2+ week, 3+ day ago   (405+ words) Services for the Citizen of the Century in Cullman, Alabama have been set. Visitation for Roy Drinkard will be Thursday, August 27 in Drinkard’s famous home, the Borkenau, 405 9th SW in Cullman. Everyone is invited for a 2 to 6 p.m. receiving line. The…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (154+ words) After 21 years on Noble Street, Wigley is being recognized for his longtime commitment to downtown Anniston and the cycling community. Wig’s Wheels owner honored as Main Street Anniston Hero Patrick “Wig” Wigley, owner of Wig’s Wheels, was…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (580+ words) Charles Whatley, a dairy farmer from Beauregard and builder who served in the Alabama House of Representatives and helped feed hundreds each year at his family’s Whatley Stew, died Monday, Aug. 24. He was 81. He was the father of former state…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (341+ words) CULLMAN, Ala. (WIAT) -- The oldest living veteran of the U.S. Marines has died at 106 years old. Roy Drinkard, of Cullman, is being remembered as a hero and a great businessman. Drinkard lived in the Borkenau home in Cullman since 1949. "Anybody that's…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (640+ words) It’s the close of a chapter in American history that connects 2026 to World War II. Cullman businessman Roy Drinkard died Sunday night in Cullman at age 106. Among his other accomplishments, Drinkard was the oldest living U.S. Marine. Semper fi. The…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (437+ words) Gadsden City Councilman Jason Wilson, who represented District 5 and founded the Back Forty Beer Co., has died, city officials announced Aug. 20. City Council President Kent Back said the 46-year-old Wilson died Aug. 19. Wilson served on the council for eight years…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (265+ words) GADSDEN, Ala. (WBMA) — The City of Gadsden is mourning the death of District 5 City Councilman Jason Wilson, a longtime public servant remembered by city leaders as deeply committed to the community. “Unfortunately, Councilman Wilson passed away yesterday,” Gadsden City Council…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (219+ words) A beloved Alabama radio personality has died. The airwaves in northeast Alabama feel a little quieter today. Longtime Anniston radio personality Suzanne Moore Snider passed away Friday, July 31, 2026, at Coosa Valley Medical Center in Sylacauga. She was 64. For more than…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (461+ words) Pat McClellan, the longtime Flora-Bama owner who helped turn a small state-line roadhouse into one of the Gulf Coast’s most recognizable institutions, has died. The Flora-Bama announced Friday that McClellan died peacefully in his sleep Wednesday evening. “Some people own…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (670+ words) Alabama’s elected leaders joined thousands of supporters Thursday in mourning Will Roberts, the 15-year-old from Ralph, Alabama, whose battle with osteosarcoma inspired a statewide — and ultimately national — outpouring of prayer, support and advocacy. The tributes carried added significance because several…...