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All-star tournaments for local youth baseball teams in four different age groups will begin Monday, with tournaments being played in Roanoke, Wedowee, Ashland and Lineville.…
We all have the subjects in school that become our favorites, and many times some form of those subjects becomes the focal point of our…
With a virtual revolving door of head football coaches over the past dozen seasons, maybe a coach who has been there for nearly a decade…
I published a story earlier this week that said that Handley’s Breydan Watkins set the county’s career home run record among varsity softball players when…
RCHS entered its second appearance in the 3A state tournament Thursday seeking the school’s first win on the state’s biggest stage. They’ll leave Oxford with…
News
Incidents May 21 or 22 – County Road 451, near Prospect Church Someone cut a fence in five locations and allowed cattle to escape. A…
Plans continue to solidify for a Fourth of July celebration in Roanoke for the nation’s semiquincentennial birthday. In just over a month the United States…
“If you ain’t cheatin’, you aint’ tryin’.” – sports adage If you follow college sports, particularly the cutthroat Southeastern Conference, you probably have heard the…
It was a mystery that frustrated the city of Vermillion, S.D., for decades. Teenagers Sherri Miller and Pam Jackson were on their way to a…
The county commission of Heard County, Ga., has asked for some conditions to be met if it is to agree to take on stray animals…
Obituaries
Kristin Robin Chappell, 51, of Roanoke, passed away on Thursday, May 28, 2026, at Tanner East-Alabama Medical Center in Wedowee. Survivors include her…
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Alan Dwight Craig, age 68, passed away on May 15, 2026, surrounded by his loving family and friends. Born in Aiken, South Carolina…
Read MoreGraveside services for Miss Patti Ruth Franklin, age 69, will be held on Wednesday, May 20, 2026 at Iduma Congregational Methodist Church Cemetery…
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Mr. James Edwin Barnes, Sr., age 90, of Woodland passed away May 16, 2026. His funeral will be held at the graveside Wednesday,…
Read MoreFuneral services for Sidney Leo Lanier, Jr., age 88, of Wedowee will be held on Thursday, May 21, 2026, at 11:00 AM at…
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