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Saturday’s memorial program at Stephens Elementary School for late community educator and leader Rev. Alfred Cooper included revealing plans for a plaque in his honor.
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Amy Clampitt pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled substance and was sentenced to 36 months in prison Monday before Tallapoosa County District Court Judge Kim Taylor.
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What started as feeding local workers during lunchtime turned into opening a Mexican restaurant for Alexander City resident Lina Rajos Moreno.
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Fifty years ago today, history was made as the world sat in front of television sets watching as one small step was taken for man and one giant leap was taken for mankind.
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After slogging through mud Friday afternoon to hear the concerns of a property owner who said the city is responsible for causing drainage problems on his land, members of the Alexander City City Council said they are willing to conduct a work session to find a solution.
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Alabama Law Enforcement Agency State Troopers are still looking into a Wednesday afternoon accident on Highway 280 that injured a woman but have determined a cause.
Antaqessha Bunch, 24, of Kellyton was arrested for aggravated child abuse Wednesday by the Alexander City Police Department.
John Franklin Sutherlin, 35, a Dadeville police officer, was arrested last week by the Alexander City Police Department on a domestic violence charge.
Bill Nichols State Veterans Home received validation it is providing quality care for its residents this week after earning a silver medal from the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living.
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U.S. Navy veteran Charles Martin was in the Mediterranean Sea during the Cold War on a warship putting fragments in one of the ship’s guns when he realized how vulnerable he was to Soviet planes flying low and striking him.
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Rhonda Saunders is no longer a tourist because she has moved to the Alexander City area but she always wants to think like one, and that may be the best way for tourism to flourish around Lake Martin.
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Benjamin Russell’s Navy JROTC program hosted an orientation camp this week for ten rising freshmen to prepare them before school starts.
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The thin blue line will be a little thicker in the area but area law enforcement agencies are still seeking good people to join their forces.
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The Alexander City Board of Education signed a letter to the Tallapoosa County Commission specifying $56 million in projects it wants completed through funding from the county’s 1-cent sales tax, the biggest of which is a new high school near the Charles E. Bailey Sportplex.
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There are only five state marine patrol officers watching 105,000 acres of lakes in east-central Alabama but three fatal boat crashes on Lake Martin, Lake Jordan and the Alabama River since May have two common factors — all occurred at night and alcohol may have been involved, according to C…
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The Alexander City School System is planning to expand its pre-K program to the Alexander City Housing Authority for children who do not have the opportunity to travel to Jim Pearson Elementary School.
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The Boys & Girls Club of Lake Martin is expanding its Coosa County afterschool program to the Hanover and Rockford areas.
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The Bill Nichols State Veterans Home in Alexander City will receive national recognition in October for its high quality of service.
Purchasing agent Miles Hamlet brought the Alexander City City Council some good financial news at its meeting Monday.
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If you’ve noticed Carlisle’s windows no longer having brown paper behind them and tables now placed outside the store, you’re not alone.
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Three Horseshoe Bend students and their sponsor got a true California experience while participating in the FCCLA (Family, Career and Community Leaders of America) National Leadership Conference in Anaheim, California.
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The next step in a lengthy procedure to use the newly acquired portion of Alexander City’s inert landfill is expected soon when the city’s application to the Alabama Department of Environmental Management is filed, public works director Gerard Brewer said.
GAP Fellowship Church is giving away school supplies and providing a motivational message July 20 at its annual Back to School Expo.
Alexander City police determined a man who was killed in a fire on Lindsey Road on Thursday was electrocuted while trying to create artwork.
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Daviston area residents will soon have a shelter to weather the biggest of tornadoes.
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Rev. Frederick L. Young has been behind the pulpit at Great Bethel Missionary Baptist Church for a few months now but will be officially installed as pastor of the historic church Sunday surrounded by guest ministers from around the country.
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In a summertime tradition as entrenched as fireworks, watermelon and melting ice cream, power bills have escalated in Alexander City but officials said it’s not because of anything the city has done.
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Carlos Laundrell Brooks, 42, of Alexander City was arrested Tuesday evening for the Aug. 30, 2018 murder of a Sylacauga service station attendant while she worked according to Sylacauga Police Chief Kelley Johnson.
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Five current and former Tallapoosa County Schools students have served as Alabama Future Farmers of America student officers in the last six years.
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To help teach the lesson of serving others, First United Methodist Church of Alexander City is hosting Camp EDGE.
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Benjamin Russell’s football team will be playing under new lights at the Charles E. Bailey Sportplex this season for the first time since it was built 30 years ago.
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The Tallapoosa County Board of Education on Monday signed a letter to the Tallapoosa County Commission specifying $29.8 million in projects it wants completed through funding from the county’s 1-cent sales tax.
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Roping and riding was the focus of 150 cowboys and cowgirls at the Lake Martin Area Rodeo on Friday and Saturday.
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Tallapoosa County Commission chair T.C. Coley expects the 1-cent sales tax tabled by the commission last fall to be voted on at its August meeting.
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The bodies of two men who went missing after the boat they were riding on collided with another vessel following a fireworks show Thursday night were retrieved from Lake Jordan Saturday afternoon.
The renovation of the former Russell Sales Office into Alexander City’s new municipal complex has been delayed about 1½ months because the city is considering a change in the layout of the third floor for utilities department employees.
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It was a sweet day for the Jr./Sr. Smile-A-Mile campers Friday.
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Alexander City is operating with a $645,780 budget surplus through the first eight months of the fiscal year, even factoring in substantial spending on capital projects, giving officials confidence the city will finish 2019 with a balanced budget.
Hope, inspiration and fun were the focus of Alexander City Housing Authority’s strong families event Friday at the Springhill Youth and Adult Center.
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Summertime means hot weather and days spent at the lake and pool for many but for others it means their home gardens are in full swing. Tomatoes are one of the most popular summer vegetables but as they grow they bring along problems with them.
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Rural hospital reimbursement, understaffed facilities and regulations must be improved, U.S. Sen. Doug Jones said during a visit to Lake Martin Community Hospital on Tuesday.
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After a day of painstakingly examining the murky waters of Lake Jordan between Weoka Creek and Sears Slough, authorities suspended a search for two missing men Friday evening following a collision of two boats Thursday night.
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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.
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Capital murder suspect Latoni Daniel conspired with a male inmate to get pregnant while in custody in the Coosa County Jail to compel leniency and perhaps be freed on bond while awaiting trial, sheriff Michael Howell said Wednesday.
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Ferst Readers of Tallapoosa County has big fish to fry after hosting its first fishing tournament fundraiser.
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A Mississippi man plunged 100 feet to his death while working on the Fulton Street water tower in Dadeville on Saturday morning, police said.
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With the Fourth of July on Thursday, pet owners may be worried about dealing with their animals getting upset or anxious during fireworks.
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Alternating rain and sun didn’t diminish the popularity of the Hackneyville Fireworks Bash on Saturday. Event attendees brought their tents and umbrellas to watch performers and participate in the bash’s events.
Those who make more than $5,000 annually in gross receipts from rental properties must now have a business license, the Alexander City City Council decided at its Monday meeting.
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Pastor Dick Stark concluded the funeral of former Alexander City Mayor Don McClellan on Saturday with a prayer which, like the life of McClellan himself, reached far beyond the sanctuary of Faith Temple Church.
