Ingram State Technical College adult education instructor Frank Clem has been named "Region 8 Teacher of the Year” by the Correctional Education Association.

Millbrook resident Morrisa Tuck was back in her hometown of Alexander City on Tuesday, Aug. 31, to promote her second novel, "And Troubles Rise" at Adelia M. Russell Library.

Republican Troy Stubbs announced on Wednesday, Sept. 1, that he is running for the Alabama House of Representatives, District 31. Stubbs currently serves as Chairman of the Elmore County Commission.

State Rep. Mike Holmes recently stopped by the Elmore County Schools Board of Education to deliver a check for more than $27,000.

Gov. Kay Ivey and Alabama Department of Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington announced on Friday, Aug. 20, that Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted July 2021 unemployment rate is 3.2%, down from June’s rate of 3.3%, and well below July 2020’s rate of 7.4%.

The number of student COVID-19 cases across the county increased significantly, along with the number positive cases for employees, during the week of Aug. 16, prompting Elmore County Schools Superintendent Richard Dennis to change the system's mask-wearing policy.

As students throughout Elmore County headed back to the classroom on Aug. 9, they did so with fewer restrictions in comparison to the start of the 2020-2021 school year. 

There was a mixture of happiness and tears at Wetumpka Elementary School as students enrolled in the Elmore County Public Schools system headed back to the classroom on Monday, Aug. 9, for the start of the 2021-2022 year.

As the 2021-2022 school year approaches, Elmore County Public Schools is juggling a slew of projects at schools throughout the district.

All of the school buses in the Elmore County Schools fleet are now less than 10 years old. It’s an accomplishment that means the district’s transportation department will receive $1.07 million annually in state funds for the next three years.

City and state leaders and members of the Millbrook community united on Thursday, July 29, for a groundbreaking ceremony at the site where the new Millbrook Senior Center will be erected.

The Elmore County Art Guild’s is gearing up to host its third annual Armory Show opening Tuesday, Aug. 3.

The Elmore County Emergency Management Agency is partnering with Haynes Ambulance to make CPR and AED training accessible to the community.

Beginning Monday, July 12, the Alabama Department of Transportation will be performing routine maintenance on Alabama Highway 14 in Millbrook from Alabama Highway 143 to the entrance of New Life Christian Academy.

Jim Hardy has won state championships in football, competed in professional fishing tournaments and is the founder of Outdoor Friends Forever, an organization that gives special needs children opportunities to get outside and make friends.

Elected officials, family, friends and members of the Steve Rose Outreach Organization gathered on the steps of the Elmore County Courthouse on Tuesday, July 6, to award two students with the Derrick Lucas Beat the Odds Merit Scholarship.

The Millbrook Farmers Market kicked off on Tuesday, July 6, from 7 a.m. to noon.

Alabama Power, with the help of numerous partners, provides more than 65 public recreation sites on the 12 reservoirs it manages across the state. These sites, called The Preserves, include five day-use facilities, dozens of boat ramps and handicap-accessible hunting and fishing opportunitie…

Thousands of people filled Wetumpka's Gold Star Park and the streets of downtown Wetumpka on Saturday, July 3, for the city's annual Fourth of July celebration.

Wetumpka's The Emanon Group recognized several students from throughout Elmore County for their academic achievements on Saturday, June 26, at the 18th Annual Academic Honors Tea.

Get ready, because Alabama's 16th Back-To-School Sales Tax Holiday is right around the corner.

The manufacturing industry job fair hosted by Central AlabamaWorks on Wednesday, June 23, at the Wetumpka Civic Center was a success, according to Gindi Prutzman, executive director at the Alabama Works Career Center.

The Millbrook Area Chamber of Commerce hosted its 2021 Annual Meeting and Small Business Awards luncheon on June 17 at the Lanark NaturePlex.

With the current number of job openings in Alabama, there is no reason job seekers can’t have their pick of the best possible career paths available.

Do you need a free Alabama Photo Voter ID card? If so, be sure to attend the upcoming voter registration event on Saturday, June 19, at Gold Star Park.

Elmore County Public Schools celebrated the kickoff of its Break for a Plate summer feeding program on Tuesday, June 1, at Wetumpka Middle School.

The Elmore County Commission has partnered with the Elmore County Economic Development Authority to create a campaign that raises awareness about the importance of shopping local.

The Millbrook Police Department recently identified and arrested a man who was wanted for theft, thanks to an anonymous tip from CrimeStoppers.

More than 200 students walked across the stage to receive their high school diplomas at Stanhope Elmore High School on Monday, May 17, at the Foshee-Henderson Stadium.

More than a year after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, concerns about the psychological effects of the pandemic on children and adolescents continue to swirl as several different entities strive to understand the impact on children's mental well-being and how best to help them.

A strong thunderstorm on Tuesday, May 4, produced straight-line winds that caused damage in certain parts of the county as well as widespread power outages.

Three men have been arrested in connection with an April 19 shooting that took place on Dan Drive in Millbrook.

The FFA Rodeo will be in Wetumpka this Friday and Saturday at the Wetumpka Sports Complex, but before this weekend's main event, Dani Loeb, the first Alabamian to make the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Team, and Kylee Campbell, the reigning Miss Rodeo USA visited area schools where they introduced …

The Alabama Department of Public Health has received final guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention concerning use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine.

The Millbrook Police Department is investigating a Monday night shooting in the 90 block of Dan Drive that left one man injured.

Elmore County students racked up awards at the 2021 Greater East Alabama Regional Science and Engineering Fair that was held at Auburn University at the end of March.

Alabama Department of Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington announced on Friday, April 16, that Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted March 2021 unemployment rate is 3.8%, down from February’s rate of 4%, yet above March 2020’s rate of 2.6%.