Tallassee News

From the courthouse lawn to the end of Court Street, residents and visitors to downtown Wetumpka crowded the streets Friday night to listen to a free concert in celebration of Wetumpka's 175th birthday.

A Tallassee resident turned himself over to local authorities last Tuesday for his involve ment in a shooting incident that occurred within the city limits of Auburn.

Three boaters have died when their boat overturned on a fishing pond in Macon County on Monday afternoon.

Ms. Judith Carden of Tallassee, Alabama announces the engagement of her daughter, Ryan Suzanne Alred of Montgomery, Alabama to Jacob Karl Kirkland of Montgomery, Alabama, son of Dr.

Auburn police are looking for a man wanted in connection with an early Monday morning assault.

Tallassee police say they've arrested a man who opened fire on one person and then drove down the street to shoot someone else.

There will be "Tallassee Now" events from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Ann Avenue and Barnett Boulevard.

The national anthem, the governor and bar-b-que. Happy campers today at GKN Aerospace of Tallassee, a company that produces components for commercial and military aircraft.

With The Oaks Planta tion serving as a beau tiful backdrop, the fourth annual 'Night of Southern Fried Fun' was held recently as a benefit for the Father Walter Memorial Child Care Center.

A Tallassee man was ar rested and charged with first-de gree robbery last week, accord ing to Opelika authorities.

The Elmore County Commu nity Foundation awarded $21,000 in grants to several dif ferent organizations last Tues day during a presentation at the Alabama Wildlife Federation in Millbrook.

While the outside of Tallassee High School looks the same, fundamental changes are on the way.

An alleged would-be robber found a prescription for trouble in his attempt to rob a local pharmacy Tuesday.

High schools in Elmore County, Autauga County and the city of Tallassee held senior graduations last week.

Four new homes are now available in the new Mill Creek subdivision located just past the Neptune plant south of Tallassee on Alabama 229.

John Willie Baker Sr. and George Hooks Jr. have lived long lives full of memories and stories.

Students from several high schools learned firsthand what their local government officials do when the Elmore County Commission hosted its sixth an nual County Government Day last week.

A 22-year-old man was found dead after his kayak overturned in the Tallapoosa River.

Rescue workers recovered the body of a missing kayaker a little before 10 a.m., Sunday morning, according to Tallassee fire chief, Matt Missildine.

The Tallassee Fire and Police Departments are coordinating a search and rescue mission for a possible drowning in the Tallapoosa River, according to Eric Jones, director of the Elmore County Emergency Management and Homeland SecurityAgency.