The qualifying is now open for Democratic Party candidates who plan to run for the county offices of sheriff, revenue commissioner or seats on the Randolph County Board of Education representing districts 3 and 4.According to the Randolph County Democratic Executive Committee qualifying began Monday, Jan. 13, at 8 a.m. Qualifying ends at 5 p.m.…
Three fires that left three county families homeless were reported in last week’s Leader. Two more are in this week’s issue. The impact is devastating for all, but some who have family that can take them in, as well as other resources, usually are able to get back on their feet quicker. What most all…
Not many folks like sea gulls. They are considered selfish, and their cry insults the ears. In “Finding Nemo,” Disney made them pushy predators that squawked “mine, mine, mine” at anyone who invaded their space. They stand around watching beachgoers with an expression of casual distain that suggests that if anyone gets too close he…
The South ranks near the bottom of every statistical measure known to man except for one category: We top the list when it comes to the seven deadly sins. At least that’s what some Kansas State researchers allege. I take those findings with a healthy dose of salt, which is how most of us take…
It’s this time every four years when the thrill of a new legislative session gives way to the thrill of slop in the pig pen and nothing, even of a destructive nature, usually gets accomplished. It’s a few months when the rest of us “average citizens” can take a breather. Montgomery state Sen. Dick Brewbaker…
For the pre-holiday portion of the season Southern Union boasted one of the nation’s top junior college players in sophomore Juwan Burden. For the second half of the season Burden will be watching from the stands. The guard who averaged nearly 20 points per game for the first 12 games of the season did not…
Handley took advantage of some early mistakes and torched the Tigers of Dadeville Friday in Roanoke to move one step closer to hosting the area tournament for the first time in years. Handley was behind at halftime against Dadeville but rallied for a key 37-33 win. They now need another win over Dadeville (Jan. 21)…
You may think the holidays are over, but if you’re a basketball fan in Randolph County the most exciting weekend of the year starts tomorrow. The Randolph County version of basketball Christmas is going down in Wadley in the form the county basketball tournament. Because if three days locked in a gym with hundreds of…
(ALEXANDER CITY) Funeral service for James Raymond “Jim” Landers III, 50, of Alexander City will be Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014. at 6:30 p.m. at Alexander City Methodist Church. The Rev. Wayne Cowhick will officiate. The family will receive friends following the service. Mr. Landers died Sunday, Jan. 12, at Russell Medical Center. He was born…
(FOREST PARK, Ga.) Lonnie Frances Pool Vaughn, 77, of Forest Park, Ga., died Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014. Her funeral will be Thursday, Jan. 16, at 1 p.m. at Griner-Ellison Funeral Home, Fayetteville, Ga. Visitation is from noon until the hour of the service. Interment will be in Sherwood Memorial Park, Jonesboro, Ga. Mrs. Vaughn was…
(ROANOKE) Frankie Lee Cameron, 54, a native of Randolph County and resident of Roanoke died Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014, in Roanoke. The funeral was Tuesday, Jan. 14, at Friendship Baptist Church in the Broughton community. The pastor, Rev. Calvin Trammell officiated, and burial followed in the adjoining. Other ministers sharing the roster included: Revs. Elijah…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Bobby Wayne Adcock, 63, of Roanoke will be Monday, Jan. 13, 2014, at 11 a.m. at Roanoke First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Ralph Barrow officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens. Mr. Adcock died Saturday, Jan. 11, at Bethany House in Auburn. A lifelong Randolph County resident, Mr.…
(GRAHAM) Terry Dean Nelson of Graham died Friday, Jan. 10, 2014. He was 79. The funeral will be Tuesday, Jan. 14, at 2 p.m. at the chapel of Almon Funeral Home with Rev. Neil Awbrey officiating. Interment will be in Carroll Memory Gardens with Masonic rites and full military honors. Mr. Nelson was born in…
(LaFAYETTE) Forrest Ross, 61, of LaFayette died Friday, Jan. 10, 2014, at George H. Lanier Memorial Hospital in Valley. The funeral will be Tuesday, Jan. 14, at 1 p.m. at Greater Pine Hill Missionary Baptist Church in LaFayette with the Rev. Rodney Thomas Sr. officiating. Burial will follow at Standing Rock Cemetery. Mr. Ross is…
(LaFAYETTE) Terrie Cherie Reed, 49, of LaFayette died Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014, at Opelika. The funeral will be Sunday, Jan. 12, at 2 p.m. at Silmon-Seroyer Funeral Home Chapel in LaFayette with pastor Nathan Lawrence officiating. Burial followed at Hillcrest Cemetery in Lanett. Ms. Reed is survived by her spouse, Jerry Shane Tenney; three daughters,…
(BOWDON, Ga.) Willie Fred Askew, 59, of Bowdon, Ga., died Jan. 8, 2014. Funeral services will be Monday, Jan. 13, at 2 p.m. EST at Bethenia United Methodist Church in Graham, Ala. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Walker Funeral Home, Carrollton, Ga.
(WEDOWEE) Steven Jerome Harrison, 43, of Wedowee died Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014, at Baptist Medical Center East. The funeral for Mr. Harrison was Saturday, Jan. 11, at New Hope Christian Church in Letohatchee. Burial followed at Big Union Christian Church. Born Oct. 31, 1970, to Charlie Lee Harrison and the late Mary E. Bolling Harrison.…
(WEDOWEE) Funeral services for Zelma Stitcher Wortham, 83, of Wedowee will be Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014, at 2 p.m. at Iduma Congregational Methodist Church with the Rev. Steve Dempsey officiating. Burial will follow at Valley Grove Primitive Baptist Church. Mrs. Wortham died Thursday, Jan. 9, at Memory Lane Assisted Living in Bowdon, Ga. A Randolph…
(LaGRANGE, Ga.) Polly McWhorter, 71, of LaGrange, Ga., died Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014, at West Georgia Medical Center in LaGrange. The funeral will be at Lanett Church of Christ at 2 p.m. EST on Saturday, Jan. 11, with burial in Langdale Cemetery. She was born Jan. 28, 1942, in Trion, Ga. Mrs. McWhorter was a…
(WEDOWEE) John Robert Bailey, 64, of Wedowee died Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014, in Wedowee. A Randolph County native, Mr. Bailey was born on July 4, 1949, the son of Calvin and Marie Bailey. He was a manager at Wedowee Motel. Survivors include his wife, Dale Bailey of Wedowee; three daughters, Deana Breedlove of Wedowee, Jill…