(WEDOWEE) Catherine Stone Houston, 76, of Robin Road, Wedowee, died Thursday evening, Dec. 14, 2017, at Tanner East Alabama in Wedowee.Services will be Tuesday, Dec. 19, at 2 p.m. at Union Chapel United Methodist Church, Wedowee, with the Rev. James Gresham officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery.Mrs. Houston will be available for viewing…
(ROANOKE) Virgil Lee Harris, 62, of Striplin Street, Roanoke, died Wednesday morning, Nov. 29, 2017, at LaGrange Hospice in LaGrange, Ga. The homegoing service was Saturday, Dec. 2, at 11 a.m. at New Life Worship Center. Burial was in Wehadkee Baptist Church Cemetery. Mr. Harris was born in Roanoke on Oct. 22, 1955, to the…
(ROANOKE) Graveside services for Cordie Virginia Brown Dobson, 94, of Roanoke, were Sunday, Dec. 17, 2017, at 9 a.m. at Midway Methodist Church Cemetery in Wedowee. Mrs. Dobson died Saturday, Dec. 16, at Traylor’s Nursing Home. A Chambers County native, Mrs. Dobson was born Feb. 1, 1923, the daughter of Fred and Eunice Ward Brown.…
(ROANOKE) Ralph E. Addison, 74, of Roanoke died Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017, at Traylor’s Nursing Home. An Atlanta native, Mr. Addison was born Feb. 21, 1943, the son of Charles Ralph and Willie T. Head Addison. Survivors include: one daughter, Lisa King of Logansville, Ga.; and two sons, Tim Addison of Wedowee and Chris Adamson…
(LaGRANGE, Ga.) Graveside services for Kline Lewis Farr, 87, of LaGrange, Ga., will be Sunday, Dec. 17, 2017, at 3 p.m. CST at Wehadkee Cemetery, Rock Mills, with the Rev. Stanley Yarbrough officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 1:30-2:30 p.m. CST on Sunday before services begin. Mr. Farr passed away…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Jennifer Lynn Lawson Hill, 51, of Roanoke will be Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017, at 2 p.m. at Community Life Church with Preacher Dan Waller officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at the church from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturday. Mrs. Hill passed away Saturday,…
(FOREST PARK, Ga.) Willard Garrett McClain, 63, of Forest Park, Ga., died Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017. The funeral will be Saturday, Dec. 16, at 2 p.m. EST in the chapel of Stutts Funeral Home with the Rev. Lee Parrish officiating. Interment will follow in Prospect Church Cemetery. The family will accept guests at Stutts Funeral…
(ROANOKE) Regina Lynn Griffin, 52, of Roanoke died Friday, Dec. 8, 2017, at Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center, LaGrange. Funeral services will be at Sweet Home Baptist Church, Five Points, on Thursday, Dec. 14, at noon CST with the Rev. Michael Jackson officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. The remains will lie in…
(WEDOWEE) Funeral services for William Lloyd Craft, 63, of Wedowee will be Friday, Dec. 15, 2017, at 2 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with the Revs. Bobby Burroughs and John Roberts officiating. Burial will follow at Union Hill Congregational Methodist Cemetery with Masonic graveside rites. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from…
Fifth Judicial Circuit Court Judge Tom Young confirmed last week that he will not seek another term. Young was first elected as circuit judge in 2000 and has more than 40 years of judicial experience, including administrative positions with Chief Justices Howell Heflin and C.C. Tolbert. Despite that record of service, Young said it was…
Recently we discussed some of the true hawks that fill Randolph County’s skies with regal hunters, who they eat and how they catch their fare. However, there are other birds of prey that are somewhat related, and easily seen hunting in our forests and open areas. One raptor that loves our fields and pastures is…
The Randolph County Tigers carried a 14-13 lead into halftime, but the Tigers were unable to score in the second half as Hillcrest-Evergreen surged ahead for a 26-14 victory in the Class 3A state championship game at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa Thursday. RCHS turned the ball over four times in the game and found very…
A crowd intently listened to a presentation about an archaeological dig at Frog Eye last Wednesday at a lunch and learn at the Annie L. Awbrey Public Library. The presentation was sponsored by the library and Randolph County Chamber of Commerce. Great interest was shown by the number of questions. Merredith Sears, who teaches the…
A workshop to discuss use of the old Handley Mills property was held by Roanoke City Council Monday night prior to the regular meeting. Allen Tucker and Thomas Harmon of Harmon Engineering in LaFayette handled the presentation and answered questions. Councilwoman Bronwyn Bishop had been pushing for recreational uses for the recently-cleared land. She had…
WEDOWEE–Randolph County Commission held a joint workshop/regular meeting Monday afternoon after the normal work session was cancelled last Thursday due to the Association of County Commissions’ Legislative Conference in Florence. During the public comment portion of the workshop, Rufus Hester appealed to the commission to clean up what he called a “landfill” on County Road…
Although statewide totals were not available when The Randolph Leader went to press, the Randolph County vote was in for the U.S. Senate election held on Tuesday. A total of 4,946 Randolph Countians voted, and the Republican candidate, Roy Moore, easily carried the county with 3,229 votes, or 65.31 percent of the total, to 1,692…
LEGAL NOTICE GARY INGRAM GRADING & PAVING, INC. hereby gives notice of completion of contract with the State of Alabama for the construction of Project No. STPAA-HSIP-0022(524) in Randolph County. This notice will appear for four consecutive weeks beginning on December 13, 2017 and ending on Jan 3, 2018. All claims should be filed at…
STATE OF ALABAMA RANDOLPH COUNTY PROBATE COURT NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF EDWARD EUGENE RAINWATER, DECEASED Letters Testamentary on the estate of Edward Eugene Rainwater, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on the 4th day of Dec., 2017, by the Judge of Probate of said County, notice is…
ADVERTISEMENT OF COMPLETION In accordance with Chapter 1, Title 39, Code of Alabama, 1975, notice is hereby given that H&M Mechanical, Inc., Contractor, has completed the Contract for Equipment Installation of Dormitory Chiller Replacement at Southern Union State Community College – Wadley Campus for the State of Alabama and the City of Wadley, Owners, and…
NOTICE SUMMIT STORAGE Notice is hereby given pursuant to Alabama provisions of the Self-Service Storage Act (Sections 8-15-30 through 8-15-38) that Summit Storage LLC on Saturday, December 30, 2017 at 9:00 a.m., will sell at public auction or otherwise dispose of the contents stored at 108 Summit Avenue, Wedowee, AL 36278 by the undersigned: Unit…