NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER FORECLOSURE NOTICEDefault having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by JACOBO MATIAS CASTILLO, SINGLE AND UNMARRIED, to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., on the 16th day of May, 2006, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Randolph County,…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DORIS JEFFERSON, DECEASED NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT TO BE PUBLISHED BY PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE Letters Testamentary of said deceased having been granted to Derrick Peavy on the 15th day of Jan., 2015, by the Honorable George Diamond, Judge of Probate Court of…
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Johnnie B. Bell, unmarried, originally in favor of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A, on the 19th day of May, 2005, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Randolph County, Alabama, in…
Sharpen your skill set and get the training you need to find a rewarding job in the new year by enrolling in the Ready to Work Program offered by Randolph County Economic Development Authority and Southern Union State Community College. The five-week course begins Jan. 26 and meets Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 8-11:30 a.m.…
Chuck Marcum said, as superintendent of Roanoke City Schools, he is delighted to announce that the Council for Leaders in Alabama Schools (CLAS) recognizes Handley Middle School as a 2014 CLAS Banner School. Of the 152 schools nominated for this prestigious recognition only 15 were selected. Handley Middle School was the only middle school to…
OPELIKA–Desmonte Leonard, convicted of the 2012 murders of three people at an Auburn apartment complex, was sentenced to life without parole by a Lee County judge on Tuesday afternoon. Presiding over the court was Circuit Judge Jacob Walker, who also gave Leonard another life sentence for attempted murder, 20 years for first-degree assault and two…
FRANKLIN, Ga.–Franklin Police continue to ask for the public’s assistance in locating a suspect involved in the recent case of a local man who was shot while in his home on Monday, Dec. 29. The suspect has been identified as Tevin Cordarryl Henderson of Roanoke. One of the suspects wanted in the shooting, Yacobian Quintrel…
Roanoke Police are investigating a burglary that happened sometime Sunday night at Patel Food Mart #1 on LaFayette Highway (next to the armory). When the owner arrived on Monday morning, she discovered that the front glass door had been broken with a large rock. A large amount of cash and 20 cartons of Newport cigarettes…
A fire on Friday at approximately 3:50 p.m. destroyed the singlewide mobile home of Eleazar Maya Hernandez, 28, at 9648 Old Hwy. 431, Lot 15, Wedowee. The owner of the trailer park was working outside and heard a loud pop and saw that the trailer was on fire. The victim, who was not at home…
WOODLAND–State Rep. Bob Fincher (R-Woodland) on Tuesday announced that he has been appointed to serve on three important committees in the Alabama House of Representatives: the Agriculture & Forestry Committee, the Constitution, Campaigns & Elections Committee, and the Education Policy Committee. “As a retired teacher, I’m proud to put my experience to work as we…
Just a little reminder that the deadline for the 38th annual Randolph Leader Valentine section will be next Wednesday, Jan. 28, at 5 p.m. The price is $10 per child. The late deadline (for those received Jan. 29 and 30) is $15 per child. Any valentines received after Friday, Jan. 30, will not be in…
Last season I boldly predicted that the RCHS boys would halt Handley’s six-year winning streak in the county tournament. Then Elijah McFarland broke his arm, RCHS almost lost in the first round to Wadley and the Handley student section serenaded me with a blunt but effective chant of “Altork’s wrong” after Handley did what it…
Anyone who has had an email account for any length of time probably has received unsolicited offers to reduce your IRS or credit card debt for pennies on the dollar. With tax filing time upon us, the frequency and creativity of these offers is about to increase, according to the Better Business Bureau, which warns…
A couple of years ago my son, the scion of the family and on whom we hang our hope that the Jackson name will honorably endure, came home for Thanksgiving with a beard–or what seemed at least the scruffy start of one. His mother did not find it appealing and asked why her baby boy…
The word “spin” has several meanings. Grandpa thinks it is what you do when you test drive a new car. Grandma says it’s what the washing machine does. And the soccer mom does it when she goes to the health club. But political types know it is the practice of greatly embellishing a political message. …
(ROANOKE) The funeral for the Rev. Harold Bonner, 66, of Roanoke will be Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2015, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Revs. Greg Norred, Wendell Ford and Tim Whaley officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens. Mr. Bonner died Monday, Jan. 19, at Wedowee Hospital. A lifelong Randolph County…
(WADLEY) Willie Ruth Veal, 86, a native and longtime resident of County Road 825, Wadley, died after an extended illness on Friday morning, Jan. 16, 2015, at the home of her cousin in Austell, Ga. The funeral will be Saturday, Jan. 24, at 1 p.m. at Mount Olive United Methodist Church with the pastor, Rev.…
Herman Parker Eidson, 102 (ROANOKE) Herman Parker Eidson, 102, died Monday, Jan. 19, 2015, at his home in Roanoke. The funeral will be Saturday, Jan. 24, at 2 p.m. EST at Holly Hill Funeral Home Chapel in Fairburn, Ga. Interment will be in Holly Hill Memorial Park. Mr. Eidson was born June 20, 1912, the…
(NEWELL) Funeral services for Eddie Cofield, 80, of Newell will be Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015, at 11 a.m. at Union Baptist Church with the Rev. David Phillips, Kenny Buchannan and Don Knowles officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. Mr. Cofield died Monday, Jan. 19, at Regional Medical Center in Anniston. A Randolph County…
(CRAGFORD) Graveside services for Jimmy Fred Butler, 56, of Cragford will be Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015, at 2 p.m. at Randolph Memory Gardens, Roanoke, with the Rev. Tim Whaley officiating. Mr. Butler died Monday, Jan. 19, at his residence. A Randolph County native, Mr. Butler was born Dec. 7, 1958, the son of James Fred…