In Elmore County, officials discussed how they’re working to limit the spread of the Coronavirus of there. Mike Bruce with Ivy Creek Healthcare explained what people need to do to get tested in Elmore County. They say first, call the Alabama Department of Health or Elmore Community Hospital. You can reach ADPH at 888-264-2256 and the hospital at 334-514-3713. When…
Starting Tuesday, March 17, the Elmore County Child Nutrition Program will provide an opportunity for families to drive through multiple school sites and pick up meals for the children in their family. All children 18 years and under are eligible to receive meals at no charge. Meals will be served between 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. in the parking lots…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – A 66-year-old man has been sentenced to nearly 200 years in prison for sexually assaulting a young girl in Elmore County. Dennis Long received a 198-year sentence from Circuit Judge Bill Lewis in Elmore County court on Tuesday. Long was convicted in December of sodomy and sexual abuse of a child under the age of 12…
Elmore County Sheriff Bill Franklin confirmed 39-year-old Charles Bowne, the suspect involved in a Monday morning home invasion, has died from his injuries. Sheriff Franklin said he died in a hospital shortly before noon Wednesday. After hearing a loud sound around 4:55 Monday morning, a homeowner on Clemons Road in the Flatwood community woke up to find an intruder. Sheriff…
Monday, February 17 marked the 12-year anniversary of an EF-3 tornado hitting Prattville. According to the National Weather Service, 50 people were injured and an estimated 200 homes and 40 businesses were damaged or destroyed during the storm. Winds were estimated to have been around 155 mph. The tornado also crossed into Elmore County near Millbrook. No injuries or major…
State troopers are investigating a fatal accident that claimed the life of an Eclectic man. According to ALEA, 65-year-old Earnest Meadows was a passenger in a truck that was hit by an SUV. The accident happened on AL-63 near the intersection of AL-229, seven miles north of Eclectic. Both drivers were taken the hospital with injuries. Their conditions are unknown…
Elmore County takes down Holtville 64-42. BTW Tuskegee tops Wetumpka 83-48. Categories: High School, Sports Tags: Basketball, BTW TUSKEGEE, elmore county, high school, High School basketball, holtville, sports, Wetumpka
A father and son in Elmore County are in trouble after authorities said they jumped off of a bridge while running from officers. We’re told it happened early Sunday morning in front of the Russel Plant on Highway 14. Sheriff Bill Franklin said the two men took off following a traffic stop… then jumped off Callow Creek Bridge. The father…
Damion Bruno/Source: Elmore County Jail The Clanton man charged with two counts of murder related to the July 4 fatal boating accident at Lake Jordan has plead guilty. Elmore County Deputy District Attorney C.J. Robinson said Damion Bruno pleaded guilty to two counts in Judge James Goggans’ courtroom Thursday afternoon. Bruno was arrested and charged in the July 4 accident…
MONTGOMERY – The Alabama High School Athletic Association Central Board of Control unanimously approved Tuesday the classification for member schools for the school years 2020-21 & and 2021-22. The classification will once again classify member schools in seven classes. The action came during the Central Board’s December meeting at the AHSAA Office. Re-classification, conducted every two years, is based…
