A few changes to the 2026-2027 Tallapoosa County Schools parent and student handbook raised a few questions from the county board of education members.
With Art Lab kicking off Wednesday, the New Site Town Council passed a resolution at its regular meeting Monday night allowing for the use of the community room and town’s pavilion as well as making a donation to the youth summer enrichment classes.
Voters will be back at the polls on June 16 for a series of runoff elections, most notable for the District 4 seat of the Tallapoosa County Commission.
While there are no zoning laws in the unincorporated areas of Tallapoosa County, several farmers from the New Site area visited the Tallapoosa County Commission on Monday morning to voice their concerns over zoning after seeing issues in othe…
At the Town of New Site’s council meeting Monday night, Mayor Phil Blasingame reported the expansion of the Health Partners of New Site is going well.
Harrison Hunter, a graduate of Horseshoe Bend High School, was awarded the Tagged for Industry Involvement Scholarship at the Alabama Cattlemen’s Foundation Scholarship banquet recently.
On Thursday, April 30, the Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s Office received a call from a residence in the New Site area regarding an individual who had been attacked by some dogs, according to a press release.
Each May, the Alabama Department of Mental Health joins organizations throughout the state and country in observing Mental Health Awareness Month, a national commemoration spotlighting the need for increased understanding and acceptance of mental illness.
Traveling for X-rays will soon be a thing of the past for New Site residents as construction officially began for an expansion of the Health Partners of New Site medical clinic.
To keep water customers of the Town of New Site from going into sticker shock, the council voted last month to raise the cost of 1,000 gallons of water by 3%.
A .22 caliber bullet was found inside of Horseshoe Bend School on Wednesday morning, according to Tallapoosa County Schools superintendent Casey Davis.Â
The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s Marine Patrol Division is enhancing its service to the public with the launch of a new, streamlined online submission form for marine event permits.
Before you start any spring projects - planting, fencing or digging - remember to call 811 first to protect yourself, your property and your community.
The Alabama Work Zone Safety Act was signed into law this week by Gov. Kay Ivey. The act establishes a pilot program to authorize the procurement, installation and operation of a photographic speed enforcement system within an interstate high…
On Friday, Gov. Kay Ivey on Friday signed Senate Bill 99 related to the display of the Ten Commandments in schools. The bill requires the display of the Ten Commandments, along with their historical significance, in certain public schools, su…
The Tallapoosa County Association of Volunteer Fire Departments received a Coosa Valley Rural Community and Development grant, giving each department in the association a lot of new equipment.
