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Wind Creek State Park is 100 percent booked for Memorial Day weekend, according to park superintendent Bruce Adams.
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New “no wake” buoys at Lake Martin’s Bridge to Nowhere will demand vigilance from boat operators in the high-traffic area north of Chimney Rock this holiday weekend.
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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.
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Authorities said an Enterprise woman is conscious and alert after jumping Saturday from Acapulco Rock, known to many as Chimney Rock.
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The Alexander City Police Department said two people were flown to Birmingham hospitals following a Saturday evening accident on U.S. Highway 280.
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Fifth Judicial Circuit Court Judge Isaac Whorton joined area officials to help remember fallen law enforcement officers in Tallapoosa County on Thursday in a ceremony in Alexander City.
The Lake Martin Event Center at The Rodeo Club in Dadeville is gearing up to sling cocktails for the Boys & Girls Club of the Lake Martin Area from 6 to 8 p.m. May 22.
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First responders, educators and medical professionals gathered Wednesday in Dadeville for a tabletop exercise to make sure they are ready in the event of a disaster – in this case an active shooter across three locations.
The third annual Blues in the Park will begin at 4 p.m. Saturday at Strand Park in downtown Alexander City.
Gov. Kay Ivey signed into law Wednesday a bill banning abortions in the state, a move sure to draw nationwide legal challenges supporters hope will result in the U.S. Supreme Court overturning the landmark Roe v. Wade decision.
Dr. Joe Summers, the executive director of Auburn University’s Government and Economic Development Institute, will appear in Alexander City on May 23 to speak about quality of life and economic development.
The Boys & Girls Club of the Lake Martin Area is actively planning a pilot program of its Goodwater Unit at Central Coosa High School which is tentatively scheduled to open in the fall if there are enough children enrolled to support the extension.
Summer swimming, reading, team building, skating, arts and crafts, bowling and movies are just a few of the activities the Boys & Girls Club of the Lake Martin Area summer programs will offer from June 4 through July 28.
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State investigators believe an Auburn man was killed in the first of two collisions his boat was involved in on Lake Martin Friday night.
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Cheech and Chong are not the spokespersons for the Dyed Pirates Society. No greeny Fleur de Leafs are growing out back of the store on Highway 49 south of Dadeville and smoke doesn’t billow from within when the front door opens. In fact, the establishment that sells products associated with …
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An Auburn resident was killed Friday night in a three-boat collision on Lake Martin, according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency.
An Auburn resident was killed Friday night in a three-boat collision on Lake Martin, according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency.
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While some contend the Alexander City real estate market is barely breathing, local agents say a lot is happening under the surface. Meanwhile, those working and living in Auburn and in neighboring Georgia are increasingly coveting property around Dadeville and on Lake Martin.
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Children adorned in bright colors exited limousines Saturday and entered an equally decorated gymnasium during the Boys & Girls Club of the Lake Martin Area’s Fairy Tale Ball.
Area residents and volunteers have a chance to take part in cleanups in Alexander City and Dadeville on Saturday.
Russell Marine has begun reshaping an abandoned building into a multi-million-dollar boating superstore it hopes will be the prow of economic development along the U.S. Highway 280 corridor in Alexander City.
Editor’s Note: This is the second of a two-part series about the Alexander City Chamber of Commerce’s plan to draw new business into the area.
Feb. 28 is the day on which Martin Dam’s operators begin to raise the lake level to summer pool and while it is affectionately known and in some circles celebrated as Plug Day, there is not an actual plug or stoppage mechanism that facilitates the 7-foot fill of Lake Martin each spring.
Editor’s Note: This is the first of a two-part series about the Alexander City Chamber of Commerce’s plan to draw new business into the area.
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The Alexander City City Council unanimously approved Monday night a one-year moratorium on certain new businesses coming into the downtown historic district, a move that signals rezoning could come in the future.
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.
The Clean Community Partnership Third Saturday Cleanup will start again Saturday.
For nearly four years the Tallapoosa County Commission and the City of Dadeville have been working on plans to renovate the courthouse square in Dadeville but Monday the commission received news that could derail the project.
The Lake Martin Area Economic Development Alliance will now have an additional job recruitment tool at its disposal – Dunn & Bradstreet Hoover’s database.
The Tallapoosa County Commission approved measures Monday to help accommodate the development of Russell Marine’s boat superstore on U.S. Highway 280 in Alexander City.
The Lake Martin Young Professionals is hosting the fourth annual Lake Martin YP Polar Plunge on Saturday.
In a move that could christen a new era of retail development along U.S. Highway 280 in Alexander City, Russell Lands is investing millions of dollars in a new boat dealership, rigging facility and lifestyle store that could open by next spring.
No action was taken in the special-called Tallapoosa County Commission meeting Monday but there was a lot of discussion in an executive session.
Tallapoosa County Administrator Blake Beck introduced Sandra Fuller as the county’s new tourism director at Monday’s Tallapoosa County Commission meeting.
St. James Episcopal Church in Alexander City hosted the “We Are One” community breakfast for the Boys & Girls Club of the Lake Martin Area Thursday morning.
Minutes after Friday’s fatal helicopter crash on Lake Mitchell, the Alex City Tallapoosa County Rescue Squad sprang into action.
This weekend was a great time to clean up — the lake that is. Several volunteers, along with the Lake Martin Resource Association, gathered at Wind Creek State Park and surrounding areas to continue the process of cleaning the shorelines of Lake Martin in the ninth annual Renew Our Rivers cleanup.
As the Lake Martin Resource Association holds its annual Renew Our Rivers cleanup today, the students at Stephens Elementary School held a special assembly Friday to remind the students how important clean water is, while also recognizing the winner of the art contest held as a part of the effort.
Water levels might change where the trash is collected this weekend for the Renew Our Rivers annual cleanup, but not the mission.
Automobiles will soon have a smoother surface on U.S. Highway 280 in Tallapoosa County.
One of the busiest weekends of the year at Wind Creek State Park is coming up, as the park prepares for its 12th annual Fall Festival celebration this Saturday.
Leaders from area manufacturers gathered Friday morning not to talk business, but to enjoy a bite of breakfast from the Lake Martin Area Economic Development Alliance (LMAEDA) while celebrating Manufacturing Day.
A new sonar acquired by the Alexander City Tallapoosa County Rescue Squad aided in the recovery of a suicide victim Friday on Lake Martin.
2018 marked the 9th annual Celebrate Lake Martin T-shirt contest, with students at Stephens Elementary School creating works of art with the theme of Lake Martin and all it provides to the community.
Magic mirror on the wall, who is the sweetest of them all?
The Alexander City Sportplex is preparing to play host to one of the most anticipated local events of the year, as the 38th annual Oktoberfest is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 13.
Everyone pays taxes of some form – property tax, income tax, sales tax and gasoline tax to name some. But in Tallapoosa County, just what funds are available to do roadwork?
Get ready for twangy fiddles, sweet harmonizing and heartfelt songs this Saturday.
There is no need to worry next week when you see a large gathering of first responders at Strand Park in Alexander City.
