The sixth Summer on Main will take place Saturday in downtown Roanoke, rain or shine. Two main events will be the dedication of the Streetscape project by Mayor Mike Fisher and the Wild Knights band performance on the stage at the old Martin Theatre.The beloved theatre went up in flames July 9, 1980 most likely…
Two of the hottest races on the Randolph County ballot were the District 13 Senate race pitting incumbent Gerald Dial against Tim Sprayberry, both Republicans. In this county Sprayberry beat Dial with 1,355 or 60.87 percent of the vote to Dial’s 871 or 39.13 percent. Dial, however, won Lee County by more than 900 votes…
In a called Monday morning meeting the Roanoke City Council moved toward returning the CSX bridge on Louina Street to service. The council accepted a $14,970 estimate from Strain Asphalt and Paving for work on either side of the bridge, not on the bridge. Mayor Mike Fisher said the bridge is completed. He and Streets…
WEDOWEE–Randolph County Board of Education took actions at its special called meeting last Thursday evening to put in place some new programs within the school system. The board is accepting applications for a pre-kindergarten lead teacher and pre-K auxiliary teacher for the pre-K class that will be housed at Wedowee Elementary School, thanks to an…
HARMON CROSSROADS–It may have been a while since Randolph County Sheriff David Cofield found himself in the position to participate in a chase himself, but that’s what happened on Thursday morning of last week when he spotted someone with outstanding warrants and attempted to pull him over. Cofield was driving on County Road 65 when…
WEDOWEE–The last Randolph County Commission meeting was the afternoon before the Randolph County Health Care Authority was scheduled to meet. As it turned out, it was graduation night for two high schools, and the Health Care Authority didn’t have a quorum and couldn’t meet. The commissioners voiced their concerns about the hospital that afternoon. “The…
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by William R Terry and Bessie Terry to Ameritrust Mortgage Company, on April 25, 2003, said mortgage being recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Randolph County, Alabama, at Book 444, Page…
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Justin K. Benefield, and Gabriella Rushing Benefield, husband and wife, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., acting solely as nominee for RBC Bank (USA), on the 5th day of May, 2010, said mortgage recorded in…
NOTICE OF SALE The following vehicle has been abandoned at 37 Deer Circle, Wedowee, AL and will be sold on June 16, 2014, at 10:00 a.m. at the same address. 2004 Ford Expedition VIN# 1FMEU17W04LA14247 Spencer Bethel 37 Deer Circle Wedowee, AL (23-24p)
STATE OF ALABAMA COUNTY OF RANDOLPH PROBATE COURT IN RE: ESTATE OF WARREN H. WILLIAMS, DECEASED NOTICE OF PETITION FOR FINAL SETTLEMENT TO: Carolyn Williams Merrill Grady Kenneth Williams William Clay Shaw James Gordon Waters Richard Scott Reynolds Lisa Llewellyn Joy Brooks You are hereby notified that on the 30th day of May, 2014, Ken…
This is one of the funnest parts of my job. I get to imagine what a team made up of the county’s best baseball players would look like and then put that team on paper and call it the Leader’s 2014 All-County Baseball team. There’s no more enjoyable practice than surveying the baseball talent pool…
We in Randolph County had a voting opportunity yesterday that many in Alabama did not have. Yet many here did not avail themselves of that opportunity. In races for the state legislature–House and Senate–we had ballot choices. That’s important because these are offices where the officeholder has the power to help us or harm us…
SEAGROVE BEACH, Fla.–May, 2014. I had not been long at the coast before I got the news. The Panama City News-Herald announced it. “Panama City Beach is not the ‘Redneck Riviera’.” It was not the first time that coastal communities tried to distance themselves from a moniker that attached itself to Alabama’s sandy shore and…
An Alabama blogger who had been listed as the only journalist in a United States jail for an offense related to something he had written is now free, but the issues raised surrounding his incarceration are issues about constitutional rights, particularly freedom of expression. Roger Shuler, who resides in Shelby County, was released from the…
(LANETT) Mattie Lynn, 79, of Lanett died Monday, June 2, 2014, at her residence. A graveside service will be Wednesday, June 4, at 2 p.m. EDT at Evangel Temple Cemetery in Huguley with pastor Terry Hill officiating. Mrs. Lynn was born Nov. 15, 1934, in Randolph County. She loved to read. Mrs. Lynn enjoyed helping…
(FRANKLIN, Ga.) Betty Ann Holder Walker, 68, of Franklin, Ga., died Monday, June 2, 2014. Funeral service will be Wednesday, June 4, at 3 p.m. EDT at Martin & Hightower Heritage Chapel with the Rev. Doug Bingham officiating. Interment will follow in Veal Community Cemetery. She was born Oct. 12, 1945, in Roanoke to the…
(VILLA RICA, Ga.) Sarah Jeanette Morris Foster, 72, of Villa Rica, Ga., died Sunday, June 1, 2014. Funeral services will be Tuesday, June 3, at 2 p.m. EDT in the chapel of Jones-Wynn Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Meadowbrook Memory Gardens. She was born June 10, 1941, in Carroll County, Ga., the daughter of…
(LaFAYETTE) Georgia Lee Thomas, 90, of LaFayette died Thursday, May 29, 2014, at her residence. The funeral will be Wednesday, June 4, at 1 p.m. at New Mt. Sellers Baptist Church, LaFayette, with the Rev. Terry Magby officiating. Burial will follow at the old New Mt. Sellers Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Thomas is survived by…
(ROANOKE) William K. Tatum, 74, of Chestnut Street, Roanoke died Thursday, May 29, 2014, at his residence. The funeral will be Monday, June 2, at 11 a.m. at Wehadkee Baptist Church with the Rev. Elijah Jackson Jr., pastor, officiating. Other ministers will include: Revs. Ronnie J. Jones, Claude Bell and L.B. Houston. Burial will follow…
(R0ANOKE) Funeral services for Macel Louise Wilson, 71, of Roanoke will be Monday, June 2, 2014, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Ricky Cummings officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens. Mrs. Wilson died Friday, May 30, at her home. A long time Roanoke resident, Mrs. Wilson was born Nov.…