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Nominations are now being accepted for the spring 2020 Living History Cemetery Tour and Art Show presented by Alexander City Theatre II and Russell Medical Foundation.
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What looked like a wedding outside Dadeville’s Mitchell House on Sunday with seats neatly placed in front of the house and a tent space behind the residence was actually ribbon cutting and open house for the community.
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Alexander City natives Chad and Kyle Wilson have been writing and playing country music together for 16 years and the awards are starting to stack up.
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The Alexander City Farmers Market season is wrapping up soon and had a successful season, according to manager Carly Herrmann.
Auditions for “A Christmas Carol” begin next week. Alexander City Theatre II will stage the play in early December with a cast of 23 to 30 local townspeople including parts for 11 men and several children of all ages.
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Fans of the lake will have another reason to visit when The Annex on Lake Martin opens in October.
There were crowds of people on the streets of downtown Alexander City on Saturday morning as there was much for residents and guests alike to enjoy.
Lake Martin Living magazine has hosted its annual art and photography contest for three decades, and this year the event is growing to incorporate more businesses, more art and more all-day fun.
Cloud Nine was packed with patrons Thursday during its 20th anniversary celebration.
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While it’s legal to shoot fireworks in Alexander City’s city limits, police urge caution because fires and serious injuries can result from carelessness.
Pet owners can have their animals vaccinated against rabies at a discounted rate Saturday as part of Rabies Awareness Day.
A book signing for Chris Hope’s novel based on the Coosa County homicides from the 1970s will be held at Adelia M. Russell Library on Monday.
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The Hackneyville Volunteer Fire Department is preparing for its the seventh annual fireworks bash June 29.
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New lane installations and renovations are happening at Idletime Family Center’s bowling alley, and the new look could spark renewed interest in the sport locally.
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Fireworks and Christian music will be heard at the 15th annual Celebrate Freedom event beginning at 6 p.m. July 3 at Benjamin Russell.
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Eight local The Studio Arts & Education dancers are nationals bound.
Alexander City Schools celebrated Alabama’s bicentennial this year as part of its fine arts showcase in April.
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On the Pontoon is still on the schedule for Sun Festival on Saturday as of now.
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The 17th annual Lil’ Calypso Art Fest has been postponed to June 15 due to inclement weather.
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Carlisle’s, a century-long fixture in downtown Alexander City, will reopen soon under new leadership although the exact timeframe is not set due to ongoing work in the building.
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The seventh annual Sun Festival will start Thursday with The Wilson Brothers Band and Jason Tapley performing as featured artists for the June Strand Sessions.
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There was clowning around Monday at the Charles E. Bailey Sportplex gym where Mamie’s Place Children’s Library kicked off its summer reading program.
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Microgreens such as tiny salads sat on a table at the first Alexander City Farmers Market of the season Saturday morning.
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The Alexander City Farmers Market opens for the summer Saturday at 7 a.m. at the Broad Street Plaza in downtown Alexander City.
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Art on the Lake was held Saturday and Sunday at Children’s Harbor and featured more than 50 vendors. Many attendees turned out for the two-day event.
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Sun Festival is making some changes this year with a tykes and trucks event instead of a 5K, car show and motorcycle ride.
The third annual Blues in the Park will begin at 4 p.m. Saturday at Strand Park in downtown Alexander City.
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The Downtown Jubilee held Saturday tied Military Appreciation Day, Junque Jubilee and Benton’s Beauty Supply’s 30th anniversary into one event.
Adelia M. Russell Library will host author Casey Cep for a question-and-answer session on her new novel at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday.
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Author Casey Cep will host a question-and-answer session on her new novel “Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee” about the 1976 Coosa County murders and Lee’s involvement trying to write about it at Adelia M. Russell Library on Wednesday.
The River Bottom Blues Band performed at Thursday's Strand Sessions concert in Strand Park in downtown Alexander City.
The widow of a Coosa County murder victim from 1976 is speaking out with her new memoir.
Classic car songs from the 1960s livened the crowd and vehicles ranging from a purple 1934 Ford to a 1954 Pontiac that once had trees growing through it were displayed Saturday at a car and truck show in New Site.
A broken guitar pickup and rain did not stop area residents from enjoying the first Strand Sessions of the year Thursday.
The history of Frohsin’s Department Store and the annual Jazz Fest will be explained at the Living History Cemetery Tour on April 13.
The Sarah Carlisle Towery Alabama Art Colony will get highlighted as a part of the Living History Cemetery Tour on April 13.
Strand Sessions starts tonight with Nashville, Tennessee, artist Lily Rose performing from 6 to 9 p.m. at Strand Park.
Visitors will get to meet one of the settlers of Alexander City at the Living History Cemetery Tour on April 13.
Brotherly competition and knowledge of the contest for the 2020-21 Alabama Waterfowl Stamp encouraged Alexander City native Jim Denney to enter for a fourth time in the contest’s 40 years.
Tourism is Alexander City’s main asset to bring about a return to prosperity, according to chamber of commerce president and CEO Ed Collari, who said his organization is developing a strategy to fully tap into Lake Martin and those who enjoy its waters.
By AMALIA KORTRIGHT
By TRAVIS HERRMANN
Wind Creek is hosting its first ever Great Outdoors Day to kick off the Fourth of July Weekend.
Saturday night marked the culmination of the 28th annual Jazz Fest celebration in Alexander City, along with the 6th annual Sun Festival. With this year’s Sun Festival providing a week full of events leading into Jazz Fest, there was plenty of excitement in the air around town as locals got …
Everyone thinks of music and good times when Jazz Fest is brought up, but not for Marty and Derra Sims.
Grab chairs, blankets, coolers and friends and head out to the 28th Annual Jazz Fest event kicking off tonight at 6 p.m. and continuing Saturday night. This is a concert series with musical acts you won’t want to miss.
The 6th Annual Sun Festival kicks off this weekend with events for the next week all across town celebrating with music and dancing, kids’ activities, animals in costume, good times with friends and an opportunity to win some prizes.
