The Wadley boys basketball team is going where no Wadley team has ever gone before – the regional round of the state tournament.Wadley claimed a spot in the state sweet 16 Tuesday with a 60-45 win in their sub-regional game at Winterboro. It’s Wadley’s first trip to the regionals in the school’s history.The Bulldogs got…
On Wednesday, Feb. 8, Wadley High School students in grades 7-12 had the pleasure of experiencing the musical stylings of Russell Gulley. Gulley was able to join the Wadley students through the Alabama Touring Artists Program. Gulley was raised in Fort Payne, the same city the members of the band Alabama are from. Gulley found…
Alabama’s sixth annual Severe Weather Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday will be held Friday, Feb. 24, through Sunday, Feb. 26. Alabamians are encouraged to stock up on a variety of supplies for protecting their homes or businesses during Alabama’s tornado and hurricane seasons. A provision in the Severe Weather Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday law allows counties…
Wadley’s Tyrese Sheppard became the fifth senior football player in the county to make his college football decision official when he signed his letter of intent to play at the University of the Cumberlands at a ceremony Friday in the Wadley gym. The school is an NAIA program located in Williamsburg, Kentucky, and Sheppard is…
Trees are dying. The question is, why? Although the rainfall during December and January relieved much of the drought and related wildfire issues in Alabama, the harmful effects and complications associated with drought continue to plague the state’s forestlands. While exact economic impacts are unknown at this time, the losses may be significant according to…
WEDOWEE–Wedowee Middle School principal Allan Robertson shared an inspiring story with the Leader when he reported that an anonymous donor recently stepped in and paid off any student lunch accounts that were “in the red.” Robertson said the cash paid off lunch debts of 21 students and kept them fed through January. There was still…
The Black History Month Parade will be held Saturday. The lineup will begin at 12:30 at the Handley High School gym and the parade will begin at 2 p.m. Councilman Mack Arthur Bell said the grand marshal will be the former mayor of New Brockton, Lenwood Herron. Bell said about 19 entities have signed up…
A single-vehicle crash at 5:50 p.m. on Tuesday of last week claimed the life of a Wedowee woman. Angela Holloway Traylor, 63, was killed when the 2006 Chevrolet Malibu she was driving left Alabama Highway 48 and struck a tree. Traylor, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was pronounced dead at the scene. The crash…
Prior to the regular Roanoke City Council meeting Monday night a workshop was held regarding the Advanced Disposal solid waste contract coming up for renewal soon. And a separate workshop Sonya Nolan, the municipal court clerk, answered questions about the town’s court system. Gentry Shows, Advance Disposal’s municipal marketing and government affairs director, said the…
Last Thursday, Feb. 9, Ron Cameron and Walter Sudduth, chairman and co-chairman of the Roanoke Utilities Board, signed a million dollar interim loan at BB&T bank for a project. At an earlier called meeting on Jan. 31 general manager Jerry Revis said they had to have an interim bank account for improvements, including replacement of…
Randolph County Circuit Clerk Chris May was recently elected to serve as president of the Alabama Circuit Clerks Association for 2016-17. May has served as an officer on the clerk’s executive board for the past three years. The president and executive board work with the chief justice of Alabama’s Supreme Court, the administrative director of…
WEDOWEE–Randolph County Commission took another step on Monday toward contracting out garbage pick-up for residents. Commission Chairman Lathonia Wright said, “We need a new resolution mandating participation and bid it out.” Commissioner Doyle Allen, however, said he’d like to see it bid out subscript without garbage pickup being mandatory. First the health department must agree…
Annie Awbrey Library and Randolph County Chamber of Commerce will host a Black History Month celebration lunch and learn on Friday, Feb. 24, at noon at Awbrey’s Downtown Roanoke Meeting and Conference Center on Main Street. Dr. Alvin Thornton will be the keynote speaker. Seats are still available. To reserve your seat, call Annie Awbrey…
WADLEY–In celebration of Black History Month, the Office of Diversity Programs at Southern Union State Community College has planned two programs for February. Dr. Bernard LaFayette Jr., civil rights leader, author and friend of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., will visit the college on Thursday, Feb. 23. LaFayette will speak at 10:30 a.m. in the…
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA CASE NO. DR-17-900006 ROCKY WILLIAM ELLIS, PLAINTIFF VS. TAMMY LYNN BENTLEY, DEFENDANT NOTICE Notice is hereby given to Tammy Lynn Bentley that a Bill of Complaint for Divorce has been filed against you in the Circuit Court of Randolph County. You are hereby notified that a response…
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA CASE NO. CV-2017-900009 KESA JOHNSTON DUNN, PLAINTIFF VS. One house and lot located on Bullock Street as shown in Deed Book 391 at Page 103, Randolph County, Alabama; and Larrye Cohn aka Larry Cohen, and any and all unknown parties, including any person claiming a present interest…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: CHARLES HENRY MCKAY, DECEASED NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS Letters Testamentary on the estate of Charles Henry McKay, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on the 9th day of Feb., 2017, by the Judge of Probate of said County, notice is hereby given that all…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: APRIL JANIE STILLER BONNER NOTICE OF FILING OF PETITION FOR SUMMARY DISTRIBUTION Notice is hereby given that a Petition for Summary Distribution of the above named estate has been filed by Patricia Ann Masson on the 8th day of February, 2017, and that 30 days…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: THE ESTATE OF SHELBY J. ARRINGTON, DECEASED Letters of Administration of said deceased having been granted to the undersigned on the 30th day of Jan., 2017, by the Honorable Judge of Probate of Randolph County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF LOIS MOON, DECEASED NOTICE OF HEARING ON PETITION FOR FINAL SETTLEMENT Keenan Moon, address unknown Will A. Moon, 2985 Flowers Dr., Douglasville, GA 30135 Daryl Moon, 2985 Flowers Dr., Douglasville, GA 30135 Notice is hereby given that the 14th day…