(ROANOKE) Judy Oliver Moncus, 63, of Roanoke, formerly of Valley, died Tuesday, May 28, 2013, at Southeastern Regional Medical Center, Newnan, Ga.The funeral will be Friday, May 31, at 2 p.m. EDT at Johnson Brown-Service Funeral Home Chapel in Valley with the Rev. Kenneth Johnson officiating. Burial will be at Resthaven Memorial Gardens, Lanett.A native…
(PELL CITY) Annie Maude Gay Crowder, 92, of Pell City died Monday, May 27, 2013, after a brief illness. Funeral services were at Kilgroe Funeral Home Chapel in Pell City on Thursday, May 30, at 11 a.m. with Bro. Gary Howard officiating. Burial was in Shawmut City Cemetery in Valley. Mrs. Crowder was born Oct.…
(CARROLLTON, Ga.) Marie Willis Mathews, 90, of Carrollton, Ga., died Sunday, May 26, 2013, in Tanner Medical Center, Carrollton. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 28, at the chapel of the J. Hoyt Thomas Funeral Home with the Rev. Robert G. “Bo” Hendon officiating. Interment will follow in Mars Hill Baptist Church…
(WEDOWEE) Funeral services for Erdeal McKay Key, 93, of Wedowee will be Wednesday, May 29, 2013, at 11 a.m. at Benefield Funeral Home in Lineville with the Rev. Jimmy Hawthorne officiating. Burial will follow in Union Hill Congregational Methodist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Key died Sunday, May 26, at Clay County Hospital. She was a native…
(WEDOWEE) Memorial services for Ruth Glaze, 93, of Wedowee will be Friday, May 31, 2013, at 2 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel. Mrs. Glaze died Saturday, May 25, at Cleburne County Nursing Home. Mrs. Glaze was born Aug. 19, 1919, the daughter of Henry Clay and Hattie Mae Hughes Stephens. She was retired from Marriott…
The coaches have spoken, the votes have been tallied and the results are in. It’s time for the Leader’s 2013 All-County Baseball Team. Handley and class 2A state semi-finalist Randolph County lead the way with five and four players, respectively, on the first team, with Lance Daniel from Handley the overwhelming favorite as Player of…
The grand total overall for this year’s Randolph County Learning Center Bike Hike was $85,864–and may still hit $86,000. That total comes from a variety of sources, including: yard sale – $660; bake sale – $3,323; and Warm-Up Beach Party $33,128. Day care centers totaled $3,708, with Heritage bringing in $1,569, First United Methodist Church…
More than 150 youngsters from Randolph and Clay counties reeled in hundreds of catfish at last Thursday’s Kids Fishing Day on Lake Wedowee. The event, sponsored by the Lake Wedowee Property Owners’ Association, had been postponed from the previous Saturday by stormy weather. In addition to fishing for a thousand pounds of stocked fish, the…
On May 7 at Southern Union State Community College in Wadley, 19 participants graduated from Leadership Randolph County. The 2013 LRC graduates are Lola Mae Wright, Casey Adamson, Laurie Howe, Tammy Harkness, Tammy Culbertson, Rance Kirby, Kevin Ray, Amy Goode, Chase Kilgore, Fred Lovvorn, Lorenzo Foster, Rob Perry, Donnie Grant Jr., Sid Hare, Michael James,…
Lynn Robinson was named principal of Handley Middle School at last week’s meeting of the Roanoke Board of Education. The board approved contracting with her from July 1 of this year through June 30, 2015. Superintendent Chuck Marcum provided the board with a letter saying after interviewing six candidates for the position he felt strongly…
Dr. David Crouse, assistant superintendent and federal programs director at Roanoke City Schools, was informed last week he is being awarded the 2013 Chiquita Marbury Technology Innovation Award in the Superintendent/Central Office Staff category. Annually one state award is presented in each of five categories. The State Department of Education had earlier announced Dr. Crouse…
STATE OF ALABAMA RANDOLPH COUNTY PROBATE COURT NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DOROTHY B. MITCHELL, DECEASED Letters Testamentary on the estate of Dorothy B. Mitchell, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on the 22nd day of May, 2013, by the Judge of Probate of said County, notice is…
FORECLOSURE NOTICE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness described in and secured by that certain mortgage executed by RON ELLIOTT and WILLENE ELLIOTT, husband and wife, as Mortgagor(s) to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., acting solely as nominee for Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., as Mortgagee, dated the 15th day of December,…
NOTICE OF SALE The following vehicle has been abandoned at 2928 Co. Rd. 620, Roanoke, AL and will be sold on June 12, 2013 at the same address. Ford F350 1FDJF37M2MKA75284 (22-23c)
NOTICE OF SALE The following vehicles have been abandoned at 1256 Highway 431, Roanoke, AL. 36274 and will be sold on July 1, 2013 at 12:00 p.m. at the same address. 2003 Chrysler Sebring 4C3AG52H83E180662 1993 Chevrolet S10 1GCCS14Z8P8138483 1990 Chevrolet C1500 1GCDC14N0LZ191018 (22-23c)
NOTICE OF SALE The following vehicle has been abandoned at 895 South Main Street, Wedowee, AL. 36278 and will be sold on July 1, 2013 at 12:00 p.m. at the same address. 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt 1G1AK55F467766556 (22-23c)
Three drivers were injured in a three-vehicle accident on Saturday morning in Wedowee. According to reports, Randolph County Sheriff’s deputy Joe Craft was northbound on U.S. 431 North in a 2004 Ford K-9 sheriff’s office vehicle. Charles Apostle, 84, of Wedowee was headed south on U.S. 431 in his 1997 Chevrolet pickup, when he went…
The Fifth Annual Summer on Main Festival is this Saturday, and plenty of fun is planned for all ages in the revitalized downtown Roanoke. Last year the dust and construction of Streetscape forced the festival to West Point Street but this year it will return to its roots. “We’re very excited about this year’s festival…
LAKE WEDOWEE–Two Douglas County, Ga., women were injured on Sunday evening in a tubing accident on Lake Wedowee. According to Marine Police officer Barry Popham, the accident happened after 7 p.m. close to the Highway 48 bridge. A boat was pulling two adult women and two girls on a tube. It had pulled into a…
PINE FLAT–A mobile home in the Pine Flat community was destroyed by fire on Wednesday morning of last week. According to a report from Randolph County Sheriff’s Office, the fire was reported around 10:30 at 110 County Rd. 8921. The tenant, Walter Lee Barsh, 46, had gone outside and next door. A neighbor told Barsh…