The Elmore County Commission has been presented with a 2019 Safety Award by the Association of County Commissions of Alabama’s (ACCA) Self-Insurance Liability Fund Inc. for the commission’s outstanding efforts to improve safety and reduce liability exposures from 2016 to 2018. Presented annu…
The Alabama Family Rights Association encourages the entire state of Alabama to participate in this year’s “Family Day/Week.” On the last Monday of September (Sept. 30), Family Day brings together communities across the state and nation to celebrate the positive influence parents have on the…
Jasmine Hill Foundation board president Jim Inscoe was surprised with a lifetime achievement award at the Governor’s Conference on Tourism recently.
Cheryl Parliament’s eighth-grade science classes at Wetumpka Middle School will benefit from some new equipment this year thanks to a grant from the Daughters of the American Revolution.
The Wetumpka Police Department arrested a 15-year-old and charged the juvenile with making terroristic threats Thursday after investigating a bomb threat that was made to Wetumpka High School via phone Thursday.
With a few signatures by Wetumpka Mayor Jerry Willis, the City of Wetumpka can soon start renovations to the old Wells Fargo building making it the new police department after the old one was destroyed by the January tornado.
An Eclectic man is being held in the Elmore County Jail on $150,000 cash bond after being charged with sexual abuse of a child under the age of 12.
Possible additions to Wetumpka Fire Department Station 3 and annexation for Wallsboro are on the table for the City of Wetumpka.
The Elmore County Commission is looking to approve its largest budget just shy of $34 million in two weeks.
All 300 tickets were sold at the Wetumpka Area Chamber of Commerce’s annual drawdown and auction event at the Wetumpka Civic Center on Tuesday night. Coosa Cleaver catered the event and Coaches Corner donated beer. At least 250 people turned out to the event which is in its third annual year…
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Wetumpka native Chris Erwin has taken his love for nature and people all over North America.
Marla Ruskin, a communications specialist and managing editor with the Alabama Wildlife Federation (AWF), was recently awarded Communicator of the Year by the AWF.
Tallassee native Haleigh Worthington spends most of her time tending to the massive German shepherds she raises. Some of the shepherds are pets she has cared for many years, but some are rescues that were left without a home for various circumstances.
Only a few tickets were left for the 29th annual Taste of Eclectic on Sept. 9 as of last week.
The Elmore County Department of Human Resources is trying to help parents learn all the aspects of the foster care system.
Generations of Alabamaians who were seeking to get married have always visited their county courthouse and the probate judge’s office to get a marriage license but that are no longer possible as of Thursday.
Leadership Elmore County is recruiting community members to learn and serve for its upcoming session.
The Wetumpka City Council held off on voting to approve for overage for the airport fuel system on Tuesday.
The Bank Walkers and Willy and the G Strings opened up the Labor Day concert at The AMP on Lake Martin. Corey Smith headlined the show and wrapped it up with some covers as well as his original classics. Hundreds of people gathered on the grassy lawns of The AMP to listen to music and celebr…
The Humane Society of Elmore County is an open admission shelter which meant taking in 4,143 animals last year.
Sidewalks are coming up and new concrete is going down creating a fresh look for the $1.3 million streetscape project in downtown Wetumpka.
The Elmore County Commission will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony at the county’s Bicentennial Park at noon Sept. 5 at the corner of Hill Street and Ready Street in Wetumpka.
The Wetumpka Area Chamber of Commerce is gearing up for its third annual drawdown and silent auction to give away up to $10,000.
Teaching has been a passion since seventh grade for Eclectic Middle School teacher Juanita Lyles.
New fire equipment is going to help the Eclectic Fire Department greatly, according to chief Josh Dorminey.
Golfers from around central Alabama converged on Emerald Mountain Golf Club last week to participate in the second annual Putts Fore Paws event benefitting the Humane Society of Elmore County. Alabama News Network helped put on the tournament for the shelter, grabbing sponsors from around th…
At least seven Wetumpka students are OK after passing out from dehydration Thursday afternoon outside the school’s running track.
The Eclectic Town Council approved a road development program in partnership with Rebuild Alabama on Monday.
Elmore County High School math teacher Rosa Stokes has seen the school change over the decades.
Wetumpka native Shirley Ross DeVenney was honored with a lifetime achievement award at America’s Youth of Parade national twirling contest in July.
Main Street Wetumpka, a nonprofit organization dedicated to revitalizing its historic business district, was recently awarded a $20,000 grant to help fund a cultivating place project in the heart of its downtown.
It was all fun for a serious cause as members of the Wetumpka Rotary Club cooked a pancake breakfast for the Bart Hart Memorial Scholarship Fund at the Must Stop Cafe on Saturday.
A Millbrook man is accused of striking and trying to suffocate a 4-month-old infant in Montgomery according to court records.
Wetumpka singer/songwriter Madeline Mae will perform from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the Equality Performing Arts Center (EPAC) in downtown Equality.
Today is recognized as National Senior Citizens Day.
The Wetumpka City Council unanimously approved adopting a transportation plan after a heated discussion at its meeting Monday.
Eclectic Elementary School teacher Melanie Smith is hitting two anniversaries this year in her career path. This year marks her 15th year teaching third grade and 25th year working in education.
Eclectic Mayor Gary Davenport said the town has managed its finances well enough to weather a decrease in sales tax revenue and is encouraged by young families moving to the area.
Alabama gas prices have fallen 3.5 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.31 Monday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 3,348 stations.
What started as a private home and garden is turning 90 years old.
Mocha is a super loving and striking Catahoula girl, 1 1/2 years old. Mocha is mostly housetrained but does prefer her time outside. She must have a well-fenced yard to keep her safely at home. She loves children and is good with other dogs, just not sure about cats. She walks well on a leas…
We are very blessed with the incredible support we get from the community on a daily basis. If we put out a need for food or cleaning supplies or about anything, it is quickly met with multiple drop offs and deliveries from UPS and FedEx.
Accolades were the name of the game for the Wetumpka High School Future Farmers of America at the state convention in June. The chapter took home multiple banners, was named a superior chapter and had students earn officer positions.
The Elmore County Commission learned at Monday’s meeting an energy savings program instituted two years ago has already shaved $500,000 off utility bills at its facilities.
It was miraculous nobody had accepted the Wetumpka First Presbyterian Church’s longstanding invitation to enter its unlocked sanctuary and pray on the afternoon of Jan. 19 when a tornado turned its 162-year-old walls and roof into kindling.
How is it a dog who was afraid of his own water bowl made inmates run in fear? A dog who was so gentle with children be so fierce when he descended into the drug-infested bowels of prisons? A dog who came to be nicknamed Knucklehead because he uprooted garbage cans could sniff out 75 pounds …
The deaths of two men in a boat crash on Lake Jordan the night of July 4 is exactly why Elmore County District Attorney Randall Houston pushed for those who drink and drive on the water to be punished as severely as those who drive under the influence on the roads.
Marcus Edwards was denied an immunity claim in Thursday’s hearing but evidence presented in the self-defense hearing indicates at least two guns were fired in a 2016 triple death incident in Wetumpka.
The Wetumpka City Council on Monday unanimously approved rezoning a property on West Bridge Street from residential to business for the owners to practice law there.
Jody Mulder, an Eclectic resident, has joined the Tallapoosa Publishers Inc. team as a marketing consultant.
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