Locations around the Lake Martin area livened up with good food and even better music as Lake Martin Songwriters Festival kicked off. Over four days, 30 singer-songwriters performed at local spots, such as Lake Martin Pizza Co. and Martin’s at Lake Martin. The Centennial Concert at the Lake …
Terrell Brown remembers playing basketball in the Tallassee Recreation Center on Gilmer Avenue as a teenager. Now he is a Tallassee city councilmember.
It took two days, but the Alabama Department of Corrections arrested a former corrections officer for attempting to bring drugs and contraband into the Elmore Correctional Facility.
The City of Tallassee has money in the bank. But just because there are a few accounts collecting interest doesn’t mean it can go on a spending spree.
The Elmore County Republican Party has selected Deatsville resident Jonathan Ross Terrell as its candidate for coroner on the November General Election ballot.
Gov. Kay Ivey established the Governor’s Commission on Screen-Based Instruction this week and two former Tallapoosa County residents will be serving on the commission.
Dallas Hammond has been leading the Elmore County High School Maroon Machine Marching Band for three years. It’s a program she was a part of as a high school student and returned two summers a…
Middle schoolers in Elmore County Public Schools have access to classes on the Bible thanks to state legislation from 2019. Gov. Kay Ivey signed a bill allowing students to be taken from a sch…
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.Â
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…
Before you know it, more Tallassee natives might be making their mark on the national stage. Tallassee’s former soccer coach Matt Tarpley took on the job of starting up Tuskegee University’s m…
It’s late in the summer and every high school football player in the state is rearing and ready for Alabama’s iconic Friday night lights. Before Friday nights can become a reality, players and…
On Wednesday, July 22, it was my anniversary. Not with my girlfriend or anything, just the other important part of my life that takes up most of my time — work.Â
Only four coaches are selected to participate in the AHSAA North vs. South All-Star Softball Game. That list is trimmed even further when only two coaches represent each of the North and South…
A new year, a new region and a semi-new coach. Those are the factors the Southern prep football team is facing heading into the 2026-2027 season. Much of which could be a tall task for many te…
The population of Alexander City is estimated to be around 14,500 residents, while the population of Atlanta is roughly 500,000 — not including the six million in the surrounding areas.
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.Â
I know y’all know when I mean when I say I can’t wait a moment longer for the college football season. I crave the sweaty, oppressive humidity of a Texas Saturday afternoon, walking across the Forty Acres in my boots, ignorant to the ache in my toes. I miss standing in the student section, c…
