NOTICESUMMIT STORAGE, LLCPursuant to the Alabama Provisions of the Self Storage Act (8-15-33), Summit Storage, LLC will acution/dispose of the contents of the below Units at 108 Summit Ave., Wedowee, AL. The auction will occur Saturday, September 20, 2014, at 9 a.m.Unit #31Tiffany HicksP.O. Box 702Ashland, AL 36251(37-38p)
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA CASE NO. CV 2014-900085 CODY GRANT PLAINTIFF VS. Parcel # 56-15-03-06-0-000-002.002 For a point of reference begin at an iron pipe on the southwest corner of the NE 1/4 of NW 1/4, Section 6, T-21-S, R-13-E and run N 89° E along the south 1/4 section line…
Roanoke Rotary Club member Kesa Johnston Dunn announced the club has obtained two grants totaling $15,000 for work on the old Martin Theatre space in downtown Roanoke. She applied for both grants, and matching funds will be needed. A $2,500 grant from the Foundation for Rural and Economic Development (FRED) was written specifically for a…
Apple introduced its iPhone 6 yesterday, with a larger screen, upgraded software and a number of features to make the company’s newest smart phone even more indispensable to users. Rather than being a cause for celebration, however, some of us see the accelerating personal technology race as cause for alarm. Observed this weekend: a couple…
Poutin’ House South, Seagrove Beach, Florida–Having overseen the cleaning out of my parents’ house and the downsizing of our home in Jacksonville, it followed naturally that my helpmate would decide that the time had come for us to cast out the accumulated years of “stuff” that had collected at our place down on the coast.…
United States District Judge Mark Fuller of Montgomery was sentenced to pre-trial diversion programs in an Atlanta courtroom last Friday for battering his wife in their room at the city’s downtown Ritz-Carlton Hotel. Fuller was appointed to the federal bench by George W. Bush in 2002. If he completes the programs, the charges brought after…
Woodland’s defense created havoc from the opening series and the Bobcats offense scored just enough to give Woodland a 21-14 win over Midfield, which entered the game as the No. 10 team in class 3A. “We beat a good football team. I didn’t know until after the game that they were ranked no. 10 in…
With just over eight minutes left in the game, Handley took possession of the football with a 24-14 lead over Childersburg, and the Tigers appeared poised to claim an all-important share of first place in 4A, Region 3. Two minutes later Childersburg blocked a punt and returned it for a touchdown, sparking an improbable comeback…
Wadley narrowly missed what could have been a season-defining victory Friday when they fell to the fifth-ranked Ragland Purple Devils 7-6. Ragland is the early season favorite for the 1A, Region 5 championship and Wadley went toe-to-toe with them for four quarters in a defensive showdown that reminded head coach Ken Fordham of days gone…
Woodland and RCHS renew their rivalry this week, which is a perfect excuse for me to lend my “expertise” to any of you who want to take advantage of it as you fill out your contest bracket (page 3B). Here are my picks for this week’s games: Wadley at Appalachian Wadley didn’t quite get the…
(FRANKLIN, Ga.) Funeral services for Eddie Lee Thompson, 56, of Franklin, Ga., will be Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014, at 3 p.m. at Bear Creek United Methodist Church with the Revs. Jacob Wilkerson and Craig Dallas officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. Mr. Thompson died Monday, Sept. 8, at Tanner Medical Center in Carrollton,…
(ROANOKE) Tommy Heflin, 77, of Dallas Circle, Roanoke, died Sunday morning, Sept. 7, 2014, at his residence. The funeral will be Thursday, Sept. 11, at noon at Bethel United Methodist Church. The Rev. Jacquelyn Cumberlander, pastor, will officiate with the Rev. Jeffery Rosser as eulogist, along with the Rev. Tommie L. Finley. Mr. Heflin was…
(CARROLLTON, Ga.) Nancy Edwards Gilbert, 58, of Carrollton, Ga., died Saturday, Sept. 6, 2014. The funeral will be Monday, Sept. 8, at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Almon Funeral Home with minister Ron Boswell officiating. Interment will follow in Center Point Cemetery. Mrs. Gilbert was born in Atlanta on April 11, 1956, the daughter…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Thomas Lamar McCray, 40, of Roanoke will be Friday, Sept. 12, 2014, at 2 p.m. at Christian Memorial Sword of the Spirit Ministries with Pastor Tom Staples officiating. Burial will follow at Friendship Baptist Church, Bacon Level. Mr. McCray died Saturday, Sept. 6, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident in…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Edith Rosella Steeley, 75, of Roanoke will be held at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014, at Potash Church of God with the Rev. Charlie Bolt officiating. Burial will follow at Potash Cemetery. Mrs. Steeley will lie in state at the church for one hour beginning at 2 p.m. on…
(WADLEY) Willie Felton Johnson, 67, of Wadley died Friday, Sept. 5, 2014, at Tanner Medical Center in Carrollton, Ga. The funeral will be at Hopewell Baptist Church, Abanda, on Thursday, Sept. 11, at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Calvin Trammell officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Mr. Johnson was born Sept. 3, 1947,…
(ROANOKE) Henry Lewis Smith, 65, of Stanley Avenue, Roanoke, died Friday afternoon, Sept. 5, 2014, at his residence. The funeral will be Wednesday, Sept. 10, at 11 a.m. at Pure Holiness Church of God with elder John C. Greathouse officiating. Burial will follow in Skyview Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Five Points. Mr. Smith was born in…
(PHENIX CITY) Funeral services for Doel Curtis Hester, 89, of Phenix City will be Monday, Sept. 8, 2014, at 1 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with Bro. Junior Bowen officiating. Burial will follow at East Napoleon Church of Christ, Woodland. Mr. Hester died Wednesday, Sept. 3, at his home. A Wedowee native, Mr. Hester was…
The teenager rescued from drowning on Labor Day Sunday on Lake Wedowee died Thursday afternoon at Children’s Hospital in Birmingham. Brittany Nicole Cheatham, 17, of Palmetto, Ga., was visiting Lake Wedowee with her boyfriend’s family when she went underwater and didn’t come back up. More information to follow in next week’s Leader.
(ROANOKE) Memorial services for Stephen Larry Norred, 59, of Roanoke will be Friday, Sept. 5, 2014, at 2 p.m. at Jordan Chapel Congregational Methodist Church, Newell, with the Rev. Truman Norred officiating and Russell Henry delivering the eulogy. Mr. Norred died Sunday, Aug. 31, at his home. A former resident of Conyers, Ga., Mr. Norred…