Alexander City, AL

At Our Best (Sept. 6)

City’s performance management honored

Electric car turns heads in Alex City

A new kind of car is hitting the streets in Alexander City, and dealer Fred Dobbs hopes the trend will take off. “It’s just fun,” Dobbs said.

JC escapes Heights’ upset bid

JUNCTION CITY — The challenge Junction City received from Shawnee Heights was no surprise Friday night. Teams scout where ever they can and the impression the Blue Jays staff gathered…

Ethel Mae Alexander Propst

Mrs. Ethel Mae Alexander Propst, 94, of Athens, AL, and formerly of Shelby, NC, passed away Saturday, August 21, 2010. Services were held at Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home Chapel….

MLB: Today in baseball history

On this date 1917 – Philadelphia’s Grover Cleveland Alexander went the distance in both games of the Phillies’ 5-0 and 9-3 sweep of the Brooklyn Dodgers. 1947 – Bill McCahan…

Bold, black, and brilliant …

This was the year when we saw it all: technical innovations, durable designs, untamed imagination and an amazing surge in sales. Now all that has to be done is deliver…

Conservatives Encouraged to be Good Neighbors to NYC Mosque Builders

Not many prominent conservative evangelicals have weighed in on the controversial effort to establish a mosque and Islamic cultural center near New York City’s Ground Zero, and even fewer have…


Alex City bank robbery suspect connected to second heist

A Montgomery man being held in connection to Tuesday’s Alexander City robbery case is now charged with robbing a second bank.

$15M grant to aid in construction of veterans home in Pell City

Alabama veterans soon will have another option for long-term care.

Bulgaria have life after Berbatov

The Bulgarians have problems but their solid 4-2-3-1 will test England in Friday’s opening Euro 2012 qualifier It’s rare for an international friendly really to stir the soul, but few…

If Brown becomes D.C. Council chairman, a wild special election could follow.

Chain Reaction: If Kwame Brown wins, a chaotic special election would follow.

New Site man injured after fall in septic tank

A New Site man is recovering in a hospital after he fell into a septic tank Sunday evening.


Wildcats run to big win in jamboree

The Benjamin Russell offense gobbled up more than 400 yards on the ground and methodically wore down the …

Lady Wildcats pick up split at St. James to open 2010 season

The 2010 volleyball season started with a split for the Benjamin Russell Lady Wildcats.

Generals dispose of Devils in New Site

Horseshoe Bend took advantage of a handful of Notasulga turnovers as the Generals defeated the Blue Devils 45-6 …

Unemployment falls

The unemployment rate in Tallapoosa County dropped to 12.3 percent in July according to figures released Friday by …

Russells honored by children’s charity

Supporting children has long been on the hearts of the Russell family and that support was recognized Thursday …