Three years ago Alexander City resident Orlando Withers started a Black Icon series he posts annually on his Facebook page.
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Three years ago Alexander City resident Orlando Withers started a Black Icon series he posts annually on his Facebook page.
There are people who just know what they want out of life and there are others who grow into it.
Former Hollins Volunteer Fire and Rescue chief Louie Gallops died last week after spending many years as the chief and one of the founders of the department.
If you think you have what it takes to be a police officer, now’s your chance to prove it.
Editor’s Note: This article contains graphic images and details about alleged sexual abuse and may be triggering to some readers.
Editor’s Note: Tallapoosa Publishers Inc. reports these police incidents exactly as they are reported to us.
After several years of searching for a feasible way to have regular ambulance service in New Site, the town has finally found a solution.
It’s nice when those who protect us are recognized.
Everyone knows to dial 911 in case of an emergency. But did you know that dialing 211 helps with other types of emergencies?
To celebrate Career Technical Education month, Edward Bell Career Technical School students visited Horseshoe Bend School elementary students to highlight different career paths.
Anthony Vittore is no stranger to education and band circles in Elmore County.
Only one veteran Eclectic planning commissioner remains after a special called Eclectic Town Council meeting.
One by one members of the Wetumpka High School FFA came into the Wetumpka City Council chambers Monday night. All of them in the signature blue FFA coat.
Nobody could have anticipated the turnout for the Alexander City Kiwanis Club annual pancake breakfast Saturday.
The smell of cookies and pies and needlework can be found in a home adjacent to Elmore County High School. Visitors gather and come in following the scent trail of cooking apples, bread and more.
In three short years of serving the residents of Alexander City, Field Training Officer Kirklin Newsome has already received his first award.
Another food option is now available in Millbrook as PITA Mediterranean Street Food cut a ribbon last week.
Tyler Gardner has announced he will no longer be seeking election for Tallapoosa County Board of Education District 5.
Three days of sole work on the defensive side of the ball for the Central Coosa boys basketball team truly paid off for the Cougars.
Wetumpka already has its sights set on the 2026 football season.
The Edgewood Academy Wildcats, a team full of experience with solid depth, finished first in AISA Class A Region 1, granting them a bid for another state title via the Elite Eight. Tonight, th…
Life may be short, but love can last forever.
As the Elmore County Panthers closed the final week of the boys basketball season before area tournaments, they hosted the Stanhope Elmore Mustangs for a penultimate inter-county battle. Unfor…
Elmore County’s wrestling team hasn’t lifted the blue map since 2005; this season’s wrestlers are dedicated to changing that and to bringing back a wrestling state title to Eclectic for the fi…
After a regular season full of ups and downs, Tallassee’s boys basketball team survived the first round of the Class 4A Area 5 tournament, beating LAMP 65-50 on Saturday afternoon.
The Tallassee Tigers are the AHSAA Class 1A-4A reigning champions, winning both the duals and traditional titles in 2025. Last month, the Tigers repeated as the 2026 Class 1A-4A duals champions.
Edgewood Academy has a strong history of dominance on the basketball court, and this season, it's looking to get back to where it was two seasons ago. In 2023-24, the Wildcats won back-to-back…
When Stanhope Elmore’s boys bowling team came into the AHSAA Class 6A/7A state tournament, it knew it would be perceived as the underdogs and therefore underestimated. The Mustangs qualified f…
A welcome warmup should have the bass moving towards prespawn staging areas for the 2026 Lippert Bassmaster Elite at Lake Martin, according to 2025 Turtlebox Bassmaster Opens presented by Batt…
Tallassee has built a long history of dominance in high school wrestling. With the advent of girls’ wrestling and the introduction of it in Tallassee last season, the Tigers are looking to bui…
The Stanhope Elmore Mustangs, ranked No. 6 by the Alabama Sports Writers Association, defeated rival Wetumpka in the AHSAA Class 6A Area 5 tournament championship, 71-54. Both teams move on to…
Tallassee High School is no stranger to show choir. For decades the choir has had ensembles competing across the Southeast bringing home hardware.
The saying has never been “Thank God it’s Monday,” but a group of friends have made it the day they look forward to the most.
February is Black History Month and the best way we can think of to honor the memory of those who went before us, is to go on a fact-finding mission to learn something about a person or event you didn’t know about before.
As journalists, we see a lot of awful things.
Beverly Newman Dietz, age 77, of Niceville, Florida, passed away on January 30, 2026. She wa…
1940-2026
Judith Ellen O’Daniel Hornsby, known to family and friends as Judy, was born on August 11, 1…
Obituary for Joyce Dillard Tew.
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