In the wake of the newly created Gulf State Independent Athletic Association, GSIAA, the questions surrounding the league have found their way to AHSAA director Heath Harmon and AISA director Roddie Beck.
Central Alabama Community College’s Adult Learning Program has completed the 2025–2026 program year with 133 students earning a GED or high school diploma, the highest number in the program's …
It’s no secret rural healthcare options have become few and far between. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, several hospitals and rural healthcare clinics have closed their doors.
A pair of Alexander City residents found themselves in the Tallapoosa County Jail after a search of their vehicle and home were searched by law enforcement.
With the move and consolidation of both William L. Radney Junior High School and Nathaniel H. Stephens Intermediate School, new traffic routes will be in place for the buildings.
Changes are coming as the city is cracking down on public nuisance issues. But those changes should benefit both the city and residents facing these issues, according to Alexander City City Co…
Central Alabama Community College is excited to announce a new AI Microcredential course available for the Fall 2026 semester. According to a press release, this accessible program is in high-…
Just a few years ago, municipalities in Elmore County were paying different rates to house prisoners serving time from municipal court convictions. Last year the Elmore County Commission and t…
While songwriters from all over performed at this year’s Lake Martin Songwriters Festival, the Locals Stage might have been the best way to launch the 4-day event.
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.
In the wake of the newly created Gulf State Independent Athletic Association, GSIAA, the questions surrounding the league have found their way to AHSAA director Heath Harmon and AISA director …
For any athletic team, building the program from the ground up is a prerequisite for success. Building a program doesn’t start with the varsity team or even the junior varsity. It doesn’t star…
Over the last few seasons, Tallassee’s girls basketball team has struggled to make it past area competition and into the playoffs. This season the Tigers will take on that challenge once again…
Since Title IX was passed in 1972, it has been mandated that all schools that receive federal funding must give girls sports as much money as boys sports. Title IX effectively opened the door …
Soccer is a quickly growing sport in central Alabama and around the United States. The AHSAA sanctioned boys and girls soccer as one of its sports in 1991. Since then and especially in the wak…
The philosophy for Kirk Johnson has always been to build relationships. He said it when he first got hired to take over the Benjamin Russell football program, and he is still saying it to this…
The Dadeville volleyball team had taken a leg up on the court over the course of Beverly Barron’s tenure with the Tigers. That same level of success has carried over into the classroom as well.
Tallassee’s two-time defending state champion, Thomas Patterson, is on track to be one of the most decorated wrestlers in the history of the stories program. Patterson, now a rising senior, at…
When I got the notification last week my pick for the greatest basketball player of all time was going to become a Philadelphia 76er, to say I was speechless would be an understatement. James’…
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.
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…
When I got the notification last week my pick for the greatest basketball player of all time was going to become a Philadelphia 76er, to say I was speechless would be an understatement. James’ final free agency saga was interesting to me for the first few days, but it quickly became a slog w…
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.
