Summer school programs will continue at Elmore County Schools this summer to aid in keeping students on grade level and allow some students schedule flexibility during the regular school year.
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Patriot Park and the American Legion Post 143 celebrated Memorial Day honoring sacrifices made by service men and women.
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As millions of Americans prepare to kick off summer travel during the upcoming Memorial Day holiday weekend, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency is launching its annual 101 Days of Summer Safet…
As millions of Americans prepare to kick off summer travel during the upcoming Memorial Day holiday weekend, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency is launching its annual 101 Days of Summer Safet…
As the largest corporate foundation in the state, the Alabama Power Foundation is on a mission to serve.
Unless you have been living under a rock the past few months, there’s a 95% chance Miranda Wyckoff has appeared on your Facebook timeline.
About three years ago, the City of Alexander City experienced a cyber attack.
Two individuals from east Alabama travelling in a box truck through Wetumpka are now in the Elmore County Jail facing drug trafficking charges.
Four recent Central Coosa High School students can claim they received their associate’s degree almost two weeks before they graduated high school.
No more traveling to Prattville, Montgomery or Alexander City to hear “My Pleasure” after ordering Chick-fil-A. The chicken sandwich restaurant open six days a week is coming to Wetumpka.
For nearly two decades the Pride of the Tribe Wetumpka High School Marching Band has been under the direction of Jason Warnix, who is now handing the program off as he steps into retirement.
Now in its 14th year, the Alexander City Chamber of Commerce’s Sun Festival is right around the corner.
The Wetumpka City Council is looking to extend for a year a moratorium on any new package stores, convenience stores, gas stations, vape shops, mini-warehouses and self storage facilities in t…
Sweets, treats, water slides and BBQs were all a part of Hospital Week at Elmore Community Hospital.
Chamber of Commerce Association of Alabama announced Brenda Dennis, of the Millbrook Area Chamber of Commerce, has earned the Alabama Accredited Chamber Executive designation.
It all starts in the emergency room for nurse Tiffany Lockhart.
It’s been nearly eight months since Megan Giles, 19, of Jackson’s Gap, was killed as she was crossing the street in Tuscaloosa, but Giles’ family isn’t giving up on getting her justice.
Cases involving Daveyun Stinson in April shootings in Wetumpka will be heard by an Elmore County Grand Jury.
With the 2025-26 school year shrinking in the rearview mirror, high school football programs across the state are hitting the ground running with preparations for the upcoming season. Stanhope…
For the second year in a row and the fourth time in the last five years, Butch Thompson’s Auburn Tigers will be hosting an NCAA Tournament Regional at Samford Stadium. The Tigers finished the…
The fall cannot come fast enough, and thankfully, the Reeltown football team gave fans a taste to hold us over through the summer.
There’s a lot more to coaching than just standing on the sidelines, yelling instructions to players, making substitutions and running practice. That part — that’s the easy stuff.
There’s a certain type of player that can change a team and its energy as soon as he steps onto the pitch. The ability to exert so much energy and enthusiasm that it spreads throughout the tea…
There is a common saying, “Save the best for last.”
It'd been nearly two decades since the last time the Dadeville softball team reached the heights it did this season. Some of the girls hadn’t even been born yet, while others were possibly utt…
The last time the Holtville softball team won a game at the AHSAA State Tournament was back in 2012. To put that into perspective, coach Reese Claybrook was just a few years removed from high …
Millbrook and greater Elmore County understand Heaven Bailey is a big deal. Now, the whole state of Alabama will understand it. Last week, Stanhope Elmore’s girls basketball team announced via…
Hey guys, I’m back. I feel as though I’ve been absent from my work. Although all I’ve been doing for two weeks is sit in my red chair and watch softball for an absurd amount of time for work. …
Historically, Holtville’s baseball program has experienced periods of dominance, most recently in 2023 when the Bulldogs won their first Class 5A state title since 1983. Since the abrupt depar…
The crowds began gathering early Saturday morning for the 10th annual Blues in the Park.
There are a lot of events I cover that make me emotional and I really can’t account for it.
This coming Monday the country will be observing Memorial Day — a federal holiday recognizing those who died while serving in the military.
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