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Sports
The Town of Wedowee continues to upgrade it recreational facilities at French Park, with outdoor basketball, tennis and pickleball courts coming to the facility later…
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.…
News
Randolph County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a report of suspicious activity involving a 2015 Toyota Corolla on County Road 43 near Forester’s Chapel July 1.…
At the called meeting of the Roanoke City Schools Board of Education Thursday the board made the following personnel moves in preparation for the upcoming…
Wedowee Utilities Board administrator Randy Benefield has uncovered a large sum of money that was paid to a former employee under questionable auspices, and the…
“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…
Obituaries
Tristen Kyle Hudson, age 27, of Wedowee passed away on Friday, July 10, 2026, at Tanner Medical Center. Survivors include: his wife, Lisa…
Read MoreMemorial services for Marilyn Ann Harkness Steiger, age 81, of Wedowee will be held on Sunday, July 12, 2026, at 3 p.m. at…
Read MoreFuneral 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…
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