Marilyn Lott attended Monday’s Randolph County Economic Development Authority (RCEDA) meeting to meet the authority members who recently hired her as the organization’s executive director.She said her official start date is Monday, July 17, and she was enthusiastic about meeting everyone at the meeting.She previously worked for more than ten years as marketing director at…
Through June 30, 23 laboratory-confirmed cases of rabies have been documented in Alabama in 2017. The total is likely higher since this number includes only animals tested by the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH). Other than four cases in Shelby and Blount counties in the central part of the state, the rest of these…
Veterinarian and county rabies inspector Dr. Paul McMurray is holding his annual traveling rabies vaccination clinics to vaccinate dogs and cats against rabies. By scheduling stops throughout the county over a two-week period, he makes it convenient for pet owners to have their animals vaccinated as required by state law. The fee is $10. On…
Solicitation of applications for president of Southern Union State Community College ended Monday at 5 p.m. The posting was in area newspapers, including The Randolph Leader. Repeated telephone calls to learn about the number of applications and a search committee were not returned. Michelle Sylvester, executive director of Human Resources at the Alabama Community College…
Randolph County Chamber of Commerce, Randolph County Extension System and Southern Union State Community College are sponsors for Leadership Randolph County, a program to help identify and educate potential leaders for our communities and county. Sessions will be conducted on the second Thursday of each month, typically from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. from September…
City Clerk Penny Holloway’s last day working for the city was July 1. Mayor Mike Fisher said he took over the mayor’s position Nov. 2, 2008. Former city clerk Ellen Farmer had died just before that. Holloway worked for the city for 27 years and was municipal court clerk at one time. Fisher read Holloway’s…
The Mount Olive Volunteer Fire Department has received a $250,477 grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to help the northern Chambers County fire department purchase a new firefighting vehicle. “I congratulate the men and women of the Mount Olive Volunteer Fire Department for receiving this grant and hope it will ultimately help increase…
Roanoke Police Department and Randolph County Sheriff’s Office ask for the public’s help in locating missing juvenile JulieAnn Lathinghouse, 16, of just outside Roanoke city limits. Julieann is 5-foot-3, 109 pounds with reddish brown hair and blue eyes. She left home on June 26. Her family believes a black SUV picked her up, possibly going…
The town of Wadley is holding a needs assessment for a senior citizens center on Wednesday, July 26, from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. at town hall. You do not have to be a Wadley citizen to provide input. This previously scheduled June meeting was knocked out by the bad weather.
On Monday morning, Randolph County Narcotics Unit had a search warrant to serve on Detrick Raheen “Bear” Parker, 23, of 768 Reed Circle and a 2003 Honda Pilot that he had recently been driving. While agents were sitting near Piggly Wiggly on Main Street, Parker drove by. Agent Larry Clark pulled out behind him and…
On July 6, Randolph County Narcotics Unit agents were called to Walmart to assist Roanoke Police Department officers. Upon arrival, agent Larry Clark spoke with Sgt. Mark Farmer, who had been contacted by a Walmart employee regarding a white male inside the store acting suspicious. Officers made contact with Mark Jason Turner, 46, of Lineville…
“Faith, I ran when I saw others run.” Bardolph in Henry IV, part 1. The other day my editor-buddy Phillip posted on Facebook a piece from “Vox” that was headlined “Running was for weirdos. Here’s how it became normal.” Weirdos? I was insulted. For I was one of those weirdos. And if anyone wants to…
The race for our open U.S. Senate seat is evolving. Folks, we are in a brief 33-day sprint to the primary on August 15. The winner of the Republican primary will be our next junior U.S. senator. The December 12 general election will be a coronation for the Republican. The eight Democratic candidates are irrelevant…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: JAMES WATSON, DECEASED NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS Letters Testamentary on the estate of James Watson, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on the 5th day of July, 2017, by the Judge of Probate of said County, notice is hereby given that all persons having…
Notice of Proposed Bank Merger Transaction Notice is hereby given that The First Bank of Alabama, 120 North Street East, Talladega, AL 35160, has filed an Interagency Bank Merger Act Application with the Atlanta Regional Office of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation for its written consent to merge with Bank of Wedowee, 111 West Broad…
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Robert M. Staples and wife, Catherine H. Staples, originally in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Accredited Home Lenders, Inc., on the 2nd day of November, 2005, said mortgage recorded in…
PROCLAMATION OF SPECIAL ELECTION NOTICE: PER CODE OF ALABAMA 17-15-5 AND 17-9-5 I, George Diamond, Judge of Probate of Randolph County, hereby give notice of a special election to elect a member to the United States Senate. A special primary election to be held Aug. 15, 2017. A special primary run-off election to be held…
(DOUGLASVILLE, Ga.) Catherine Magby Williams, 84, a native of Roanoke and current resident of Douglasville Nursing and Rehab Center, Douglasville, Ga., died Wednesday, July 5, at the nursing facility. The homegoing celebration will be Thursday, July 13, at 1 p.m. at Christian Memorial Baptist Church/Sword of the Spirit Ministries, Roanoke, with the Revs. William Dillard,…
The above chart illustrates the way that home games are distributed throughout the playoffs among the eight regions and the four seeded teams within those regions. The chart includes only playoff games in weeks 2-4 since each region gets two home games and two away games in the first round, and the championship game is…
(ROANOKE) Minnie Ethel Tucker, 80, of Seymour Drive, Roanoke, died Saturday, July 8, 2017, at Roanoke Rehabilitation and HealthCare Center. Homegoing services will be Saturday, July 15, at 1 p.m. at Peace and Goodwill Baptist Church, Roanoke, with the Revs. L.B. Houston and Calvin Trammell and ministers Veresia Houston and Steve Joiner officiating. Burial will…