The Wetumpka High School FFA program is growing back to a quality program recognized across the state and nation.
Staff Writer
It’s almost time for the kids to go back to school and the Camp Hill community is coming together to make it possible for every child.Â
As another school year approaches at Dadeville High School, its faculty and staff are proud of what it has accomplished so far and what lies ahead.Â
In October, the Dadeville Performing Arts Center will reach its fifth year of enlivening the Dadeville Community using the youth.
The last time the bell rang over the textile mills in Tallassee was to celebrate the end of World War II. It will ring again thanks to a grant from the Alabama Historical Commission.
For two centuries education has been vital to the Holtville community.
Terrell Brown remembers playing basketball in the Tallassee Recreation Center on Gilmer Avenue as a teenager. Now he is a Tallassee city councilmember.
It took two days, but the Alabama Department of Corrections arrested a former corrections officer for attempting to bring drugs and contraband into the Elmore Correctional Facility.
In October, the Dadeville Performing Arts Center will reach its fifth year of enlivening the Dadeville Community using the youth.
The City of Tallassee has money in the bank. But just because there are a few accounts collecting interest doesn’t mean it can go on a spending spree.
Editor’s Note: Tallapoosa Publishers Inc. reports these police incidents exactly as they are reported to us.
A new service is available for free to Tallassee Community Library patrons — Kanopy.
Feeling a void is inevitable for a loved one when they have lived a life as impactful as former Dadeville police chief Gary Steve Freeman.Â
The Elmore County Republican Party has selected Deatsville resident Jonathan Ross Terrell as its candidate for coroner on the November General Election ballot.
Gov. Kay Ivey established the Governor’s Commission on Screen-Based Instruction this week and two former Tallapoosa County residents will be serving on the commission.
Dallas Hammond has been leading the Elmore County High School Maroon Machine Marching Band for three years. It’s a program she was a part of as a high school student and returned two summers a…
Editor’s Note: Tallapoosa Publishers Inc. reports these police incidents exactly as they are reported to us.
Subdivisions are going in across Elmore County.
The Dadeville Fire Department knows what it takes to be great. The efforts put in for getting there recently proved to pay off.Â
First-year head coach J.R. Rodriguez went through the database and the history books, trying to track down when the Southern Prep football team last played a full 11-man season.Â
Last year was last year.Â
Before too long, the Benjamin Russell football team will be running through its banner, met with applause from the Wildcats faithful and to the sound of the school’s fight song. And now, it’s …
Tennis is not the most popular sport in the country, let alone the state or even Elmore County. Over time and especially in Wetumpka, tennis has grown as more and more kids are interested in t…
If the first season in Benjamin Russell coach Kirk Johnson’s tenure was any indicator for what is to come; it’ll certainly be exciting.Â
Before you know it, more Tallassee natives might be making their mark on the national stage. Tallassee’s former soccer coach Matt Tarpley took on the job of starting up Tuskegee University’s m…
It’s late in the summer and every high school football player in the state is rearing and ready for Alabama’s iconic Friday night lights. Before Friday nights can become a reality, players and…
On Wednesday, July 22, it was my anniversary. Not with my girlfriend or anything, just the other important part of my life that takes up most of my time — work.Â
Only four coaches are selected to participate in the AHSAA North vs. South All-Star Softball Game. That list is trimmed even further when only two coaches represent each of the North and South…
A new year, a new region and a semi-new coach. Those are the factors the Southern prep football team is facing heading into the 2026-2027 season. Much of which could be a tall task for many te…
Jeremy Freeman had two things when he walked into All-Star Week: an open mind and his Benjamin Russell-branded stool.Â
It took Benjamin Russell’s Amari Cunningham less than a minute to show why she is regarded as one of the top rising seniors in the state.Â
The population of Alexander City is estimated to be around 14,500 residents, while the population of Atlanta is roughly 500,000 — not including the six million in the surrounding areas.
Sometimes when your second home becomes your first, your skills and talents can bring a fresh perspective.
As local reporters, a lot of our coverage involves local events. It might be a program hosted at the local library, by a community organization or the local Extension office. Whatever it may be, it is hard for us to ignore that sometimes turnout is not as high as it has the potential to be.Â
I know y’all know when I mean when I say I can’t wait a moment longer for the college football season. I crave the sweaty, oppressive humidity of a Texas Saturday afternoon, walking across the Forty Acres in my boots, ignorant to the ache in my toes. I miss standing in the student section, c…
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