The Elmore County Sheriff’s Office was close to solving the case of more than 15 vehicles being struck by thrown rocks. Then parents saw a video shared by CrimeStoppers. Now four 17-year-olds from the Holtville community have juvenile petitions filed against them.
Staff Writer
Editor’s Note: This article contains graphic images and details about alleged sexual abuse of a child and may be triggering to some readers.
Authorities are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying individuals connected to a series of dangerous incidents that occurred on the evening of Saturday, June 27, 2026 in Elmore County.
Three Prattville teenagers were in court Wednesday morning only to see an Aniah’s Law hearing continued.
A Millbrook man was arrested over the holiday weekend on sex abuse charges in Gulf Shores.
A black bear was hit by an automobile Sunday afternoon near the intersection of Highway 14 and Firetower Road just outside of Wetumpka city limits. It was later euthanized by law enforcement, according to Elmore County Sheriff Bill Franklin.
First responders are keeping tabs on a boat fire in the same slough as Anchor Bay Marina on Lake Martin.
Two people from east Alabama were arrested for drug trafficking in May. During a preliminary and bond hearing last week, one is taking the rap for everything.
An Opelika man and Montgomery man pleaded guilty last week to electronic solicitation of a child.
A former Red Hill Volunteer Fire Department firefighter is accused of stealing at least $250,000 from the department over the last decade.
There is no shortage of activities in Elmore County for Fourth of July.
The sign outside of Coosada Town Hall read “Tuesday 06/17/26 Council Meeting 11 a.m.”
Contractors are working to finish a section of a sewer project on Airport Road that a judge has ordered is under the jurisdiction of Elmore County while Coosada officials have requested a stay pending an appeal case.
Central Alabama Community College celebrated student achievement during its 2026 Honors Program held on the Alexander City campus.
Multiple vehicles were damaged by thrown rocks along Highway 14 from Wetumpka to Tallassee Saturday night.
The numbers are staggering.
A two-vessel crash on Hatchet Creek left a Munford woman injured.
Lamar Neighbors Jr. is no longer the Republican candidate for Elmore County coroner following his arrest Thursday on aggravated theft by deception.
Children of all ages went to the farm in Eclectic last week. Blue Ribbon Dairy and Wildly Blessed opened their doors to the public for farm days and a farm camp. All week children took on farm chores at Blue Ribbon, picked flowers, tie-dyed s…
The former Eclectic town clerk Shannon Duck was arrested this week on a single count of first-degree theft, according to Elmore County Sheriff Bill Franklin. She was released on a $5,000 bond.
The Elmore County Commission accepted a nearly $70 million jail next door to the current Elmore County Jail.
Elmore County Schools are going to make do with what they have.
Some Elmore County students earned more than $13 per hour as an 11th or 12th grader this last school year while working in the community.
Cafeterias across Elmore County Schools are getting some new equipment thanks to the Elmore County Board of Education.
A Millbrook man will spend another three decades incarcerated after pleading guilty to raping a 5-year-old girl.
