On Monday afternoon, three local law enforcement agencies working with the Attorney General’s Office, seized 32 gambling machines at Koon’s Korner on Hillabee Road in Alexander City.
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The Dadeville High School Future Farmers of America have been busy.
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Editor’s Note: Tallapoosa Publishers Inc. reports these police incidents exactly as they are reported to us.
Editor’s Note: Tallapoosa Publishers Inc. reports these police incidents exactly as they are reported to us.
Southern Preparatory Academy youth legislature students made their way to Montgomery to participate in the Alabama Youth Legislature Conference.
Everyone thought it would be a quiet ride home from the Alabama FFA Central District Livestock Judging competition.
Maurio D. Williams didn’t get a chance to graduate high school. He didn’t get to do a lot of things in life. It was cut short in March 2023.
Before his retirement, Argus “Red” Brasell was well-known in the area as the insurance man.
Editor’s Note: Tallapoosa Publishers Inc. reports these police incidents exactly as they are reported to us.
After months of debate about water meters, the Eclectic Town Council reaffirmed policy adopted by the town’s water system in 2020.
On Saturday, March 28, Horseshoe Bend National Military Park invites the public to commemorate the 212th Anniversary of the Battle of the Horseshoe. This free, family-friendly event highlights…
Tallapoosa County Alabama 4-H is continuing to build leaders as it gets ready to host its Tallapoosa County 4-H County Contest.
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 progr…
As Lake Martin approaches 100 years, Lake Martin Resource Association president Jodi McGirt visited Dadeville Kiwanis Club members to share its mission, vision and values.
March’s Second Saturday Clean Up is in the bag.
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…
Alexander City Schools just received a huge boost to students' overall safety.
The Wetumpka Police Department is investigating a case involving rape and sex abuse that is more than two decades old.
Perhaps one of the biggest games in March Madness history wasn’t a finals matchup. It didn’t have a last second shot. Many young people today aren’t aware of what happened in the game. Yet as …
As simple as it sounds, the Achilles' heel for the Dadeville baseball team in close games has been finding the strike zone.
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.
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…
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.
Player of the Year: Ami Edwards, Benjamin Russell senior
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 Stanhope Elmore Mustangs went out to Eclectic to face the Elmore County Panthers for a Thursday night inter-county, non-area competition.
If there was one word to describe Ami Edwards’ game — it would be versatile.
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 …
More hardware is coming to the Wetumpka Depot Players.
Trey Rogers is no stranger to writing as he has written dozens of books. But his first novel has just been published.
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.
Where I grew up, the term “hijacking” usually referred to the disappearance of a fresh load of moonshine on its way to market. Hijacking occurs when something, or even some process, is taken over without the consent and, at times, even the knowledge of the rightful owner. Hijacking, like cla…
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.
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 …
Israel should "refrain" from sending in forces to take control of a zone in south Lebanon, F…
The UN Human Rights Council will hold a rare urgent debate on Wednesday on Iran's strikes on…
Russia fired almost 1,000 drones at Ukraine over the last 24-hours, unleashing one of its la…
Soaring fuel prices due to the Middle East war and snarled supply chains are already hurting…
Cystitis increases the danger of developing the debilitating condition independently of othe…
A study discovered a "key" relationship between dreaming and the feeling of having had a good rest.
