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Roanoke’s Cedarwood Cemetery is almost full, and city officials are taking steps that ultimately could lead to the end of burials taking place in the historic cemetery. “It’s not going to be many more people that are buried there, if any,” said Roanoke mayor Adam Melton at Monday’s meeting of the Roanoke City Council. The…

120 years ago Professor Leon M. Stevenson, of Dadeville, at present principal of the Dadeville High School, has been named as assistant editor of the Alabama Christian Advocate. Prof. Stevenson is a gentleman of extensive culture, is a scholar and a Christian, and a Methodist warp and wool. He comes of a pioneer Methodist family,…

A Roanoke man reported he was grazed in the back of the head by a bullet while in the yard of a residence on County Road 65 in the Broughton community Saturday, May 16. The victim stated he had parked on the side of the road and was walking toward the house when the suspect…

The original name of this movie was “Dead Right” before it was changed to a title that even people on Mars would recognize. It was set in New York City at first, then Seattle. The movie was about a detective chasing a serial killer, and it went through several rewrites, each one changing the story…

(This story was originally published by 1819News.com. You can read it on their site by clicking here.) Our lawmakers in Washington represent both Alabama and the United States as a whole. It is on them to make intelligent, deliberate actions with our hard-earned tax dollars. As a state representative, I have found that one of…

The Randolph County Commission at Tuesday’s meeting recognized county employee Carol Popham for her upcoming retirement. Popham worked for 10 years as the chief assessment clerk in the revenue office. The commissioners presented Popham with a commemorative glass vase and a copy of the resolution honoring her upon her retirement. “During her tenure, Carol Popham…

“Everybody’s got a little light under the sun.” – the band Parliament People tend to remember which horse wins the Kentucky Derby but not the winners of the dozen or so other races held the same day at Churchill Downs. The same is true for boxing or other combat sports. The hardcore followers might be…

A film company has contacted Randolph County administrator Travis Heard about using the county’s old jail as a potential set location for an upcoming project. Details on the project and who the company is are scarce. Heard said the initial conversation was brief because he knew the County Commission would have to sign off on…

The Handley High School class of 2026, which was 82 students strong, received its diplomas Thursday in the school’s annual graduation ceremony, marking the final official event in the county’s 2025-26 school year. Due to the threat of weather Thursday night, Handley school officials made the call about three hours before the scheduled 7:30 start…

120 years ago President Roosevelt has again placed himself in an awkward attitude before the public by his compromise on the rate bill. More and more the Leader’s long-time estimate of the White House occupant as a blustering, erratic politician is being confirmed. ***** The closing exercises of the Roanoke Normal College for the session…