The Randolph Leader
WEBSeptember 30, 2024. (ROANOKE) Jody Michael Rowe, 50, of Roanoke passed away on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, at Tanner Medical Center-East Alabama in Wedowee. Survivors include:….
News - The Randolph Leader
WEB5 days ago — County school board finalizes budget. At a called meeting last week, Randolph County School Board held the second of two required budget hearings and approved the new budget for the next year. The estimated income/revenues is $28,544,314 with expenditures at $24,530,573. The breakdown of sources …
Football Friday Night: Horn becomes state’s all time winningest …
WEB2 days ago — Central Clay County’s 29-7 victory Friday night over Elmore County and Citronelle’s 14-7 triumph over UMS-Wright made Coach Danny Horn the winningest football coach in AHSAA state history. UMS-Wright’s Terry Curtis started the season as the AHSAA’s winningest coach but heading into this week ...
Local News - The Randolph Leader
WEBSep 12, 2024 — County school board finalizes budget. At a called meeting last week, Randolph County School Board held the second of two required budget hearings and approved the new budget for the next year. The estimated income/revenues is $28,544,314 with expenditures at $24,530,573. The breakdown of sources is $17,928,252 from state revenue, $3,170,671 ...
County residents hope to help after Helene – The Randolph Leader
WEB5 days ago — County residents hope to help after Helene. Hurricane Helene was little more than a windy rainmaker for East Central Alabama when it passed by overnight last Thursday, but the storm had devastating effects across Georgia, South Carolina and the North Carolina mountain regions. That devastation has left many here in Randolph County wondering how ...
News - The Randolph Leader
WEBSep 25, 2024 — By Mike McCormick | September 25, 2024. At Monday’s meeting of Randolph County Commission, commissioners passed the budget for 2024-2025, but the passage didn’t come without some interesting questions before the vote. The estimated revenue for the next year is $14,615,239, with expenses estimated at $19,178,224.731.
Area Sports – The Randolph Leader
WEBSep 27, 2024 — Three local football teams are ranked in their respective classifications in the Alabama Sportswriters Association’s (ASWA) preseason top 10 rankings released this morning, and one other team received votes and finished just outside the top 10. Wadley received the highest ranking among the local teams and matched their highest preseason ...
Wedowee Jeld-Wen facility closing later this year
WEBAug 14, 2024 — A staple of Randolph County’s workforce since 1994 will be completely shut down by the end of this year, eliminating over 60 jobs from the local economy. In a letter from Wendy Livingston, Jeld-Wen’s Executive Vice President of Human Resources dated July 31 and sent to Wedowee Mayor Tim Coe and …
SU enrollment surpasses 5,000 students – The Randolph Leader
WEB5 days ago — Enrollment at Southern Union has steadily increased since the disruptions caused by COVID-19, but surpassing 5,000 students marks a major achievement for the institution. This fall brought growth to all three campuses. Additionally, the college has recorded its highest number of dual enrollment students for Fall 2024, reflecting a …
About Us - The Randolph Leader
WEBThe Randolph Leader is published each Wednesday in Roanoke, Randolph County, Alabama, by Randolph Publishers, Inc. Its weekly press run of 2,500 copies is distributed primarily in Randolph and surrounding counties.. The Leader is sold through news racks located throughout Randolph and northern Chambers counties and also is distributed to ...