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Over the next five weeks for the entire month of July the Leader will be recognizing the athletes from the 2025-2026 sports seasons that made…
As is so often the case when a coaching change is made at a small-town high school, more than one sport is effected in the…
When your team wins at a high level, the rest of the state tends to take notice of the players that made that happen. That…
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…
News
“More than half of modern culture depends upon what one shouldn’t read.” – Algernon Moncrieff in the play “The Importance of Being Earnest” by Oscar…
It’s a beautiful morning in the little town of Skidmore, Missouri, because it’s finally over! So follow me now while we explore this sleepy community…
The search for a missing boater on Lake Wedowee continued into its fourth day Monday as personnel scoured the lake following an accident that took…
A Woodland volunteer firefighter was airlifted to Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta after an explosion brought an end to the Woodland Fourth of July fireworks…
The Quest Club of Wadley and Southern Union State Community College will host children of all ages at Southern Union’s Wadley Campus Library for a…
Obituaries
Funeral services for Willardean Kirby Martin, age 83, of Roanoke will be held on Monday, July 6 at 3 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral…
Read MoreMemorial services for Sylvia Gilliland Chandler, age 89, of Decatur, GA, will be held on Thursday, July 2, 2026, at 2:00 PM EST,…
Read MoreDylan Thomas Fairbanks, born Dylan Geiger, passed away on June 20, 2026 at the age of 32. Dylan lived a complicated life sprinkled…
Read MoreFuneral services for Brenda J. K. Heard, age 82, of Roanoke, will be held on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, at 2:00 PM at…
Read MorePrivate graveside services for Winifred Head Barton, age 97, of Wetumpka, formerly of Roanoke, will be held at Randolph Memory Gardens with Quattlebaum…
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