Wetumpka

LACEUP Highlights – Week Seven

MISSING SCORE 1A Central-Hayneville at Keith, no score AHSAA Football Scoreboard Friday’s Results (Includes Thursday scores) CLASS 7A Albertville 1, Huntsville 0, forfeit Auburn 29, Central-Phenix City 28 Austin 25, Grissom 23 Baker 31, Murphy 14 Colquitt County (GA) 63, Dothan 27, corrected Daphne 42, Alma Bryant 22 Fairhope 45, Mary Montgomery 6 Hoover 29, Hewitt-Trussville 28 James Clemens 1, Florence 0, forfeit Oak…

LACEUP Highlights – Week Three

AHSAA Football Scoreboard THIS WEEK’S RESULTS (includes Thursday results) CLASS 7A Daphne 41, Fairhope 13 Hewitt-Trussville 45, Sparkman 13 Huntsville at Grissom, postponed to Sept. 24 Theodore 28, Alma Bryant 0 Thompson 49, Tuscaloosa County 7 CLASS 6A Blount 1, Baldwin County 0, forfeit Briarwood Christian 20, Chelsea 3 Buckhorn 43, Hazel Green 7 Cullman 30, Hartselle 20 Homewood 9, McAdory 7…

LACEUP Highlights – Week Two

High school football highlights and scores from across Central Alabama. AHSAA Football Scoreboard FRIDAY’S RESULTS CLASS 7A Alma Bryant 26, Mary Montgomery 6 Auburn 37, Opelika 10 Enterprise 35, Carver-Montgomery 14 Fairhope 28, Andalusia 21 Hewitt-Trussville 1, Saraland 0, forfeit Hoover 62, Bessemer City 0 Murphy 35, Foley 12 Prattville 16, Stanhope Elmore 10 Spain Park 21, Briarwood Christian 14 Theodore…

Wetumpka Locals Back the Blue Saturday

On Saturday, about 100 people gathered at the Wetumpka Police Department to pray for law enforcement officers and first responders. “If all you see is negative everyday, you probably wouldn’t want to get up and do your job, but they choose to get up and do it regardless,” Ashley Carter, event organizer told Alabama News Network. “To me, that means…

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…

Man Wanted for Stealing Gun and Credit Cards Out of Car in Wetumpka Arrested

The Wetumpka Police Department has announced that Dewayne Allen Barnes is in police custody. Investigators say Barnes was taken into custody on Thursday, July 9, by the Millbrook Police Department. Barnes was identified by CrimeStoppers as a suspect in a string of vehicle burglaries. He was wanted for unlawfully entering a vehicle and stealing several items including a firearm and…

Jasmine Hill Gardens Has Announced It Will Not Reopen

According to its website, Jasmine Hill Gardens of Wetumpka will not be reopening. Jasmine Hill,  known as “Alabama’s Little Corner of Greece” has more than 20 acres of gardens and classical sculptures in the Greek traditions featuring a full-scale replica of the Temple of Hera ruins. The gardens were opened in the 1930s by the Fitzpatrick family. Jasmine Hill Gardens,…

Double-Lung Transplant Recipient Receives “Welcome Home” Parade

In 2007, Janet Mann was diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, or IPF. It’s a lung disease that occurs when lung tissue becomes damaged or scarred. While there are treatment options, there is no cure. Mann endured months of testing, travel, and physical therapy. After searching for a donor, she received healthy pair of lungs earlier this year. Mann returned home…

Two Men in Custody After Chase Ends in Montgomery

Two men are in custody after a chase ended on Madison Avenue in Montgomery. Wetumpka Police say an officer attempted to stop a vehicle around 8:00AM because the tag was showing the vehicle’s owner had felony warrants. Lt. Ella Roberts says the chase started on Highway 14 in the town of Elmore, where it ultimately made its way onto 65…