Choirs from across the Southeast were in town for the annual Capital City Classic, a show choir competition hosted by Tallassee High School. The event kicked off Friday at the Montgomery Performing Arts Centre. Middle School choirs from Alabama and Georgia competed in different divisions, then Saturday, high school students from Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi and Tennessee took the stage. Alabama…
The Tallassee mill that was destroyed by fire in 2016 will soon have a new owner. Tallassee Mayor Johnny Hammock told Alabama News Network that the city council has authorized him to move forward with accepting the old Mount Vernon Mill as a donation as a resolution to a lawsuit filed in 2016. The city sued Mount Vernon Pine, LLC…
On Tuesday December 3, at 1:07am, the Tallassee Police Department responded to the Sunoco Gas Station on Gilmer Avenue in reference to a robbery. The clerk said that two black male suspects attempted to rob the store but fled without getting any currency. Tallassee Investigators later learned that a gas station in Wetumpka had been robbed with a similar description….
Three recent animal deaths, and one confirmed dog poisoning has happened on the same street in the Clairewood neighborhood of Tallassee. Residents say they are afraid for their pets and fear walking them down the street. Mayor John Hammock says that if caught these criminals may be charged with felonies. The situation has even caught the attention of The Humane…
Several places in Elmore County will open as warming stations for those needing a place to stay out of the cold. In Millbrook, the Millbrook Baptist Church will open Monday through Wednesday. In Deatsville, you can visit the Deatsville fire department community room. That shelter will be open Monday through Wednesday. Eclectic has two locations: the town hall police department…
The thunder of cannons shook the grounds in Tallassee Saturday and Sunday for the annual Civil War reenactment. “It’s really exciting for just about everybody,” said event organizer Randall Hughey. “It preserves our southern culture, our southern history.” Hughey says nearly 500 reeanactors are taking part this year in the Battles for the Armory event. “It’s a celebration of the…
Just under 5,000 people call Tallassee home we spoke with a few who shared what Sets Tallassee apart from any other town. Resident, Hunter Mote grew up in Tallassee says there’s a little something for everybody here. He says “you can kayak, there’s a lot of folks that like to go down there and go fishing. Older seniors they’ll get together…
The Tallassee City Council voted Wednesday to appoint Matt Higgins as the city’s new police chief. Higgins worked for the Montgomery Police Department for 22 years before retiring last year. He also has worked for the Autauga County Sheriff’s Office and is a veteran of the Air Force. Categories: News Tags: Local News, police chief, tallassee
Elmore County Sheriff Bill Franklin tells us that 18-year-old Malik Johnson has been arrested in connection with the murder of 26-year-old Stephvon Adams. Sheriff Franklin says the men were in a car at the intersection of New Quarters Road and Taylor Road in Tallassee Saturday night. Franklin says the two men got into a heated argument over money and drugs….
In March 2016, an agent with the Tallassee Police Department, Brandon Smirnoff, was assisting other officers on a pursuit of a ATV, which attempted to allude officers. The vehicle was eventually stopped and the driver was taken into custody. It was at this point while the individual was being transported back to a patrol vehicle, that he alleges that Brandon…
