BACON LEVEL–Gary and Martha Price were indulging in their love of pottery on a cold November day on the Y.C. Parmer property now owned by his daughter and son-in-law.The son-in-law told them about pottery sherds in the pasture. Gary said due to his wife’s persistence they made a great find.Joey Brackner, executive director of the…
A Newell man committed suicide on Monday night while in police custody. According to Roanoke Police Chief Adam Melton, Patrick Winters, 29, of 866 County Rd. 9 was brought to Roanoke Police Department with an outstanding warrant for a bad check. Winters was in a holding cell at about 9:30 p.m. and was just about…
Qualification for city elections ended Tuesday, July 17, at 5 p.m. setting the field for the Aug. 28 municipal elections throughout the county. All mayors and councils are running for office. In Roanoke District I councilwoman Tammi T. Holley and District 2 councilman Mack Arthur Bell are running unopposed; District 3 incumbent Russ Cummings is…
Two Randolph Leader staff members have been recognized by the Alabama Press Association for stories they wrote in 2011. The awards were announced this month at the APA Better Newspaper Contest awards banquet at the 2012 Southeastern Press Convention at the Sandestin Golf & Beach Resort in Destin, Fla. In the large non-daily division Matt…
City of Roanoke purchasing agent Tim Jacobs opened the bids Friday for demolishing the three buildings on the south side of Main Street adjacent to the First Baptist Church lot. Bidders and their amounts were Air and Electric, doing business as Triple C Farms, for $20,992; ALA-GA Rolloff Container, Inc. of Wedowee with a bid…
Randolph County Juvenile Court presented a total of $100,000 to the Randolph County and Roanoke school systems to be used to benefit at-risk children in the two systems.
A piece of local artwork is on its way to London for a showing at the 2012 Olympic games. An oil painting by Jennifer Chandler Stevenson of Roanoke titled “Snow Taxi” has been selected for inclusion in the Art of the Olympians show, which will include artwork by more than 20 Olympic athletes from various…
The Randolph County Department of Human Resources and the Randolph County Foster/Adoptive Parents Association are preparing for the fourth annual Stuff the Bus back-to-school drive. For children in foster care and neglected and/or abused children, the fears and anxiety associated with the beginning of a new school year can be overwhelming. These children do not…
This year’s Gospel Jubilee barbecue fundraiser for The Lighthouse Soup Kitchen is more crucial than ever, director Linda Hurst said, because it will also be funding the Buddy Bag program for hungry elementary students during weekends when school starts back. “Come eat a good meal, enjoying the fellowship and Christian music,” she said. “But for…
Two stories in this issue spotlight critical needs thatmost of us rarely event think about, yet they are needs that we must meet. It’s hard to believe that in 2012 in the United States––even here in Randoph County––children are goingthrough life hungry, but that is a reality that exists and one the Lighthouse Soup Kitchens…
School is out. Summer is here. Folks are flocking to the coast. One of the consequences of this crush of citizenry is that there are more people around to do stupid things–like go into the water when they shouldn’t. As more and more visitors came to the coast the tourist industry, anxious to prevent…
If Alabamians are looking for their State Supreme Court to protect us again the price-gouging practices of the big drug companies, we can forget it. During his tenure as Alabama Attorney General, Troy King filed dozens of lawsuits against the big pharmaceutical companies. Some of the companies settled with the state, but other companies went…
NOTICE The Randolph County Learning Center is applying to the Alabama Department of Transportation for a federal capital funding grant under Section 5310 of the Federal Transit Act. This funding is for capital assistance to help meet the transportation needs of the disabled in Randolph County. A public hearing will be held on July 27th…
NOTICE Crown Castle is proposing to install a 315 foot guyed telecommunications tower at the following site: AL Highway 22, Wadley, AL – 33-06-48.2N; 85-33-59.8W. The proposed lighting on the tower is a D-1 White light only system (medium intensity lights). Crown Castle invites comments from any interested party on the impact of the proposed…
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA CIVIL ACTION NO.: CV 12-900070 RICHARD’S ALABAMA LAND AND INVESTEMENT CO., INC., AND ALABAMA LAND AND PET CEMETERY, INC., PLAINTIFFS VS. 10 Acres in the SW corner of the NW of the NE of Section 16, Township 18, Range 11, located in Randolph County, Alabama (Parcel No.:…
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain Mortgage executed by DONALD P. HARMON and KATHERINE J. HARMON, as Married Persons to SMALL TOWN BANK on April 21, 2004, said Mortgage being recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate, Randolph County, Alabama, in Book…
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Tina Johnson and Phillip Johnson, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., solely as nominee for Professional Lending, LLC, on the 2nd day of May, 2008, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the Judge of…
NOTICE TO DEFENDANT BY PUBLICATION CIRCUIT COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA TO: SHERRY CROSS This is to notify you that a Civil Action (Lawsuit) is pending in this court wherein Small Town Bank is Plaintiff and you are Defendant (Case No. CV-2012-900050): Plaintiff claims $39,752.42 plus interest, attorney’s fees, and costs due Plaintiff. Defendant defaulted…
A 15-0 season capped off by a state championship would be good enough for most programs to hang their hat on. Handley isn’t most programs, though. The Tigers’ perfect season in 2011 was a historic one in Roanoke, but according to head coach Mike Battles, the Tigers are still hungry. “You’ve got it in the…
Mid July is a special time here in the southeastern United States. It’s sticky. It’s hot. It’s filled with ants and mosquitoes. It’s a barren wasteland for sports outside Braves baseball. But it’s also the time when media types from all corners of the Deep South (and now Missouri too I suppose) gather together in…