The Eclectic Volunteer Fire Department is in rare company after receiving an Insurance Services Office 3 rating.
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Due to the upcoming Alexander City Schools consolidation, schools will have different last days for students.
Alabama will temporarily remove the state sales tax on most food items from May 1 through June 30.
The Dadeville High School band program is only getting better.
Alabama will temporarily remove the state sales tax on most food items from May 1 through June 30.
The Dadeville High School band program is only getting better.
Jay’Z’ion Strong’s mother had hoped she was going to see some sign of remorse from the man who shot and killed her son in June 2024.
Southern Preparatory Academy is keeping students at the heart of its transformation. As it continues to bring progressive changes while simultaneously embracing its roots, faculty and staff ar…
Earth became more than just a map or globe for Wetumpka Middle School students during Multicultural Day.
It’s been almost a full school year since cell phone pouches have been implemented for every student at Eclectic Middle School. And for principal La’Tresia Robinson, it’s been a success despit…
Editor’s Note: Tallapoosa Publishers Inc. reports these police incidents exactly as they are reported to us.
When your best friends play a trick on you, you know there’s gotta be a good reason for it.
The Elmore County Commission called up students who finished CERT training, won FCCLA state championships and earned wrestling state championships to the dais at its Monday meeting.
Dedication, discipline and balance are three things students often have to learn when deciding to get involved beyond academics.
It’s become an annual event for Wendell Saxon and his wife Yvonne to announce winners of the Black History essay and poster contest for Elmore County Schools. Last month they announced the win…
Elmore County Schools has always had special connections to students with military parents primarily through Maxwell Gunter Air Force Base.
Editor’s Note: Tallapoosa Publishers Inc. reports these police incidents exactly as they are reported to us.
For these Reeltown educators, there is more to the job than just teaching.
Two principals have been named for the upcoming Alexander City Schools consolidation.
The road through the playoffs is much like going through valleys and peaks, and for the Benjamin Russell baseball team, it fell into the valley in the second round.
I’ve talked about gambling before. I believe just a few months into my tenure with Tallapoosa Publishers Inc., I talked about it and my conflicting views on the subject.
A winning record, a Class 6A Area 5 title, two home playoff games and a trip to the second round of the playoffs for the first time since 2023. All the while, replacing eight seniors from the …
In Wetumpka, expectations on the baseball diamond are always high. Especially under coach Russ Brooks, the Indians hold themselves to a certain standard in how they play the game.
Wetumpka’s boys soccer team has had a chip on its shoulder dating back to last season. The Indians faced the worst type of defeat: an 8-0 shutout at the hands of their bitter rivals, Stanhope …
The first round of the Class 2A baseball playoffs commenced over the weekend, with the Horseshoe Bend baseball team facing off against Tuscaloosa Academy on the road. Unfortunately, the Genera…
The Auburn baseball team won their fourth straight series over the weekend at Plainsman Park against Oklahoma, cementing themselves as one of the best teams in the country.
What did Reed Wood not do for the Reeltown baseball team in the first round?
For Stanhope Elmore’s baseball team, the journey back to the Final Four started in Millbrook. The Mustangs hosted Rehobeth at Furlow Field in a three-game first round playoff series.
Soccer is a game of control. Everything comes down to possession and opportunity — which team can put the ball in the back of its opponent’s net while protecting its goal?
There is a dynasty brewing in Tallapoosa County, and you don’t need to venture too far down U.S. Highway 280 to find them. The Dadeville boys and girls track and field teams have essentially m…
Greatness doesn’t happen overnight. It requires years of practice and hard work, hours upon hours spent with your nose to the grindstone.
As Al Pacino’s mob boss Michael Corleone famously says in THE GODFATHER PART III, “just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in!”
As Al Pacino’s mob boss Michael Corleone famously says in THE GODFATHER PART III, “just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in!”
Like the Alabama State Senate, the State House of Representatives will have very little turnover. Our state legislative seats are becoming analogous to congressional seats when it comes to incumbency. Over 80% of the legislature is unopposed. The partisanship makeup and faces will be pretty …
It’s the time of year when most everyone is ready for a break.
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Mr. John Lester Starling, 66 years old, went to be with the Lord on Dec. 12, 2025.
Blue shirts and pinwheels adorned the staff and desks at Elmore Community Hospital this mont…
Why do rap lyrics continue to be used to demonize people inside and outside the courtroom, i…
States Newsroom reports Kansas GOP leaders used rules to cut debate on a controversial trans…
Uncommon pasta shapes are starting to reach more U.S. grocery shelves as major brands and re…
Good appetizers have a way of disappearing before you see. These crowd-friendly ideas bring …
A historic drop in violent crime, including the murder rate, is at risk after the cancellati…
