A single vessel-related incident involving unpermitted fireworks that occurred Friday night, July 4, is still under investigation by the Alabama Fire Marshal’s office and the Marine division of the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency.
A resolution to update the City of Alexander City’s organizational chart failed to pass at Monday night’s city council meeting.
A public hearing was held Monday at the City of Alexander City City Council regular meeting at the request of Jay Taylor, who wished to appeal his termination.
Jarrah Shay Keel, 33, of Alexander City, will spend 30 days in the Tallapoosa County Jail and will have to pay nearly $30,000 in restitution to the county probate office after pleading guilty Tuesday to using her employment position for personal gain.
“The doctor of the future will give no medicine, but will instruct his patients in care of the human frame, in diet, and in the cause and prevention of disease.” – Thomas Edison
A ribbon cutting for the new cottages was held Tuesday at the park. All of the cottages have three bedrooms, three bathrooms and water views.
Alexander City Schools director of accountability and accessibility Kenyatta Simmons had a message for the students attending the Back to School Youth Explosion Saturday — just shine.
Russell Brands distribution center in Alexander City will be closing its doors Sept. 29.
An anonymous letter presented to the Alexander City City Council at Monday night’s council meeting led to questions regarding Mayor Woody Baird’s residency within the city limits.
The last day to register to vote in Tallapoosa County in time for the municipal elections is 5 p.m. Monday.
Get ready for dinner and dancing under the stars.
Scattered around the different work areas of Robinson Iron are parts to one of the South’s most visited tourist attractions.
Two Rivers Lumber Co., scheduled to open this month, will soon be riding the rails.
An Alexander City man was arrested July 24 for trafficking cocaine.
Editor’s note: This is the second of a two-part series. The first article was published Thursday, July 31, online.
Amidst some confusion at Monday night’s City of Alexander City City Council meeting, the ordinance to raise commercial sewerage rates passed despite two nay votes.
Noah Baird is going to Disneyworld.
Alexander City turned out big for Aldi’s grand opening.
In May, Gov. Kay Ivey signed the FOCUS Act, which prohibits students’ use of smart phones, tablets, smart watches and other wireless devices inside public schools in Alabama.
Benjamin Russell High School principal Shannon Benefield gave members of Alexander City Kiwanis Club a brief update of high school happenings at the weekly meeting Thursday.
If the crowd at Alexander City School’s Back-to-School Bash Thursday was any indication that families are preparing for the return of a new school year, then it would be safe to say everyone is ready for the first day of school to begin.
Patrons of The Local at 41 Main have been enjoying cocktails handmade by Adam and Crayton Walton since August 2024.
At Tuesday night’s Alexander City Schools board meeting, Benjamin Russell High School principal Shannon Benefield asked the board to look at the current coach pay structure to see if it could be simplified.
Two local men were arrested July 14 for organized retail theft.
School is nearly back in session and Tallapoosa and Coosa counties are getting ready just for that.
Benjamin Russell High School’s director of bands Christian Reyes-Odum has bided her time for the big payoff.
Laraun Terrell Darby, 34, of Alexander City, was arrested July 17 for a class A felony drug trafficking charge of opium.
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