Alex City council meeting set Monday
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Tallapoosa County School System bus driver starting base pay is lower than the starting salaries of other drivers in Clay, Elmore, Coosa and Lee counties’ school systems and Alexander City Schools. It is something county school superintendent Joe Windle said the system is addressing.
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The Tallapoosa County Coaches Association requested an athletic supplement increase of $135,000 at the Tallapoosa County Board of Education meeting Monday.
The school system plans to be in the black with the largest budget in history as the Tallapoosa County Board of Education approved its 2019-20 fiscal year budget Monday.
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The Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s Department is once again holding a women’s self-defense class.
New Site Mayor Phil Blasingame has been talking about a healthcare clinic in New Site since taking office nearly three years ago.
New Site is one step closer to having healthcare services in town after the Appalachian Regional Commission awarded the town a grant.
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A 17-year-old Horseshoe Bend student has been charged with making a terroristic threat after making threatening comments Tuesday about bringing a weapon to the school and describing a hit list for Wednesday, according to a release from Tallapoosa County sheriff Jimmy Abbett.
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U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL) told members of the Alexander City Kiwanis Club division in Washington is nothing new.
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Lake Martin Area United Way executive director Sharon Fuller was grinning ear to ear after Tuesday night’s campaign kickoff.
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Generations of Alabamaians who were seeking to get married have always visited their county courthouse and the probate judge’s office to get a marriage license but that will no longer be possible starting Thursday.
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Exciting things will be reported at Lake Martin Area United Way’s annual campaign kickoff event set to begin 5:30 p.m. Tuesday evening at the Betty Carol Graham Center at Central Alabama Community College.
New Site residents driving on Church Road will be happy as a paving project is completed.
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Today is National Senior Citizens Day according to National Calendar Day but every day is senior citizen day in Alexander City.
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.
The Tallapoosa County Board of Education tabled a vote Monday to approve a professional program management services agreement contract with Volkert for Reeltown school projects.
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There has not been an increase in ad valorem taxes but Tallapoosa County is expecting to haul in more than $1 million in additional property tax revenue according to Tallapoosa County Revenue Commissioner Eva Middlebrooks.
Out-of-district placement in the Tallapoosa County School System is not as common as it seems. Currently one family living in the Dadeville area zone has its two children commuting to Horseshoe Bend School for the 2019-20 year.
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All released from jail in animal cruelty case
The Tallapoosa County school board denied out-of-district placement for three families Monday night during its meeting.
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Reader submitted photographs of the first day of school for area schools.
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Horseshoe Bend School faculty and staff opened car doors, took pictures and gave out hugs on the first day of classes for the 2019-20 school year Thursday.
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Very little work is left to be finished with the New Site water expansion project and town officials are trying to determine how to use $15,000 left in the budget.
Last month individuals could purchase firearms in Alabama simply by showing a current concealed carry permit issued by a sheriff according to The Sure Shot owner Woody Baird, but that is no longer the case.
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Former Camp Hill police chief still awaiting trial
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Weapons at school is a nationwide issue seen every year in some shape form or fashion.
Students returning to school makes us feel a bit nostalgic.
It’s hard to imagine I’d ever say I enjoy the first day of school.
Programs, Advanced Placement and dual enrollment classes and career centers are a few of the ways Tallapoosa County and Alexander City schools prepare students for college and careers.
Starting the school year organized and staying organized throughout the year are two different things, but some simple tools may help parents and teenage students be on top of the workload in addition to what the schools offer.
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Children usually dislike visiting the doctor but failure to get physical examinations, shots and eyes tested, especially for those starting kindergarten and first grade, could lead to serious learning problems in school that could escalate into obstacles to success when they become adults.
The start of school means following dress codes for Alexander City and Tallapoosa County schools. Dress codes can be confusing and students can get pulled aside for breaking the rules. As a refresher, here are the two school systems’ dress codes:
Paper, pens, crayons and glue.
The dog days of summer are over, and it’s time to get back to work.
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They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but I say some are worth a few more.
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Tommy Tuberville retired from a college football career where he grew accustomed to recruiting teenagers to play for him, but now he is criss-crossing the state recruiting voters for his 2020 U.S. Senate campaign.
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The Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s Department said area residents are getting calls seeking money to take care of an arrest warrant.
Decreased tardiness, a solution to chronic absenteeism and more parental involvement are some of the goals the Alexander City and Tallapoosa County school systems have in the upcoming school year.
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More than 200 people including first responders, contractors and gas line operators filled the auditorium at the Betty Carol Graham Technology Center Wednesday to get to know each before an incident might occur on one of the pipelines in the area.
Those considering any work along the shoreline of Lake Martin should start the permit process now, as Alabama Power Company has announced its first permit fee increase since 2005 will become effective on Jan. 1, 2020.
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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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A possible health clinic in New Site is one step nearer after the New Site Town Council voted to allow McKee & Associates to do what is needed to let the project for bids so a decision can be made if the town can afford it.
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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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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.
The Dadeville Public Library and Horseshoe Bend Regional Library are in need of funding to replace their roof before it collapses.
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New Site Mayor Phil Blasingame said plans for a new healthcare clinic and pharmacy building owned by the town and leased to providers will be on the agenda for Monday’s meeting.
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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.
