The victims of the Monday afternoon shooting in the Avondale area of Alexander City have been identified as Fitzgerald Wilson, 19, and Rafiel Riggins, 20, both of Alexander City, according to a press release from CrimeStoppers.
CoPACE director Teresa Harrell Moten addressed the Alexander City Schools Board of Education about moving Nathaniel H. Stephens’ name to another school once city schools consolidate for the ne…
Dr. Lyndsay Ewing has never seen herself as anything other than a doctor. Even as a child she treated her patients — her dog and parents. Ewing is now a doctor and the only thing that has chan…
After practicing medicine for 32 years in Alexander City, Dr. Derek Holcombe has seen a few changes and some aren’t for the better.
Three leaders, one consensus.
In less than a year, a goal Stephanie Southerland set to honor her son is coming to fruition.
Dr. Lyndsay Ewing has never seen herself as anything other than a doctor. Even as a child she treated her patients — her dog and parents. Ewing is now a doctor and the only thing that has chan…
An entrepreneur with hotels, offices and gas stations from Montgomery to the beach, now has Gas Express in Wetumpka.
After almost a year, Alexander City’s salary study is complete.
After practicing medicine for 32 years in Alexander City, Dr. Derek Holcombe has seen a few changes and some aren’t for the better.
In 32 years of home healthcare, becoming the ‘nautical nurse’ is Donna Purcell’s favorite experience.
Two people in Alexander City have been pronounced dead after a shooting in the Avondale area on Monday afternoon.
For the next few years, Alexander City Mayor Mike Densmore has a song he will be singing until the city’s 2024 Comprehensive Plan starts taking shape.
A tip from the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force led to the arrest of Carles Medlock for 32 counts of possession of child sex abuse materials.
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A big change is coming with trash pickup in Alexander City.
If there ever was an Alexander City physician who embodied old-school medicine, many would consider that person to be Dr. Lloyd Warr.
Dadeville Kiwanis Club members learned of the multitude of youth program opportunities the American Legion Auxiliary Post 143 in Dadeville offers young girls.
It was an eventful first day back to school following spring break before the bell even rang Monday.
The Benjamin Russell baseball team opened the week on a two-game win streak. And following the completion of its doubleheader against Clay Central on Thursday night — the win streak sits at si…
Despite either campus being separated by 17 miles and about 20 minutes down Highway 280, the Benjamin Russell softball team has not played against Dadeville in the past five years.
Seemingly, nothing went right for the Central Coosa softball team in its area matchup against Horseshoe Bend on Tuesday.
I already wrote about March Madness, so I’m going to hold off writing about that more until it gets dwindled down a little further and maybe do a typical highlight of the Cinderella story late…
Eight runs in the first inning is usually a good indicator for things to come, which was most certainly the case for the Dadeville baseball team on Tuesday.
Holtville’s boys and girls soccer teams hosted Tallassee last Monday night, for a non-area competition in Slapout. Monday’s game was the second time the Bulldogs have faced Tallassee, this tim…
It seems like a lifetime ago, but on Jan. 1 of 2021 the Auburn Tigers were “rewarded” with a trip to Orlando, Florida to play Northwestern in the Citrus Bowl.
The Bryant-Jordan award is a statewide student-athlete scholarship program. The AHSAA recognizes a total of 52 athletes for the Larry D. Stripling Scholar-Athlete Award and an additional 52 at…
Volleyball is a staple in the Alabama landscape; from travel teams to recreation, all the way up until high school, there are opportunities to play the game.
Competition is not simply a desire to win basketball games. For the best athletes, competition is about striving to become the best version of themselves, pushing limits, constantly working, c…
"It Might as Well Be Spring," by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, won the Academy Award for Best Original Song eighty years ago this week, in 1946. It was featured in the film musica…
Gather your friends and family and mark your weekend as busy.
Whether you or not you have a child or grandchild playing youth baseball, the kick off celebration of America’s pastime begins this morning around the county.
In the age of social media, it seems like we get a glimpse into other people’s lives more than we ever did before.
This is a big election year in the Heart of Dixie. Every Constitutional office is on the ballot. Most of the major Constitutional offices are wide open with no incumbent running for reelection.
Faye Redding Holliday, 94, died peacefully on March 20, 2026, in Alexander City, AL., surrou…
Samuel Howard Miller of Wetumpka, AL, passed on to his Father in heaven on March 22, 2026. H…
Barbara Helen (Haug) Muenzmay, age 89, of Palmetto, FL passed away March 5, 2026 at home. Ba…
William Walker, age 93, transitioned to his eternal rest on Sunday, March 15, 2026. Born on …
Throughout history, powerful militaries have been thwarted by smaller adversaries with more …
Some 300 tractors rolled down the streets of Vienna Wednesday in a rare such protest in the …
Leaders of the NFL Players Association (NFLPA) and NFL Referees Association (NFLRA) said Wed…
Here are the latest developments in the Middle East war:
Tiger Woods received support from the PGA Tour and Augusta National chairman Fred Ridley aft…
(The Center Square) – A federal judge has dismissed a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit cha…
