The City of Wetumpka is gearing up to host the annual Color the Town Pink Walk to raise awareness about breast cancer and honor survivors at 2 p.m. Oct. 24.
Main Street Wetumpka hosted its first event at The Alleyway, located between Company and Hill streets in downtown Wetumpka Saturday.
Wetumpka’s Southern hospitality and many of the area’s numerous landmarks were on full display this weekend for members of the Alabama Historic Association (AHA) who participated in the organization’s annual pilgrimage.
Two Montgomery residents are in police custody Wednesday night after a police pursuit that began near the intersection of Airport Road and state Route 14 and ended in the shadows of the Elmore County Courthouse in Wetumpka.
A uniquely Alabama exhibit that celebrates 200 years of state history opened to visitors Monday at the Elmore County Museum.
Boy Scouts are known for being helpful. It is one of the 12 principles taught in the program that is nearing its 110th year in existence.
City is also planning economic development project
Elmore County law enforcement officials said a 3-year-old girl was found dead in a neighbor's pond off Mitchell Creek Road in Elmore County on Monday.
This year’s River Region Duck Dash hosted by the Wetumpka Rotary Club is set for 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 12.
One of the Coosa River’s most popular and widely available gamefish will be the featured menu item at the Big catFISH Cookoff coming to Merchants Alley in Wetumpka from noon to 4 p.m. Nov. 4.
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Officials from Wetumpka and Elmore County will welcome members of the Alabama Historical Association (AHA) Oct. 11-12 as they take in the rich story of the area’s historical buildings and locations.
Titus will be the epicenter for area bluegrass music fans to listen to some great tunes performed by three well-known bands from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the 19th Annual Titus Bluegrass Festival at the Titus Community Center.
According to The Boy Scouts of America, only 6.5% of all eligible scouts in 2018 earned the prestigious rank of Eagle Scout.
Wetumpka High School will participate in a national teen Mental Health First Aid pilot program after the National Council for Behavioral Health and Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation selected it as one of 35 other schools nationwide to participate in the program.
Those with outstanding traffic tickets or missed court dates with Wetumpka Municipal Court have an opportunity to clear things up — without going to jail.
For the first time in a decade, residents of Wetumpka had the opportunity to participate in Kiwanis International activities Thursday at Coaches Corner.
Like most Sunday mornings at First Baptist Church in Wetumpka, the sounds of the organ are expected to echo through the sanctuary during church service.
The Elmore County Commission unanimously approved its largest budget in county history at Monday night’s meeting. The exact dollar amount is $33,947, 885 and it begins Oct. 1.
Members of Elmore County’s NAACP Branch 5026 recently supplied some much need back-to-school supplies to Wetumpka Elementary School.
A Kellyton man is facing 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to federal charges he committed following his escape from the Coosa County Jail in November 2017.
The Wetumpka City Council unanimously approved the $21,128.83 overage for the airport fuel system at its meeting Monday.
Two defendants accused of killing a duck from the Central Alabama Community College pond in Alexander City were granted youthful offender status Monday.
Oh the stories a watch could tell.
Lately the news is filled with reports illnesses related to e-cigarettes and vaping.
Santana Wood was named managing editor for TPI’s newspapers Monday.
According to information presented to Elmore County Board of Education members by Rashawn Blassingame, Elmore County Schools special education supervisor/mental health lead, there were 27 instances of suicide threats and five attempted suicides in Elmore County for the month of August 2019.
Daniel Dye, a resident of Montgomery, has joined Tallapoosa Publishers Inc. as a senior reporter. His primary responsibility will be to serve the readers of The Wetumpka Herald.
Circuit Court Judge Bill Lewis declared a mistrial on the first day of testimony in a murder trial of a toddler where the victim’s step-grandmother is accused of the crime.
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.
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…
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.
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 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.
At least seven Wetumpka students are OK after passing out from dehydration Thursday afternoon outside the school’s running track.
Wetumpka native Shirley Ross DeVenney was honored with a lifetime achievement award at America’s Youth of Parade national twirling contest in July.
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