee hours of the morning on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019, at Presbyterian Home in Quitman, Ga., after a long battle with Parkinson’s and dementia. Please join us celebrating her life Saturday morning, Feb. 23, at 10 a.m. at Gold Ridge…
(CALHOUN, Ga.) Harold Everett Mullican, 65, of Calhoun, Ga., died peacefully on Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019, at his home, surrounded by his loved ones. A memorial service will be Wednesday, Feb. 20, at 2 p.m. EST. Immediately preceding the family invites all who were touched by Harold to attend a gathering from 1 p.m. until…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Carswell Ogilvie Jr., 72, of Roanoke will be Sunday, Feb. 17, 2019, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with Bro. Scott Whaley, Bro. Steve Lynn and Sister Sandie Pike officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5-8 p.m. on…
(WADLEY) Funeral services for Margie Lou Kelley Dobson, 86, of Wadley will be Sunday, Feb. 17, 2019, at 2 p.m. at Macedonia Baptist Church with Bro. Scott Jordan and Bro. Junior Bailey officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5-8 p.m. on Saturday. Mrs.…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for John Wyatt Stevenson, 70, of Roanoke will be Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019, at noon at Roanoke First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Chris Martin officiating. Burial will follow at Cedarwood Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 4-7 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 22. Mr. Stevenson will…
Randolph Leader editor John W. Stevenson, 70, passed away Thursday morning, Feb. 14, at his Roanoke home surrounded by his loved ones and his pets after a year and half battle with cancer. John was only the third editor of the newspaper, which was founded by his grandfather, Olin Hampton Stevenson, in 1892. He took…
Randolph County’s Richie Traylor was recognized for serving nine years on the Alabama Farmers Federation State Dairy Committee during the 2019 Commodity Organizational Meeting in Montgomery Feb. 7. He also was re-elected vice chairman of the state committee. From left are Federation President Jimmy Parnell, Traylor and Federation Dairy Division Director Guy Hall.
Herman Pearson of County Road 67, Roanoke, shows off his remarkable rutabagas, which weigh 5 and 6 pounds. The other rutabagas grown in the 15-x-15 patch are all of a more average size.
MONTGOMERY – Randolph Leader editor John W. Stevenson was honored on Friday afternoon in Montgomery with the Alabama Press Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award. The ceremony and luncheon were part of the APA 2019 Media Summit John’s brother, David Stevenson, accepted the award on his behalf. John has battled cancer for the last year and a…
The goal all along was for the Handley Lady Tigers to get where they are now. But now that they’re here, they hope that the ride doesn’t stop any time soon. Handley won its second consecutive area championship with a win over Elmore County Thursday, then advanced to the Southeast Regional in Montgomery with a…
The Handley Tigers showed up a little early for their area championship game against Booker T. Washington in order to get some extra shooting practice in before the game. And according to head coach Blake Smalley it could not have gone any better. “We did not miss a shot,” Smalley said. “You think I’m exaggerating.…