Monday night the Elmore County School board unanimously approved a $50 million bond for new building projects in the school system over the next several years. The plans include building a new middle school in Redland, expanding the county’s technical school, building a new band room at stanhope elmore, and several other projects. Elmore County Superintendent Richard Dennis says Elmore…
The Elmore County Board of Education will hold a regular called board meeting on Monday, Dec. 16 where Superintendent Richard Dennis is expected to ask the board to approve a Resolution for a $50 million bond. According to Administrative Assistant Jean Czerpak, the $50 million bond will go toward new construction projects in Elmore County Schools over the next several…
Former Wetumpka police officer, Sean Blackburn, faces felony charges. Blackburn has been charged with with 2 counts of second degree theft. Elmore County District Attorney, Randall Houston, couldn’t go into specifics about what was stolen, but it was items from the evidence locker. It will affect some cases, but no major ones. Blackburn was transported to Elmore County Detention Facility…
The Elmore County Commission has unanimously approved a $1.23 million bid for the construction of a new sheriff’s operation building. “The building that we had that the drug task force was housed in actually sustained total damage. I mean it was wrecked,” said Elmore County Sheriff, Bill Franklin. The building was located on Jeanette Barrett Industrial Boulevard where several buildings received significant damage. In…
One person is dead after a fatal crash in Elmore County. According to the Eclectic Fire Department, EFD and the Eclectic Police Department responded to a vehicle accident involving a motorcycle on Kowaliga Road. The crash happened around 3:30 p.m. on Sunday. Once on scene, authorities confirmed one fatality. A second patient was transported to Montgomery hospital with life-threatening injuries….
A longstanding recycling program in Elmore County is ending this month. Right now, Elmore County partners with the Alabama Department of Corrections for the recycling program. The county provides the bins, and ADOC handles the pickup and sorting of recyclables. With the program ending, the bins will be removed in the next four or five weeks, which some county leaders…
Alabama Department of Corrections is searching for an escaped inmate. Kevin Bradley Nelson, escaped from Staton Correctional Facility at approximately 1:30 PM on Monday, August 19th. Staton Correctional Facility is located in Elmore in Elmore County. Bradley was serving a 2-year sentence for Receiving Stolen Property. He was committed in Chilton County. If you have any information concerning the whereabouts…
The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency says two people are missing after a boat crash on Lake Jordan late last night. ALEA Marine Patrol Troopers are on the scene. ALEA has told Alabama News Network that Alexander City Search and Rescue will be on scene with their Kongsberg Sonar system. Elmore County Dive team and Montgomery Fire Dive Team will be…
The Southeast Alabama Area Health Education Center recently hosted its annual Discover Medical Camp for high school students. The week-long camp allowed 21 students to explore career opportunities in the health care field. Campers toured the Elmore Community Hospital for a hands-on workshop on hospital procedures. Students learned how to properly wash and disinfect their hands and arms, the procedure for…
Three years later and still no answers in the disappearance of Starr Mulder. Mulder was last seen at her home in Wetumpka in June 2016. She was living with her ex-husband, Thomas Whitehurst, at the time of her disappearance. She was facing health problems and planned a trip to UAB for treatment, but never made it to the hospital. The…
