CHEAHA STATE PARK — Rescuers this afternoon pulled the body of a swimmer from Cheaha Lake, where he apparently drowned after a companion saw him go under three hours earlier. Cleburne County Coroner ...

A 16-year-old boy drowned Sunday at Cheaha Lake in east Alabama. The Cleburne County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to the lake at 11 a.m. At the time of the 911 call, units were notified that the ...

A 16-year-old boy who drowned over the weekend while swimming at Cheah State Park was easy to love, according to those who knew him. Thatcher Rigsby, of Lincoln, died Sunday morning when he became ...

There are some trails that seem to have it all: difficult but not too difficult, rocky but not cumbersome to navigate, and an overlook that’s in the running for the state’s best view. Rock Garden via ...

Eli McCormick of Boy Scout Troop 206 in Heflin constructed an entrance gateway to the dedicated primitive camping area at Cheaha Lake campground on Mt. Cheaha. Working with Cheaha State Park ...

Sunset over mountains with rock outcropping and tree in Alabama's Cheaha State Park - Jim Vallee/Shutterstock This is an esteemed title in a state full of natural beauty, as Alabama has some of the ...