Tionette Lewis has made it her mission to make sure nobody dies the way her son did five years ago and that is why life jackets are draped around mannequins in the window of Market Shoppes in downtown Wetumpka.
The Elmore County Board of Education passed a resolution June 4 allowing superintendent Richard Dennis to prepare a written policy to manage the school system’s debt, a recommended step to get bond funding for new construction projects.
The 2019 Save the Tatas benefit motorcycle ride to benefit breast cancer research is scheduled July 20.
Free meals will be provided this summer to eligible children through the Elmore County Board of Education School Nutrition Program.
An inmate at Staton Correctional Facility in Elmore was stabbed to death June 5 and an inmate serving 20 years on a first-degree robbery charge now faces a murder charge, according to the Alabama Department of Corrections.
The Elmore County Commission ended years of indecision Monday by agreeing to sell the former Thames Pharmacy building to the City of Wetumpka for $130,000.
What appeared to be a common case of shoplifting led to a high-speed police chase from Wetumpka to Eclectic on June 5 and the arrests of two people, authorities said.
Alabama Power will close its offices in Alexander City, Tallassee and Wetumpka in August, citing a decline in local traffic and trends among customers to pay their electric bills online.
A first love led Airport Road Intermediate School principal Dr. Marcia Stephens to where she is today.
This weekend’s Wetumpka Herald Facebook poll on broadband service in Elmore County drew complaints across the board about the service from those who commented.
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After serving 38 years in the Army, nothing stirs emotions for Wetumpka’s Gardner Perdue more than disrespect for the American flag or those who desecrate it.
State Rep. Mike Holmes (R-Wetumpka) said the recently completed regular session of the Alabama Legislature ranks as one of the seminal efforts in state history to pass meaningful laws concerning abortion, a lottery and the gas tax, and he has another foundation-altering proposal for 2020.
Wetumpka Boy Scout Troup 50/Pack 50 and VFW Post 4572 will hold their annual Flag Day ceremony on June 14 at 5:30 p.m. at Gold Star Park.
Needing a short-term job before going to dental school led to a career for Holtville High School principal Kyle Futral.
The most prevalent complaint Elmore County commissioners and other officials hear isn’t about crime, potholes on streets or garbage pickup.
Elmore County residents should be literally seeing signs of which road and bridge projects the Alabama gas tax increase is paying for by late summer.
Just after closing Monday evening a male suspect stole approximately $3,500 from Piggly Wiggly in Eclectic according to the Eclectic Police Department.
The Wetumpka City Council approved at Monday’s meeting the demolition of 11 dilapidated properties and heard a report the city is continuing on a path of exemplary financial audits.
Weapons instructors with the Wetumpka Police Department were on the gun range Saturday training members of the public on how to safely handle and fire handguns.
Local WoodmenLife Chapter 025 invites all first responders of Elmore County to attend an appreciation lunch on May 30 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Gold Star Park in Wetumpka.
The chairman of the Educate Wetumpka Committee asked the Elmore County school board on Monday to support efforts that could lead to public referendums on raising taxes for construction of new athletic facilities in the Wetumpka and Redland school districts.
Tallapoosa Publishers Inc. won 50 awards in the annual Alabama Press Association contest, including 24 first-place honors.
Images from Thursday night as Elmore County High School held its graduation ceremony. Principal Wes Rogers announced the Class of 2019 received more than $2.5 million in scholarships and four graduates will go onto serve the U.S. in the military.
Haynes Ambulance is once again the emergency transporter in Elmore County after the county commission approved a new contract at Monday’s meeting.
Elmore County Schools superintendent Richard Dennis told the board of education at a special-called meeting Thursday the system has two possible properties to locate a middle school in Redland and the Elmore County Technical Center.
The members of Eclectic Senior Center are like a family, one member said.
Tallassee’s Emma Grace Qiaowei Coyle and Eclectic’s James Allen Singleton Jr. have joined the elite club of those who have won the Joe Sewell Memorial Award and John Sewell Scholarship.
The Joe Sewell Memorial Award Banquet was held Tuesday night at the Wetumpka Civic Center.
A bill to virtually make abortion illegal and challenge a U.S. Supreme Court ruling is making its way through the Alabama Senate after being passed by the Alabama House of Representatives Tuesday.
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The Elmore County Community Foundation, an affiliate of the Central Alabama Community Foundation, kicked off scholarship season Thursday by awarding $37,200 in scholarships to 23 Wetumpka High School seniors.
Former University of Alabama star running back Siran Stacy will be the keynote speaker at the 15th annual Joe Sewell Memorial Award Banquet May 7 at 6 p.m. at the Wetumpka Civic Center.
The Elmore County Commission had a crowd in the historic Elmore County Courthouse courtroom as it conducted business Thursday morning.
Alabamians are hungering for a lottery and will approve it if they get a chance to vote on it, according to the man who authored the bill that passed the Senate on Thursday.
When readers visit TPI’s newspaper websites today, including www.thewetumpkaherald.com, they will notice a fresh look as the new sites launched this morning.
Santana Wood has been promoted to assistant managing editor for Tallapoosa Publishers Inc., managing editor Jimmy Wigfield announced Monday.
With the escalating cost of college tuition and the shrinking job market for college graduates, youths should seriously consider attending a technical school instead, Elmore County Technical Center principal Jimmy Hull said.
The Eclectic Town Council on Monday gave the town’s volunteer fire department access to the senior center in case of a tornado although some in attendance said they were against the move.
Editor’s Note: This is the sixth in a series profiling school principals in the Elmore County School System.
The Elmore County High School Alumni Committee recently held its 2019 ECHS Alumni Ball at The Eclectic Warehouse, using the proceeds to start a scholarship fund for seniors at ECHS.
With actions taken by the Elmore County Commission at its meeting Monday night, work can soon begin on replacing portions of the roof at the Elmore County Courthouse and repairing the roof at the Elmore County Jail.
Working to make sure it can meet its annual budget, the Eclectic Public Library has launched its annual fundraiser, encouraging patrons to contribute money to the library to cover its operating expenses.
Openings on a pair of local water boards were filled during the Elmore County Commission at Monday night’s meeting.
Gov. Kay Ivey announced Friday that Alabama businesses and residents affected by severe weather and a tornado on Jan. 19 can apply this week in Wetumpka for low-interest disaster loans from the Small Business Administration.
Working to meet the latest regulations set forth by the Alabama Department of Environmental Management, the Elmore County Commission approved Monday a bid of $178,360 to complete work on the county’s diesel and unleaded fuel storage tanks.
A vacancy on the Central Elmore Water and Sewer Authority board was filled after the Elmore County Commission took action during Monday night’s meeting.
A number of vacancies on executive boards have been filled following actions taken by the Elmore County Commission at a Jan. 14 meeting.
The Elmore County Sheriff’s Office’s crime and clearance rates for 2018 were well above state averages, according to a report released on Dec. 28.
Eclectic community members recently donated thousands to a small Georgia city that was devastated by Hurricane Michael in October.
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