The charges have now been totaled up for William Harvey “Bill” Bridges, 30, of 5639 County Rd. 65, who was arrested on Oct. 30 after incidents reported in last week’s Leader at his home in the Rock Stand community and in the Roanoke mill village.The charges include: discharging a firearm into an occupied vehicle, attempted…
Beverly Commander, a charter member of the Wedowee Hospital Auxiliary, was installed as the new chairperson of the Alabama Council of Hospital Auxiliaries at the yearly conference held October 20-23 at Lakepoint Resort State Park in Eufaula. Beverly has been an active member of the auxiliary, serving as local president and chair of several committees.…
This isn’t going to be easy. Both Woodland and Handley will travel great distances to play the defending state champion and team that entered week 10 as the No. 1 ranked team in their respective classifications. Wadley will spend a large portion of its Friday on a bus, and when the Bulldogs finally disembark they…
The Randolph County Tigers finished their season with their third straight victory, a win over the Cherokee County Warriors that was pocked with some late game controversy due to some adventurous officiating. The Tigers nearly blew an 18-point lead, but clinging to a 31-28 margin, the Tigers’ best player came through with the best play…
Roanoke has gained another new eatery with the opening of Tres Hermanos Mexican Restaurant last week. Adan and Armando Oseguera of Valley have 25 years of experience in the restaurant business. “We like small towns. We came from one just like it and the people of Roanoke are so friendly,” said Adan, who added that…
Handley running back Jerreion Williams continued his red-hot play, and Handley used a balanced offensive attack to pull away from Dora for a 56-28 win in their regular season finale. Quarterback Cody Foster completed 9-of-12 passes for a season-high 169 yards and two touchdowns, and he ran for 59 yards and two more scores. Williams,…
Two articles in this issue of The Leader remind us that we have much to celebrate with our local public schools. One is the story on page 2A about the innovative Pre-K program the city schools are implementing. Partnering with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the program will incorporate technology into children’s earliest formal…
Playing against a Class 4A team, the 1A Wadley Bulldogs carried a 20-18 lead into the third quarter. But the Bulldogs could not hold on as Beulah bounced back with two late touchdowns to send Wadley to a 33-20 loss. Wadley’s offense was once again disrupted by injuries at the quarterback position. Dakota Brown had…
When she was living in Grove Hill, my mother was on every possible mailing list. Any mail-order company that hoped to sell something to an elderly lady hoped to sell it to her. When she moved into rehab not far from me (she is making slow but steady progress, thanks for asking) the Post…
Wedowee native Randal Holloway competed in and completed his first Ironman triathlon Saturday in 12 hours, 39 minutes and 20 seconds. The Ironman Florida was held in Panama City Beach, where Holloway now resides. The event consists of swimming for 2.4 miles, biking for 112 miles, and then running 26.2 miles in succession, for a…
Last week I asked the question: Does higher education need a different type of governance? Then I cited some of the many recent revelations concerning the current situation at Alabama State University in Montgomery. I wrote that as the problems and revelations about Alabama State University make the headlines every day or so, it has…
(LANETT) Sara Hester, 90, of Lanett died Monday, Nov. 4, 2013, at Lanier Memorial Nursing Home with her family by her side. The funeral will be Thursday, Nov. 7, at noon EST at Johnson Brown-Service Funral Home Chapel in Valley with the Rev. Jerry Cole officiating. Burial will be at Resthaven Memory Gardens. Visitation will…
(ALEXANDER CITY) Funeral service for James Robert Vinson, 44, of Alexander City will be Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013, at 11 a.m. at the chapel of Radney Funeral Home. The Revs. Donald DeLee and Mike Jones will officiate. Burial will follow in Alexander City Cemetery. Mr. Vinson died Sunday, Nov. 3, at his residence. He was…
(WOODLAND) Betty Jacqueline “Jackie” Green, 74, of Woodland died Sunday, Nov. 3, 2013. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 6, at Spring Hill Baptist Church with the Revs. Jody Mitchell and Larry Clifton officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. She was born March 24, 1939, in Troup County, Ga., to…
(LONGMONT, Colo.) Edna Loette Fincher McManus, 89, passed away peacefully in her granddaughter’s home Nov. 1, 2013, in Longmont, Colo. Mrs. McManus was born on May 12, 1924, in Randolph County, daughter of the late Edna Lucille “Lucy” Heard and Elias Lloyd Fincher (also of Randolph County). She attended school in Wedowee. Loette was married…
(PHENIX CITY) Jean McIntyre Hicks, 89, of Phenix City died peacefully early Sunday morning, Nov. 3, 2013, at Columbus Hospice House in Columbus, Ga. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. EST Tuesday, Nov. 5, at First Baptist Church in Phenix City with the Dr. Eugene Langner officiating. Interment will follow at 2 p.m. CST…
(DADEVILLE) Funeral services for Bruce Doyle Coker, 31, of Dadeville will be Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2013, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel. Burial will follow at Rock Springs Cemetery, Roanoke. Mr. Coker died Sunday, Nov. 3, at East Alabama Medical Center. A Chambers County native, Mr. Coker was born June 20, 1982, the son…
(HEFLIN) Ruthie Macie Smith, 87, died Saturday, Nov. 2, 2013, at her residence. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5, at Hepsabah Baptist Church with Dr. Roland Brown, Dr. Steve Dempsey and the Rev. Josh Kennedy officiating. Burial will follow in Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Smith was a native and lifelong resident…
(LaGRANGE) Mollie Joyce Prickett, 81, of LaGrange, Ga., died Oct. 31, 2013, at Hospice LaGrange. The funeral was Saturday, Nov. 2, at 3 p.m. at the Higgins LaGrange Chapel with the Revs. Jackie Prickett and Kevin Knowles officiating. Interment followed at Restlawn Memory Gardens. Mrs. Prickett was born in LaGrange to the late Robert Morgan…
(HEARD COUNTY, Ga.) Henry Ford Allen, 90, prominent Heard County, Ga., citizen passed away at his home on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013, Funeral services for Mr. Allen were Thursday, Oct. 31, at 11 a.m. EDT at Bethel Christian Church with the Revs. Theo Arnette and Kenneth Johnson officiating. Music was provided by Sandra Allen and…