Featured Top Story Cleveland leaves legacy in city finances Gwen Bishop Gwen Bishop Multimedia Reporter Author email Jan 15, 2026 Jan 15, 2026 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In December, Alexander City lost one of its lifelong leaders.Ben R. Cleveland, 90, of Alexander City, died at Bill Nichols State Veterans Home on Dec. 29, 2025. Buy Now Former Alexander City mayor Ben Cleveland, who died Dec. 29, 2025 is shown here in an advertisement a few days before the 1992 mayoral election. Gwen Bishop / TPI × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. kAm~?6 @7 E96 E9:?8D 96 H2D 36DE <?@H? 7@C :D 9:D E:>6 2E E96 r:EJ @7 p=6I2?56C r:EJ]k^AmkAmuC@> `hha E9C@F89 `hhe[ r=6G6=2?5 H2D >2J@C @7 p=6I2?56C r:EJ] q67@C6 2?5 27E6C E92E[ 96 H2D :? E96 7:?2?46 56A2CE>6?E]k^AmkAm“x H@C<65 H:E9 |C] q6? 7C@> a__g E@ a_`a H96? x H2D @? E96 4@F?4:= =2DE E:>6[” s:DEC:4E a 4@F?4:=>6>36C q:== *@F?8 D2:5] “w6 H2D 2 7:?2?46 8FJ 2E E92E E:>6]”k^AmkAm*@F?8 D2:5 96 C642==D 5FC:?8 E92E E:>6 >2?J 4:EJ 6>A=@J66D 4@>>6?E:?8 E92E r=6G6=2?5 H2D G6CJ A=62D2?E E@ H@C< H:E9]k^AmkAm“w6 H2D D@ <:?5 962CE65[ <?@H=658623=6 2?5 D>2CE[” *@F?8 D2:5] “(96?6G6C J@F H6C6 E2=<:?8 E@ 9:>[ 96 H@F=5 2=H2JD AFE v@5 7:CDE]”k^AmkAm(9:=6 *@F?8 H2D?’E DFC6 H96? r=6G6=2?5 EFC?65 E96 4:EJ 7:?2?46D :?E@ 2 C62= 56A2CE>6?E[ 96 4C65:ED r=6G6=2?5 7@C 86EE:?8 >@DE 6G6CJE9:?8 D6E FA]k^AmkAm“w6 32D:42==J DE2CE65 E96 7:?2?46 56A2CE>6?E 2D 2? 244@F?E2?E[” *@F?8 D2:5] “w6 7@C>65 2== @7 E96 DAC625D966ED 2?5 8@E E96 H9@=6 AC@46DD D6E FA]”k^AmkAm*@F?8’D >@E96C[ q2C32C2 *@F?8[ DA6?E 7@FC E6C>D H@C<:?8 2=@?8D:56 r=6G6=2?5[ 96 D2:5]k^AmkAm“$96 D2:5 Wr=6G6=2?5X >256 DFC6 E96J 2== <?6H E96 C:89E 2?DH6CD E@ E96:C BF6DE:@?D[” *@F?8 D2:5]k^AmkAmu@C>6C 4:EJ 4@FCE 4=6C< {@F:D6 !C:E492C5 C642==65 r=6G6=2?5 7@?5=J]k^AmkAm“w6 H2D 2 r9C:DE:2? >2? 2?5 2=H2JD 2 86?E=6>2?[” D96 D2:5] “x 5@?’E <?@H 2?J3@5J E92E 5:5?’E =:<6 9:>]”k^AmkAmp7E6C 8C25F2E:?8 7C@> w24<?6JG:==6 w:89 $49@@=[ r=6G6=2?5 D6CG65 9:D 4@F?ECJ 2D 2 &?:E65 $E2E6D p:C u@C46 $E277 $6C862?E] w6 =2E6C 2EE6?565 r@G6?2?E r@==686 :? $E] {@F:D[ |:DD@FC: H96C6 96 >6E t==6? q6E9 s@J6? — E96J H6C6 >2CC:65 :? `hdh] w6 C646:G65 9:D r!p 7C@> E96 &?:G6CD:EJ @7 (:D4@?D:? 2?5 7@==@H65 E92E H:E9 a_ J62CD 2D 2? 244@F?E2?E 7@C E96 r:EJ @7 p=6I2?56C r:EJ] k^AmkAm$@>6 @7 r=6G6=2?5’D 9@33:6D :?4=F565 7=J:?8 27E6C 62C?:?8 9:D AC:G2E6 A:=@E’D =:46?D6 2?5 2=D@ HC:E:?8]k^AmkAmuC@> `hge\gf[ %96 ~FE=@@< AF3=:D965 v@5VD }6H r@G6?2?E @7 vC246[ 2 H66<=J 4@=F>? HC:EE6? 3J r=6G6=2?5] p7E6C C6E:C:?8 7C@> E96 4:EJ :? a_`a[ 96 E@@< E96 4@==64E65 H@C<D 2?5 4C62E65 2 3@@< 42==65 %96 rF=>:?2E:@? @7 v@5VD }6H r@G6?2?E @7 vC246]k^AmkAm“w6 H:== 36 562C=J >:DD65[” *@F?8 D2:5]k^Am Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Tags Ben R. Cleveland Alexander City Mayor Public Service Veteran Gwen Bishop Multimedia Reporter Author email Follow Gwen Bishop Close Get email notifications on {{subject}} daily! Your notification has been saved. There was a problem saving your notification. {{description}} Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Save Manage followed notifications Close Followed notifications Please log in to use this feature Log In Don't have an account? Sign Up Today Recommended for you Outlook e-Edition Alex City Outlook Alex City Outlook Most Popular BRHS graduate earns Yale degree Love’s coming to Alexander City Kalib Spivey announces his college destination COACH OF THE YEAR: Trey Fetner continues Reeltown’s dominance in first year The 2026 All-Outlook baseball team Local Weather Currently in Alexander City 75° 89° / 69° 11 PM 75° 12 AM 74° 1 AM 73° 2 AM 74° 3 AM 73°
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