Imagine having to guard a 6-foot-7 and 220-pound basketball player, all with the skillset of a point guard — good luck.
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In the quiet, rhythmic world of ceramics, there is a term for the first time a piece of clay goes into the kiln – bisque. It’s the stage where the material is transformed from fragile, dried c…
Editor’s Note: Tallapoosa Publishers Inc. reports these police incidents exactly as they are reported to us.
With Brett Pritchard’s Alexander City Schools Board of Education appointment coming to an end at the end of May, the Alexander City Council will be interviewing for the seat.
The debate over prefabricated housing in Tallassee is over for the time being.
Scott Hardy believes a community’s growth is limited by coordination and execution, not by big ideas.
A street closure request failed to move after a lack of motion during Tuesday’s city council meeting.
The weekend may have kicked off spring break for students in Tallassee. But it didn’t stop the Tallassee High School juniors and seniors from attending their prom at Cypress Hill on Wire Road …
In the movies heroes wear capes.
A domestic violence suspect literally fell into custody of law enforcement Thursday night.
Ben Freeman, representing East Alabama Community Foundation, spoke to the Alexander City Kiwanis club at its regular meeting Thursday on how the organization helps other nonprofits and those w…
A Tallassee man is in the Elmore County Jail after he allegedly raped a girl between 12 and 16 years old who was walking to school in Feburary.
Editor’s Note: Tallapoosa Publishers Inc. reports these police incidents exactly as they are reported to us.
Looking back throughout the modern history of Alexander City and Tallapoosa County, there have been women throughout the decades who have been involved in various aspects of running a community.
New children’s clothing has been added to Ivy’s Closet but not without some fun first.
A familiar branded grocery store has been open in Wetumpka for about three months, but held its grand opening Thursday.
The Dadeville High School Future Farmers of America have been busy.
On Monday afternoon, three local law enforcement agencies working with the Attorney General’s Office, seized 32 gambling machines at Koon’s Korner on Hillabee Road in Alexander City.
In a joint investigation between the Alexander City Police Department and the Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s Office, more than 20 gambling machines were seized from Koon’s Korner on Hillabee Road…
Imagine having to guard a 6-foot-7 and 220-pound basketball player, all with the skillset of a point guard — good luck.
Seemingly, Central Coosa boys basketball coach Richard Bell has found himself in a constant cycle of rinse and repeat.
FIRST TEAM
Holtville’s softball team has bounced between just above or right at .500 all season. Tuesday night’s area win over Marbury, 11-1 in just five innings, proved the Bulldogs’ potential to win bi…
Sixty-two pitches, seven innings, one walk — no hits.
It’s that time of the year again, the Bracketology is done and everyone is ready to rumble for the NCAA Tournament — better known as March Madness.
The Wildcats have loaded their carts and taken to the green to kick off the golf season. After a year of growth, the team is showing it, piling up win after win in the matches they’ve particip…
The Edgewood Academy Wildcats hosted a handful of AISA competitions on Saturday in the annual baseball and softball varsity tournaments. The Wildcats baseball team split wins on Friday, losing…
In high school, Jackson Fuller practically lived on the podium. Regarded as one of the top anglers to walk the halls of Benjamin Russell, anytime he was on the lake, he had the tendency to gai…
Tallassee’s head football coach and athletic director Lawrence “L.A.” O’Neal has confirmed that he has been offered and accepted a head coaching position at Park Crossing High School in Montgo…
The Stanhope Elmore Mustangs baseball team went out to Tallassee for a non-area intercounty Thursday night matchup, in which the Mustangs took their eighth win of the season and broke a two-ga…
Perhaps one of the biggest games in March Madness history wasn’t a finals matchup. It didn’t have a last second shot. Many young people today aren’t aware of what happened in the game. Yet as …
As simple as it sounds, the Achilles' heel for the Dadeville baseball team in close games has been finding the strike zone.
"It Might as Well Be Spring," by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, won the Academy Award for Best Original Song eighty years ago this week, in 1946. It was featured in the film musical “State Fair,” and is fondly remembered for its wistful lyrics having to do with spring fever. Man…
Gather your friends and family and mark your weekend as busy.
More hardware is coming to the Wetumpka Depot Players.
"It Might as Well Be Spring," by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, won the Academy Award for Best Original Song eighty years ago this week, in 1946. It was featured in the film musical “State Fair,” and is fondly remembered for its wistful lyrics having to do with spring fever. Man…
Where I grew up, the term “hijacking” usually referred to the disappearance of a fresh load of moonshine on its way to market. Hijacking occurs when something, or even some process, is taken over without the consent and, at times, even the knowledge of the rightful owner. Hijacking, like cla…
Faye Redding Holliday, 94, died peacefully on March 20, 2026, in Alexander City, AL., surrou…
Samuel Howard Miller of Wetumpka, AL, passed on to his Father in heaven on March 22, 2026. H…
Barbara Helen (Haug) Muenzmay, age 89, of Palmetto, FL passed away March 5, 2026 at home. Ba…
William Walker, age 93, transitioned to his eternal rest on Sunday, March 15, 2026. Born on …
If you’re using the U.S. Postal Service less than you used to, you’re not the only one. Mail…
Kylian Mbappe moved to within one goal of equalling France's all-time scoring record with th…
Trumpism isn’t dead, as the roaring MAGA-merched crowds at CPAC make clear. But Trump is str…
An oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico affecting hundreds of kilometers of coastline was caused …
OpenAI has put plans for a sexually explicit chatbot on hold indefinitely, the company said …
(The Center Square) – The California Senate unanimously passed a bill on Thursday that renam…
