Well over 100 people joined together at Nathaniel H. Stephens Elementary once again Monday, Jan. 16, for a time-honored tradition.

Elected Tallapoosa County and Alexander City leaders gathered alongside their fellow citizens to observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day. They converged at the school’s flagpole, a ritual that Reverend Alfred Cooper first charted years ago during the national holiday, according County commissioner T.C. Coley.

2023 Alexander City MLK celebration

William Marlow is a multimedia reporter for Tallapoosa Publishers, Inc. To reach William, email william.marlow@alexcityoutlook.com.