In just a few short years, Helping Young People Excel Summer Learning Program director Kenyatta Simmons has learned that community partnerships are the key to reaching as many children as possible.
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From Station 3 updates to fire ratings to how the Alexander City Fire Department is now handling ambulance calls, ACFD Lt. Peyton Frew updated the Alexander City Kiwanis Club on the current st…
The Dadeville City Council is gearing up for its next fiscal year with a work session.
In November, Alabama will have elected its pick to lead the state. On Saturday, one of those candidates made a stop in Dadeville to speak to voters about key issues.
A federal judge in Montgomery has sentenced the final defendant in a drug-trafficking conspiracy that funneled narcotics and other contraband into a State of Alabama correctional facility in E…
The Dadeville City Council is gearing up for its next fiscal year with a work session.
When Deshunda Whetstone was named the former Alexander City Middle School’s Teacher of the Year, she was surprised and humbled.
On July 1, a new law went into effect in Alabama that will allow educators a bit more control when a student makes a terrorist threat.
In November, Alabama will have elected its pick to lead the state. On Saturday, one of those candidates made a stop in Dadeville to speak to voters about key issues.
Installation of a traffic signal is underway at 17 Springs providing a way for traffic to more safely enter Highway 14.
The YES I CAN mentoring team recently visited WSFA’s latest broadcasting station July 30. This gave the youth and the mentors the opportunity to tour the entire Montgomery studio.
Students and parents walked through a new entrance at Wetumpka Elementary School on Monday.
Last school year, it seemed Reeltown High School’s Marching Rebel Pride was always on the move. The band went to Auburn, Birmingham and eventually Orlando, Florida, to the Make-A-Wish Global C…
A much-debated federal program has also been widely debated around Tallapoosa County after two local law enforcement agencies began participating.
Before the alarms sounded Monday at Holtville Elementary School, hundreds of students brought their parents to open house at the school.
Students in Elmore County Schools will receive free breakfast and lunch again this school year under the Community Eligibility Provision under the USDA.
Nothing will change for Edgewood Academy in the way of academics as the school, along with all AISA schools, moves to the newly created Gulf State Independent Athletic Association. Edgewood wi…
In just over a year, Grayson Elijah and Studio 1 Eleven outgrew their location on Holtville Road.
Elmore County Schools saw a number of retirements after the last school year. It meant a lot of work for the school system to find and hire new teachers to fill many openings across the system…
Shenan Motley’s name is almost synonymous with Wadley football.
The end of 2025 left Reeltown with a bad taste in its mouth.
The Elmore County volleyball team might have been the most well-traveled team in the state this summer. Bouncing from play date to play date, hosting some in the process, the team is well-vers…
Considering how much future college football talent is set to participate in this Benjamin Russell season opener, it only makes sense for it to be played in a college stadium.
Wetumpka’s volleyball team is coming into this season with a new mantra and a new drive to win. The Indians are sure to stay humble, stay hungry and always hustle this season, being the best v…
A new region, a new classification — a new team for the Dadeville Tigers.
The Boneyard faithful at Boykin Field didn’t have much to bark about last season as the Holtville High Bulldogs finished 2-8, with wins over Sylacauga and Shelby County.
Odds are you’ve heard a football coach say, “The game is won in the trenches.”
Every year, the football season promises something different. Last year for Elmore County it culminated in the Panthers’ first second round playoff appearance since 2011 and their first home p…
Last season, Stanhope Elmore made its first playoff appearance since 2020. It was Hunter Adams’ first since he moved from defensive coordinator to head coach before the 2023 season, marking a …
It really could not get much worse than what the Horseshoe Bend football team faced last year.
The culture shift within the Benjamin Russell football team locker room is quite apparent under coach Kirk Johnson. When he took over, the Wildcats were coming off a 5-6 season, falling in the…
It’s a new era for Tallassee football, and that means a clean slate. Last season was full of hype and expectations, as the community expected to see more of what it did in 2024.
According to Lake Martin Living editor Shaylee Beck Moore, nobody is quite certain when the magazine’s first official art and photo contest began, but she is sure it’s a much-loved annual event.
How much do you know about the Statue of Liberty?
Many years ago when I was still self-employed I decided to learn how to forage.
With the school year having started for students in the tri-county area, most everyone is facing the start of a new chapter. From kids starting first grade to teenagers starting their senior year to parents sending their 18-year-olds off to college and away from home for the first time ever,…
People ask all the time what it has been like to have a house full of teen-agers at the same time – all in various stages of growing up, worried about grades (well … most of them did), somebody always learning how to drive, or maybe figuring out how to stitch together a broken heart.
Josephine Blount Lowe (Josy) passed away on July 31, 2026, in Peachtree City, GA, at age 87.…
Rosalyn Lane McMurray Saunders, a writer, photographer, mother, grandmother, lover of childr…
1947 - 2026
Leah Marjorie Neal Tucker, age 98, passed away on August 9, 2026 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Mortgage rates eased downward this week. It's a minor movement for a surprisingly busy news …
"It was one of those moments in life that you would never be able to recreate."
Though Graham’s appointment may seem unusual, political inheritance has never been fully abs…
(The Center Square) – The Democratic National Convention may return to the Keystone State in 2028.
The 35-year-old will now travel to America to take on other world champion brickies in Las V…
(The Center Square) – “No serious dispute” is possible against an arrangement of seashells s…
