(ROANOKE) Debbie Marie Johnson passed away Thursday, July 31, 2025, at Emory Midtown Hospital in Atlanta. A lifelong resident of Roanoke, Debbie was 57 years old.

A Cleburne County native, Mrs. Johnson was born on May 30, 1945, the daughter of Ewell and Annie Melinda Benefield Loveless. She was Baptist by faith and was a homemaker. Mrs. Johnson was preceded in ...

(ROOPVILLE, Ga.) Sheila Ann Vaughn, 56, of Roopville, Ga., passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Aug. 5, 2025. Her funeral will be held Saturday Aug. 9 at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Stutts ...

Like nearly any event that centers on local politics in a small town, the forum for Roanoke City Council candidates that took place at Bridging the Gap Community Services Thursday had its moments, ...

A young man killed early Sunday during flash flooding in Cleburne County is being remembered as a hero. Cohen Turner was in a vehicle with a friend after an overnight fishing trip on Lake Wedowee, ...

Just because something is expected doesn’t mean it’s not groundbreaking. The Wadley Bulldogs fit that description perfectly after the ASWA unanimously voted them as Class 1A’s preseason No. 1 team ...

Samantha Brooke Allen, 23, of Ranburne – attempting to elude law enforcement – Aug. 3. At approximately 7:20 p.m., a deputy spotted Allen’s gray Honda Accord on County Road 632 at Big Springs ...

Rising senior Gracie Huckeba (12) represented the RCHS Lady Tigers at last week’s AHSAA North-South All-Star softball games ...

(WOODLAND) Funeral services for Mona Green Sailors, 84, of Woodland will be held on Friday, Aug. 8, 2025, at 11 a.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with Bro. David Daniel and Will Bullen officiating.

The county’s candidates for local public office gathered publicly for the first time Thursday at a meet-the-candidates event at Roanoke’s Main Street Theatre last Thursday. The event, which was hosted ...

It’s going to be a busy week for Randolph County Commissioners. Budget hearings are underway and will continue through Thursday. Some organizations have already attended workshop meetings to make ...