Chuck’s Marina has kicked off a new fundraiser for breast cancer awareness.
The Wetumpka Depot Players have found a way to make dating fun through its latest production Ten Minutes on a Bench.
Five songwriters from across the southeast gathered for Lake Martin Songwriters Festival’s 20 and under competition.
The Lake Martin Songwriters Festival officially began Wednesday night at Niffer’s and the Lake Martin Pizza Company in Dadeville. But for sponsors of the event, the festival held a VIP reception at The Mitchell House Tuesday night.
In 1965 Bernice Paschal Rivers Barton-Simmons Cooper was one of seven Black students to integrate Tallassee City Schools. Two were her sisters but she was the only high school student.
Things should change as 50 years elapse.
A ban on student cell phone usage on the campuses of Tallassee City Schools is nothing new.
A few hundred friends of the Tallassee and Friendship fire departments took over South Ann Avenue Saturday for Sounds and Sirens.
From wedding receptions to art shows to regular restaurant gigs, Tommy Gassaway has played at all kinds of events, although he’s better known by his stage name Tommy G.
For the month of February, Reeltown High School hosted its first “Change Makers – A Celebration of Black History” art contest and exhibit. There were five winners across the student body.
It’s been 25 years since Alexander City native Chad Wilson has been on stage at the Grand Ole Opry.
Country music artist Adam Hood is coming back home to Alabama later this month for a special concert in Alexander City.
Georgia native Andrew Jannakos will headline the July 4th concert and fireworks show at Lake Martin Amphitheater this weekend. Gates open for the concert and fireworks show at The Amp at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 at theamponlakemartin.com.
The Tallassee Chamber of Commerce is used to hosting sidewalk events in downtown, but with the utility relocation project occurring this summer, other plans have been made.
The Dadeville-based band Blackberry Breeze will officially celebrate ten years on the stage with a special performance Sunday, May 29, at Copper’s Grill at Stillwaters in Lake Martin.
Celebrate the official season opening at Russell Crossroads May 27-28 from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. with music from Dixie Red, Russell Craig Band, Happy Landing and Lauren Jenkins at this two-day concert series on the Town Green. Bring lawn chairs, blankets, coolers and pups on leashes.
More than 40 schools will be competing in the 13th Annual Capital City Classic at the Montgomery Performing Arts Center this weekend.
It’s a tradition more than two decades in the making.
Are you looking for something fun to do on a Saturday evening? If so, a group of local musicians may have exactly what you are looking for at the Sports Gin Opry. This night of entertainment will be held at the Sports Gin, located at 1851 Indian Trail, just off Burnt Mill Road, on Oct. 2 fro…
Once the Thanksgiving leftovers have been put away, many set their sights on Christmas and fulfilling the holiday wish list. This means shopping, and the Tallassee Chamber of Commerce reminds everyone to shop local on Saturday, Nov. 28, which is designated as this year’s Small Business Saturday.
It's time to start planning for the holidays and the Tallassee Chamber of Commerce has just the answer for those looking for some Christmas cheer.
“The Nutcracker” ballet will perform in Tallassee inside the historic Mt. Vernon Theatre on Nov. 28-29.
The downtown area was bustling on Thursday, Dec. 5 as holiday festivities began early this weekend with the McCraney-Cottle Arts Council's (MCAC) Sounds of the Season. This year's show was held inside the historic Mt. Vernon Theatre and drew a nearly packed house.
Eric Robbins, author of “Please Pay Attention” will hold a book signing from 1 to 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 19 at the Tallassee Community Library, located at 99 Freeman Ave.
Mark your calendars for Dec. 9 as Mark Lanier brings the annual "A Mark Lanier Christmas Homecoming" to Tallassee at the Mt Vernon Theatre, with the show beginning at 6 p.m. Lanier has gathered some of Nashville's best musicians who are regular performers on the Grand Ole Opry as his live ba…
Mark your calendar because it is almost time for the McCraney-Cottle Arts Council music program. The program will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17 at the First United Methodist Church, located at 1 Jordan Ave. in Tallassee.
A locally-produced drama chronicling the days of the Muscogee Creek nation in eastern Elmore County will be presented once again in Tallassee, and this time around the play will be staged in the historic Mt. Vernon Theatre with three performances slated for Nov. 1, 2 and 3.
Kenneth Loomis, who starred as Elvis during the Sept. 7 two-hour concert at the historic Mt. Vernon Theatre, performed in an authentic Elvis jumpsuit much like Presley wore in his 1970s concerts.
The Brother Brown Band and the Soul Reunion will present Higher and Higher, a rock and soul show that will faithfully recreate the one-of-a-kind sounds that hit the airwaves in the 1960s and ’70s at the Mt. Vernon Theatre at 7 p.m. Oct. 19.
The Tallassee Chamber of Commerce recently announced it will bring back the once-popular A Taste of Tallassee. This year's event will be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Nov. 7 at the National Guard Armory on Gilmer Avenue.
The grill will be smoking all night long as firefighters at the Red Hill Volunteer Fire Department prepare ribs and Boston butts for the fire department’s upcoming Labor Day cookout, which is set to begin at 7 a.m. Aug. 31 at the historic Red Hill School located at 3558 Red Hill Rd. in Tallassee.
Chinitra Waver Muhammad was born in Tallassee in 1976 into less than desirable circumstances. Recently, Muhammad released a book titled “Thrive on Purpose” that explains her struggles and more importantly how she overcame them. She is bringing her message from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5 to…
The Tallassee Community Development Corporation's Trivia Night will now be held at Rustic Mill Bistro at 102 North Ann Ave. in downtown Tallassee.
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