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…
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….
WETUMPKA – ALEA Marine Patrol Troopers are on the scene a fatal boating accident on the Coosa River. Around midnight, Krista Danielle Elliott, 32, of Wetumpka, was killed when the boat she was a passenger in struck a tree overhanging the river. She was the only passenger in the boat along with the operator. The operator was uninjured. Stay with…
Alabama News Network wants to help you celebrate America’s Independence. Whether you’ll be staying in our local area or traveling somewhere else in Alabama, here is a list of July 4th events courtesy of the Alabama Tourism Department: Alexander City – 4th of July Boat Parade Decorate your boat and join the patriotic crowd at Kowaliga Marina as boats of all…
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…
People in Wetumpka ran a 5k today to raise scholarship money. Paint the Park for Jody is an annual run to raise money for scholarships in honor of a Wetumpka high school student who died in 2014. The Jody Marie Sanford Memorial Scholarship Fund provides four Elmore County students with $1,ooo Scholarships. For more information on how to apply for…
On January 19th an EF-2 Tornado tore through downtown Wetumpka. Alabama News Network was among the first crews on the scene. What we saw was hard to describe. Destruction was everywhere. Powerpoles were snapped like toothpicks. Homes, businesses, and churches were destroyed. Trees were strewn across almost every major street on the west side of Bibb-Graves bridge, and almost all…
The clean up effort has been amazing in Wetumpka. On Saturday an EF-2 Tornado struck in Downtown causing extensive damage to at least 25 structures. First responders and Utility Crews were on the ground Saturday night and have been working non-stop to restore essential services to customers. Power poles were snapped in half Saturday, and most of the area was…
The City of Wetumpka is coloring the town pink this month in support of breast cancer awareness. The city held its annual ‘Color the Town Pink Walk’ Friday. Dozens of women and men affected by breast cancer met at the the civic center fountain near downtown Wetumpka. After hearing from a few speakers, survivors and supporters carried pink balloons down…
A legal battle is brewing between the city of Wetumpka and local utility companies. City officials want power poles and lines gone from downtown, but a dispute with local utility companies is standing in the way of their planned progress. The city council’s vote to have them removed, was supposed to improve traffic flow for both vehicles and pedestrians and make side…
