(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Janet E. Sikes, 72, of Roanoke will be Friday, Sept. 16, 2016, at 2 p.m. at Forest Home Church with the Rev. Stoney Halsey officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery.The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5-8 p.m. on Thursday. Ms. Sikes will lie in state…
WADLEY–Jim Smith first saw Bigfoot near the college in about 1971. Born in Roanoke in 1956 and having lived in Wadley a little more than 50 years, he remains unfazed by those who question his pursuits into the paranormal. On his website he wrote: “Here in Alabama you have to be careful who you mention…
After Handley started the season 0-2, Elmore County came to town with the unfortunate task of slowing down a victory-starved team. But Handley was not to be deterred from getting its first win as the Tigers scored at will in the first half on their way to a 47-21 win at Wright Field. It was…
With this issue–Volume 125, Number 1–The Randolph Leader begins its 125th year of continuous operation. Randolph County’s oldest family-owned business began in September of 1892 when 21-year-old Olin H. Stevenson bought the printing press and equipment of The Randolph Reformer in Wedowee and moved it to Roanoke. The first issue of The Leader, published on…
WADLEY–Wadley council member and mayor-elect Donna McKay announced at last Wednesday’s council meeting the town is getting a new business that they had been working on. “We had the pleasure today to meet with the president of the Broadway Group, the developer of this business. We have been meeting and talking with them. They had…
“I bring you good tidings of great joy,” Robert Young told the Roanoke Utilities Board about the “great sale” of bonds. This means utilities will save $781,000, or between $30,000 to $31,000 annually, or around $2,000 a month on the re-financed loans carrying an interest rate of 2.82 percent. The $5,715,000 principal amount of the…
The drought affecting portions of Alabama continues to reduce flows in rivers and streams that feed Alabama Power’s lakes. The conditions have resulted in lower levels at Alabama Power reservoirs. Scattered summer showers in July and early August helped slow the drop in lake levels. Since then, however, dry conditions have returned. Water levels at…
The Roanoke Board of Education held a called meeting Friday to deal with personnel recommendations and a bid on the plumbing for the new weight room at Handley High School. The board approved the low bid of $45,450 submitted by American Plumbing and Septic Service of Oxford. The price includes installation of water lines, sewer…
In its waning days the Randolph County Economic Development Authority is working frantically to recruit an industry they have been working with at least a year. The legislative delegation of Rep. Bob Fincher and Sen. Gerald Dial have advertised and passed a bill terminating the body as of Sept. 30 and it is unclear when…
Ranburne head coach Stephen Bailey got his first career victory against his alma mater, and Woodland’s injury-depleted offense continued to struggle as Ranburne came away with a 24-0 region win Friday in Woodland. Bailey is a Woodland graduate and coached at the school for 10 years as an assistant before joining the Ranburne staff for…
WEDOWEE–After a history of causing disturbances and even physical altercations at government meetings and public offices, Wedowee businessman Sam Wreyford has been sentenced by Circuit Judge Tom F. Young Jr. to stay out of the Randolph County Commission office and away from their meetings. On Aug. 29 Wreyford represented himself in court regarding a June…
The public is invited to attend the grand opening of the Randolph County Republican Party headquarters for the November 2016 election, said county chairman Sid Hare. The event will be from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. this Thursday, Sept. 15, on the Main Street side of the Perryland Foods building next to the courthouse in…
A Call Away Bail Bonding Rock Mills Volunteer Fire Department responded to a barn fire on Thursday, Sept. 8 about 3 p.m. at 297 County Rd. 1602, the property of Paul Swisher. Lost in the fire were 63 bales of hay, a front-end loader, tractor, hay spear and GEO Tracker. The cause of the fire…
Talladega County Central stayed close with three big scoring plays, but Wadley was able to pull away late with its relentless ground game as the Bulldogs remained unbeaten with a 36-20 win on the road Friday. Tyrese Sheppard and Coby Nunn scored two touchdowns apiece on the ground as Wadley pounded away for 215 rushing…
It has been a rough time for Olympians. A little girl who had just won a gold medal was lambasted in social media for not putting her hand over her heart when her national anthem was played–a crime committed in mass by spectators at most sporting events. Folks, she had just accomplished more than most…
With this issue––Volume 125, Number 1––The Randolph Leader begins its 125th year of continuous operation. Randolph County’s oldest family-owned business began in September of 1892 when 21-year-old Olin H. Stevenson bought the printing press and equipment of The Randolph Reformer in Wedowee and moved it to Roanoke. The first issue of The Leader, published on…
RCHS hung with the defending state champions for three quarters, but eventually the depth, size and experience of a heavily-favored Piedmont team won out, as RCHS lost 42-14 Friday at Piedmont. “We never stopped them. It’s still the same thing. We’re outweighed, out-muscled. They’re a lot stronger, a lot older,” said RCHS head coach Pat…
Two early turnovers deep in Eufaula territory turned out to be costly, as Clay Central suffered its first loss of the season, 17-10 against Eufaula Friday. “You never know what few plays are going to make the difference,” said Central head coach Kris Herron. “They may come early, and they may come late. You’ve got…
NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain Real Estate Mortgage executed by Ashley Burks an unmarried woman, to the United States of America, acting through the Rural Housing Service or successor agency, United States Department of Agriculture, dated March 27, 2008, recorded March…
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage dated April 3, 2009, executed by Terill L. Drake, an unmarried person, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. solely as nominee for American Southwest Mortgage Corp., which mortgage was recorded on April 8, 2009, in Mortgage Book…