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Youth baseball district tournaments to be played in Randolph, Clay Counties

June 2, 2026

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.…

Altork: A visit to Birmingham’s nexus of sports and history

May 28, 2026

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…

Woodland names Charles Wood as next head football coach

May 27, 2026

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…

Altork: Setting the record straight on the county home run record

May 21, 2026

I published a story earlier this week that said that Handley’s Breydan Watkins set the county’s career home run record among varsity softball players when…

RCHS falls in first two games at state tournament

May 21, 2026

RCHS entered its second appearance in the 3A state tournament Thursday seeking the school’s first win on the state’s biggest stage. They’ll leave Oxford with…

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Fincher: Anti-Weaponization Fund would be nothing more than a cash stash for Trump’s pals

June 2, 2026

“If you ain’t cheatin’, you aint’ tryin’.” – sports adage If you follow college sports, particularly the cutthroat Southeastern Conference, you probably have heard the…

Huey: The decades long mystery of the disappearance of two teenage girls

June 2, 2026

It was a mystery that frustrated the city of Vermillion, S.D., for decades. Teenagers Sherri Miller and Pam Jackson were on their way to a…

Plan to have Heard County house Roanoke’s stray animals hits a snag

June 2, 2026

The county commission of Heard County, Ga., has asked for some conditions to be met if it is to agree to take on stray animals…

No more funerals at Cedarwood? Roanoke addressing limited space at historic cemetery

June 2, 2026

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…

May 29 Backward Glances: Big Jim Folsom in Wedowee and the beginning of the end for some downtown Roanoke buildings

May 29, 2026

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…

Obituaries

Kristin Robin Chappell

June 1, 2026

Kristin 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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Alan Dwight Craig

May 25, 2026

Alan Dwight Craig, age 68, passed away on May 15, 2026, surrounded by his loving family and friends. Born in Aiken, South Carolina…

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Patti Ruth Franklin

May 20, 2026

Graveside services for Miss Patti Ruth Franklin, age 69, will be held on Wednesday, May 20, 2026 at Iduma Congregational Methodist Church Cemetery…

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James Edwin Barnes, Sr.

May 19, 2026

Mr. James Edwin Barnes, Sr., age 90, of Woodland passed away May 16, 2026. His funeral will be held at the graveside Wednesday,…

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Sidney Leo Lanier, Jr.

May 18, 2026

Funeral services for Sidney Leo Lanier, Jr., age 88, of Wedowee will be held on Thursday, May 21, 2026, at 11:00 AM at…

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