Laceup High School Preview Series: Carver and Elmore County
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Stanhope’s Bacon, Bradford honored at Joe Sewell Award Ceremony
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
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
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
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
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…
Elmore County: What You Need to Know to Get Tested for COVID-19
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…
Elmore Co. Child Nutrition Program Proving Free Meals During Coronovirus School Closure
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…
Elmore County man gets 198 years in prison for child sex crimes
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…
Sheriff: Home Invasion Suspects Dies After Being Shot by Elmore County Homeowner
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…
