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Sports
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…
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…
News
The Declaration of Independence gave us our freedom, and guys like this one from Texas have helped preserve that freedom for the past 250 years.…
Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded more than $6.3 million to help low-income Alabama residents reduce their home energy bills through the Weatherization Assistance Program. Of…
Last Thursday a Randolph County resident stood in front of the Randolph County Commission and posed what, on the surface, is a somewhat simple question.…
Incidents June 16 – Smyrna Community Home Depot reported a stolen JLG lift at this location. The property owner purchased the lift through a Facebook…
“Mrs. Hogwallop up an’ R-U-N-N-O-F-T.” – Wash Hogwallop, a character played by Frank Collison in the film “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” The field is…
Obituaries
Memorial 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…
Read MoreKristin 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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