A new and more highly transmissible COVID-19 variant, B.1.1.7, has been identified in three Alabama residents.
The last few months have stretched the staffs of area funeral homes.
The Tallapoosa County Health Department is now offering COVID-19 vaccinations to qualifying residents out of its Alexander City office, Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) announced Tuesday.
Teachers and staff from Horseshoe Bend School, Dadeville Elementary and Dadeville High School were vaccinated for COVID-19 at Lake Martin Community Hospital Friday.
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed a few things for income tax filing while many things remain the same.
Tallapoosa County COVID-19 cases rose by 457 Friday, more than seven times its previous single-day record, due to a "backlog of test results," Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) said.
Kenneth Pike is counting his blessings after a fire destroyed his home Thursday night.
Alabama Department of Labor secretary Fitzgerald Washington announced today that Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted December unemployment rate is 3.9%, down from November’s rate of 4.4%, and above December 2019’s rate of 2.7%. December’s rate represents 87,534 unemployed persons, com…
Gov. Ivey renewed Alabama's "Safer at Home" order Thursday, extending the statewide mask mandate to Friday, March 5. The order was set to expire Friday.
In March state legislators passed legislation for the distribution of funds under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Thanks to a transfer last week, Tallapoosa County could be left holding the bag for expenditures expected to be reimbursed under the legislation.
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Tallapoosa County Schools teachers and staff members will have the option to be vaccinated Friday, Jan. 22 and Friday, Jan 29 after last week's last-minute cancelation.
When nursing home Chapman Healthcare Center called Jimmy Peoples earlier this month to tell him his mother tested positive for COVID-19, Peoples had reason to be concerned — Peoples' mother is in her 90s and has had four coronary bypasses.
Dadeville's Lake Martin Community Hospital has canceled vaccinations for Tallapoosa County Schools employees this week due to its vaccine shipment being delayed, Superintendent Ray Porter said Friday.
Justin Kyle Hutcherson was sentenced Thursday to 65 years in prison two years to the date after ‘obscene and lewd’ images of children known by him and filmed were found on his computer.
Area residents 75 and older can get the COVID-19 vaccine at Russell Medical starting Thursday.
Horseshoe Bend School and Dadeville elementary and high schools will have one day of virtual learning Friday for teachers and staff to get vaccinated at nearby Lake Martin Community Hospital, superintendent Ray Porter said Monday.
Gov. Kay Ivey and the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) announced Friday COVID-19 vaccinations will be available to people 75 years of age and older beginning Jan. 18. But one Alexander City nursing home saw most of its residents get the vaccine Friday.
Members of both political parties are calling Wednesday’s demonstration a disgrace.
'I'm still shaken from it': Tallapoosa County reacts to yesterday's storming of the Capitol building
In local bars, Mexican restaurants and social media, Tallapoosa County residents reacted in horror, indignation, and for some, literal disbelief Wednesday as a pro-Trump mob storming the Capitol building played out on live television.
Dozens of Tallapoosa County Schools students, staff and family members were reported positive for COVID-19 since returning to class this week, according to the school system's COVID-19 dashboard.
When new Tallapoosa County Schools superintendent Raymond Porter was first elected, it was early March, in the waning days of "the beforetimes."
Alabama COVID-19 hospitalizations reached a record-breaking 3,064 patients Monday, up 63% from Dec. 4, according to data from the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH).
New superintendent of schools Raymond Porter was sworn in by Tallapoosa County Board of Education Monday morning in a ceremony livestreamed on the board's Facebook page.
The federal government started sending its $600 stimulus checks Tuesday evening as part of a recently passed COVID-19 relief bill signed by President Donald Trump on Sunday, after some delay in attempt to raise the amount to $2,000.
Russell Medical pathologist Dr. John Elgin was one of the first in line Monday morning as the hospital rolled out the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.
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As COVID-19 cases continue to climb in the area, the Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s Office has closed to the public. But just because the offices are closed to the public does not mean there is no law enforcement in Tallapoosa County.
Gov. Kay Ivey announced an extension to the Alabama Broadband Connectivity (ABC) for Students program into 2021, thanks to a provision in the latest COVID-19 relief package passed by Congress last week and signed by President Trump on Sunday evening.
Alabama COVID-19 hospitalizations reached an all-time high Monday with 2,802 patients hospitalized statewide, according to data from the Alabama Department of Public Health (APDH).
Gov. Kay Ivey joined leaders of materials manufacturer SiO2 Materials Science and other officials at a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the opening of a facility where the Auburn company has launched production of unique vials to be used in the delivery of COVID-19 vaccines.
Alabama’s monthly unemployment rate dropped to 4.4% in November, down from 5.7% in October, Alabama Department of Labor secretary Fitzgerald Washington announced Friday.
Tallapoosa County Schools will review school bus driver pay nearly one year after a grievance letter sent by bus driver John Ford, the school board confirmed in its latest work session.
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Ever since Tallapoosa County entered its second peak, Alexander City resident Diane Lemmond has been spreading the gospel of mask-wearing.
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A recent report by statewide nonprofit VOICES for Alabama’s Children ranks Tallapoosa County 60th out of Alabama’s 67 counties for child wellbeing, using a score based on nine key metrics.
Gov. Kay Ivey once again extended Alabama’s “Safer at Home” order Wednesday, making masks mandatory through Jan. 22, 2021.
Tallapoosa County’s five schools have been struggling to fill demand for substitute teachers caused by staff members having to quarantine, personnel director Nancy Hatcher told school board members Tuesday.
New Site’s Horseshoe Bend School dismissed students at noon Wednesday due to a rupture in the main water line occurring sometime after classes began, Tallapoosa County Schools announced in a text alert Wednesday morning.
Horseshoe Bend School is dismissing students at noon today due to a rupture in its main water line, the school announced Wednesday morning.
Lake Martin stakeholders have launched a letter writing campaign to stall action they say could pose a threat to water quality, but Alabama Department of Environmental Management officials contend the proposed action could provide better oversight than current measures.
Many unemployment compensation beneficiaries will see their benefits end on or before Dec. 26, according to federal program guidelines.
The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) is working to make the changes in processes to allow for a reduced quarantine period for persons who may have been exposed to COVID-19. Only the Alabama State Health Officer has the authority to establish state quarantine and isolation requirements.
It has been almost two years since it was alleged Justin Kyle Hutcherson filmed children and others in his shower and while using the restroom in his home.
As the Christmas holidays approach, one local woman is hoping to ensure residents of area nursing homes are reminded they are loved and thought of.
Locals across Alexander City, New Site and Dadeville reported hearing a mysterious boom, followed by a jolt, on Facebook Thursday morning. Some reported hearing it in the early hours of the morning while others said it was around 9 or 9:30 a.m.
Despite the uncertainty 2020 has brought, an annual holiday tradition counted on since 1955 is continuing for its 65th year — the NORAD Santa tracker.
Troopers within the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Highway Patrol Division saw nearly a 30% decrease in overall traffic fatalities during the extended 2020 Thanksgiving travel period.
Tallapoosa County Schools reported an uptick in COVID-19 cases following Thanksgiving break, most notably at Dadeville High School where five students, one staff member and four family members were reported to have tested positive in a single day.
Gov. Kay Ivey urged Alabama school systems to return to in-person learning in a statement on Tuesday.
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