Delinquent property tax notices go out
Law enforcement is investigating a Thursday night sexual assault of a 16-year-old girl in Alexander City.
Melissa Mullins may have a daughter on the autism spectrum, but that doesn’t stop her from being a parent first and advocate second.
Developers will present their plans for the Russell Main Office at Tuesday’s Alexander City City Council meeting.
The Dadeville City Council officially filled its District 5 seat Tuesday. The council appointed lifelong Dadeville resident Tony Wolfe to take the seat previously held by Dick Harrelson, who died Dec. 12.
Benjamin Russell’s Navy JROTC program added some new faces from Dadeville and Horseshoe Bend schools last week. The program officially added students from Tallapoosa County Schools this January after the county and Alexander City Schools announced a partnership last May.
After seven years of leadership, Dadeville Public Library director Abbi Mangarelli’s last day is Friday. Mangarelli said it was a hard choice, but she lives in Auburn and found a job closer to home.
President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial will likely start next week but the debate may last months, if not years, regardless of outcome.
The Eclectic Business Relations Committee is moving forward without Justin Pack as chairman. Pack, 20, is stepping down because he started attending Auburn University this semester and was offered a job.
The last person accused in the murder of 27-year-old LaDarrell Lamar Hart pleaded guilty Thursday as a youthful offender.
The Eclectic Police Department is searching for the location of Devin Foster, a 33-year old white male, wanted in connection with several thefts in the Eclectic area.
Teams were again searching by land and air Friday morning looking for Judy Kennebrew who was last seen around 6 p.m. Jan. 8 in the area of Jackson Lane in Tallassee.
The Lake Martin wine glasses, homemade foods, Auburn and Alabama candles and decorated T-shirts Makers Market on Main has been known for will be no more. The Main Street business announced Monday on Facebook it is permanently closing 2 p.m. Saturday.
Despite the productivity of the court system in Alexander City and Dadeville, many notable cases remain to be adjudicated.
The City of Dadeville is asking residents not to rake their leaves into the streets. Raking into city storm drains can cause leveled water and hydroplaning, according to Eugene McCollum of the city street department.
Teams were searching by land and air Wednesday morning looking for Judy Kennebrew who was last seen around 6 p.m. Jan. 8 in the area of Jackson Lane in Tallassee. Local volunteers searched the terrain surrounding Kennewbrews home and Tallapoosa County Sheriff's Office searched by helicopter …
Lake Martin Animal Shelter director Mia Chandler has some good news, as local pet adoptions are up and the euthanasia rate is down because of pet sterilization.
The Tallapoosa County Commission heard of efforts to reorganize an emergency volunteer organization and an effort to install reflective address signs on rental properties while approving a resolution to allow bonds to be sold for the Tallapoosa County Board of Education at its meeting Monday.
It was a night of honoring the Tallapoosa County Schools’ community at its board of education meeting Monday. The board was recognized for School Board Recognition Month; six elementary students were honored for writing achievements and resolutions were passed in honor of late community memb…
If you didn’t know its significance, you would drive by the brown warehouse turned music recording studio on Avalon Avenue in Muscle Shoals.
The Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s Department and the New Site Police Department are looking into the death of Martin Thomas Sweat.
Tallapoosa EMA director Jason Moran has worked hard to spread the word about emergency alert system Tallapoosa Alert since announcing it in early 2017. And it looks like his hard work has paid off.
The Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public's assistance in locating a missing senior, according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency.
Horseshoe Bend Regional Library bookmobile librarian Myra Abrams catalogued books while waiting for visitors outside the Bud T. Porch Center on Friday. The bookmobile made its monthly stop to Alexander City and made detours at Cooper Headstart and Gunter Housing.
Alexander City didn’t have to go far to find its new airport manager after Mike Smith announced his retirement in November.
Alexander City Mayor Tommy Spraggins said city officials are still waiting on a proposed ordinance from bond officials for the city to review.
It took only six hours for law enforcement to arrest a suspect in a Thursday afternoon shooting in Camp Hill.
A gunshot victim is in a Birmingham hospital after a shooting in Camp Hill on Tuesday.
Alexander City could see severe weather Saturday and officials are stressing the importance of preparation.
The Alexander City Chamber of Commerce will host its 109th annual meeting at 6 p.m. Jan. 30 at The Mill Two Eighty. The meeting will be a time to celebrate a year full of accomplishments.
High-profile criminal cases have drawn attention to the way defendants are granted bond and sentenced for crimes in Alabama.
U.S. Army and National Guard veteran Howard Mattox is a lot like the planes he fixed in the Vietnam War. He returned to the service after suffering two heart attacks during Desert Storm like the planes he repaired during Vietnam War went back into action.
United Martial Arts Academy is increasing its women’s self-defense workshops due to a rise in community interest.
Fred Roth has spent most of his life as an officer with the Alexander City Police Department, but he is leaving the rest of his life “up to God.”
Isaiah Taylor has fulfilled a lifelong dream as he was deputized as a Tallapoosa County deputy sheriff.
An inspection program for rental properties in Alexander City is going well six months after its implementation.
The New Site Town Council discussed salary increases for the mayor and council for the next term, but no decision was made Monday.
Residents of Elmore County came together Sunday at the Eclectic Warehouse to raise funds to cover a $27,000 medical expense for 7-year-old Bentley Lovejoy.
Supporting students when they need her most is part of the job for Horseshoe Bend School special education teacher Lindsey Smith, and it’s something she loves.
Every year brave participants voluntarily run into the cold waters of Lake Martin for a good cause — and the time is here.
Edward Alvies was also before Wharton for sentencing following his conviction last month for possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Families for John Ferrel Adamson and Gerald Haggerty got in their last words to convicted murderer Daquon Sheeley before Sheeley was sentenced. Some expressed forgiveness but still held Sheeley responsible.
First responders are exposed to a lot of things being first to the scene — especially firefighters.
An Alexander City woman died in a car crash early Saturday morning on Coosa County Road 63.
Local handgun purchases for women’s defense increased significantly in December.
Thanks to working together, branding for several entities in Alexander City will soon be similar.
It’s her gift of organization that placed Alexander City native Jamie Dark on multiple boards of directors over the years. She is currently on the boards of the Alexander City Schools Education Foundation, Tallapoosa Christian Crisis Center and Main Street Alexander City and is president of …
New Site Mayor Phil Blasingame is all smiles about progress made by New Site in 2019 and the town’s future.
Alexander City council to hear from citizens Monday; Amadeus presentation rescheduled
Alexander City native Kimberly McClellan chose her wedding dress in front of more than just her friends and family; she did it on a national television in a new series set to air Saturday.
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