A recent accomplishment may have brought bragging rights to the Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s Department.
Dadeville Beat Reporter
The upcoming Nov. 3 general election has three statewide amendments concerning schools.
The Dadeville City Council is ready to take on the upcoming fiscal year starting on Oct. 1
Tallapoosa County Girls Ranch director Eric Strong has spoken to the Alexander City Kiwanis Club many times and he wanted to relate a success story to them.
The Dadeville City Council is ready to take on the upcoming fiscal year starting on Oct. 1
It’s been a group effort to revitalize downtown Wetumpka. It’s been the City of Wetumpka. It’s been private businesses. It’s been organizations. And it’s been individuals.
The Elmore County High School Maroon Machine Marching Band shared its new halftime and competition show at the annual Elmore County Night of Bands in Millbrook last week.
Residents of Sturdivant Road have known for a while their road was in really bad shape.
For 24 years the Coosa River Challenge has been more than an event. What began as a way to showcase the Swayback Bridge trail, the Coosa River and downtown Wetumpka has grown into a legacy. It…
Tallapoosa County Girls Ranch director Eric Strong has spoken to the Alexander City Kiwanis Club many times and he wanted to relate a success story to them.
Walk into any of First Community Bank of Central Alabama’s locations across Elmore and Autauga counties and there will likely be a familiar face. It’s not because a customer has been banking w…
Alexander City District 6 council member Mike Lucas hosted a town hall for his constituency, which had plenty of questions.
With no revisions to the budget that was presented to the Alexander City Schools Board of Education last week by chief schools financial officer Lisa Dickerson, the board easily passed the $46…
The American Legion Auxiliary Girls State did not begin as life changing for its Dadeville High School representative, but that is exactly what it ended up being.Â
It’s been several years since Benjamin Russell High School could claim bragging rights in the National Merit Scholarship.
Editor’s Note: Tallapoosa Publishers Inc. reports these police incidents exactly as they are reported to us.
Questions, concerns and rumors about data centers were top of mind in District 6.
Inspired by former leaders, a Reeltown High School senior stepped into a role where she could finally become one.Â
A routine traffic stop turned into an arrest Saturday for Toshia Yvonne Wyatt.
The history between the Edgewood Academy football team and Abbeville Christian football team could not be much closer. After years of battles, the two programs are deadlocked at 8-8 in the all…
It’s kind of surreal when you think about the kind of trajectory Kirk Johnson’s coaching career is on.Â
On Friday, Wetumpka will face off against Smiths Station, their first football meeting in almost two decades. Wetumpka enters the matchup following a 28-6 victory over Percy Julian, with the w…
The immediate thought heading into Friday is that Dadeville has the advantage purely because it's in a higher classification than Winterboro. However, do not let the Class 1A distinction fool …
The Booker T. Washington Golden Eagles and the Tallassee Tigers’ football teams will be facing off with plenty of history behind them, but both teams enter Friday’s matchup looking to change t…
At this point in the season, the area games get some added bonus. The area tournament is about a month away, and every team is fighting to improve its seed heading into it.Â
The Millbrook-based rollercoaster that is Stanhope Elmore flag football crested a hilltop Thursday night at 17 Springs, defeating Booker T. Washington (Tuskegee) 32-6.
For 24 years the Coosa River Challenge has been more than an event. What began as a way to showcase the Swayback Bridge trail, the Coosa River and downtown Wetumpka has grown into a legacy. It…
The Horseshoe Bend and Dadeville volleyball teams were both coming into Wednesday with multiple games under their belt. The Generals were coming off two wins, one over Reeltown and another ove…
You know when you wait for something so long, and then when it’s finally there, you are just disappointed?Â
Tallassee’s homecoming hearts were left in tatters Friday night as the hometown Tigers dropped an 11-8 decision to Greenville. The visiting Tigers used a late fourth-quarter field goal and a f…
The Edgewood Academy Wildcats' winning ways continued Friday night, shutting out Sparta Academy, 39-0. After losing their opening-week contest, the Wildcats have been on a roll with wins over …
The losing streak continues as the Mustangs fell to 0-4 Friday night, with Pike Road pulling away for a 50-14 victory. Stanhope Elmore stayed within striking distance early before the Patriots…
I’ve never been one to keep up with Miss America pageants, but I did compete in AKA pageants when I was younger. Sponsored by the Rho Chi Omega chapter of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. in Huntsville, competing in the Angel pageant each year was something I looked forward to. Putting on…
I witnessed something wild on Saturday afternoon.
Mary Louenna Pearson Taylor passed away on the evening of Friday, August 28, 2026, at the ag…
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Graveside service for Herman Royce McGowan will be Saturday, September 5, 2026 at 11AM at Bi…
(The Center Square) - Another foreign national has been indicted on terrorism charges in New…
(The Center Square) – A federal appeals court has reinstated an Ohio law requiring a person …
(The Center Square) – Democrat Roy Cooper leads Republican Michael Whatley 50%-42% in a new …
The contest pits brown bears of Alaska's Katmai National Park and Preserve against each othe…
While strokes became more common in younger adults, the number dying within 30 days of suffe…
Bruce the red panda was taken for a check-up after concerned zoo keepers spotted he was eati…
