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Traffic stop in Millbrook turns into additional charges, bond revocation
The Millbrook Police Department tried to stop a driver on Highway 14, but he took off and threw out plastic bags before stopping. Police chief P.K. Johnson said an officer was trying to conduct a traffic stop on Wednesday on a vehicle for multiple traffic citations. The vehicle continued on Highway 14 West and turned on Interstate 65 North.
Arrest and incident reports on the Tallassee Police Department from April 28 to May 5
• Debris was reported in the roadway on Riverside Avenue. • Assistance was given to a citizen on Barnett Boulevard. • An animal bite was reported on Riverside Avenue. • A disorderly subject was reported on Gilmer Avenue. • A disorderly subject was reported on Gilmer Avenue. • Suspicious activity...
Lots of fun in Wetumpka May 18
There’s no reason to drive anywhere but downtown Wetumpka on the third Saturday in May. Art will fill the streets and music will fill air as the Downtown Artists hold an art show and River and Blues returns. For almost a decade the City of Wetumpka has hosted River...
ALDOT makes improvements to deadly intersection in Coosa County
COOSA COUNTY, Ala. (WIAT) — Following a CBS 42 Your Voice Your Station investigation last month, two Coosa County roads have received some much-needed safety additions. In April, Alice Hall spoke about concerns regarding four fatal accidents outside of her home over the past eight years. She lives where AL-9 and AL-115 intersect. Alice […]
Bringing ‘Daddy’s House’ home
First time book author Mildred Mills left Atlanta to speak about her book in her hometown of Wetumpka. Mills introduced everyone at the Friends of the Wetumpka Library Author Talk to her first novel — Daddy’s House, A Daughter's Memoir of Setback, Triumph and Rising Above Her Roots.
Baseball Recap: Riley Givens and Taylor Morrow secure win for Lakeside School
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Lakeside School had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They walked away with a 14-9 win over the Edgewood Academy Wildcats. Winning may never get old, but Lakeside School sure is getting used to it with their sixth in a row.
Tallassee council using ARPA funds to pave parts of South Ann
With no news yet on grant funding to pave a street in downtown Tallassee, the city council approved using city funds to pave a pothole-riddled South Ann Avenue. The city has an application in for Rebuild Alabama funds to pave South Ann to Comer Avenue. With the downtown Tallassee streetscape project coming to an end, city leaders wanted to make sure portions of the street looked as nice as the sidewalks and other streets downtown.
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