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(FRANKLIN, Ga.) Edna Hall Rice Griffin, 86, of Franklin, Ga., passed away Wednesday, March 29, 2017, at Pruitt Health of Franklin. Funeral services will be Sunday, April 2, at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Stutts Funeral Home with Joe Jones officiating. Interment will follow in Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery in Franklin. The family…
(FAIRVIEW, Tenn.) Phillip A. Murphree Sr. of Fairview, Tenn., died Thursday, March 23, 2017, at the age of 74. Phil was a native of Wedowee and longtime resident of Fairview, where he is well-remembered greeting and serving customers at the local Shell station. He retired from WSMV Channel 4 after more than 35 years of…
(CENTRE) Funeral services for Marilyn Davis, 59, of Centre will be Saturday, April 1, 2017, at 1 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Home with Curry Harris officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. prior to funeral services on Saturday. Mrs. Davis passed…
(WADLEY) Funeral services for Ruth Johnston Bailey, 82, of Wadley will be Sunday, April 2, 2017, at 2:30 p.m. at Wadley Baptist Church with the Rev. Paul Wilson officiating. Burial will follow at Wadley Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the church from 1-2:30 p.m. prior to funeral services on Sunday. Mrs. Bailey passed…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Willie Clyde Holley, 88, of Roanoke will be Saturday, April 1, 2017, at 11 a.m. at St. Paul Baptist Church with the Rev. J.D. Darden officiating. Burial will follow at Peace and Goodwill Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5-8 p.m. on Friday. Mr.…
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park hosted its 3rd annual Education Day in conjunction with the anniversary of the Battle of the Horseshoe. This annual event provides an opportunity for area 4th graders to experience traditional Creek Indian life and frontier life in the year 1814 and emphasizes the importance of the battle in United States…
Woodland High School will celebrate its 100th anniversary this year with a program on April 27 at 12:30 p.m. at WHS Warren Sewell Field. The program will include guest speakers, a balloon release and door prizes. The WHS Band will perform, and there will be a presentation by this year’s class historian. Some items from…
The Highway 22 Yard Sale, sponsored by Randolph County Chamber of Commerce, will be this Saturday, April 1, from Wadley to Rock Mills. Join the crowd: Have your yard sale with the big yard sale all along Highway 22 and Main Street, Roanoke. Be sure to check with property owners for permission. School groups, churches,…
WEDOWEE–A proposed dog ordinance for the Town of Wedowee appears on page 4B of this week’s Leader. Mayor Tim Coe said the ordinance was passed by the council at the March 21 meeting because there are at least three ongoing dog situations around the town. “The goal is not to pick up all dogs running…
Sometimes it pays to give photos of missing children more than just a passing glance. An attentive Walmart manager helped to locate two runaway juveniles over the weekend. According to the report from Roanoke Police Department, a Roanoke Walmart manager called RPD on Saturday afternoon to say that a female runway she had seen on…
A Roanoke woman was pronounced dead of a possible overdose after her friends waited more than approximately 18 hours to call for help. Johnifer Wilson, 53, of 236 Chestnut St., Apt. B, Roanoke, went to the Franklin Street residence of Buddy Norred at about 9 a.m. on Friday. By noon, she was unresponsive. Another friend,…
WEDOWEE–Requests for bids for Randolph County’s solid waste pick-up service will be opened on Thursday, April 6, at 10 a.m. County engineer Burrel Jones said the highway department employees are getting better at running the solid waste routes. He said there are a few customers they had trouble finding because there are no visible house…
In the March 21 Roanoke Board of Education meeting Supt. Chuck Marcum apologized for his superintendent’s report being longer than the previous month but said it is because so many good things are happening. “On March 15th, we began the process that will ultimately lead to our AdvanceED visit on Oct. 1-4, he said. For…
In a workshop prior to the Roanoke City Council meeting Monday Jason Gauntt, chief operating officer with a wireless broadband company, gave a presentation on what it has to offer Roanoke. Also appearing was Tripp Skipper, owner of the Skipper Group, Inc., Auburn, formerly of Wadley, who was involved in the Four Corners work and…
(VALLEY) Terence Dodson, 42, of Valley died Friday, March 17, 2017, at his residence. The funeral was Wednesday, March 29, at 1 p.m. at Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church in LaFayette with the Rev. Michael Stiggers officiating. Mr. Dodson is survived by his wife, Eloise Dodson of Valley; three daughters, Javonne Williams of Alexander City and…
ORDINANCE NO. 2017-174 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF WEDOWEE, ALABAMA AS FOLLOWS: WHEREAS, the Council of the Town of Wedowee wishes to adopt new requirements regulating animal control in the Town of Wedowee, and WHEREAS, animals can and sometimes do create a public nuisance, and WHEREAS, such conditions are…
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain Mortgage executed by JAMES JACKSON PRESTRIDGE JR and JOHANNA M. PRESTRIDGE, as joint debtors, to SMALL TOWN BANK on December 21, 2004, said Mortgage being recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate, Randolph County, Alabama, in…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: THE ESTATE OF MILTON SHERRELL RICHARDSON, DECEASED Letters of Administration of said deceased having been granted to the undersigned on the 7th day of March, 2017, by the Honorable Judge of Probate of Randolph County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims…
(ROANOKE) Ervin Lee Tucker, 67, of Commerce Street, Roanoke, died Thursday, March 23, 2017, at his residence. The funeral will be Saturday, April 1, at 1 p.m. at Christian Memorial Baptist Church, Roanoke, with the Revs. Jeffery D. Rosser, L.B. Houston and Kelsey Barnes officiating. Burial will follow in Skyview Memorial Gardens, Welch. He will…