The Woodland Lady Bobcats continued to dominate their in-county rivals as they posted a 75-37 win over Wadley last Wednesday. It’s the fourth straight win this season for Woodland against county schools Wadley and Randolph County, and all four have come by 22 points or more.Wadley hung around with Woodland for the game’s first four…
Roanoke Housing Authority Public Hearing Notice Proposed FYB2019 Annual Plan And Significant Amendment to the FY2018 Annual Plan The Roanoke Housing Authority is receiving public comments regarding the proposed fiscal beginning 2019 Annual Plan (Plan) and Significant Amendment to the fiscal beginning 2018 Annual Plan (Plan). A copy of the 2019 Plan and 2018 Significant…
NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER FORECLOSURE NOTICE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Clayton D. Cook and Tonya Cook, husband and wife, to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS INC AS NOMINEE FOR CHURCHILL MORTGAGE CORPORATION, on the 30th day of April, 2013, said mortgage recorded…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: JACKY WORTHAM, DECEASED ADMINISTRATOR’S/ADMINISTRATRIX’S NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS Letters of Administration on the Estate of Jacky Wortham, deceased, having been granted to Kaye H. Wortham and Andrea Brooke Wortham on the 9th day of January, 2019, by the Honorable Judge of Probate of said County,…
STATE OF ALABAMA RANDOLPH COUNTY PROBATE COURT NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF CAREY ROGER GRAY, DECEASED Letters Testamentary on the estate of Carey Rogers Gray, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on the 8th day of January, 2019, by the Judge of Probate of said County, notice is…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: BENNY R. BROOKS, DECEASED NOTICE OF HEARING TO PROBATE WILL TO: DENNA BROOKS REDDECK ADDRESS UNKNOWN You are hereby notified that on this day came Miriam J. Brooks and filed in this Court a petition to admit to probate the Last Will and Testament of…
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA DENNIS SULLIVAN PLAINTIFF V. 55.82 Acres of land (more or less) more particularly described as follows: Property lying in the NE 1/4 of the NW 1/4 , the NW 1/4 of the NE 1/4 ; the N 1/2 of the SE 1/4 of the NW 1/4 ;…
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain Mortgage executed by MELVIN R. DESJARDIN, a single person, to SMALL TOWN BANK on June 21, 2002, said Mortgage being recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate, Randolph County, Alabama, in Book 430, Page 1, and…
WEDOWEE – Randolph County Commission adopted a proposal for reorganization of its highway department at its meeting Monday. The new proposal is an attempt to replace vestiges of the district system with a more efficient unit oriented management. Randolph County is divided into five districts, each electing a commissioner to represent them, and the former…
Veteran newspaper man John Stevenson will be honored at the 2019 Media Summit in Montgomery on Feb. 8. Stevenson will receive the Alabama Press Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Stevenson is the publisher and editor of The Randolph Leader in Roanoke. He is only the third editor of The Leader, his grandfather and father holding the…
Roanoke City Council accepted a bid for surveillance systems for the recreation center and library at their meeting Monday. The bid from TEC includes installation and maintenance of the multi-camera systems. Cost of the system is $3,150 and includes a monitor and digital video recorder system for each location. In addition the council: • Approved…
Three Roanoke teens have been arrested and charged in connection with a robbery and assault that happened in December. On Dec. 19, the three responded to a post on social media regarding someone selling a cell phone. The three allegedly stole the cell phone and forced the victim out of a truck while going down…
WEDOWEE – Wedowee joined the towns of Wadley and Woodland in pledging funds to assist with the funding of Retail Strategies through the Randolph County Economic Development Authority. Mayor Tim Coe suggested the amount of $2,000 at Tuesday’s meeting, and the council agreed approving it unanimously. Woodland approved $750 Monday night, and Wadley approved $1,500…
(ROANOKE) Sally Emily Watts, 56, of County Road 335, Roanoke, died Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019, at Traylor Retirement Community. Visitation will be Friday, Jan. 18, from 1 until 6 p.m. The homegoing celebration will be Saturday, Jan. 19, at 1 p.m. at Mount Bethel United Methodist Church with the Rev. Laura J. Whitfield, Rev. William…
(MT. ZION, Ga.) Barbara Jean Shirey Jacobs, 77, of Mt. Zion, Ga., went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, Jan. 13, 2019. Funeral services will be Wednesday, Jan. 16, at 2 p.m. EST at Martin & Hightower Heritage Chapel with the Rev. Anthony Puckett officiating. Music will be by Dawn Jacobs and Steve…
(WEDOWEE) Funeral services for Mary Lou Wilder Huey, 101, of Wedowee will be Sunday, Jan. 13, 2019, at 2 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with the Rev Keith Benefield officiating. Burial will follow at Wedowee City Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from noon to 2 p.m. on Sunday. Mrs. Huey…
(CARROLLTON, Ga.) Virginia Lee Bailey, 95, of Carrollton, Ga., died peacefully Jan. 9, 2019, at The Oaks of Carrollton. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Sunday, Jan. 13, from 1 to 3 p.m. EST, and services will be at 3 p.m. in the chapel of Martin and Hightower Funeral Home with the…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Lucille Gray Hill, 90, of Roanoke will be Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019, at 11 a.m. at Trinity Baptist Church with the Rev. Jeff Burns officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens . The family will receive friends at Trinity Baptist Church from 4 to 7 p.m. on Friday. Mrs. Hill…
MONTGOMERY – The Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE) has released the Accountability System Section of the Alabama Unified Report (AUR). This portion of the report includes the Alabama State Report Card (commonly referred to as the A-F Report Card) and provides a letter grade for each school/school system. Ultimately, the AUR will be a…
Randolph County’s Baby New Year for 2019 is Macie Lane “Laney” Phillips. Laney was born Jan. 5 at 12:51 p.m. at Tanner Medical Center in Carrollton, Ga. She weighs 7 pounds, 12 ounces and is 21 inches long. Her parents are Chris and Brittney Phillips of Woodland, and she is their third daughter, behind Lucy…