The philosophy for Kirk Johnson has always been to build relationships. He said it when he first got hired to take over the Benjamin Russell football program, and he is still saying it to this day. Of course, the players are at the forefront of that approach, but Johnson took it a step furth…
Central Alabama Community College is excited to announce a new AI Microcredential course available for the Fall 2026 semester. According to a press release, this accessible program is in high-…
Just a few years ago, municipalities in Elmore County were paying different rates to house prisoners serving time from municipal court convictions. Last year the Elmore County Commission and t…
While songwriters from all over performed at this year’s Lake Martin Songwriters Festival, the Locals Stage might have been the best way to launch the 4-day event.Â
The last time the bell rang over the textile mills in Tallassee was to celebrate the end of World War II. It will ring again thanks to a grant from the Alabama Historical Commission.
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.
Soccer is a quickly growing sport in central Alabama and around the United States. The AHSAA sanctioned boys and girls soccer as one of its sports in 1991. Since then and especially in the wak…
The philosophy for Kirk Johnson has always been to build relationships. He said it when he first got hired to take over the Benjamin Russell football program, and he is still saying it to this…
The Dadeville volleyball team had taken a leg up on the court over the course of Beverly Barron’s tenure with the Tigers. That same level of success has carried over into the classroom as well.Â
Tallassee’s two-time defending state champion, Thomas Patterson, is on track to be one of the most decorated wrestlers in the history of the stories program. Patterson, now a rising senior, at…
When I got the notification last week my pick for the greatest basketball player of all time was going to become a Philadelphia 76er, to say I was speechless would be an understatement. James’…
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
When I got the notification last week my pick for the greatest basketball player of all time was going to become a Philadelphia 76er, to say I was speechless would be an understatement. James’ final free agency saga was interesting to me for the first few days, but it quickly became a slog w…
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
