In December of 1994, 15-year-old Chanty Shiverdecker was last seen at basketball practice at Radley Elementary. Now 27 years later, her family and authorities are still searching for answers.
The 31st annual Alexander City Jazz Fest will be presented tonight, June 11 in downtown Alexander City’s Strand Park and tomorrow, Saturday, June 12 at The AMP on Lake Martin.
Alexander City: Curtis “Woody” Baird won in Tuesday, Oct. 6th’s mayoral election after a very close race coming down to the absentee votes. Baird won over incumbent Mayor Thomas Spraggins in Tuesday night’s election. Baird says he plans to focus on Alex City’s infrastructure first, he also says “We want to sit down with people from all aspects of the…
An Alex City woman was killed Monday, June 29, in a two-vehicle crash at 11:33 am. Melissa A. Carson, 53, was killed when the 2006 Hummer H3 in which she was the passenger struck a 2013 Mack truck. Carson was pronounced dead at the scene. The crash occurred on Alabama 50 near the 11-mile marker, approximately 11 miles south of…
Downtown Alexander city, has seen quite a few changes over the years but one thing residents say hasn’t changed is the town’s quiet charm. Alexander City native Sandra Wyckoff says “it’s just like a family, you know, it’s a small town and a very family oriented city, so I always love coming home. ” Resident Allie Reams explains “I like that I…
There is some confusion and controversy concerning the Pledge of Allegiance being recited in Alexander City Schools. Mayor Charles Shaw signed a proclamation Tuesday to make sure the Pledge of Allegiance is recited everyday at school. “I was surprised at finding out just last week that we don’t do that on a daily basis,” he explained, “each and every day…
The Alexander City mayoral election will be going to a runoff between Jim Nabors and the incumbent Charles Shaw. There were four total candidates in the running for mayor. Jim Nabors received 47% of the votes but did not reach a majority. Charles Shaw received 20% of the votes. Both candidates say they expected the election to go to a runoff….
Alexander City’s clerks decided to go on a strike today and not show up to work. This happened when workers found out the financial director, who was supposed to be fired due to “financial reasons,”got reinstated. According to the Mayor, the financial director is “incompetent” and they do not get reliable numbers from her. With that being said, the other employees say they can…
