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Update: Car Crash Leaves Section off Highway 231 Closed in Elmore County

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A major crash in Elmore County has a section of 231 closed Monday Morning. State troopers are responding to a two-vehicle crash involving injury. The wreck happened around 6:15 a.m. at U.S. 231 and Grass Farm Road. Alabama News Network is working to get more information and will update the story once the road is back open. —————————————————————-Update: Highway 231…

COVID-19 Forces Closure of Elmore County District Attorney’s Office

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The Elmore County District Attorney’s Office was closed starting today after several employees tested positive for COVID-19. Officials say those employees will be isolated. The office has been cleaned. Right now, the office is expected to reopen Wednesday, but it may be closed through the end of the week. Alabama News Network will keep you updated. Categories: Coronavirus, Montgomery Metro,…

ALEA Cancels Missing Child Alert For Missing Indiana Sisters

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The Alabama Law Enforcement agency has canceled the missing child alert for the two kids who were taken from Indiana and later seen in Elmore County. 12-year-old Savanna Mills and 10-year-old Racheal Mills were taken from their home in Sheridan, Indiana on October 24th. They were believed to be with the mother, Dona Garcia, who did not have custody of…

Proposed Site Announced for New Prison in Elmore County

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Gov. Kay Ivey has announced a proposed site for a new state prison in Elmore County. In a statement today, she said the location that has been selected near Alabama Highway 229 and Rifle Range Road. It is one of three mega prisons that are planned for the state. “As stated in the Request for Proposal, the ADOC intends to…

Stanhope’s Bacon, Bradford honored at Joe Sewell Award Ceremony

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  WETUMPKA , AL – Like many athletic-related events these days, the 2020 ceremony for Elmore County’s Joe Sewell Memorial Award and John Sewell Memorial Scholarship will look quite different this year.  The event which was previously scheduled for April, but was delayed in the midst of concerns due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will take place Tuesday, July 21, at…

Elmore County Listed as “Very High Risk” for COVID-19

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The Alabama Department of Public Health is now listing counties by risk level to COVID-19.  Elmore County is one recently listed as “very high risk,”  based on the number of new cases each day and which way that number is trending. Elmore Community Hospital has felt the impact of the increasing Coronavirus numbers in the county.   It is a rural…

Nursing Home Mothers, Grandmothers Honored with Drive-Thru Car Parade

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Elmore County community members spread some Mother’s Day love to the elderly residents living in a nursing home Sunday morning. “They raised us. They’re our moms. They’re everything to us in there, so we want to say hello and we love you,” organizer Pam Breedlove said. It had been weeks since the mothers and grandmothers at Wetumpka Health and Rehabilitation…

Montgomery Man Killed While Riding Bike Near Wetumpka

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A single-vehicle crash at 5:53 a.m. Thursday, April 9, has claimed the life of a bicyclist. John F. Jenkins, 49, of Montgomery was struck by a 2016 Jeep Compass while he was cycling in the roadway. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The crash occurred on Alabama 170 near mile marker 3, approximately one mile north of Wetumpka. The…

Man Killed in Elmore County Crash

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The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency says a man from Oregon has been killed in a wreck in Elmore County. State troopers say 31-year-old Kevin Mara of McMinnville, Oregon, was killed at around 4:40 a.m. Sunday. Investigators say he was a passenger in a car that left the road and hit a fence. He was pronounced dead at the scene. They…