While it’s hard to pinpoint exactly the first woman in Tallapoosa County to open a business, there are several in recent memory that go back to the 1950s, most notably Louise Day’s radio program, “Daily Doings,” part gossip and part news. Alexander City residents stopped other activities to …
After New Site resident Chris Harper’s life was saved from using an AED, the New Site Town Council approved the purchase of an AED for the New Site Recreational Park.
In a joint effort between the Tallapoosa County Narcotics Task Force assisted by the Alexander City Police Department Special Response Group, four Dadeville residents were arrested Friday morn…
During her reports, Camp Hill mayor Juanita Woody said the dumpster at Bear Park would remain after speaking with GFL Environmental about removing it. She said the town currently pays $93 a mo…
After New Site resident Chris Harper’s life was saved from using an AED, the New Site Town Council approved the purchase of an AED for the New Site Recreational Park.
Now in its fifth year, the charity ride hosted by Central Alabama Buffalo Soldiers and scheduled for March 21 will benefit Breast Cancer Research Foundation of Alabama.
In a joint effort between the Tallapoosa County Narcotics Task Force assisted by the Alexander City Police Department Special Response Group, four Dadeville residents were arrested Friday morn…
There was an all-star reunion in Eclectic Saturday morning as nearly 250 children gathered with parents and friends for opening day of the Eclectic Youth Baseball and Softball season.
Retired agent of the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board lieutenant Mike Reese continued his Operation Save Teens program at First Baptist Church.
The Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (NJROTC) from Benjamin Russell High School spent the night of March 5 living aboard the battleship USS Alabama in Mobile, Alabama.
The Edgewood Wildcats are blazing a trail through AISA Class A baseball, and they’re on track to compete for a state title, bringing it back to Elmore for the first time since 2016.
There’s a lot of sports being played right now across the Auburn campus with some results better than others. The baseball team swept Missouri over the weekend and looks befitting of their No.…
After the shocking release of the Alabama High School Athletics Association 2026-2028 reclassification in Dec. 2025 – and the subsequent division of public schools’ and private schools’ champi…
After the shocking release of the Alabama High School Athletics Association 2026-2028 reclassification in Dec. 2025 – and the subsequent division of public schools’ and private schools’ champi…
There was an all-star reunion in Eclectic Saturday morning as nearly 250 children gathered with parents and friends for opening day of the Eclectic Youth Baseball and Softball season.
Stanhope Elmore’s Kelvin Stokes has been coaching basketball for nearly 25 years. In that time, he’s won a state championship, had multiple former players go on to Division I careers and touch…
The year was 2011, and the Horseshoe Bend girls basketball team just won its Sweet 16 matchup, reaching the Elite 8 for the third time in school history. However, that's just where things had …
Basketball has been part and parcel of Heaven Bailey’s identity since she was about two years old, when her father walked in and found her dribbling a basketball. From then on, Bailey and the …
The Holtville High School theater program is having growing pains. It’s not that anything is painful. The program is growing and everyone is learning along the way.
While we are grateful the storms that hit the early before sunrise Monday morning weren’t any worse than they were, we believe this is a good reminder to be ready for what could come.
Personally, I love to spend an off day at home. There is nothing more enjoyable than lounging around in comfy clothes, watching a movie, binging a show or reading a good book. It gets even better when you have a fellow couch potato to accompany you.
NOTE: This column ran in the Tallassee Tribune during this week in 2017. At the time, I sure came across as bitter in my complaints about public education. In fact, reading this again has left me feeling completely embarrassed. The truth is, things were pretty good because they were normal. …
