All four acts of the City of Wetumpka River and Blues Music and Arts Festival performed Saturday just before the skies opened up with their own act — rain. Local favorite The Fabulous Fliptones started the evening off followed by Rollin’ in the Hay. River and Blues veterans Nathan and The Zy…
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Linville Funeral Home experienced a tragedy on April 14, 2025. One of its employees lost a son too soon under tragic circumstances.
Republicans have a strong hold in Elmore County.Â
Rhett Pinkston is following the history of his ancestors — leaving a mark on Elmore County.
Dozens of local officials gathered in Millbrook Friday to honor members of the military who didn’t come home alive.
The Holtville community has served as a model for education for generations.Â
The body of a 24-year-old man was recovered Wednesday evening from the waters of Lake Martin at Chimney Rock, and his identity has been confirmed as Jayden Baretta, 24, of Georgia, according to Elmore County Sheriff Bill Franklin.
It’s been almost a month since Tallassee Mayor Joey Wiginton announced city officials had received an inquiry about a 20 megawatt data center wanting to use the historic 1852 mill.
Stanhope Elmore High School was the first school in the state to ban the use of cellphones during the school day. It implemented the use of a YONDR pouch allowing students to carry their phones in locked bags.
A $500,000 grant from the USDA will allow Elmore County Schools to expand its Child Nutrition Program Farm to School options.Â
Blue shirts and pinwheels adorned the staff and desks at Elmore Community Hospital this month. It was not meant to provide just decoration. The blue shirts and pinwheels marked the staff of the hospital as honoring April as Child Abuse Prevention Month. It also stood as a symbol the staff wo…
For five years May Eason and her friends have filled the Wetumpka Civic Center with their Beautiful Table Settings Bash. This year more than 300 guests and presenters drove and flew in to be a part of the three days of fun surrounding fine china, silverware and table settings.
Commissioner Henry Hines is passionate about everything he does, especially when it comes to his grandchildren and Elmore County.
Tallassee Mayor Joey Wiginton still has an open mind about a possible data center on the banks of the Tallapoosa River and near downtown Tallassee in the old 1852 mill. But since news of a possible data center has broken, almost all social me…
A May 4 candidate forum will be the only chance for voters to hear from all candidates of the 19th Judicial Circuit Court Judge Place 5 and Elmore County District Court Judge Place 2 races in Elmore County.
Stores wanting to sell hemp products have a process to go through in order to do so in the state of Alabama.
The planned cleanup in Tallassee was a success.
A quick look around a meeting of pilots at EAA Chapter 822, one thing is easily noticeable. Almost everyone is close to retirement or already retired.
It was one of the first industrial buildings in Tallassee. It was started as a textile mill taking advantage of the fall in the water of the Tallapoosa River.Â
Two others have been charged in conspiracy investigation using drones to smuggle illegal drugs and other contraband into Elmore Correctional Facility between July and December 2025.
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month in Elmore County after the Elmore County Commission approved a proclamation at its Thursday meeting.
Three people forever connected to Tallassee High School are now in the THS Alumni Association’s Hall of Pride.
It was a playful ceremony on the lawn of the historic Elmore County Courthouse Friday. There was popcorn, bracelets and pinwheels.
Redland Elementary School kindergarten teacher Melanie Baker doesn’t see herself doing anything other than teaching young children.
Many think a grandmother’s china collection is for display only. With its stories of coming out only for special occasions and how it has been passed down for a generation or two, fear of breaking it keeps most from using it.
