Imagine getting more than 300 calls per year about someone dying. Imagine dealing with all the paperwork with more than 300 deaths in a year. Imagine being on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. Imagine a pay of only $17,900.
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The 2026-27 school year is set to be a motivating one at Reeltown High School.
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The mark of Sgt. Perry Gilliland is just about everywhere in the Tallassee Police Department.
Betty Ann Johnson is no longer living but her legacy lives on through her son Don and daughter-in-law Michelle Johnson with the opening of Betty Ann’s Karaoke in Millbrook.
Much to the surprise of Eclectic Mayor Guy Sanders, he is under investigation, according to Pete Stuart.
An alleged January 2021 incident came to light in an investigation into a May murder in Tallassee.
Accused murderer Jamario Butler was back in court Tuesday seeking a bond for his release from the Elmore County Jail.
If you’ve been putting off buying your child’s school supplies, now is the time to get ready.
The staff at The Journey Detox and Recovery, LLC knows what addiction does to a person. They are familiar with the mental and physical harm it causes and the heartache it brings to loved ones.…
Usually when people think of burning a flag, it has a negative connotation.
It’s been five years since Elmore County Schools created a teacher retention committee to figure out ways to help teachers.
Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.
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There will be a familiar face leading the charge at Reeltown Elementary School this upcoming school year.
There is no doubt summer break is the time of year many students and their families look forward to, but it is also a time where they might develop the most need.
The Elmore County Commission is finalizing road projects for the next year. Some will be funded by Rebuild Alabama and others will be funded by fees collected Enhance Elmore. But the Enhance E…
Everyone has always taken a liking to Kevin Thompson’s smoked meats.
Cyber tips in May from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children concerning child sexual abuse material led to the July 1 arrest of a Deatsville man.
The 2026 volleyball season will bring a new challenge to the Dadeville volleyball team. The biggest of them all is an entirely new classification and entirely new area.
Football games might not be won in the summer, but they definitely can be lost. That is, at least, if you asked Stanhope Elmore football coach Hunter Adams. The Mustangs hosted Opelika and Elm…
SEC Media Days will begin next week in Tampa, FL and I might finally have something substantive to talk about. This will be Alex Golesh’s first opportunity to experience the unique blend of ch…
The Central Coosa football team accomplished history last season by snapping their 10-year postseason drought. And now, the Cougars look to keep that going with another run to the playoffs, wh…
It’s safe to say Tae Martin made a name for himself at Reeltown High School. Nicknamed “Mr. Elite,” Martin was arguably one of the most feared receivers and defensive backs in Class 2A during …
Elmore County’s volleyball has repeatedly proved its status as one of the most consistent programs in the state. Now, moving into Class 4A and into a new region, the Panthers will find out if …
With just under a month to go until the start of the 2026 high school football season, coaches and players are spending countless hours in the scorching heat, trying to prepare for what is alw…
Change does not always mean things are going to be different.
Last week Edgewood Academy’s Jadon Quates, a recently graduated senior, announced he will be continuing his baseball and academic career at Faulkner University, inking his commitment on Monday.
Benjamin Russell’s volleyball team is looking to hit the ground running as it faces a brand new area slate. This season, the first of this reclassification cycle, BRHS will face Wetumpka, Stan…
Over the course of the last few seasons, Tallassee’s boys basketball program has been in flux. With three head coaches arriving and departing in two seasons, change has been the norm. Tallasse…
I’m probably going to make an ignorant claim, and my lack of ball knowledge is going to show a little bit.
Nobody can say the New Site Senior Center group doesn’t have a good time.
When the last of the bottle rockets are shot and all that’s left of the watermelon is the rind, will we live our lives as before, or can we hold on to the love and pride we have in America?
There’s a lot of lessons to be learned from pop culture, right?
With all of the hype around the World Cup, plus the hype around college football and the NFL building, this offseason’s NBA free agency has seemed to fly under the radar. The 2025-26 NBA season was easily one of the most exciting in years. The San Antonio Spurs blazed to a finals appearance,…
Funeral services for Roger Dale Green, age 58, of Alexander City will be held on Monday, Jun…
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It is with profound sadness that we announce the peaceful passing of JoAnn C. Speaks, a belo…
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(The Center Square) – Two U.S. service members have been killed in action, and one remains m…
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