Details of a child sex sting operation came out in preliminary hearings last week in Elmore County District Court.
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Members of the Horseshoe Bend School Key Club and their sponsor visited the Alexander City Kiwanis Club on Thursday to receive its charter.
The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency is once again partnering with Alabama People Against a Littered State (PALS) and organizations across the state to support the annual Don’t Drop It on Alabam…
This spring, Standard Deluxe proudly marks a major milestone: the 25th anniversary of the Old 280 Boogie, taking place Saturday and Sunday, April 18-19 on its artistic grounds in Waverly.Â
The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency is once again partnering with Alabama People Against a Littered State (PALS) and organizations across the state to support the annual Don’t Drop It on Alabam…
Four county commission candidates — all newcomers to the political field — gathered Monday night for a forum and debate hosted by the Eagle Forum of Alabama-Dadeville Group.
A Tallassee man was in court last Tuesday hoping to get a bond reduction.
Editor’s Note: A mugshot for the driver charged in this case is not available due to maintenance on the system at the Elmore County Jail.
For those involved with Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s Girls Ranch, there’s nothing like hearing a resident has been successful.
Criminal charges have been filed against a Wetumpka man following the boat crash death of a Nashville man on the Alabama River in Montgomery County.
This spring, the Elmore County Extension Office is inviting the public to engage with its employees during Alabama Extension Week, which runs April 12 to 18.Â
Elmore County High School juniors and seniors enjoyed prom Saturday with the theme Under the Golden Moon. It featured the senior leadout with students most often posing with parents to mark th…
No one was injured in a Cliff Street fire in Tallassee on Sunday morning.
There were no extraordinary sales and no special or limited availability products. But about 300 people came in the front door of the new TJ Maxx in the first hour it was open Sunday morning.
The Thompson family gathered Sunday like it so often does. Children were running around. Good food was plentiful. But one person was missing — Michael Randall Thompson.
Members of the Wetumpka High School Class of 2026 who will soon be graduating next month and going on to college or the military stopped for a moment for a photograph in the school’s driveway.…
With worsening drought conditions across the state and low relative humidity, Alabama Forestry Commission forester Rick Oates has issued a statewide Fire Alert effective immediately.
Occupancy rates at Wetumpka hotels are high.
After a fulfilling experience at the Electric Cooperatives of Alabama Youth Tour, a Reeltown High School junior is headed to Washington, D.C.Â
There are no style points in sports; all that matters is whether you win or lose.Â
For the first time since 2024, Holtville’s baseball team has returned the Class 5A Area 5 championship to Slapout. It was an arduous and grueling effort that included as much heartbreak, tumul…
You know it’s just another mid-April evening when the Wetumpka Indians are showcasing what it means to play all-around baseball. The Indians (19-7) have done it all season long, stacking up ag…
For the second season in a row, the Elmore County baseball team is the Class 5A Area 6 champion. After sweeping the Beauregard Hornets, ECHS took on the Valley Rams in an area series. The Pant…
For any high school sports team, success is usually not far off. It takes one team, one group of players with an unwavering commitment to pursue success. Maintaining that success over the cour…
Flag football is the newest, hottest sport and athletic departments across the nation are catching on. Just a few weeks after the inaugural Fanatics Flag Football Classic was broadcast to mill…
It certainly was a busy week for the Reeltown baseball team last week — fitting in five games from Tuesday through Saturday. And by the end of it, Reeltown walked out with a 4-1 record, includ…
Every team has that guy.Â
Baseball means a lot of different things to different people. For some people it’s an escape; for others it's a release; for many it’s an artifact of a childhood that can be relived with a bal…
After starting area play with back-to-back big wins, Tallassee’s softball is facing one of the toughest points in the season, when the months of hard work can be flushed down the drain with ju…
The postseason is nearing, and at this stage, teams across the state are trying to simulate the level of competition they will see there. Whether it be area games to push a team into the posts…
Truthfully, I cannot explain what has come over me as of late. It’s so far out of my wheelhouse that saying it has garnered questions from some of my closest friends and even resulted in my mo…
This spring, Standard Deluxe proudly marks a major milestone: the 25th anniversary of the Old 280 Boogie, taking place Saturday and Sunday, April 18-19 on its artistic grounds in Waverly.Â
Planned renovations at The Kelly Fitzpatrick Center for the Arts and the Wetumpka Depot Players got a little funding from the Alabama State Council on the Arts.
Anybody who ever worked with Ralph Frohsin organizing the Alex City Jazz Fest, knows how passionate he was about bringing the event to residents of the area.
Many times new laws seem overreaching, but Beau’s Law, set to be signed by Gov. Kay Ivey, is one that was done right.
There is something significant I’ve noticed since I’ve been back on the job.
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Mr. John Lester Starling, 66 years old, went to be with the Lord on Dec. 12, 2025.
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Faye Redding Holliday, 94, died peacefully on March 20, 2026, in Alexander City, AL., surrou…
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The sound of tinkling bells drifts through an alley in central Seoul, an unmistakable sign t…
