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Holtville High School senior Tyler Logan Hackett is a football player. But it isn’t what defines him.
Cliff Williams
Staff Writer
Holtville High School senior Tyler Logan Hackett is a football player. But it isn’t what defines him.
The 2026 Joe Sewell Memorial Girls Overall winner Ashlynn Grace Turner has always looked up to her brother Austin.
The Joe Sewell Memorial Awards banquet honors the hard work of student-athletes across Elmore County.
Grove Station officially opened in Wetumpka last week, but it shares many connections with Wetumpka and Tallassee.
The body of a 24-year-old man was recovered Wednesday evening from the waters of Lake Martin at Chimney Rock, and his identity has been confirmed as Jayden Baretta, 24, of Georgia, according t…
Outside of state offices, there are no opposed Elmore County races on either the Democrat or Republican primary ballots to be cast Tuesday. But two state offices greatly affect Elmore County, …
The body of a 24-year-old man was recovered this evening from the waters of Lake Martin at Chimney Rock.
Divers from the Elmore County Sheriff’s Office and Montgomery Fire and Rescue were still at Chimney Rock on Lake Martin at 6:30 p.m. after a person was reported missing.
Holtville’s baseball team faced a tall task last week in its Class 5A Round 2 playoff series versus the Demopolis Tigers. The Tigers were ranked No. 7 in the final poll from the Alabama Sports…
For Wetumpka’s softball program, the standard is nothing other than a state championship.
Softball is, of course, a team sport. Although, when a softball player steps into the batter’s box or steps up to the rubber in the pitcher’s circle, she is all alone.
Elmore County’s softball team clinched a spot in the regional tournament next week after it finished in second place behind Beauregard in the AHSAA Class 5A Area 6 tournament.
In big moments, the best teams deliver.
Alexander City Theatre II has received a $65,000 matching grant from the Alabama State Council on the Arts to fund its roof project. It will replace the failing structure and secure the theatre building so ACT II can continue serving the community with safe, sustainable and growing arts programs.
What started a type of therapy, has led Sandy Fomby Bishop down an artistic path that continues to lengthen and grow in ways she didn’t imagine.
As Al Pacino’s mob boss Michael Corleone famously says in THE GODFATHER PART III, “just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in!”
It’s been a while since I’ve been able to make it back to Lake Martin Animal Shelter, but Otis was definitely worth the wait.
While most humans are highly curious, one of the situations it’s not good to be curious is during an emergency.
If you hang around Alexander City and Dadeville long enough, you’ll probably get word of The Fab Five.
1965 - 2026
1938 - 2026
Mr. John Lester Starling, 66 years old, went to be with the Lord on Dec. 12, 2025.
1934 - 2026
