Because Tallassee is a Class A municipality, it has always had a part-time mayor.
Because Tallassee is a Class A municipality, it has always had a part-time mayor.
The Camp Hill Police Department is investigating a possible drive-by shooting that occurred at approximately 11:50 p.m. Wednesday.
Editor’s Note: Tallapoosa Publishers Inc. reports these police incidents exactly as they are reported to us.
“Our future has begun, and we invite you to join the journey,” Alexander City Mayor Mike Densmore told a packed house at the State of the City and County.
Starting in 2026, newly purchased all-terrain vehicles will have to be titled when purchased in Alabama.
Today’s bullies can be tomorrow's leaders. Students who lurk in the shadows can be too. They just need a little mentoring and willingness to learn.
The weather outside Saturday was frightful, but it didn’t hinder anybody’s Christmas spirit.
More and more, we are seeing what we like to call “social media journalists” pop up. These are often people who aren’t trained in the communications field, many times running some sort of Face…
Alexander City will be moving forward to gain water service rights from Hackneyville.
A closet at Wetumpka High School serves as more than just a storage room. It has been filled with love and hope by students and staff.
Elmore County District Court Judge Ben Baxley has sworn in Carter Scales Taunton as a juvenile probation officer.
Seven new names have been added to the Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s Department Most Wanted list.
Now is the time to start preparing to file your taxes.
Now that temperatures are dropping, more homes require some type of heat to keep its residents warm.
Gunshots rang out in the Rock Springs community as an alleged thief was trying to get away.
A Florida woman is in the Elmore County Jail after the Wetumpka Police Department was called to assist a downtown restaurant with a disorderly person.
A traffic stop just 5 miles from their home saw a mother and son arrested for several drug related charges.
More changes are headed to Southern Preparatory Academy.
Three starters from last year, out fighting an injury, and a coach out the whole week fighting an illness, could be detrimental for anyone — unless you’re the Benjamin Russell girls basketball team.
It is a lot easier to quantify a player’s impact using their on-the-court numbers; it is never as easy to quantify the impact a player has on their team’s morale – how that player motivates th…
First one down; now it’s time to build off that.
For several years, I filled these pages with sports musings and opinions. And if you were reading back then, you probably remember a few columns about the Arbogast family curse.
Some athletes have it in their veins.
Playing college softball has been one of the goals Benjamin Russe’s Kenzie Henderson has been aiming for, and she accomplished that feat, signing with Central Alabama Community College on Thursday.
In their first game of the season, the Tallassee Tigers went out to play Wetumpka, a girls basketball team with nine games already under its belt. And the experience proved too much to handle …
No athlete enjoys a loss. Especially not one by a margin of 49 points.
From the mound to the outfield. From Alexander City to Tuscaloosa. BRHS senior Aubrey Chapman is on her way to Shelton State Community College after signing with the school on Thursday, as one…
On Thursday, Benjamin Russell softball standout Lydia Montgomery put pen to paper, signing her letter of intent to play college softball at Gadsden State for the next two years.
Edgewood Academy’s Brock Whitt hit a major career milestone in the Wildcats’ Tuesday night win against Lowndes Academy, 61-32. In a 27-point outing, Whitt surpassed 1,000 career points.
The Horseshoe Bend girls basketball team took home a 51-23 win over the Dadeville Tigers on Tuesday night.
Now that we have officially entered the Christmas season, no one can ever say there’s nothing to do! There is plenty going on in our community over the next few weeks. Here is a brief sampling of a few of the holiday activities in which you can participate.
Five years ago, as America was coming off of the COVID-19 pandemic, an idea was born.
Alexander City Theatre II is presenting a fun family comedy this weekend that is sure to be a wonderful start to the holiday season.
More and more, we are seeing what we like to call “social media journalists” pop up. These are often people who aren’t trained in the communications field, many times running some sort of Facebook group or page.
Although the Alexander City Chamber of Commerce could have rescheduled the city’s Christmas parade a second time, it chose to go on as planned Thursday night.
I never hear an argument that Home Alone isn’t a Christmas movie.
Karen Davis Owens 65, passed away on 12/7/25 after a long-fought battle with Lung Cancer.
Sylacauga, Alabama’s Staff Sergeant, Jacob Corey Hill, 30, passed away on November 14, 2025.
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