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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
120 years ago On July 10th, Almond Masonic Lodge had a public installation of officers. About 100 members of the craft and a large congregation…
On Saturday morning, a man drowned while swimming at Flat Rock Park on Lake Wedowee. According to witnesses, the victim was near the sandbar and…
“I consider it completely unimportant who in the party will vote, or how, but what is extraordinarily important is this – who will count the…
This story had puzzled historians for centuries, and we all know that a good mystery sparks people’s curiosity. And for us local folks there’s also…
By Erica Thomas – 1819News.com Emma Huddleston, of Wedowee, brought home a world championship title this week from the Tennessee Walking Horse World Versatility Show in…
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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