FOSTER’S CROSSROADS–A Foster’s Crossroads man was arrested on Monday, charged with a nearby burglary that occurred several days before.According to reports from Randolph County Sheriff’s Office, Louis Rayford Rhodes, 43, of 5138 County Rd. 7, Wedowee, is charged with first-degree theft.On Jan. 24, a resident of 1570 County Rd. 269, reported the theft of several…
ABANDA–A Wadley police officer and a package store customer had a few tense moments on Saturday. According to Wadley Police Chief Tim Terry, officer Dustin Smith was called to Ray’s Package Store on Highway 77 in Abanda, where an intoxicated and belligerent customer would not leave the store after the clerk refused to sell to…
WEDOWEE––A smaller group attended a second meeting on immigration issues at First United Methodist Church in Wedowee but listened intently about concrete things they can do to try get HB56 repealed. Doing the presentations were Greater Birmingham Ministries immigration organizers William Blackerby, Meghan Blickman and Kathryn Kendrick. Senior pastor at FUMC Russell S. Hestley was…
A ranking by the Humane Society of the United States three years ago put Alabama dead last in state laws addressing cockfighting. Cockfighting here is a misdemeanor, punishable by a maximum fine of $50. Again, in the legislative session that begins next week, a bill will be introduced to increase the penalty from a $50…
Today, I am going to provide you with something really useful. A recipe. I am not much of a cook. And the two things I do cook, and that are generally recognized as my “specialties,” are not guided by recipes. Just open a beer and begin throwing ingredients together. This presented a problem a few…
Somewhere in the jungles of New York City, a possum is freezing its buns off because Yankees don’t know what to do with its kind. The possum found its way into a subway car about 4:30 a.m. on Jan. 13 and curled up in a heating duct between the seats. The train was en route…
“I love it when a plan comes together.” That is a quote from the old A-Team series, which I dearly loved. For one thing, it was the underdogs fighting back against the top dogs––and winning. For another thing, of the 20,000 bullets shot in each episode none killed anybody. It was all just fun. So…
STATE OF ALABAMA RANDOLPH COUNTY MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE NOTICE Default having been made in the terms of that certain Mortgage executed on the 26th day of March, 2010, by Joey Strain and Tammy Strain to Jerry McCormick and Tammy McCormick which said mortgage is recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate, Randolph County, Alabama,…
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage dated July 15, 2005, executed by Kimberly Cosby to New Century Mortgage Corporation, which was further assigned to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Indenture Trustee, for New Century Home Equity Loan Trust 2005-4, which mortgage…
FORECLOSURE NOTICE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness described in and secured by that certain mortgage executed by Charles L. Griffith, husband and wife, Arline A. Griffith to Bank of America, N. A. ,dated June 2, 2009, and Recorded in Book 545, Page 421 of the records in the Office of…
NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION OF ABANDONED VEHICLE Please take notice that Big Boys ATV will offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash the following abandoned vehicle: 2008 Kawasaki KLE650 VIN# JKALEEA168A018862. The public auction will be held at Big Boys ATV located at 5116 Louina Rd., Roanoke, AL 36274 at…
NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION OF ABANDONED VEHICLE Please take notice that Big Boys ATV will offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash the following abandoned vehicle: 2002 Yamaha FZ1 VIN# JYARN07E92A004874. The public auction will be held at Big Boys ATV located at 5116 Louina Rd., Roanoke, AL 36274 at…
STATE OF ALABAMA RANDOLPH COUNTY PROBATE COURT NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF PAUL R. PARKER, DECEASED Letters Testamentary on the estate of Paul R. Parker Jr., deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on the 24th day of Jan., 2012, by the Judge of Probate of said County, notice…
The 2011 All-County Football Team is a collection of the best players from Handley, Randolph County, Wadley and Woodland chosen by the coaches of each team. This year, the All-County Team is made up of 41 players from the four schools. Players are chosen based on their stats, work ethic and leadership skills. The Players…
The Woodland Lady Bobcats ran through three more opponents over the last week, bringing their season record to 27-1. Woodland defeated Beulah last Tuesday with relative ease, 72-32, using the Lady Bobcats’ trademark defensive pressure. “It comes back to the competition level and the experience we have,” Woodland head coach Larry Strain said. “Turnover after…
The Woodland Bobcats added a win over Beulah to their resume last week before falling to Lineville and Clay County. Woodland went to work on Beulah early, taking a 9-5 first-quarter lead. The Bobcats held a 24-16 lead at the halftime break along with all the momentum. Woodland outscored Beulah in the third quarter, 16-14,…
The Handley Tigers earned a couple of big wins over Beulah and LaFayette last week before falling to Anniston on the road Monday night. Handley had little trouble defensively against Beulah from the tipoff. Handley took a 27-10 lead in the first quarter and held a 33-20 lead at the half. By the end of…
The Randolph County Tigers suffered a pair of hard losses over the last week but retained their number-one area tournament seed. Randolph County took its lone area loss of the season to Lineville last week, 47-40, on the road. Lineville’s defense did major damage in the first quarter as the Aggies took an 11-2 lead…
Take a look at the front page of the sports section. What do you see? If you were to ask me what I see, I would tell you it’s one of the most talent-filled All-County football teams I’ve seen while here at The Leader. There’s always plenty of talent in the county on the football…
The Super Bowl that will be played this coming Sunday will again be something of a showcase for the Southeastern Conference. Of course, that is nothing new. In the first two Super Bowls, a quarterback and a running back from the SEC played a big part. In this coming Super Bowl, 19 former SEC stars…