The Elmore County Board of Education has a budget for fiscal year 2026 in the amount of $177,915,437. It is an increase of about $13 million over last year.Â
Both parents of Karson Matthews are serving 20 years in prison after they were convicted of aggravated child abuse related to the 2-month-old’s death in 2018.
An unremorseful James Brunson stood quietly but defiantly before Judge Patrick Pinkston in Wetumpka Tuesday morning. Sentencing was the final step after two trials surrounding the rape and sex abuse of a 13-year-old.
While Elmore County property owners are paying more in ad valorem taxes, it doesn’t add additional revenue or allow more spending for the Elmore County Board of Education. Last week the board met for the first of its budget hearings and learn…
The inventory of Vivian O’Nay is covered in inches of soot and is smoke damaged. The studio and event space of Warehouse 231 is severely damaged by fire. The power is out. The businesses are now closed until further notice. The daycare next d…
The red and white logo of Coca-Cola has been recognizable worldwide for decades. But it was more of a regional brand back in 1903 when the Montgomery Coca-Cola Bottling Company was opened by Crawford Jackson just down the road to begin bottli…
Wetumpka High School is used to band members being selected for all-state. And as a whole they have traveled the nation for performances. But now, it has three members who have been selected to be a part of the 250 member Macy’s Great America…
